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DOPPLER Signs With MIGHTY MUSIC

Spanish metal band DOPPLER has inked a deal with Mighty Music. The group's debut album, "Apophenia: I Error", will be released on August 27. According to a press release, "Apophenia: Type I Error" is "an album based on low tuned riffs and complex polyrhythms, which could easily be related to genres...

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EARLY GRAVES Signs With NO SLEEP RECORDS

No Sleep Records has announced the signing of San Francisco-based metal quintet EARLY GRAVES. The band will enter the studio in July to record its third full-length album for a fall release. EARLY GRAVES formed in the Bay Area in early 2008 and released two full-length albums, "We: The Guillotine" (...

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KING DIAMOND Guitarist Answers Fan-Submitted Questions (Video)

A four-minute video clip in which KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy LaRocque answers fan-submitted questions can be seen below. As previously reported, KING DIAMOND will play only two shows in Europe this summer: June 09 - Sweden Rock Festival – Sölvesborg, SWE June 15 - Hellfest - Clisson, France Legenda...

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LITA FORD Says Now Is The 'Perfect Time' For RUNAWAYS Reunion

Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: There's a lot of bonus tracks [on your new album, "Living Like A Runaway"]. Was that the plan from the beginning? Lita: No,...

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KING DIAMOND Members Talk About Stage Production For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL, HELLFEST (Video)

A four-minute video clip in which KING DIAMOND members Andy LaRocque (guitar),Mike Wead (guitar) and Hal Patino (bass) talk about the stage production for the band's performances at Sweden Rock Festival and Hellfest can be seen below. As previously reported, KING DIAMOND will play only two shows in...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Says He Left MEGADETH Because Band Wasn't Aggressive Enough

Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: Have you stayed in touch with [MEGADETH mainman] Dave Mustaine and the other guys through the years? Friedman: Not...

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ZAKK WYLDE Says Next BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Studio Album Won't Arrive Until 2014

On Friday, May 25, Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: Are you gonna do something with Kerry King [SLAYER]? Zakk: Well, I mean, I always talk with Kerry...

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ONSLAUGHT: Video Interview With SY KEELER Posted Online

Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with vocalist Sy Keeler of British thrashers ONSLAUGHT on April 4 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. ONSLAUGHT will perform its 1986 album "The Force" in its entirety on their upcoming European headlining tour in September and Octobe...

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EVIL MASQUERADE: 'A Silhouette' Video Released

"A Silhouette", the new video from the Denmark-based symphonic metal band EVIL MASQUERADE, can be seen below. The song comes off the group's fifth album, "Pentagram", which was released on May 21 via Dark Minstrel Music. The CD was once again produced by guitarist Henrik Flyman and mixed by Tommy Ha...

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ADRENALINE MOB: New Video Interview With MIKE PORTNOY, JOHN MOYER

Rock Stars Glued recently conducted an interview with ADRENALINE MOB drummer Mike Portnoy (formerly of DREAM THEATER) and bassist John Moyer (also of DISTURBED) . You can now watch the chat below. In addition to Portnoy and Moyer, ADRENALINE MOB features guitar virtuoso Mike Orlando (SONIC STOMP) an...

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KREATOR Frontman: 'The Reality On The Internet Is So Much Different From The Actual World'

Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza of German thrash metal veterans KREATOR. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: Where did the title "Phantom Antichrist" come from? Mille: It's a metaphor. It wa...

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UNISONIC: More Rehearsal Footage Posted Online

The second in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the rehearsal sessions for UNISONIC's current tour can be seen below. UNISONIC is the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and guitarist Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) alongside guitarist Mandy Mey...

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MERCENARY Working On New Material

Danish melodic death metallers MERCENARY are currently in pre-production for their seventh album, which they hope to begin recording later in the year. A six-minute video clip documenting MERCENARY's March 2012 visit to Russia alongside fellow Danish thrashers HATEPSHERE can be seen below. MERCENARY...

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JORN: 'Bring Heavy Rock To The Land' Video Released

The video for "Bring Heavy Rock To The Land", the title track of the brand new studio album from Norwegian powerhouse vocalist Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN, AVANTASIA),can be seen below. The clip was directed by Thomas Tjäder (PRETTY MAIDS, IN FLAMES). Jorn says, "The title track has really a strong Jorn...

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TRIOSPHERE: 'Marionette' Video Released

"Marionette", the new video from Norwegian female-fronted metallers TRIOSPHERE, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's sophomore album, "The Road Less Travelled", which was released in May 2010 via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Onwards" was recorded at Trondheim Lydstudio in Trondh...