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RUSH Drummer's 'Christmas Card From Death Valley'

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has posted a lengthy "News, Weather And Sports" update on his web site. An excerpt from his posting follows below. "In the dark early hours of December 4, 2008, I rode down the Pacific Coast Highway through a black void of ocean and sky. A few pairs of headlights glared towar...

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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist's HDK: Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

HDK (formerly HATE DEATH KILL),the Dutch project led by AFTER FOREVER co-founder, main songwriter and guitarist Sander Gommans, will release its debut album, "System Overload", on February 23 in Europe and on April 21 in North America via France's Season of Mist. The track listing is as follows: 01...

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SAXON Frontman Discusses Songwriting Process For New Album

Sweden's Metalshrine conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON on Friday, December 12. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: The new album ["Into the Labyrinth"]. In what way does the title represent the songs? Biff: It doesn't! (laughs)...

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BLEEDING THROUGH Frontman Interviewed In Finland; Video Available

Finland's HardcoreSounds.Net conducted an interview with vocalist Brandan Schieppati of Orange County, California's BLEEDING THROUGH prior to the band's December 9, 2008 concert in Tampere, Finland. Watch the nine-minute chat below. Also available is a performance clip from the show. In support of i...

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MASTODON: New Album Concept Revealed

Patrizia Mazzuoccolo of the "Tinitus" radio show, which airs every Wednesday on Norway's NRK P3, spoke to MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor in late November prior the band's concert in Oslo as part of the "Unholy Alliance: Chapter III" tour with SLAYER, TRIVIUM and AMON AMARTH. Although MASTODON's new a...

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CLUTCH Side Project THE BAKERTON GROUP To Release 'El Rojo' In February

Weathermaker Music, the label owned by touring juggernauts CLUTCH, has inked a multi-year, multiple-release North American deal with Sony/BMG-owned RED Distribution. First on deck, slated for a February 17 release through the formidable alliance, is the new THE BAKERTON GROUP CD entitled "El Rojo"....

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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Explains HDK Project

HDK (formerly HATE DEATH KILL),the Dutch project led by AFTER FOREVER co-founder, main songwriter and guitarist Sander Gommans, will release its debut album, "System Overload", on February 23 in Europe and on April 21 in North America via France's Season of Mist. Sander explains how the project cam...

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SLAYER: Second Part Of KERRY KING Video Interview Available

The German edition of the Metal Hammer has posted the second part of its interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. During the chat, King explains that SLAYER isn't yet done, but he is realistic enough to know that the end will come one day. He explains, "I'm not gonna abominize SLAYER. If somebody...

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MASTODON Drummer Talks About Upcoming Album

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with drummer Brann Dailor of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: What's it like playing as a trio? Did you have to work everything out and rearrange stuff? Brann Dailor: Not really. We pl...

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FORESHADOW Debut To Be Released Early

In preparation for both the holiday season and FORESHADOW's spring 2009 touring plans, Blastzone Entertainment has announced the early release of the band's debut, "Nations Of Failure", with international distribution through Koch Entertainment, Zero Music Group, Code 7, Plastic Head and PHD. FORESH...

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ICON IN ME: 'That Day, That Sorrow' Video Posted Online

"That Day, That Sorrow", the new video from the Russian/Swedish/Danish modern metal band ICON IN ME, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Yuri Yeryomin, who has previously worked with the Russian band ARKONA (Napalm Records). ICON IN ME features in its ranks HOSTILE BREED guitarist D.Frans,...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Talks 'Old-School Russian Film Footage'

A six-minute video clip of METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett talking about "cool, old-school Russian film footage" has been posted on Metallica TV, METALLICA's official YouTube channel. Watch it below. METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich hinted to RollingStone.com that the band's next album could well come...

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Drummer JOHN MACALUSO Opens Music Instruction School

Drummer John Macaluso (ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TNT, JAMES LABRIE, UNION RADIO, RIOT, POWERMAD, DELMAR BROWN, GEORGE LYNCH, STARBREAKER) has returned to his hometown of Commack, New York to open a new music instruction school, where he hopes to share his legacy with aspiring drummers. The Music Lab, l...

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SLAYER: Moscow Photos Available

Los Angeles thrash metal veterans SLAYER performed a headlining show at the B1 Maximum club in Moscow, Russia Saturday night (November 29). Check out photos of the concert: The MetalList Musica.Mustdie.ru The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Flesh Storm 02. War Ensemble 03. Chemical Warfare 04. G...

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TIAMAT In Moscow: More Video Footage Available

Video footage of TIAMAT's November 21, 2008 concert at the Tochka club in Moscow, Russia can be viewed below. More clips can be found at this location. TIAMAT utilized the services of guitarist Johan Nieman (ex-THERION) for its Russian dates following the recent departure of Thomas Wyreson. The grou...