Cannibal Corpse Singer To Talk In Porn Star's Book

Cannibal Corpse frontman George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher is the latest to be interviewed for the upcoming autobiography of infamous pornography actress Jasmin St. Claire. The book is enitled "What Was I Thinking? Confessions Of The Worlds Most Controversial Sex Symbol" and also features interviews with Motorhead mainman Lemmy. More are excpected to be interviewed for the book. You can find out more at www.metalsdarkside.com/.

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Exmortus Planning Fall Tour

EXMORTUS will be hitting the road in support of their scorching debut album, "IN HATREDS FLAMES," which was released on July 29th.

Tentative tour dates follow. Anyone interested in booking the band, email booking@heavyartillery.us. More...

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Poropetra Signs With Open Grave Records

Finnish band POROPETRA has signed on with Open Grave Records for the North American release of their debut album, "Sinihirwi."

Poropetra features members, Juha Jyrkäs (throat-singing, 12-stringed kantele, distorted kantele-effects), Markus Ylikoski (guitar, backing vocals), Leo Herranen (bass, contrabass, backing vocals), Hittavainen (Korpiklaani) (violin, jouhikko, torupill, keyboards, mandoline, flutes and pipes, mouth harp, backing vocals), Lari Hammarberg (drums, percussions, backing vocals), Elsa Pardonen (vocals), and Nancy (vocals).

Poropetra is ancient Finnish and it means the same as Elk of Hiisi (Hiiden hirvi in Finnish) from the Finnish mythology. Elk is an old totem animal of Finno-Ugrian and Siberian peoples, thus it describes so well Poropetra's unique ethnic fusion music, combining together Finno-Ugrian myths and legends, Finnic kantele- and runo-singing traditions, Tuvan throat-singing, world music, psychedelic rock, blues and heavy rock.

Poropetra was founded by Juha Jyrkäs in 2002. Kuuraparta and Hittavainen joined soon after. The first demo, Poropetra, was self-published in 2004. It represented an almost pure modern Finnish folk sound. After the demo, the band wanted to electrify the sound and bring in some more influences.

It took two years to record the new songs for "Sinihirwi." After many long recording sessions, Poropetra's debut album, "Sinihirwi" was self released in July of 2007. Now a little over a year since it's original release, "Sinihirwi" will see it's North American release this fall via Open Grave Records.

You can check out some of Poropetra's material on the band's MySpace page.

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Cradle To Grave Announces North American Tour

Canadian metallers Cradle To Grave has announced the intial tour dates for their run of North America which will begin towards the end of this month.

The tour dates are as follows:

August 22 - Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt
August 23 - Everett, WA @ Flights
August 24 - Tijuana, MX @ El Publieto
August 25 - Mexicali, MX @ El Diablo del Santo Domingo
August 26 - Escondido, MX @ La Cabana del Satanico
August 27 - Santa Monica, CA @ 14 Below
August 28 - Salem, OR @ Sapphire Grill
August 29 - Eugene, OR @ Samurai Duck
August 30 - Portland, OR @ The Red Room
August 31 - Seattle, WA @ The Comet Tavern

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Tao Menizoo Signs To Thundering Records

France's TAO MENIZOO has signed to Thundering Records. TAO's polymorphic metal style is influenced by bands such as CORONER, PRONG, TOOL, OPETH or even 70's rock.

Extremely creative and inventive, TAO MENIZOO likes to play with codes and supposedly unmissable cliches of the traditional Metal scene.

Their first pro album, "So Blind," is to be released during fall 2008.

You can check out some of Tao Menizoo's material on their MySpace page.

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Testament To Support Children Of Bodom In New York

Finnish rockers Children Of Bodom has announced the addition of Bay Area thash legends Testament to the lineup of their show in New York on October 9th at the legendary Hammerstein Ballroom venue. Also on the bill will be The Black Dahlia Murder and Between The Buried And Me.

