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God Complex
Answering one of the great burning questions on the metal world's mind — where did keyboardist and programmer John Bechdel go after being in PRONG in the 1990's? — we're graced with the debut of his FALSE ICONS project. That's not entirely fair, of course; the man has done time in MINISTRY and Burto...December 15, 2008
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While You Were Sleeping…
Just when I'm feeling like I can't take any more of this propagating breed of new school death/grind/core metal youngsters THE PLASMARIFLE's "While You Were Sleeping…" comes along and leaves a mighty big impression on me. Though an overused term like deathcore might apply in this case, it seems more...December 15, 2008
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BRUJERIA: Fort Worth Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of extreme metallers BRUJERIA — whose current touring lineup includes CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker (a.k.a. El Cynico) on bass, ex-CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erdlandsson (a.k.a. El Podrido),and NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury (a.k.a. Hongo) on guitar — performing on De...December 11, 2008
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IN FLAMES, OPETH, AMON AMARTH, THE HAUNTED Nominated For SWEDISH METAL AWARDS
IN FLAMES, OPETH, AMON AMARTH, THE HAUNTED and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN are among among the nominated artists for the second annual Swedish Metal Awards, which will be held January 23, 2009 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The complete list of nominees is as follows: Hard Rock: BULLET - "Bite The Bullet" YNGWIE MALMS...December 10, 2008
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GUNS N' ROSES, NEW YORK DOLLS Members Featured On 'Santa's Soundtrack'
Main Man Records is releasing a limited edition holiday record, "Santa's Soundtrack For The Happenin' Holidaze", with some of their usual roster of artists like FRANKENSTEIN 3000, "DERWOOD" ANDREWS (GENERATION X) and SHAWN MARS (MARS NEEDS WOMEN, OZONE MONDAY),as well as some new notable contributo...December 9, 2008
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Singer LONDON LEGRAND 'Would Love' To See BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION Reunion
Blogs N' Roses recently conducted an interview with SOULS OF WE/ex-BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION singer London LeGrand. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Blogs N' Roses: How did you and George [Lynch] decide to start [SOULS OF WE]? London: I was writing some stuff on the acoustic guitar for R...December 8, 2008
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FATAL SMILE: European Headlining Dates Announced
Following the cancellation of their European tour as the support act for MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil, Swedish hard rockers FATAL SMILE have scheduled the following headlining shows: Dec. 08 - B - Antwerpen - De Rots Dec. 09 - NL - Kerkrade - The Rock Temple Dec. 10 - D - Frankfurt - Die ...December 7, 2008
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PSYOPUS Guitarist Offering Lessons
Guitarist Christopher "Arpmandude" Arp of the Rochester, New York-based tech grindcore/hardcore outfit PSYOPUS is offering "weird guitar lessons" in the Rochester area. Arp says, "I charge $10 a half an hour [and] I live near Culver and Merchants. If you want to meet up, MySpace me with your phone n...December 3, 2008
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Y&T To Write First New Original Material In Over A Decade
Legendary California rockers Y&T have issued the following update: "Happy holidays to our fans around the world, from all of us in Y&T! We loved spending our busiest year so far this decade with those of you who came to the 2008 shows, talked with us in person, and communicated with us onlin...December 1, 2008
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SATYRICON Drummer Discusses Band's Musical Progression
Spiritech of Australia's PyroMusic.net recently conducted an interview with drummer Frost (real name: Kjetil Vidar Haraldstad) of Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. PyroMusic.net: In what ways do you feel "The Age Of Nero" is an improvement upon "No...December 1, 2008
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AVALANCHE: Debut Album To Be Recorded In Early 2009
AVALANCHE, the new project featuring Olof Mörck (NIGHTRAGE, DRAGONLAND),Jake E (ex-DREAM EVIL, DREAMLAND),Andy Solveström (WITHIN Y, EVILDOER, CIPHER SYSTEM) and Morten Lowe Sorensen (THE ARCANE ORDER, SUBMISSION),has issued the following update: "We have been getting quite a good amount of messa...December 1, 2008
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Y&T 'Rockumentary' To Air Tomorrow
An 80-minute "rockumentary" on the classic California rockers Y&T, featuring a brand new interview with guitarist/vocalist Dave Meniketti, will air on Metal Express Radio tomorrow (Thursday, November 27) at 15.00 and 21.00 Central European Time (9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. EST) MetalSymphony.com rec...November 26, 2008
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STORMZONE Working With NWOBHM 'Legend' NEIL KAY
Irish band STORMZONE has issued the following update: "We are delighted to announce that NWOBHM legend Neil Kay has agreed to work with us in our preparations for the next STORMZONE album, 'The Secret Gateway'. Neil has been associated with us for some time now, having visited us here frequently for...November 25, 2008
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SODOM, SACRED REICH, WARRIOR Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival
SACRED REICH, WARRIOR, SODOM and ROSS THE BOSS have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 26-27, 2009 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALESTORM BLIND GUARDIAN DRIVER HARDCORE SUPERSTAR LAAZ ROCKIT ROSS...November 19, 2008
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AEROSMITH's JOEY KRAMER Auctioning Off Ultimate Drummer Experience
Ever wanted a one-on-one drum lesson with one of the best? Joey Kramer of AEROSMITH is auctioning off a drum lesson at his studio in Boston, Massachusetts along with his complete personal drum set in support of Samuel Waxman's Collaborating For A Cure 2008. Auction includes: Complete drum set owned...November 19, 2008
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