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Drummer MARCO MINNEMANN To Guest On New POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER Album

Acclaimed drummer Marco Minnemann (KREATOR, NECROPHAGIST, EPHEL DUATH, JOE SATRIANI) has laid down the drum tracks for the third album from the Italian alternative/progressive metal band POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. Entitled "A Sense Of Decay", the CD is tentatively scheduled ror release in May 2...

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NIGHTWISH: New Album Update

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH entered the studio in October to begin recording the follow-up to 2007's "Dark Passion Play". According to the band, "Emppu [Vuorinen] is nearly done with his guitar recordings, having done four comp tracks to all the songs plus half of all the leads. (T...

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GRIMUS Signs With INNERSTRENGTH RECORDS

New Jersey death metal barbarians GRIMUS have inked a record deal with New York-based Innerstrength Records. The band of the union, "[Innerstrength] put out some great, quality, heavy underground music and we're excited to be part of their growing roster. Be on the alert for GRIMUS coming to a venue...

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Drummer MARCO MINNEMANN Rumored To Have Joined DREAM THEATER

40-year-old international drumming sensation Marco Minnemann (KREATOR, NECROPHAGIST) is strongly rumored to have joined DREAM THEATER as the replacement for the recently departed Mike Portnoy. In a posting on his official web site, DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci stated about the group's drumm...

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BORKNAGAR Drummer Launches MONARCH

Drummer David Kinkade (BORKNAGAR) has joined forces with guitarist Marco Martell (MALEVOLENT CREATION, DIVINE EMPIRE) and vocalist Jarret Roberts of Chicago's KASTASYDE to form MONARCH. Commented Kinkade: "For the past 10 or so years, I've been putting my personal musical ideas on the backburner in...

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SERENITY: New Album Details Revealed; Audio Samples Available

Austrian symphonic melodic metallers SERENITY will release their third album, "Death & Legacy", on February 25, 2010 via Napalm Records. The CD was produced by Oliver Philipps, Jan Vacik, Thomas Buchberger and Georg Neuhauser and it features guest appearances by Ailyn (SIRENIA),Amanda Somervill...

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MR. BIG Singer Discusses 'What If…' Album In New Audio Interview

DJ Marco Garavelli of italian web radio Linearock.it recently conducted an interview with singer Eric Martin of the reunited MR. BIG. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio): ...

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NIGHTWISH, SONATA ARCTICA, TERÄSBETONI, KIUAS Members Perform Finnish Christmas Songs (Video)

RASKAS JOULU (Heavy Christmas) — a Finnish project which celebrates Christmas and its music tradition mixed with metal — completed its annual tour this past weekend with three shows at Tavastia in Helsinki. Two concerts were held on December 18 — an afternoon all-ages show and an evening performance...

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SIX REASONS TO KILL: New Song Available For Streaming

"Welcome To Forever", a brand new song from Koblenz, Germany-based extreme metallers SIX REASONS TO KILL, is available for streaming at this location. The track comes off the band's fourth album, "Architects Of Perfection", which is scheduled for release on January 28, 2011 via Massacre Records. "Ar...

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SIX REASONS TO KILL Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS

Koblenz, Germany-based extreme metallers SIX REASONS TO KILL have inked a deal with Massacre Records. The band's fourth album, "Architects Of Perfection", is scheduled for release on January 28, 2011. Commented the band: "After several months of working and recording on our forthcoming album, we're...

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OLIVER WEERS: New Album Samples Available

Charismatic singer Oliver Weers (born in Germany, now based in Denmark) will release his new album, "Evil's Back", on February 21 in Denmark via Target Records and on February 25 in the rest of Europe through Metal Heaven. "With the upcoming album, 'Evil's Back', [fans] can expect more depth and hea...

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Live at Wacken: The Reunion

TWISTED SISTER is one of those bands that must be experienced live to fully appreciate. Everyone knows about the outrageous tough-guys-in-drag image and those legendary videos for "I Wanna Rock" and "We're Not Gonna Take It", but the quintet's domain has always been the stage. TWISTED SISTER is abou...

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DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS Announces 'Musical Mind Meld' Supergroup Event

DREAM THEATER's keyboardist Jordan Rudess and drum great Marco Minnemann appear on the BandCrashers.com platform in a two-hour live online streaming performance on December 15, 2010, from Chicago's premier Plant 10 Studios, at 8 p.m. CST (9 p.m. EST and 6 p.m. PST). The "Musical Mind Meld" features...

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MARCO MENDOZA Interviewed By Slovakia's ROCK.SK (Video)

Slovakian rock webmagazine Rock.sk conducted an interview with bassist extraordinaire Marco Mendoza when he visited Banska Bystrica, Slovakia on October 27, 2010 for a bass clinic. You can watch the chat in two parts below. Mendoza recently released his second solo album, "Casa Mendoza", on Mascot R...

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DRAGONFORCE Guitarist Says Band Has Yet To Choose New Lead Singer

DJ Marco Garavelli of the Italian web site LineaRock conducted an interview with Herman Li, guitarist, songwriter and producer of the Grammy-nominated British extreme epic power metal band DRAGONFORCE, in late November during Li's Italian clinic tour. When asked about DRAGONFORCE's split with lead s...