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BLAZE BAYLEY, THOMAS ZWIJSEN Set Release Date For 'Russian Holiday' Acoustic EP

British heavy metal singer Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) will release his upcoming collaborative acoustic EP with Belgium-based classical guitarist Thomas Zwijsen, "Russian Holiday" on February 5. The effort, which is available for pre-order in Basic, Silver (name mentioned in the booklet) a...

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Silverthorn

A few years back, I was stranded outside a venue as guest of a band opening for symphonic metallers KAMELOT. My hosts had been detained at customs on the same day as the gig, hence their late arrival. Fortunately for me, I'd interviewed former KAMELOT vocalist Roy Khan a week prior and the band spie...

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Temporal

It's hard for me not to interject a personal note whenever discussing ISIS, so humor me a minute, if you will. To me, this was never a "post metal" band, a stupid, supercilious term I've always objected to in the first place. ISIS was an empirical, cinematic symposium of darkness and light, a sterli...

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VOLBEAT To Tour North America With DANKO JONES

Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT will embark on a North American headlining tour in the spring. The trek, which will feature support from DANKO JONES, will kick off on March 6 in Dallas, Texas. Confirmed dates: Mar. 06 - Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom Mar. 07 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ball...

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GALLOWS Interviewed In Chicago (Video)

Sami Jarroush of the Rock It Out! Blog conducted an interview with GALLOWS on November 13 at Subterranean in Chicago, Illinois. You can now watch the chat below. Released on September 10 through the band's own label Venn Records (in partnership with [PIAS] Recordings),GALLOWS' third and self-titled...

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DRAGONSCLAW '98% Done' With New Album

Australia-based "epic, aggressive" metallers DRAGONSCLAW are "98% done" with their second album, "Judgement Day", which is scheduled for release in early 2013. The band states, "David Reece [ACCEPT, BANGALORE CHOIR] has delivered an amazing guest vocal on the track 'Watching My Every Move'... Jack S...

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THY WILL BE DONE Performs With Fan In Houston (Video)

Rhode Island's THY WILL BE DONE invited a fan onstage to play the song "Subversion Of The Sleep" with them on November 17 at the Scout Bar on the Houston, Texas date of the "Party To The Apocalypse" tour. Thomas Ebers, who happened to also be a guitar player in one of the local opening ...

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NONPOINT Frontman Interviewed By MusicTourReviews (Video)

Peter Lizano of MusicTourReviews recently conducted an interview with NONPOINT vocalist Elias Soriano. You can now watch the chat below. The new self-titled album from NONPOINT sold 7,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 62 on The Billboard 200 chart....

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Video: IZZY STRADLIN, JOHNNY DEPP Jam With AEROSMITH In Los Angeles

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin and international film star and musician Johnny Depp joined AEROSMITH on stage during their headlining show Monday night (December 3) in Los Angeles. Depp stepped in on guitar for the vintage FLEETWOOD MAC blues jam "Stop Messin' Around" and THE BEATLES'...

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BLAZE BAYLEY, THOMAS ZWIJSEN Complete Work On 'Russian Holiday' Acoustic EP

British heavy metal singer Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) has finished mixing and mastering his upcoming collaborative acoustic EP with Belgium-based classical guitarist Thomas Zwijsen, "Russian Holiday". In addition, Blaze and Thomas have just started a competition for the CD's cover artwork...

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Video: DESTRUCTION's Three-Drummer Attack At 'Spiritual Genocide' CD-Release Concert

German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION were joined by two of their former drummers, Oliver "Olly" Kaiser (1987-1999) and Sven Vormann (1999-2002) on stage on November 24 at the Täger Sporthalle in Wettingen, Switzerland for a performance of their classic track "Antichrist". Fan-filmed video footag...

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WOLF's NIKLAS STÅLVIND Talks About His GIBSON Guitar (Video)

A three-minute video clip of Niklas Stålvind of Swedish metallers WOLF talking about his Gibson guitar when he was in India to perform at the Harley Rock Riders festival can be seen below. WOLF last year parted ways with guitarist Johannes "Axeman" Losbäck and replaced him with Simon Johansson (ABST...

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GALLOWS Interviewed For Exclaim! TV's 'Aggressive Tendencies' (Video)

On November 8, GALLOWS bassist Stuart Gili-Ross and the band's new vocalist, former ALEXISONFIRE guitarist Wade MacNeil, were interviewed by Denise Falzon in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for the latest episode of Exclaim! TV's "Aggressive Tendencies" series. They discussed GALLOWS' latest self-titled al...

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ENVINYA Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS

German metallers ENVINYA have inked a deal with Massacre Records. The band's debut album, "Inner Silence", will be released on January January 25, 2013. Commented the band: "Signing with Massacre Records was an important step for us. To work with people who believe in us and support us helps us to k...

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Man Allegedly Sang GUNS N' ROSES Song Before Killing Ex-Girlfriend

According to the Los Angeles Times, a California man is accused of shooting and killing his business partner after drinking vodka and taking prescription pills while listening to GUNS N' ROSES. Thomas Michael Wilhelm, 48, allegedly sang along to the classic GN'R song "Used To Love Her" — featuring t...