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Five Finger Death Punch Announces Huge Tour

Five Finger Death Punch will set out on a lengthy tour beginning this September. Joining them will be In This Moment, Bury Your Dead and Another Black Day.

The scheduled dates are as follows:

September 29 - Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep (FFDP only)
September 30 - Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep (FFDP only)
October 3 - St. Louis, MO @ Pop’s
October 4 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Orbit Room
October 5 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
October 7 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small’s
October 8 - Louisville, KY @ Headliners
October 10 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
October 11 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
October 12 - Waterloo, IA @ Electric Ballroom
October 14 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
October 17 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
October 18 - Detroit, MI @ Emerald Theater
October 19 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
October 20 - Albany, NY @ Northern Lights
October 23 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
October 25 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
October 28 - Norfolk, VA @ Norva
November 1 - Odessa, TX @ Dos Amigos
November 2 - Lubbock, TX @ Tequila Jungle
November 3 - San Antonio, TX @ Scout Bar
November 5 - Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco
November 7 - Tampa, FL @ The Ritz
November 8 - Ft. Lauderdale @ Revolution
November 10 - Myrtle Beach, SC @House of Blues
November 12 - Nashville, TN @ The Cannery
November 13 - Little Rock, AR @ The Village
November 14 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
November 15 - Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
November 20 - Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
November 21 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
November 22 - Fresno, CA @ Crest Theater
November 23 - San Francisco, CA @ The Grand Ballroom*
November 26 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox Market*
November 30 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Salt Air*
December 3 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues*
December 4 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues*

* = no BURY YOUR DEAD

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Job For A Cowboy Announces Headlining Tour

Job For A Cowboy will set out a run of North America this Fall/Winter. Joining them on the trek will be All Shall Perish, Hate Eternal, Animosity and Annotations Of An Autopsy.

The initial dates are as follows:

November 26 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Strummers
November 29 - Portland, ME @ The Station
December 11 - Dallas, TX @ The Door

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All That Remains Posts New Song Online

All That Remains has posted a brand new song online entitled "Chiron." The song comes from the bands forthcoming album, "Overcome." You can check it out at the bands official Myspace page.

Frontman Phil Labonte says of the song: “It's one of the favorites on the new disc so we can't wait for people to hear it. We had a really good time working with Brian for the video too, and we're very happy with his work.” In the meantime, All That Remains is currently out on the road as part of this year’s Vans Warped Tour is already busy supporting the Sept. 16 release of ‘Overcome.’ “These shows have been NUTS!” Labonte continues. “Kids come out and go totally bonkers, or wait in line for two or three hours just to say, ‘what's up.’ It's really amazing to be a part of this.”

All That Remains has also shot a video for the track and you can watch behind the scenes footage of the shoot below. More...

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Big Names Announced For Metal Christmas Album

A new metal christmas album named "Metal Christmas" has been announced which will feature some of the biggest names in heavy metal music taking part with the following tracklisting confirmed:

"Run Rudolph Run"
Vocal/bass: Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD)
Guitar/vocals: Billy F. Gibbons (ZZ TOP)
Drums/vocals: Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS)

"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Vocal: Alice Cooper
Guitar: John 5 (MARILYN MANSON/ROB ZOMBIE)
Bass: Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG/ NIACIN)
Drums: Vinnie Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL/ BLACK SABBATH)

"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
Vocal: Ronnie James Dio
Guitar: Tony Iommi (Heaven And Hell/ Black Sabbath)
Bass: Rudy Sarzo (WHITESNAKE/DIO)
Drums: Simon Wright (AC/DC/DIO) More...

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Dissimulation Completes Third Album

Lithuanian blackened thrash band DISSIMULATION has finished work at its third full-length album, which was traditionally shifted on tape in "Phoenix" studios nearby Riga, Latvia, mid April 2008. The Lithuanian sepulchral metal titans spent only eleven sleepless chaotic days there, together with sound genius Gints Lundbergs, and managed to squeeze the entire negative [anti]cultural bundle out of themselves, that has been accumulated since the latest "Prakeikimas" disk, out since 2005.

