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Open Grave Support WM3
Unearthed.com reports: Open Grave Records is pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement with The Free The West Memphis Three Defense Fund that 5% of all sales from the Open Grave Records online store will be donated to the fund. The founders of Open Grave Records have always been big supports of the WM3, and are pleased to be able support their cause and to offer this great incentive to their customers. 

The West Memphis Three (also known as WM3) are three boys (now men) from West Memphis, Arkansas. When they where teens they had been convicted of murders that they did not commit based on false evidence and the fact they liked "Heavy Metal" music. Today all three live behind bars, with one being giving the death sentence. [see
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Kaiser Chiefs Irony
hecklerspray reports: Drenched in a fog of our tears and laughter, we bring you news that Kaiser Chiefs consider the world of music to be too average. That's right, the pot has just started on the kettle, "You're black, son. Take it!"

For anyone so confused as to be standing by their telephone dialing the Press Complaints Commission, that was not a racist slur but an age-old idiom about hypocrisy. Kaiser Chiefs have a bloody nerve. The insincerity of labelling other peoples' music �average' when their own sounds like The Sons of Status Quo remixed fifteen times over.

Even then we don't hate the Kaiser Chiefs. You can't deny they pen a jolly ditty for the emo school disco, but they have got to know their place. Currently twelve miles south of Mediocre in a little town called Insipid.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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A Lot of Animosity in 07
PR reports: Animosity has an extremely busy 2007. The band will head to Mexico for the end of March to perform as part of the Monterrey Hardcore Festival, followed by a short rush of dates heading out to Massachusetts where the band will record their upcoming full length entitled "Animal". The album is scheduled to be recorded at Godcity Studios with engineer Kurt Ballou (Converge). Following the recording, comes the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival which will kick off the bands first headlining tour ever which has been dubbed "BRUTALITOUR" with support from As Blood Runs Black, The Faceless, and Beneath The Massacre. Almost immediately after Brutalitour, Animosity will team up with Converge for a six week European tour. Party On! [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Since The Flood tour with Madball
PR reports: New England hardcore powerhouse Since the Flood just released their newest full length, No Compromise, on Metal Blade Records. Since the Flood, who excels at raw, bare-knuckled hardcore with metallic toned guitars, Schwartzenegger sized vocals and full velocity assault drumming. Check them out at the following dates with Madball and Death Before Dishonor. 

2/18 Chicopee, MA Cabot St. Pub 
2/21 Boston, MA The Roxy Underground 
2/22 Bucksport, ME The Kave 
2/23 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance 
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Cattle Decapitation This Spring
Metal Blade reports: Time to bring you the news� We have a full U.S. tour with The Locust and Daughters coming up. The tour starts March 30th and before that we will be doing a few warm up dates in southern California, but not before we hit up MEXICO CITY! We announced earlier that we'll be playing Mexico City and surrounding areas for the CHAS METAL ATTACK fest featuring Marduk, Monstrosity, Setherial and us! Also, we should mention that drummer Mike Laughlin is back in the band and we're very happy to rock once again with him! After a much needed break, the man is refreshed and ready to destroy once again! 

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Doomsday for Six Feet Under
Metal Blade reports: A brand new SIX FEET UNDER track, entitled "Doomsday", is available for download at the full story link. The track appears on the group's new album, "Commandment", due April 17th from Metal Blade Records.

In a recent interview with Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com, SIX FEET UNDER bassist Terry Butler stated about the upcoming CD, "I would say, if I had to describe the new style, it would be 'Maximum Violence' meets 'Haunted'. . . I'm really psyched about it. I really liked it. We had a good writing experience. We wrote all the music in the studio and it just flowed through. It's pretty upbeat the whole time, but there's some really catchy, groovy riffs. I think SFU fans are going to like it a lot, especially some of the older, the people who've been around for a long time listening to us, it will satisfy them. The last couple records we've kind of, I don't want to say gotten off our style, but we've always tried to be a little bit different. We didn't want to always just put ten records that sounded like 'Haunted'. So we just kind of, I don't want to say experimented, but we just kind of messed around a little bit, certain styles, but I think this is kind of back to what our fans would expect." - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Finger Eleven Unleashed
PR reports: Finger Eleven's video for their first single "Paralyzer" from their forthcoming CD, Them Vs. You Vs. Me will premiere on MTV2's "Unleashed" on Monday, 2/12.Tune in at 6 AM EST and catch "Paralyzer" every hour on the hour. Then, starting at 12 noon EST, point your browser to MTV2.com to check it out.

