MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn recently gave an in-depth interview to Earth-Dog.com. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Earth-Dog.com: How do you feel about the return of VIO-LENCE and why have you chosen not to take part? Robert Flynn: "While I hate to be the bearer of bad news, I feel I must ...
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Danny Carey (TOOL), Ian Paice (DEEP PURPLE), Jason Bittner (SHADOWS FALL) and Chris Adler (LAMB OF GOD) are among the scheduled performers at the Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2005, set to take place May 28-29 at Prudential Hall at NJPAC (New Jersey Performing Arts Center) in Newark, New Jersey. Shows begin at 1:00 p.m. each ...
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METALLICA's official web site has uploaded an exclusive clip from the VH1 special entitled "When Metallica Ruled The World", which is scheduled to premiere on Thursday, March 31 at 10:00 p.m. Check it out at this location. "When Metallica Ruled the World" tells the tale of the world's most dangerous band through the ...
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Metal musicians congratulate ANTHRAX on their 20th anniversary: MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine: "ANTHRAX is a band that I have always respected, that has always mattered and was very important to the American metal scene. As part of the 'big four' they were responsible for an enormous amount of the credit for helping establish American metal bands ...
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Early next month GOD FORBID will begin their final round of touring in support of their critically acclaimed and highly successful "Gone Forever" album. This will be the group's first national headlining U.S. tour supporting their latest offering and it will feature CALIBAN, IT DIES TODAY and FULL BLOWN CHAOS in the support slots. This ...
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SHADOWS FALL's video for the track "Inspiration On Demand" has been posted online at the Century Media Records web site: Broadband, Dial-up (Real Media). The follow-up to the "What Drives The Weak" video from the group's latest album, "The War Within", the "Inspiration On Demand" clip was helmed by acclaimed director ...
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Austrian melodic thrashers DEMOLITION will be supporting TESTAMENT on their upcoming European "reunion" tour beginning with the London date on May 8. Also appearing non the bill are DIVINE EMPIRE, the Florida-based death metal band featuring bassist/vocalist Jason Blachowicz (ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION), and SUSPERIA. Confirmed TESTAMENT/DEMOLITION tour dates: May 08 – London, UK @ Koko May ...
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Danish metallers BEYOND TWILIGHT have inked a U.S. deal with Nightmare Records for the release of their new album, "Section X" (as well as "The Devil's Hall of Fame", which until now only has been available in USA through import). An April release is expected. "After the success of 'The Devil’s Hall of Fame' in ...
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SHADOWS FALL have had an extremely busy week upon being named as main-stage performers at this year's Ozzfest, having their new single for "Inspiration On Demand" score the #4 Most Added spot on the R&R Active Rock chart behind AUDIOSLAVE, GREEN DAY and ROBERT PLANT, all while continuing to annihilate arenas on the SLIPKNOT tour. ...
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DIVINE EMPIRE, the Florida-based death metal band featuring bassist/vocalist Jason Blachowicz (ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION), have reportedly been tapped to open for TESTAMENT on their upcoming European "reunion" tour in early May. As previously reported, DIVINE EMPIRE have posted a brand new track, entitled "Storm of Hatred", at this location. "Storm of Hatred" comes off ...
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United Press International is reporting that Grammy Awards organizers decided it was better late than never for former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant. Plant received his Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Thursday (March 17) prior to his keynote interview at the annual South By Southwest music conference in Austin, Texas. Plant was absent Feb. 12, when ...
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According to Ticketmaster.com, UFO are scheduled to perform at B.B. Kings in New York City on Wednesday, July 6, 2005. Additional U.S. dates are expected to be announced soon. As previously reported, the current lineup of UFO — Phil Mogg (vocals), Pete Way (bass), Vinnie Moore (guitar), Paul Raymond (rhythm guitar, keyboards) and Jason Bonham ...
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A brand new VH1 special, entitled "When Metallica Ruled The World", is scheduled to premiere on Thursday, March 31 at 10:00 p.m. "When Metallica Ruled the World" tells the tale of the world's most dangerous band through the people who lived it. It brings you inside the nearly three decades of dramatic success, drunken debauchery ...
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"Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore" author Albert Mudrian will sign copies of his book at the Neal's Yard location of Rough Trade in the Covent Garden section of London on Wednesday, March 16 at 6 p.m. Former CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker, former CARCASS drummer Ken Owen, former NAPALM DEATH frontman ...
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A CORROSION OF CONFORMITY media player, featuring streaming versions of four selections ("Stonebreaker", "Rise River Rise", "In the Arms of God" and "Paranoid Opioid") from the group's upcoming "In the Arms of God" album, can be accessed at this location. "In the Arms of God" is scheduled for release on April 5 via ...