The album is obsessed with the idea of consumer culture's disdain: mankind has lost all its values, mankind is sold out as a whore, it leads itself to utter self-destruction. "Atiduokit Mirusius" literally translates to "Give back The Dead."

Ledo Takas Records will release "Atiduokit Mirusius" this coming autumn in CD format with an official worldwide release date scheduled for October 6th. The album will be distributed by the well familiar retailers in UK, Eire, Germany, Benelux, France, Italy, Canada, Scandinavia, USA and other countries.

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Devious Renews Contract, Begins Writing New Album

This summer, Dutch death/thrash metal band DEVIOUS will go into writing mode in order to create their third full-length and successor to the critically acclaimed "DOMAIN" (2007) and "ACTS OF RAGE" (2003) albums. This streak of productivity will be released through DEITY DOWN RECORDS in 2009, with whom the band have renewed their contract. The band will record with the original "ACTS OF RAGE" line-up.

You can check out some of the band's prior material on their MySpace page.

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Graveheart Signs To Screaming Ferret Wreckords

Massachusettes based thrashers, Graveheart, have issued the following update regarding the signing to Screaming Ferret Wreckords and the details of their upcoming album:

"First off, the big news - GH signs to Screaming Ferret Wreckords! We're stoked to finally be working with a label who fully understands what GH is all about. We're excited as fuck to see what the future holds with Screaming Ferret!"

"Now, along with that announcement comes this: Artwork and details revealed for our debut album, Return of the Curse of the Creature's Ghost." More...

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Drowning Pool Frontman Recaps Ozzfest

Drowning Pool frontman Ryan McCombs has issued his own recap of this past weekend's, Ozzfest event via Facebook. You can read it below:

"Trying to write this on my phone with 1 1/2 thumbs isn't the easiest thing in the world. I catch myself speeding right along just to find out that the old nub has hit about 101 wrong letters so please look past any completely fuct up words. The real fun thing for u is that I can't spell worth a shit in the first place. For anyone that usually reads my brain droppings from time to time, the spelling thing isn't news.

"Yesterday was Ozzfest in Big D and I want to thank everyone that came to the Texas stage and tore it up with us. We had a blast. A hot god damn blast but a blast just the same. I think one of my personal highs of the show was before we even took the stage. The gentleman that announced us, I'm guessing a bit clouded, went into the presentation. As he did he started talking about Dez and Devil Driver. Didn't think much about it until I realized he was a bit confused as he started trying to get the crowd to chant "Devil Driver". I stood back stage thinking "oh shit, what the fuck." But then it happened. The crowd started chanting back to him "Drowning Pool". I just had to start laughing. Felt good to know the people out there that allow us to do what we do knew exactly who was coming up next and was there @ that moment to see us. THANK YOU!!!

"Ya'all kicked ass and continued to throughout our set. Talking to all our friends in the other bands through the night everyone was blown away by the crowd all day long. Heard it was 102 degrees out but it felt about 120. But everyone there in the crowd brought it all day long.
I got to catch Ozzy's set and as always he, Mike and Zakk were balls on. I didn't stick around to watch Metallica as my attention span is a bit shorter due in part to a clearer state of mind that I'm trying out but from the bus area they sounded their always slamming selves.
In Fayettville Arkansas tonight which is always a good time.

"Well I won't bore your asses with any more, besides my thumb and nub are tired. So in closing, thanx again to all you crazy fuckers that give us a job to do and a big god damn kudos to you completely insane peeps that tore it up @ Ozzfest.

