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HELLOWEEN Guitarist Talks New Album, Current Metal Scene, THE BEATLES

Kristen Dunleavy of myYearbook recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Weikath of German power metallers HELLOWEEN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. myYearbook: Your new album, "7 Sinners", is said to be your fastest and heaviest album in years. What made you guys want...

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BUMBLEFOOT Drummer DENNIS LEEFLANG Joins TED POLEY's Solo Band

Drummer Dennis Leeflang has joined vocalist Ted Poley's (DANGER DANGER) solo touring band. Leeflang most recently toured with the '80s hard rock queen, Lita Ford, in the summer and fall of 2009 all over Europe and the United States, playing such prestigious events such as the Bang Your Head!!! and G...

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HEAVENWOOD Taps CHRISTIAN 'KOHLE' KOHLMANNSLEHNER For New Album Mix

Portuguese dark-rock/metal band HEAVENWOOD has tapped Christian "Kohle" Kohlmannslehner (CREMATORY, UNDER SEIGE, SIEGES EVEN, AGATHODAIMON, BENIGHTED) to mix and master its fourth album, entitled "Abyss Masterpiece", in December at Kohlekeller Studios in Germany. "Abyss Masterpiece" was recorded at...

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Former DEATH/MONSTROSITY Bassist KELLY CONLON Joins WYNTERBORNE

Bassist Kelly Conlon (DEATH, MONSTROSITY, VITAL REMAINS, FIRES OF BABYLON, INFINITY MINUS ONE) has joined the Arizona-based metal band WYNTERBORNE. WYNTERBORNE describes its sound as follows: "Combining elements of heavy rhythms, melodic riffs and layered vocals is what this band is all about. Wheth...

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SOILWORK: Sixth Part Of Tour Documentary Posted Online

Swedish metallers SOILWORK have uploaded the sixth part of their tour documentary. The footage, which can be viewed in two parts below, was filmed and edited by Tommy Jones and taken during the band's recent North American headlining tour. SOILWORK's new album, "The Panic Broadcast", sold around 5,3...

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KAMELOT's CASEY GRILLO Schedules Seminole Drum Clinic

Drummer Casey Grillo of American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT will take part in a drum clinic on December 1, 2010 at Seminole Music & Sound in Seminole, Florida. The event will start at 7 p.m. and the entrance is free. KAMELOT members Grillo, Sean Tibbetts (bass) and Oliver Palotai (keybo...

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DARKEST HOUR: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed

Washington, D.C. metallers DARKEST HOUR have set "The Human Romance" as the title of their new album, due on February 22, 2011 via eOne Music. The CD was recorded at a North Carolina studio with producer (and SOILWORK guitarist) Peter Wichers. This time around, the DARKEST HOUR songs were composed a...

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SIGHT OF EMPTINESS To Support OBITUARY In Costa Rica

Costa Rica-based melodic extreme metal band SIGHT OF EMPTINESS will support OBITUARY on November 23 at Peppers Club in San Jose, Costa Rica. Commented SIGHT OF EMPTINESS singer Eduardo Chacón: "Playing with OBITUARY in our home country makes me feel so happy, because John Tardy was one of the first...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Issues 'Deconstruction' Video Update

Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) has released a new video message regarding the status of the recording/mixing sessions for "Deconstruction" — the third in a series of albums to be made available under THE DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJ...

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OMMATIDIA Signs With SEASON OF MIST

OMMATIDIA (formerly PRETENCE),the new band featuring Nicolas Chevrollier and Vincent Danhier (ex-THE OLD DEAD TREE),Guillaume Host (DUSTBOWL),Gilles (JARELL) and Olivier (SINN),has inked a deal with Season Of Mist. The group's debut album, "In This Life, Or The Next", was recorded at Tour Fine S...

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DEATH ANGEL Announces More North American Tour Dates

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL have announced the second leg of their North American tour in support of the band's latest release, "Relentless Retribution". The new batcj of shows will take place approximately two months after DEATH ANGEL's previously announced headlining run in J...

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SOILWORK, Ex-AFTER FOREVER, Ex-ORPHANAGE Members Added To 'Winter Metal Symphony'

Current/former members of SOILWORK, REVAMP, AFTER FOREVER, ORPHANAGE, PLEURISY will participate in the third annual "Winter Metal Symphony" show (formerly "Christmas Metal Symphony"),set to take place January 22, 2011 at 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. As was the case with the last two editions of...

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KAMELOT: European Tour Dates Announced

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT have announced their highly anticipated return to Europe on the heels of their new album release, "Poetry for the Poisoned". The 2011 European leg of "The Pandemonium Tour" will begin on April 22 at Paris' famous Elysee Montmartre venue, taking the band's...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer Dedicates Radio Show To Veterans Day/Remembrance Day

This month's edition of BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward's "Rock 50" monthly radio show will air on November 20, "and as usual, we'll be dedicating the show to Veterans Day/Remembrance Day (November 11)," states Bill. "In the first hour of the show, we'll have some great metal bands, including ANTHRA...

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SOILWORK: Fifth Part Of Tour Documentary Posted Online

Swedish metallers SOILWORK have uploaded the fifth part of their tour documentary. The footage was filmed and edited by Tommy Jones and taken during the band's recent North American headlining tour. SOILWORK's new album, "The Panic Broadcast", sold around 5,300 copies in the United States in its fir...