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SHADOWS FALL's video for the track "Inspiration On Demand" will premiere on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" on Saturday, March 12. The follow-up to the "What Drives The Weak" video from the group's latest album, "The War Within", the "Inspiration On Demand" clip was helmed by acclaimed director Zach Merck (12 STONES, ATREYU) and features the band ...
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Rob Olmstead of the Daily Herald is reporting that LED ZEPPELIN members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and descendants of John Bonham filed suit for the unauthorized performance of ZEPPELIN's "Whole Lotta Love" at a Glendale Heights, Illinois bar. In reality, the legends of ZEPPELIN are probably unaware the suit was ...
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist Woody Weatherman has posted the following message in the "Forum" section of the band's official web site: "Mike Dean [bass, vocals] and myself flew down to New Orleans this past week and met up with [Pepper Keenan, guitar/vocals] and Stanton [Moore, drums] to film a video. We chose the tune 'Stonebreaker'. ...
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SOUNDEVICE, the Atlanta, Georgia-based band featuring former STEREOMUD frontman Erik Rogers, have posted three new song clips from the batch of new tracks they recently recorded. Check out the songs "I Know", "The Edge" and "Blister" at Soundevice.net. SOUNDEVICE's current lineup is rounded out by guitarist Jason Grover (BEND), drummer Cheney Brannon (BEND), ...
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A one-minute, fifteen-second audio clip of a brand new CORROSION OF CONFORMITY track, entitled "Stonebreaker", has been made available for download at this location. "Stonebreaker" comes off the group's new album, "In the Arms of God", due on April 5 via Sanctuary Records. The group's first collection of new material since 2000's "America's ...
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A blues beat and even bluesier guitar line leads into a classic COC riff stomp on "Stonebreaker". Once Pepper Keenan's vocals enter, you just know that this is the real COC. "In the Arms of God" takes much of the heaviness of "Wiseblood", even the dense feel of "Blind", while retaining some of the style ...
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A brand-new audio interview with UFO/WAYSTED bassist Pete Way, conducted on February 25, 2005 by Way's webmaster Joe Kleon, can be downloaded at this location (MP3, 9.44 MB). Pete talks about the Feb. 18 WAYSTED gig at London's Mean Fiddler, UFO spring and summer 2005 concert dates, his continued battle to get back ...
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Several members of some of South Florida's heaviest bands have teamed up in a brand new project called MURDER 101. The line-up for the group includes Jason Blachowicz (DIVINE EMPIRE, ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION) on bass, Cesar Placeres (HIBERNUS MORTIS) on drums, Samuel Dean (CHRONZON) on guitar, and Rob Rosenzweig (CHRONZON) on vocals. The band are currently ...
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Killing Time Productions are releasing an unofficial 95-minute documentary on DVD, titled "Metallimania" and filmed between 1994 to 1996, that humorously captured METALLICA and the outer limits of fan worship in a pre-Napster world. Like "Some Kind of Monster", "Metallimania" was also financed with METALLICA money for the band's own private amusement, a way to ...
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A 20-second audio clip of the THIS IS MENACE track, "Onward Christian Soldiers", featuring a guest appearance on vocals by former CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker, is available online at this location. THIS IS MENACE is the U.K.-based collaborative project spearheaded by PITCHSHIFTER bassist Mark Clayden and drummer Jason Bowld. The band will release ...
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Former MUSHROOMHEAD frontman J. Mann (a.k.a. Jason Popson) recently spoke to DomainCleveland.com about his departure from the group, about his Fractured Transmitter record label and his other projects. Several excerpts from the interview follow: DomainCleveland.com: I'll just cut right to the chase, First and foremost, many MUSHROOMHEAD fans have been asking, Why, J. ...
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist Woody Weatherman recently spoke to VWAB about the group's new album, "In the Arms of God" and their upcoming tour with MOTÖRHEAD, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: VWAB: You recorded the last [album] pretty fast, how long did this new one take to record? Woody Weatherman: "It ...
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"Forever In Our Hearts", a song written about and to raise monies for the relief of tsunami victims will be available as a download from iTunes as of March 1, 2005. It can also be downloaded off the official site for this project at www.tsunamireliefsong.org. "Forever In Our Hearts" was written by Jason ...
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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman Zakk Wylde was interviewed by IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson on Dickinson's BBC 6 Music "Rock Show" last Saturday night (Feb. 19). Listen to a replay of the program at this location. In other news, Wylde has lined up the following radio/television appearances during the next few days: Wednesday, ...
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