Love
Peace
And Dime baby.
I'm out bitches
Ryan"

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Cattle Decapitation Posts Studio Report

Cattle Decapitation has posted the following report online:

“We’re knee deep in the studio in Oakland, CA recording our new album right now (which is coincidentally directly accross the street from the club we’re playing at) and will be playing this show as we’re finishing up the mixing! Come check it out, we’ll play a bunch of new songs for your asses!

"As promised, we were able to put together a short clip of us hard at work in the studio! Check out DAY ONE of our studio report!” More...

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Warrant Checks In From The Road

WARRANT's Steven Sweet has issued the following report:

"August 1st, 2008 - Clearfield, PA

"Well, where do I start? (rhetorical question, please don't send me your answers) Sorry it's taken a few days to get this together, I've been trying to sort out all the fantastical events of the Clearfield County Fair since the "happening" occurred. Those of you lucky folks who were in attendance know what I mean!?

"The band and our entourage of sordid gents flew "non-stop" (yay!!!) into Pittsburgh (Birthplace of that beautiful freak, Andy Warhol) where we were soon whisked away by super fancy limousine (of course, but not really) into the wilds of Pennsylvania. Some of you may be asking, "weren't you afraid of all those Amish gangs that roam freely through the heartland of the state?" Yes, some of us were addled with trepidation at the prospect of being ambushed by horse and buggy, and possibly buggy whip-whipped? (the amish, though formidable foe, and excellent candle makers, are forbidden to carry guns, hence the extremely violent practice of buggy whip-whipping) YES, we were scared as HELL, but nonetheless we forged ahead to our destination... (Dun, Dun, DAAAAAHHHH)... The Red Carpet Inn. More...

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Tesla Announces New Album Release Date

Legendary rockers Tesla has set October 7th as the release date for their brand new studio album, "Forever More", which will be released via their own record label, Tesla Electric Company Recordings. The band will be airing the albums first single, "I Wanna Live" on radio stations across the globe on August 18th and will be kicking off a world tour on October 1st.

Guitarist Frank Hannon says of the writing process: “We started writing new songs for this album the first week of January, while simultaneously planning a mid-West tour of America in February and recording our Comin Atcha Live! 2008 DVD while we were on the road. Coming home in March, we hired Terry to jump back into writing and recording music with us while we edited the DVD and routed a summer tour of Europe. We’re riding a wave of energy that doesn’t come easy for a band of rookies much less a band whose been doing this for over 20 years - and we wouldn’t have it any other way.”

“After returning from Europe,” continues Frank, “we jumped right back into the studio to work on Forever More with Terry while setting up a tour of American festival shows in July and August, playing alongside bands such as Matchbox Twenty, the Wallflowers, Queensrÿche, KISS and Judas Priest. It’s great that we can play with any band, of any music genre, because we’ve never been pigeon-holed into a style or label of music throughout our career.”

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Sons of Seasons Signs To Napalm Records

Mastermind and multi-talent Oliver Palotai signs to Napalm Records with his band SONS OF SEASONS. Oliver, who also plays guitars in Doro and keyboards in Kamelot, promises that the debut album will deliver a symphonic metal masterpiece.

Oliver Palotai comments: "We are very happy to announce that with Napalm Records, we found the right partner with which to bring our music from the cradle to the ears of metal and rock fans all around the world. Since the beginning in 2007, Sons Of Seasons turned out to be the melting pot of all our creative energies and we are impatient to finally get into the studio and go on tour. In early 2009, we will introduce the first chapter of Sons of Seasons by releasing our debut album 'Gods of Vermin'."

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Velvet Revolver Still Seeking New Frontman

Billboard.com reports: Contrary to reports suggesting former Spacehog frontman Royston Langdon is in line to become the new singer of Velvet Revolver, the band is still making up its mind about who will replace Scott Weiland.

Bassist Duff McKagan tells Billboard.com that although Velvet Revolver did play with Langdon and that "he's f*cking awesome, at this point I'd have to say no" on him becoming the new singer.

