Face The Panic Form Out of Herod, Slugfest, etc.

Former and current members of Lockjaw, Slugfest, Union, Herod, and Bleed For Me, among others, have formed a hardcore band called Face The Panic. You can check them out at their MySpace.

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Brutus Drummer Commits Suicide

According to Metalfan.nl, Dutch death metal drummer Maarten "Ploegbaas" Luysterburg (BRUTUS, ex-GODDESS OF DESIRE) took his own life on Tuesday, October 24. He was 25 years old.

In a posting in the guestbook section of BRUTUS' official web site, the band confirmed Luysterburg's passing, stating that "the weight of the world motivated him throughout his life but in the end got the best of him." Maarten was said to be very focused on his mental recovery during the last couple of months and had a lot of things to do in life, which made this turn of events even more shocking for those close to him.

Services for Maarten "Ploegbaas" Luysterburg will be held on Monday, October 30 in Etten-Leur, Holland.

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The Black Dahlia Murder To Head Down Under

Fresh off the very successful Hatebreed tour where The Black Dahlia Murder was direct support and an incredible set at LOUD PARK Festival in Japan where the band played in front of over 7,000 kids; BDM are now preparing to take their ferocious live set down under to promote their sophomore album Miasma to their Aussie fans. Once the band returns from Australia they will head home to continue working on their 3rd full length release which will be out the summer of 2007. In other news the band’s final video for the album Miasma is Statutory Ape, just made its premier on Saturday 10/21 on Headbangers Ball. If you missed HBB this last weekend you can go to YouTube.com or Yahoo.com to catch the band slaying the audience at Sounds of the Underground and running amuck with The Ape!

Here’s what madman and death metal vocalist extraordinaire Trevor Strnad had to say about the tour with Hatebreed, the band’s set in Japan, and the premier of their latest video Statutory Ape.

“The Hatebreed tour was indeed a lot of fun and was a brutal package. All five of the bands were very cool guys and we had an absolute blast touring with them… Although Jamey Jasta almost poisoned Brian and I with his heavy handed bar tending skills. Oh and we love Gary Holt in a very platonic metal-man way.

As for our stop in Japan, it was an honor to be playing at the biggest metal festival of all time in Japan. The reaction was something that we never could have expected. The energy of the crowd was unbelievable and it was great to feel so much metal in the air in one place. We can’t wait to come back to Japan and follow up this successful performance.

Keep your eyes peeled for the Statutory Ape video that we shot this summer on the Sounds of the underground tour. You can see how much fun we had on the tour as well as our honorary mascot The Ape. The video will premier this weekend on Headbangers Ball and is also available on YouTube.com and Yahoo.com so check it out.”

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Nine Inch Nails Announce UK Tour Dates In 2007

NINE INCH NAILS have announced the following European tour dates:

Feb. 25 - Manchester, UK @ Apollo
Feb. 28 - Glasgow, UK @ Academy
Mar. 03 - Nottingham, UK @ Arena
Mar. 04 - Birmingham, UK @ Academy
Mar. 07 - London, UK @ Brixton
Mar. 08 - London, UK @ Brixton

Trent Reznor is said to be working on the next Nine Inch Nails album. The NIN master mond is said to be writing songs as we speak and plans to release the new record next year, although there's been no official confirmation of those plans. And let's face it, we always end up waiting five years anyway. What I want to know is will we get a remix album of 'With Teeth'?

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DevilDriver To Enter The Studio Soon

DevilDriver frontman Dez Fafara has issued the following update on the band's MYSPACE page:

"Fuck yea!!! Here's what's happening: We've been writing and have more than enough material to go in the studio. The band is going to Mike's [Spreitzer, guitar] today to lay the last song down on his computer so I can begin my writing on it. Stay tuned for an anouncement of who we are using to produce the next record.

"We enter the studio, Sonic Ranch, in El Paso Texas on November 13th and will be tracking by the 14th. We will work up 'till Christmas, then come home. The music will be recorded in Texas, and I will be doing vocals here in our hometown of Santa Barbara on about January 7th or 8th. The mix will begin in February and March. We would like to see a summer release, around June-July 2007. We would like to be back on the road in late February or early March.

"Hope to see all of you back on the road soon. As always, thank you for your support."

DevilDriver's The Fury Of Our Maker's Hand (Special Edition) hits stores on October 31. You can preview one of the bonus tracks off of it, "Unlucky 13," here.

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Bret Michaels Talks About 20 Years of Poison

Bret Michaels of Poison was on with 979X in Scranton, Pennsylvania on Wednesday (October 25). He talked about the band's 20 year anniversary, the band's mechanical skills, C.C. DeVille ready to be a daddy soon, his solo work, how he still gets excited about going on stage, what he's got going on for Halloween, participating in the rock n' roll fantasy camp in LA, and his fan club. You can download and listen to the interview here.

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