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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist's Moscow Clinic; Video Available

DREAM THEATER keyboarist Jordan Rudess held a clinic on Tuesday, June in Moscow, Russia — one day before the band's headlining concert in the city. Watch video footage of Jordan's appearance below. Rudess recently recorded solo piano versions of some of DREAM THEATER's favorite ballads as well as cr...

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THE SOUND ARCHIVES Working On EP

Former members of FOREVER WINGS FOLD and ex-INMEMORY frontman Marco Lira have joined forces to create the new progressive rock quartet THE SOUND ARCHIVES. This young and extremely talented group combines catchy hooks and heavy breakdowns to appeal to fans of such acts as THE MARS VOLTA, INCUBUS and...

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Former OBITUARY Guitarist To Guest On New LUSTMORD Album

Former OBITUARY guitarist Allen West will make a guest appearance on the new album from the Phoenix, Arizona extreme metal band LUSTMORD. West will lay down his tracks in his home state of Florida. The as-yet-untitled new LUSTMORD CD will be released later in the year via Death Star Records/Death Ra...

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HOUWITSER Completes Work On New Promo CD, Seeks Label Home

Reactivated Dutch death metal veterans HOUWITSER have completed work on a new two-track promotional CD called "Sledgehammer Redemption". The effort was recorded by W. Remeijer and D. van Bijleveld at WR Studios and is available for order via the band's official web site. One of the new tracks, "Hatr...

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SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist's 'Fire-Hearted': Two Songs Available For Streaming

Two songs from the forthcoming third solo album from SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Elias Viljanen, entitled "Fire-Hearted", are available for streaming on the Spinefarm Records MySpace page. Check out the tracks "Fire-Hearted" and "Last Breath of Love" (featuring NIGHTWISH bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala)...

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ALTARIA Signs With ESCAPE MUSIC

Finnish four-piece ALTARIA, known for its traditional but yet catchy heavy metal, has inked a new record deal with Escape Music. The band's new album, "Unholy", will be released this summer. ALTARIA's fourth longplayer introduces the fourth lead vocalist during their nine-year long career. Charismat...

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KALEDON: New DVD Trailer Posted Online

A new trailer for "Roaming In The Land: Ten Years Later", the forthcoming DVD from Italian power metallers KALEDON, can be viewed below. The footage was shot at the band's 10th-anniversary concert on October 30, 2008 at Stazione Birra in Morena, Italy. The band was joined at the event by its origina...

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SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist's 'Fire-Hearted': More Details Revealed

Spinefarm Records has set a June 24 Finnish release date for the third solo album from SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Elias Viljanen, entitled "Fire-Hearted". According to the label "there will be 12 tracks on the album and 10 of the tracks will be instrumental." Guest musicians on the CD include vocalist...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'Play My Game' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Play My Game", the first solo album from powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH),sold around 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales...

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HIBRIA: New Album Out Now

Brazilian metallers HIBRIA have released their second album, "The Skull Collectors", in Asia via Spiritual Beast and in Europe through Remedy Records. The CD was mixed and mastered by Achim Köhler, who has previously worked with such metal acts as AMON AMARTH, SODOM, PINK CREAM 69, BRAINSTORM and PR...

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FLESH MADE SIN Signs With NEUROTIC RECORDS

Dutch black/death thrashers FLESH MADE SIN have inked a deal with Neurotic Records. The band's sophomore album, "The Aftermath of Amen", will be released at the end of June. According to a press release, FLESH MADE SIN "has their roots within the thrash metal scene, but evolved into a more mature an...

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GLENN HUGHES Enlists Danish Guitarist SOREN ANDERSEN

Former DEEP PURPLE bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes has long searched for a European guitarist and has now teamed up with Danish axeman Soren Andersen (OLIVER WEERS). Commented Andersen: "I toured with Marco Mendoza and Tommy Aldridge (THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE) last year around the release of Marco's sol...

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TYRANTS BLOOD: New Song Posted Online

TYRANTS BLOOD, the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based metal band comprised of ex-members of BLASPHEMY, WITCHES HAMMER, INFERNAL MAJESTY, ABUSE, OMEGACROM and MECHA MESSIAH, has posted a new song, "Cast Into Hell", on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off TYRANTS BLOOD's new album, "Cr...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Support HEAVEN & HELL In Europe

Powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) has scheduled the following European solo dates: Jun. 04 - Oslo, Norway, Spektrum (supporting HEAVEN & HELL) Jun. 06 - Sölvesborg, Sweden, Sweden Rock Festival Jun. 08 - Giess...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Records Collection Of Band's Favorite Ballads

DREAM THEATER keyboarist Jordan Rudess has recorded solo piano versions of some of the band's favorite ballads as well as creating some original, progressive piano pieces for a new CD called "Notes On A Dream". A three-part interview with Rudess about the effort can be viewed below. Due on June 2, "...