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DISTURBED To Tour Australia, New Zealand With TRIVIUM, AS I LAY DYING
Chicago heavy rockers DISTURBED will embark on the Australian/New Zealand leg of their "Music As A Weapon Tour" in April 2011. Support on the shows will come from TRIVIUM, AS I LAY DYING and FORGIVEN RIVAL (except where otherwise noted). The dates are as follows: Apr. 20 - Perth, AUS - Burswood Dome...November 16, 2010
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BRO JOVI: Debut Album Release Date Announced
BRO JOVI, a "rabid, alcohol-fueled beast" featuring current and former members of ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, ABORTED and SYSTEM DIVIDE, has set November 16 as the digital release date for its first LP, "Songs To Crush Beers To Vol. I: Slippery When Blacked". The album will be available on iTunes, Amazon, CDb...November 9, 2010
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Heavy Metal Thunder: The Movie
Wow, where do you even start with this one? How about with the audacious statement that SAXON is one of history's greatest heavy metal bands in the truest sense. Over 30 years running and in the last decade releasing some of the best music of its career, the story of the New Wave of British ...November 7, 2010
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Frozen Storm Apocalypse
Back in the 1980s, Christian traditionalists wrote books warning parents of the evil in disguise that was "Christian rock", claiming it was just a sly trick by Ol' Scratch to help dirty, nasty rock and roll gain entry into otherwise God-fearing homes. These guys had a problem with bands like PETRA,...November 6, 2010
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Warfare
In our attempts to make things all highbrow and literary around here, we rarely fall back on that moth-eaten metal review staple known as The If. You know what I'm talking about: "if BAND A stole BAND B's lunch money at Famous Metal Guy's house while BAND C videotaped the whole thing with their pant...November 6, 2010
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The Nemesis Construct
In its purest form it is called Swedish melodic death metal, which in and of itself isn't all that pure and rarely Swedish these days. Though varying in its tried and true form, melodic metalcore as heard through an Americanized filter through which the likes of AT THE GATES and IN FLAMES have passe...November 6, 2010
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Relentless Retribution
There's a fine line ya gotta tread, when you're an old band bringing new material to the table (especially an act reuniting after a layoff). You wanna be relevant and create music that stands up with stuff that stands with the current crop of metal, but ratchet up the intensity too far and your old-...November 4, 2010
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STRYPER Frontman: 'We'll Go To The Grave Making A Bold Stand For Christ'
"The Covering", the much-anticipated covers album from Christian hard rockers STRYPER, will be released in early 2011 via Big3 Records. "The Covering", produced by frontman Michael Sweet, will be unlike any previous STRYPER recording in that it's a collection of cover songs from bands that inspired...November 1, 2010
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THE OCEAN Ripped Off In Spain
On Wednesday, October 20, THE OCEAN, who are currently on tour supporting THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN in Europe, were robbed on a highway near Madrid. Said the band in a statement: "Two guys in a black BMW pulled us over with fake police IDs. They asked for our van papers and IDs and wanted to ...October 25, 2010
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IN THIS MOMENT Frontwoman Interviewed On 'Good Time Metal Oldies' (Audio)
On September 23, 2010, Jason Saulnier of the "Good Time Metal Oldies" radio show conducted an interview with vocalist Maria Brink of Southern California's IN THIS MOMENT. You can now listen to the chat below. "Good Time Metal Oldies" airs Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. EST on CIFA 104.1 FM in Nova Scotia an...October 22, 2010
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ARCH ENEMY: 12 Songs Written For New Album
Maximum Rock Mag recently conducted an interview with vocalist Angela Gossow of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Maximum Rock Mag: So, what's going on with ARCH ENEMY? What are you guys doing now? Gossow: Well, we got a couple of shows com...October 21, 2010
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MICHAEL MONROE: New Solo Album In Mixing Mode
Michael Monroe, iconic rock and roll frontman and founding member of hugely influential Finnish outfit HANOI ROCKS, recently entered a Los Angeles studio with legendary producer Jack Douglas (AEROSMITH, JOHN LENNON, CLUTCH, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT, NEW YORK DOLLS) to begin recording Monroe's new solo album...October 19, 2010
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JOHN BUSH: Rejoining ANTHRAX On A Permanent Basis 'Didn't Feel Right'
Former ANTHRAX and current ARMORED SAINT vocalist John Bush was interviewed by host Victor M. Ruiz for the latest episode of the "Mars Attacks" podcast. You can now stream the podcast using the audio player below. On being asked to sing for METALLICA in the early '80s and his decision to join ANTHRA...October 16, 2010
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RAY DAVIES Talks About His Collaboration With METALLICA (Video)
Ray Davies has revisited some of his greatest songs, in the process collaborating with some of the biggest names in rock on his new album, due out on November 1. It's called "See My Friends", with each track featuring THE KINKS mastermind teaming up with a different major musician. These include MET...October 14, 2010
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Ex-ANTHRAX Singer DAN NELSON Says His Version Of 'Fight' Is 'The Way It Was Meant To Sound'
Former ANTHRAX singer Dan Nelson has slammed the band's performance of the new song "Fight 'Em 'Til You Can't" with Joey Belladonna on vocals, saying that the original version of the track — which was first written and recorded while Nelson was in ANTHRAX — was "the way it was meant to sound." ANTHR...October 10, 2010
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