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Former EVANESCENCE Guitarist Talks THE FALLEN

On June 16, Los Angeles Times spoke with former EVANESCENCE guitarist/songwriter Ben Moody about his new project, THE FALLEN, also featuring "American Idol" runner-up Carly Smithson and Moody's fellow ex-EVANESCENCE bandmates John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums). A couple of excerpts from th...

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EVANESCENCE Singer: 'Look Out For New Music Next Year'

EVANESCENCE frontwoman Amy Lee has released a statement in response to media reports surrounding the announcement that the band's former guitarist/songwriter Ben Moody has launched a new project called THE FALLEN. Lee says, "There's some pretty weird stuff flying around right now and I'd like to cle...

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Former EVANESCENCE Members Join Forces With 'American Idol' Singer In THE FALLEN

Brian Mansfield of USA Today reports that three of the four original members of EVANESCENCE — guitarists Ben Moody and John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray — have joined forces with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson to form a new band called THE FALLEN. A formal announcement will be...

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IRON MAIDEN, DEEP PURPLE Members Confirmed For 'The Sunflower Jam'

Ian Paice (DEEP PURPLE),Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN),Micky Moody (ex-WHITESNAKE),Margo Buchanan (ex-PINK FLOYD) and Murray Gould (ex-ELTON JOHN) will take part in THe Sunflower Jam 2009, a fundraising event organized by the British charity Sam Buxton Sunflower Healing Trust. This year's Sunflowe...

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BRUCE DICKINSON, JON LORD, MICKY MOODY To Honor Members Of Military

According to the U.K.'s Henley Standard, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord, Bruce Dickinson of IRON MAIDEN, former WHITESNAKE guitarist Micky Moody, Joe Brown and his daughter Sam and Steve Balsamo, who starred in "Jesus Christ Superstar", will perform at a June 27 event to honor members of th...

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TARJA TURUNEN Says Next Album Will Have 'Heavier Guitars' And 'Heavier Songs'

Sonic Cathedral webzine recently conducted an interview with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Sonic Cathedral: This is your first time touring solo [without NIGHTWISH] in the United States. What made you decide to come out here finally? Tarja: You know,...

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'Metalopolis' To Pay Memorial Day Tribute To Metal's Fallen Heroes

Portland, Oregon's weekly heavy metal program "Metalopolis", hosted by former WHITE ZOMBIE drummer Ivan de Prume, will pay a special Memorial Day weekend tribute to metal's fallen heroes this Saturday night, May 23, 2009. Among those being honored are Cliff Burton (METALLICA),"Dimebag" Darrell Abbo...

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KAMELOT Guitarist Discusses Upcoming Album

The German KAMELOT fan site recently conducted an interview with the band's guitarist, Thomas Youngblood. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Q: KAMELOT will enter the studio in June to record the new album. Will you start recording the new songs at that point, or will you use the time...

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MOTOGRATER Is Back!

MOTOGRATER is back with a new lineup, including original guitarist Nuke, motograterist Bruce, Twitch on drums, Mylon on bass, Tyler on guitar, and brand new vocalist Angel (real name: Michael E. Woodruff),formerly of RELEVENT. MOTOGRATER has been locked away in the hills of Sacramento this past yea...

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EX DEO: 'Romulus' Video Released

"Romulus", the new video from EX DEO — the band led by KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono — can be viewed below. The clip was shot in March in Belgrade, Serbia with renowned director Stanimir "Staca" Lukic (MOONSPELL, KAMELOT, DEATHSTARS, TYPE O NEGATIVE). Maurizio stated, "The setup was extremely p...

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EX DEO: 'Romulus' Video To Debut Next Week

"Romulus", the new video from EX DEO — the band led by KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono — will make its online debut on Tuesday, May 12 on MySpace Metal. The clip was shot in March in Belgrade, Serbia with renowned director Stanimir "Staca" Lukic (MOONSPELL, KAMELOT, DEATHSTARS, TYPE O NEGATIVE)....

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2009 Joey Ramone Birthday Bash Details Unveiled

Celebrating what would have been the 58th birthday of punk icon Joey Ramone, the annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash will take place Tuesday, May 19 at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza. Mickey Leigh, event organizer and brother of Joey Ramone, has announced that, as part of the ninth annual Bash,...

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BEHEMOTH, NILE, KEEP OF KALESSIN Members To Guest On EX DEO Debut

Nergal (BEHEMOTH),Karl Sanders (NILE) and Obsidian C (KEEP OF KALESSIN) will make guest appearances on "Romulus", the debut album from EX DEO, the new band led by KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono. Nergal will appear in the song "Storm The Gates Of Alesia", singing a very famous Caesar quote; Sand...

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SLOWMOTION APOCALYPSE: New Album Track Listing Revealed

Italian metallers SLOWMOTION APOCALYPSE have finalized the track listing for their third album, "Mothra", due later in the year via an as-yet-undetermined record label. The CD was recorded at Planet Red Studios in Richmond, Virginia with producer Andreas Magnusson (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, THE AGONY...

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KATAKLYSM Frontman's EX DEO Confirmed For PAGANFEST European Tour

EX DEO, the new band led by KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono, will make its live debut this September/October on the special edition of Europe's biggest pagan/folk metal tour, Paganfest. Co-headlining throughout will be Finland's KORPIKLAANI and Germany's DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER. Additional sup...