Them Vs. You Vs. Me streets on 3.6.07. Finger Eleven is currently on tour with Hinder and Black Stone Cherry. They begin touring with Evanescence on 3.16.07 in Fresno, CA. For a complete tour schedule, please visit the full story link.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Korn Trailer
PR reports: Check out a video trailer for Korn's MTV Unplugged performance at the full story link. Amy Lee of Evanescence and Robert Smith of The Cure talk about being fans of Korn themselves and having the opportunity to perform with the band. The online premiere is scheduled for Friday, February 23rd at mtv.com while the on-air feature will premiere Friday, March 2nd. An album version of the performance will additionally be available March 6th.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Ligion Debut Set
http://wwww.iconmes.com/ligion_video/on_the_wayascap-doesnt-want-labels-to-promote-their-artists-go-with-bmi-next-time reports: Rock & roll triumphs are rare. But by nicking choice elements from the genre's checkered past and fusing it with raw power and sexual energy, Ligion's invigorating Maple Jam/Bellum Records debut is just that. Spitting out a vital, dexterous eleven-song cycle that runs the gamut from infectious, rock radio gems to pensive, Zippo lighter-ready epics, Ligion has the potential to gather the masses. Crafted with the help of veteran rock producer Greg Ladanyi, this Nashville-based five piece fills a void as it resets expectations of what a modern rock album can be with 2007's fiery entry External Affairs.

"In an age when your best two songs from a record can be downloaded for a buck, we wanted to keep some of that integrity with an album that you'd want to listen to from track one to track eleven," says guitarist June, who co-wrote the record with frontman and band namesake Ligion. And it's that approach, evident on the pulsing, contagious and hopeful anthem "On The Way" and the reflective "Pins And Needles" alike, that helps the quintet � which also counts inventive guitarist Seth and its rhythm axis of drummer Johannes and bassist Levi � shimmer like stardust as it kicks and screams for your attention. [see full story for a video]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Modern Life is War Ink Deal
PR reports: Iowa-based melodic hardcore/punk band, Modern Life Is War have signed with Equal Vision Records.

Modern Life Is War are currently at home writing the follow-up to their 2005 album, Witness, but will be taking a break in February to preview some new songs on the road with Ambitions and The Geeks. Following the tour, Modern Life Is War has studio time booked with legendary indie/punk producer J. Robbins (Against Me!, Texas Is The 
Reason, Jets To Brazil) to lay down tracks for the upcoming album, which will also be available on vinyl through Lifeline Records. [see full story for tour dates] - Click Here for the Full Story 

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P.S.F. Use Your Delusion Tour
PR reports: Punk band-non-grata P*ss Sh*t F*ck has released its long-awaited full length album 'Use Your Delusion', and will be touring the "P.S.F." out of it coast to coast in the U.S. starting late Feb. 22. The new P*ss Sh*t F*ck album "Use Your Delusion" is a summary of the bands existence utilizing material (newly recorded) from all points throughout the bands lifespan, and is available through Interpunk.com as well as any retail outlets that will allow the name to appear on their shelves.[see full story for tour dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Paradise Lost
PR reports: The legendary Paradise Lost will be playing an exclusive show in London at Camden's Koko on 12th April 2007. The band will be performing songs from across their 10 album career which will be filmed for the definitive PL DVD entitled �From Gothic To Paradise Lost' which is due to be released later this year

