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KORPIKLAANI Bassist Discusses New Album, Lineup Changes

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with bassist Jarkko Aaltonen of Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the departure of violinist Jarkko Lemmetty: Jarkko Aaltonen: "Everything was becoming more and more difficult for him...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Keyboardist Interviewed On MSRcast (Audio)

Keyboardist Aleksi Munter of Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN was interviewed for episode 128 of MSRcast. Munter talks about the metal scene in Finland, the band's upcoming North American tour and the fifth full-length SWALLOW THE SUN album, "Emerald Forest And The Blackbird". You can now list...

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GWAR Taps CANNABIS CORPSE Guitarist For Upcoming Album, Tour

The masked shredders of GWAR have tapped CANNABIS CORPSE/ANTIETAM 1862 guitarist Brent Purgason (pictured below) to replace their fallen bandmate and friend Cory Smoot, a.k.a. Flattus Maximus, who was found dead as GWAR was about to enter Canada on November 3, 2011. He was 34 years old. During an ap...

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FEAR FACTORY Frontman: 'If You're Going To Pursue Music, You've Got To Go All The Way'

Trystan MacDonald of Lithium Magazine recently conducted an interview with vocalist Burton C. Bell of Los Angeles cyber metallers FEAR FACTORY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Lithium Magazine: FEAR FACTORY has had some rough years with its lineup. With the new album, "The Industria...

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RUSH's 'Clockwork Angels: The Novel' Author Says Book And Album Are Independent

"Clockwork Angels: The Novel", the landmark literary collaboration between RUSH drummer and lyricist Neil Peart and bestselling sci-fi author Kevin J. Anderson, will be released in September via ECW Press. Speaking to SciFiPulse.Net, Anderson stated about how the novelization came to life, "Neil and...

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Former KISS, AEROSMITH, SLAUGHTER Members To Take Part In 'Are You Smarter Than A Rock Star?'

Brent Muscat (FASTER PUSSYCAT),Frank Dimino (ANGEL),Bruce Kulick (KISS),Jimmy Crespo (AEROSMITH),Paul Shortino (QUIET RIOT, ROUGH CUTT),Blas Elias (SLAUGHTER) and Ron Keel (KEEL) will be part of the rock star lineup for the weekly, free, two-hour rock trivia contest "Are You Smarter Than a Rock...

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BEDEMON's 'Symphony Of Shadows' To See Light Of Day

Svart Records has set an August 24 release date for "Symphony Of Shadows", the first-ever set of all-new material by BEDEMON, the band regarded by many as the original true U.S. doom band. Inspired by the goriest of fright films and the most menacing of music at the time, guitarist/composer/journali...

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WEDNESDAY 13: 'Spook & Destroy' Cover Artwork Unveiled

MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13 recently entered the studio to begin recording a new EP, "Spook & Destroy", for a tentative October 9 release. The effort will contain the following tracks: 01. M.F.T.W. 02. Halloween 13-13 03. Bad Things (2012) 04. Rambo (2012) 05. Mr. Motherfucker (2012) 06. C...

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EARLY GRAVES To Release 'Red Horse' In October

San Francisco metallers EARLY GRAVES will release their new album, "Red Horse", on October 30 via No Sleep Records. The CD — which was recorded with Tim Green at Louder Studios — marks the band's intrepid return since the tragic death of founding singer Makh Daniels two years ago, and the next chapt...

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METALLICA Drummer Talks 'Mission To Lars' In Mexico City Post-Screening Q&A Session (Video)

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich took part in a question-and-answer session following the screening of the "Mission To Lars" movie this past Saturday, August 4 at the Blackberry Auditorium in Mexico Xity, Mexico. The screening was held in aid of CONFE, the Mexican equivalent of Mencap, the leading U.K....

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, SHADOWS FALL Side Project DEATH RAY VISION Working On New Material

DEATH RAY VISION, the new project featuring SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio and former OVERCAST/SEEMLESS guitarist Pete Cortese, is working on "some very rough" new demos. Fair writes on Twitter, "[I'm] digging these tunes a lot." DEATH RAY VISION's "Get Lo...

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LAMB OF GOD Frontman Gives First Jailhouse Interview: I Can't Wait To See My Family And Friends

Czech tabloid Blesk.cz has published what it claims is an exclusive jailhouse interview with LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe, conducted via his attorney. (In case you are skeptical, the band's reps has confirmed to SPIN that the interview is indeed legit.) Blythe was arrested in the Czech Republic...

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'Mission To Lars' Filmmakers Interviewed At 'Orion Music + More' (Video)

"Mission To Lars" — an uplifting documentary feature film about Tom Spicer, a learning-disabled man who, with his siblings help, goes on a transatlantic quest to find his much-obsessed-over hero, Lars Ulrich of METALLICA — was premiered at Hackney Picturehouse in London, England on June 6. The film...

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CHRIS IMPELLITTERI Talks ANIMETAL USA In New Interview

Robert Cavuota of Guitar International recently conducted an interview with ANIMETAL USA guitarist Chris Impellitteri. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitar International: Tell me how ANIMETAL USA was formed? Chris Impellitteri: It was put together by our record label, Sony. They r...

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KILL RITUAL To Film 'Old School Thrasher' Video

KILL RITUAL, the band featuring former members of IMAGIKA, DARK ANGEL and ELDRITCH, will film a video for the song "Old School Thrasher" on Friday, July 13 at Soundwave Studios in Oakland, California. Mike Sloat (MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT) will handle the production, directing and editing. "Old School...