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EDGUY Frontman Talks About Upcoming Album, AVANTASIA DVD
German melodic metallers EDGUY recently entered Gate Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany to begin recording the follow-up to 2006's "Rocket Ride". Entitled "Tinnitus Sanctus", the new CD is being produced by Sascha Paeth and is scheduled to be released in November 2008. EDGUYfrontman Tobias Sammet has ans...August 14, 2008
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Watershed
When a band makes an ascent up that arduous ladder of success and morphs from an underground phenomenon into a household name splattered across T-shirts worn everywhere from concert venues to middle schools, there will undoubtedly be cries of "fuckin' sell-out" heard from fans who caught on at the b...July 31, 2008
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THE BOY WILL DROWN Signs With EARACHE RECORDS
Earache Records has announced the signing of British technical metallers THE BOY WILL DROWN to a multi-album, worldwide recording deal. THE BOY WILL DROWN is a four-piece band based in Norwich/Colchester, UK who formed in late 2006. Currently regarded as one of the most flamboyant and intense bands...July 25, 2008
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INSOMNIUM To Enter Studio In March
Guitarist Ville Friman of the Finnish metal band INSOMNIUM has issued the following update: "We are currently rehearsing new material, which will become fourth INSOMNIUM album at some point. At the moment, we have four songs ready and lots of semi-ready material in store just waiting to be trained a...July 22, 2008
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Folie Circulaire
Atlanta's WITHERED came bounding onto the scene with 2005's "Memento Mori", standing out on the Lifeforce roster with a style that took Sunlight Studios motoring death and combined it with a little sludge and bit of HIGH ON FIRE dirty pummel. Now on Prosthetic Records, "Folie Circulaire" shows the b...July 7, 2008
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Purifying Consecrated Ground
I will be the first to admit that I'm a fan of the INCANTATION/IMMOLATION brand of filth covered, death metal iniquity, a style that is not as easy to pull off as it may sound. As John McEntee always says, it is all about capturing a certain feeling. Seattle's DRAWN AND QUARTERED has had it ...July 7, 2008
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GLOOMY GRIM Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement
Finnish black metal project GLOOMY GRIM has parted ways with original guitarist Mrgth. His replacement is occultist Father Umbra Sol who has already played with GLOOMY GRIM in the past. Commented GLOOMY GRIM founder Agathon: "This has been there for a long time. Working with Mrgth has been more diff...June 27, 2008
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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman: 'I'm So Not Into The Whole BLABBERMOUTH Bullsh*t'
UK's Zero Tolerance magazine recently conducted an interview with CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. On the element of CHILDREN OF BODOM's non-fanbase that views him as a bleach-blond pretty boy who insists on making all the rules in his band...June 23, 2008
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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'Angel Down' To Receive UK Release In July
Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach will have his latest solo album, "Angel Down", released in the UK on July 21 through Demolition Records. The UK version of the CD will include a bonus five-track live DVD. "Angel Down" was produced by Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD, JUDAS PRIEST),and recorde...June 16, 2008
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JIMI HENDRIX Live Recordings Not Headed To Wolfgang's Vault Web Site
According to The Pulse of Radio, Jimi Hendrix's record label says that there are presently no plans to issue any of his live recordings through their recent agreement with the vintage live music outlet Wolfgang's Vault. Billboard reported that Hendrix's label Universal Music Enterprises (UME) has pa...June 12, 2008
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TONY IOMMI On HEAVEN AND HELL, Internet And TOM JONES
Sam Ash Music recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Sam Ash Music: What's your writing process like? Does it differ depending on your collaborators? Iommi: Yeah, I generally come up...June 11, 2008
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Another Black Day
Considering the fact that I don't listen to a lot of this brand of radio/MTV-friendly modern metal and hard rock, I was pleasantly surprised with the debut album from Ft. Lauderdale's ANOTHER BLACK DAY. The band seamlessly blends a very heavy delivery that is often thrash-based with hooks that are a...June 9, 2008
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: DVD Preview Available
For a sneak peek at AVENGED SEVENFOLD's forthcoming, as-yet untitled live CD/DVD set, check out the "Afterlife" clip below. The group filmed its April 10 concert at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California on the recent Taste of Chaos tour for the package, which the band expects to make availa...June 7, 2008
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IN FLAMES Drummer: 'We've Never Had A Problem' Coming Up With Great New Ideas
Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with IN FLAMES drummer Daniel Svensson. A few excerpts from the chat follow. On the group's new album, "A Sense Of Purpose": "It's our ninth album and I don't think you will get surprised if I say it's our best album so far! (laughs) the .....June 3, 2008
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IN THIS MOMENT Defends OZZY And SHARON Against Criticism From OZZFEST Bashers
Southern California-based female-fronted band IN THIS MOMENT has issued the following update: "We have received a ton of messages in response to our Ozzfest 2008 announcement. [IN THIS MOMENT is one of the bands taking part in this year's one-day Ozzfest event.] "There have been lots of questions an...May 16, 2008
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