"We just have to make sure it's the right guy," he says, adding that Weiland's angry departure from the band this spring has brought him closer to group members Slash, Matt Sorum and Dave Kushner. "Karmically, we deserve the right guy. It's a tough thing, man. We make a pretty big noise."

Read the full article at Billboard.com.

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Metal Church Posts New Songs Online

Seattle based metallers Metal Church has posted the following message online:

"Just wanted to let you know we put a couple clips from This Present Wasteland on our MySpace page so when you get a chance stop by and take a listen. If you click on the new banner it will take you directly to Amazon to order the new CD. We also received a video from a guitar camp that Angus Clark (TSO) was a part of where he performed and discussed with the students the solo he did for the song Monster on our new release. Angus was one of the guest soloists on This Present Wasteland. We will see you Thursday night in Florida at Bourbon Street and then on Saturday in Puerto Rico with QUEENSRŸCHE!"

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Metallica Announces North American Tour Dates

Having just completed their new album, Metallica has announced upcoming North American tour dates with The Sword as well as bands such as Machine Head, Lamb of God and Down on various legs of the tour.

Here's the update from the band:

"Time for a different sort of vacation ... one right here on our home turf!! Now that 'Death Magnetic' is complete, we're ready to start a proper indoor arena tour of the States and Canada and we can't wait to visit all of our 'Talli-fans here . . . it really has been too long (hey, what's four years amongst friends?).

Here's the complete list of cities and venues up through January 31, 2009: More...

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Eyehategod To Play 20th Anniversary Show

Eyehategod will play a show to celebrate their 20th anniversary in New Orleans on August 29. Here are the details:

EYEHATEGOD 20th ANNIVERSARY on
AUGUST 29th - KATRINA's 3rd ANNIVERSARY -
at ONE-EYED JACK's - NEW ORLEANS, LA.
W/ HELLKONTROLL & CROWBAR
9 pm

Here's the official press release:

"New Orleans own EYEHATEGOD have served up 20 years and 7 albums of original, painful and misanthropic feedback laden Hardcore Blues to an ever increasing doomed climate of world-wide despair and degradation and have absolutely managed to have fun doing it. Multiple tours of Europe, the USA and even Japan have seen these southern gentlemen 'Preaching the End-Time Message' and influencing new generations of hedonistic roustabouts to spread their Rock-n-Roll nihilism since 1988. The band will play at One-Eyed Jack's on the 3rd anniversary of Katrina, Friday August 29th with CROWBAR and Hellkontroll". -MIKE IX

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Hammers Of Misfortune Completes New Album

Heralded art metal contingent HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE has completed their new album, or more like two new albums that will be presented as one package. Almost like, as the band say, a split with themselves.

With one entitled “Fields” and the other album entitled “Church Of Broken Glass,” both albums, while joined at the spine, will be distinct from each other musically, conceptually, aesthetically, and even have different artwork and logos.

What will be Hammers’ most challenging offerings yet, “Fields” and “Church Of Broken Glass” are unlike anything Hammers mastermind John Cobbett has presented before with his brainchild. What will easily present itself as the most complex, different, and unique Hammers material yet, both albums present a much more vintage sound, with the ‘70s prog-rock influence making it’s presence felt like never before, all while manifesting influences from classic rock to classic metal to theater metal and through a wide spectrum of ultra-progressive musical fervor.

The different sound and approach Cobbett took on creating the new albums was also of course because of the new members within the Hammers fold; namely new (male) vocalist/guitarist Patrick Goodwin and new (female) vocalist Jesse Quattro who bring a new voice to the Hammers sound. While Goodwin brings a more classic rock-like approach to the band than his predecessor (namely Mike Scalzi of SLOUGH FEG fame), Quattro comes in as the most prominent female Hammers vocalist yet.

Here is the tracklisting for “Church Of Broken Glass”: More...