"We're all really excited to be playing this show at Koko, after playing so many venues in our career it'll be cool to play a different venue. It's going be a really special show as we're playing songs spanning our whole career and hopefully we'll be able to play something very new for you. The show will be filmed for our new DVD so you'd better get those lighters ready! Come along - it should be a night to remember."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Silent Years Expand Tour
PR reports: The Silent Years have announced a new batch of U.S. tour dates to kick off Friday, February 16th in the band's native Detroit. The tour will stick primarily to the Midwest with select SXSW and east coast dates in between. [see full story for dates]

The band's also up for some friendly competition against Make Believe in Spin Magazine's Artist of the Year Awards. The Silent Years have proceeded to round two after being nominated for the Underground Band of the Year category. Voting for round two of Spin's Artist of the Year Awards kicked off February 8th and runs through Thursday, February 15th at 12pm EST.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Talking Heaven and Hell
PR reports: TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 127 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. In part two of their Black Sabbath coverage, hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy are joined in the studio by guest host C.C. Banana. The episode features a new 20-minute interview Talking Metal conducted with legendary drummer Vinny Appice. Interview topics include Heaven and Hell, 3 Legged Dogg, Carmine Appice, John Lennon, Eddie Van Halen, and Bill Ward. Additional podcast topics include Ronnie James Dio, Guns N' Roses, and Twisted Sister. The 40-minute podcast can be downloaded at the full story link.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Chinese Hypocrisy Video
PR reports: TributeAlbums.com has just release a promotional video clip in support of its latest release, Chinese Hypocrisy - N' International Tribute to Guns N' Roses. The clip can be seen at TributeAlbums.com, as well a YouTube.com, and the Official Chinese Hypocrisy Myspace page.

Much like it's official GN'R counterpart, Chinese Hypocrisy features very few members of the original Guns N' Roses...No Slash. No Duff. No Izzy. No Sleepy, Dopey, or Doc. Not even Axl! Instead, it's lineup consists of a host of GN'R junkies from around the world, including members of Quiet Riot (USA), Ignite (USA), Altaria (Finland), Dust N' Bones (Hungary), Hollywood Rose (Italy), Emerald Monkey (USA), and more![see full story for the video]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Aerosmith Disown Hits CDs
Blabbermouth reports: U.K.'s Uncut magazine (web site) conducted an interview with AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry for its February 2007 issue. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

Uncut: What's the best AEROSMITH album and the worst? 

Tyler: The best would have to be "Toys in the Attic" (1975) or "Rocks" (1976). Then again "Pump" (1989) is pretty amazing. There's a few AEROSMITH albums I choose not to remember anymore. But the worst would have to be one of those many "Greatest Hits" that the record company put out in the '90s without our permission when we should have had our eyes on the ball but were, ahem, otherwise occupied.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Today's Reviews
....Steven Seagal - Songs from the Crystal Cave
With "Songs from the Crystal Cave" action actor Steven Seagal not only shows a softer side to his violent acting world; but also, that he is more than just a one dimensional character. (4 stars) - Read the full Steven Seagal - Songs from the Crystal Cave review
 
....The Black Keys � Magic Potion
If you like bluesy beats and coarse, gritty vocals, then the Black Keys are for you. They keep their obvious roots of blues rock alive� remind one of being in a darkened, smoky blues hall listening to Ray Charles or any number of Blues kings at their peak. (3 stars) - Read the full The Black Keys � Magic Potion review
 
....Royal Hunt - Paper Blood
Royal Hunt is probably one of the most underrated prog metal bands in existence today. Chalk it up to their label, country of origin (Denmark)- the point is that ignoring this masterful group is a criminal act and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.- Read the full Royal Hunt - Paper Blood review
 
....HHH: Suffer the Silence - A Welcoming to Departure
Laredo, Texas death metal trio Suffer The Silence is a hungry young band who are making the best of their second chance. Suffer the Silence started as an accident of sorts and grew to be something more.- Read the full Suffer the Silence - A Welcoming to Departure review
 

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