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MACHINE HEAD: 'Halo' Video Posted Online

MTV2's Headbanger's Blog is hosting the premiere of MACHINE HEAD's new video, "Halo". The clip, which was filmed on April 3 in San Francisco with director Mike Sloat ("Aesthetics of Hate", "Imperium", "Days Turn Blue to Gray"),was shot entirely in front of a green screen, and the footage was all di...

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MACHINE HEAD: 'Halo' Video To Premiere On 'Headbanger's Ball' This Saturday

Tune in to MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" this Saturday, May 31 at 11:00 p.m. PT/ET for the exclusive world premiere of the MACHINE HEAD's new video, "Halo". The "Halo" video shoot took place on April 3 in San Francisco. Directed by Mike Sloat ("Aesthetics of Hate", "Imperium", "Days Turn Blue to Gray")...

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MACHINE HEAD Guitarist To Appear At LONDON INTERNATIONAL MUSIC SHOW

MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel will appear at the London International Music Show for Jackson guitars on Saturday, June 14 at ExCel London at 12:00 p.m. (noon) on stand A4. In addition to taking part in a signing session, Demmel will be present for the UK debut of his signature Jackson Demmeliti...

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UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival Moves Up A Stage

The UK's premier metal festival Bloodstock Open Air has taken a major industry partner onto their board prior to their biggest year yet. Stuart Galbraith joins Bloodstock after heading up Live Nation where he gained his reputation in festivals, events like Live 8 and promoting world tours for music'...

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RICHIE KOTZEN: Live Appearances Announced

Richie Kotzen (ex-POISON, MR. BIG) has scheduled the following appearances: May 07 - House Of Blues - West Hollywood, CA May 08 - Guitar Institute Of Technology (GIT) - Hollywood, CA Jun. 14 - The London Guitar Show (ExCel) London, UK Kotzen will release his first-ever live CD, "Live In Sao Paulo",...

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JOE SATRIANI, PAUL GILBERT, BILLY SHEEHAN, RICHIE KOTZEN To Perform At THE LONDON GUITAR SHOW

Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert, Billy Sheehan and C3 featuring undisputed guitar greats Richie Kotzen, Guthrie Govan and Greg Howe are among the scheduled performers at The London Guitar Show 2008 on June 14 and June 15. The London Guitar Show is part of the UK's biggest music exhibition, the London Int...

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LED ZEPPELIN, KORN, STONE SOUR Drummers Confirmed For DRUMMER LIVE

Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN, FOREIGNER, UFO),Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS),Ray Luzier (KORN, ARMY OF ANYONE, DAVID LEE ROTH),Roy Mayorga (STONE SOUR, SOULFLY) and Pete Ray Biggin (MARK RONSON) are among the first confirmed drummers for Europe's largest drumming festival, Drummer Live, which l...

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KIUAS: 'The New Dark Age' E-Card Available

An e-card for "The New Dark Age", the third album from Finnish power metallers KIUAS, is available at this location. "The New Dark Age" was released in Finland on March 5. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. The Decaying Doctrine 02. Conqueror 03. Kiuas War Anthem 04. The New ...

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KIUAS Tops Finnish Single Chart

"Of Sacrifice, Loss and Reward", the new single from the Finnish power metallers KIUAS, has entered the single chart in the band's home country at position No. 1. The track comes off the group's third album, "The New Dark Age", which is scheduled for release in Finland on March 5. "The New Dark ...

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DEEP PURPLE To Play British International Motor Show

According to Deep-Purple.net, DEEP PURPLE is scheduled to perform on July 30, as part of a series of gigs linked with the British International Motor Show at the ExCeL Arena in London. Doors open at 20:00, with the band on stage at 21:00. Tickets are already on sale from ents24.com. Other acts confi...

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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Auctioning Vintage LUDWIG Snare Drum

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain is auctioning "a very fine, vintage, '70s [Ludwig] Acrolite snare drum" via eBay. According to Nicko's posting on the auction page, "It has the original heads top and bottom and the original snare. The shell is in good shape, it has a few scratches on it but looks ....

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KAZJUROL: 1988 Demo Available For Download

The 1988 "A Lesson in Love" demo cassette by Swedish thrashers KAZJUROL has been made available for download at the Bang! Bang! metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "This well-executed riff-a-thon exploded in 1988, showing a technical mastery of METALLICA, SLAYER, D.R.I. and EXCEL riffage th...

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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN To Perform At London's 'Drummer Live' Event

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain will perform at the Drummer Live event — described as "the ultimate day out for all drumming, percussionist and music enthusiasts" — on October 20-21 at the London Docklands' ExCeL Centre. Also scheduled to appear are Cindy Blackman (LENNY KRAVITZ),Gerald Heyward (...

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Newly Launched ASCENDANCE RECORDS Signs FLOWING TEARS, UNEXPECT, AKPHAEZYA

Ascendance Records is a new label funded by Lee Barrett (founder of Candlelight Records; former member of EXTREME NOISE TERROR, currently in TO-MERA) and A&R'd by Sam Grant (writer, promoter, broadcaster, interviewer for Sonic Cathedral online). The emphasis on signing will be, but not exclusive...

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Thrashin' the Neighborhood

Hailing from different countries, but the same neighborhood, Montreal's REANIMATOR and California's MERCILESS DEATH have one big thing in common. Both excel at producing pure old school thrash that takes no cues from the 'core-inflected thrash style that's been done over and over again these past fe...