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Opeth Announces More Headlining US Tour Dates

Opeth will make their way back to American shores this fall for their first headline trek in support of the recently released "Watershed." The tour will commence on September 16 in Buffalo and run for six weeks, with High on Fire serving as main support. Nachtmystium will open the first half of the tour, with Baroness taking over that slot on October 6.

Opeth enjoyed the main support slot on the first ever Progressive Nation Tour last spring, opening for labelmates Dream Theater. The band spent the summer on the European tour circuit but is thrilled to be bring its always unique blend of death/folk/prog metal back to American audiences this fall.

The tour dates are as follows: More...

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Hydrogyn Gives Tour Update

Hydrogyn's Jeff Westlake checked in with an update for the first leg of the US tour:

"The tour has been awesome to this point and very enjoyable. We have played places that we have never been before and the reaction has been great."

"It is nice to see the great reaction here in the states to the band and it has been so good that we have already booked return dates to alot of the same venues for the future."

Jeff went on to say that the band is filming every night as well and for fans to look out for the video as well as an announcement very soon on how they will be able to view this footage on the internet. This covers everything from actual live footage to behind the scene antics and practical jokes.

Julie is also very busy as well at this time not just with the live dates but she is also doing a lot of charity work as well. One of those is her annual work with MDA and fund raising for the organization. You can find out more about that and helping Julie to help people who are struck with MDA by following this link and doing what you can as well to help.

The band will be announcing more tour dates this week as well as dates in Europe very soon as well. Also look for in store announcements and meet and greets to be announced as well.

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Lazarus A.D. Signs With Metal Blade Records

Metal Blade Records recently announced the signing of Kenosha, WI's Lazarus A.D. Originally known simply as Lazarus, the band has been pummeling audiences with their brand of modern thrash since the spring of 2005.

In January of 2007, the band recorded "The Onslaught" with Chris Djuricic (Soil, November's Doom, Michael Angelo Batio) at Studio One. James Murphy (ex-Death, Testament) handled mastering duties and is now re-mixing the album for its worldwide release via Metal Blade Records.
The band commented on the signing:
"We are extremely stoked about being a part of the Metal Blade family. It is a great home for us, and we know together we are going to accomplish everything we have set out to do and so much more. When the record is released, I don't think we are gonna see home much, we plan to tour for pretty much the rest of our natural lives!"

Mike Faley of Metal Blade Records commented on the band and signing:
"With the growing number of young aggressive thrash bands rising up across America, we were struck down by the sheer brutality and innovative sound of Lazarus A.D. We brought James Murphy onboard to mix the new album as Metal Blade gets ready to unleash the onslaught that is Lazarus in early 2009."

You can check out some of the band's material on their MySpace page.

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Live To Die Seeking New Guitarist

Frederick, MD metal/metalcore band Live To Die has parted with their current guitarist and is seeking a replacement. Here's the message from the band:

"First and foremost, yes DJ has decided that he is going to withdraw from Live to Die. So to eliminate the possibility of any rumors, or shit you heard around the way...

* WE ARE NOT BREAKING UP
* We did not kick him out
* We are NOT on bad terms with him. He's still our brother and won't change.
* Dj left for personal reasons, and that is it. I don't feel we need to put all his stuff out for the world to know.
* Last but no least, we do have one last show with Dj coming up. He didn't just leave us hanging.

"So I think that covers it all...
We had a good run and it's sad to see our bro/founding member have to leave, but we wish him the best and wish him nothing but success in his future.

"WE ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW GUITARIST!
We have a few dudes in mind that we've already contacted, but that doesn't mean you can't hit us up if you're interested. Here's what we require:

*Transportation
*Your own equipment. Halfstack yadda yadda.
*Willing to travel for shows. Eventually tour.
*Be at practice on time, we work our asses off.
*Easy to work with, open to ideas. We're laid back dudes, if you think you're gonna "run the show" don't bother.
*Willing to write, and put personal time into writing and helping things progress.

"We take our band and our music very seriously, so please, serious musicians only."

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