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MASTODON's HINDS, KELLIHER Talk Gear With PREMIER GUITAR

Premier Guitar's Jordan Wagner conducted an interview with MASTODON's Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher backstage at the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines, Iowa on October 14, 2009. In this "rig rundown," Brent talks about his vintage Fender silverface combo and Marshall JMP heads. He also discusses his lo...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer Previews Christmas 'Rock 50' Show

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has issued the following update on the Christmas edition of his "Rock 50" monthly radio show, which airs between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. PST on WPMD, a college radio station at Cerritos College in California: "In my last news post, about the November radio show, I’d...

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DETHKLOK Co-Creator Says Band's Current Tour With MASTODON Is 'A Sausage Fest'

Erica Landau of New Times recently conducted an interview with Brendon Small, co-creator of "Metalocalypse", the smash hit animated series on Adult Swim featuring the fictitious metal band DETHKLOK. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. New Times: What does metal touch on, and why is it so funn...

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HIGH ON FIRE: Tentative Album Title Revealed; Performance Footage Of New Song Available

Oakland, California sludge metal trio HIGH ON FIRE has set "Snakes For The Divine" as the tentative title of its fifth studio album and follow-up to 2007's "Death Is This Communion". The CD was recorded with producer Greg Fidelman (METALLICA, SLAYER, JOHNNY CASH) at The Pass Studios in Los Angeles a...

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MASTODON To Guest On MTV2's 'Headbangers Ball'

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will guest on "Headbangers Ball" on Saturday, December 19. "Headbangers Ball" airs Saturday nights/Sunday mornings at 2:00 a.m. ET/PT on MTV2. MASTODON performed the song "Divinations" live on the October 30 edition of NBC-TV's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon". W...

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FLYLEAF Singer Interviewed On 101.7 THE FOX; Video Available

On November 1, 2009, singer Lacey Mosley of the Belton, Texas-based quintet FLYLEAF was interviewed on Santa Rosa, California's 101.7 The Fox radio station inside the "Less Is More Lounge" at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Watch the eight-minute chat below. Red 40 Productions, which...

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BARONESS: Video Interview With JOHN BAIZLEY Posted Online

MetalKult.com has posted a video interview with John Baizley, the singer/guitarist for Georgia-based progressive hardcore rockers BARONESS. The footage was shot a few weeks ago when Baizley visited New York City to promote his band's third album, "Blue Record". Go to MetalKult.com to hear Baizley ta...

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HELL WITHIN Signs With THORP RECORDS

Massachusetts-based metallers HELL WITHIN have inked a multi-album worldwide deal with Thorp Records. The band will enter Damaged Studios (BURY YOUR DEAD, SEAMLESS, UNEARTH) in January with producer Pete Rutcho to begin recording its new album for a May 2010 release. Commented Thorp Records co-found...

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MASTODON Performs On 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon'; Video Available

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON performed the song "Divinations" live on last night's (Thursday, October 30) edition of NBC-TV's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon". Watch video of the performance below. MASTODON has written the score to "Jonah Hex", the comic-book Western/horror film starring Jos...

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EDGE OF SPIRIT: New Video Teaser Posted Online

A teaser for "Destroy", the new video from the Japanese hardcore/metal act EDGE OF SPIRIT, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's self-titled fourth album, which will be released on November 11, 2009 via the OCH label. The CD was mastered by Alan Douches (MASTODON, HATEBREED, SHADOWS FAL...

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FLYLEAF: 'Beautiful Bride' Video Released

Red 40 Productions, which is owned by Don Tyler, has released the Tyler-directed video for FLYLEAF's next single, "Beautiful Bride". You can watch the clip below (courtesy of RockTube.us). Don Tyler is the Cleveland-based music video director best known for his combined use of live action and animat...

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BARONESS Frontman Discusses His First Gallery Show

Video footage of BARONESS singer/guitarist John Baizley talking about his first gallery show, "The Art of John Baizley" (which opens on November 6 at the Metropolis gallery in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and runs through November 30) can be viewed below (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep). As the singer/guit...

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MASTODON Bassist Talks About Scoring 'Jonah Hex' Film

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have written the score to "Jonah Hex", the comic-book Western/horror film starring Josh Brolin in the lead role, with support from John Malkovich, Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Michael Fassbender and Michael Shannon. The movie is based on the DC comic series about a...

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DESPISED ICON Frontman Interviewed By CAPITAL CHAOS; Video Available

Capital Chaos conducted an interview with vocalist Alex Erian of Montreal extreme metallers DESPISED ICON on October 4, 2009 at The Boardwalk in Orangevale, California. Watch the chat in two parts below. "Day Of Mourning", the new album from DESPISED ICON, sold around 3,000 copies in the United Stat...

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MASTODON: Chicago Show To Be Recorded For Future Release

According to a posting on MASTODON's official Twitter profile, the band's October 17, 2009 concert at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois will be recorded for future release. More information will be made available soon. MASTODON recently confirmed that they are working with composer John Powel...