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Sting in the Tail
So this is really it, the final SCORPIONS album? After all those years, since the formation by guitarist Rudolf Schenker in 1965 on through the release of 1972's "Lonesome Crow" album after vocalist Klaus Meine and Rudolf's little brother Michael had joined. On through great albums like "Lovedrive"...May 9, 2010
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Demonoir
To my ears the first three 1349 albums are among the best black metal triple-shots ever released, each one feral and uncompromising, yet with each subsequent album the band was developing both its identity and songwriting. Arguments have been made about the purity of "Liberation" compared to "Beyond...May 9, 2010
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Evil Power
You can always count on LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR to kick it old school, kick pretense to the curb, and kick out the motherfuckin' jams. They've done it consistently over the course of three excellent albums of barbarian metal — "Carnage", "The Ultimate Destroyer", and "War Metal Battle Master" (all on S...May 9, 2010
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A Savage Symphony: The History of Annihilation
It was high time that we got an all-inclusive DESTRUCTION DVD that covered the seminal band's bumpy historical ride and captured one of their ferocious live performances. "A Savage Symphony: The History of Annihilation" does just that and more in three-and-a-half hours. The quality and comprehensive...May 9, 2010
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Grind Madness at the BBC
Who would have thought that an unassuming BBC radio broadcaster named John Peel would have had such a monumental impact on the feral metal form known as grindcore? These days a "Peel Session" evokes immediate recognition, as the rabidly anti-commercial music of so many early bands (British ones on E...May 9, 2010
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ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist Ties The Knot
Michael "Mike" Inez, the Grammy Award-winning rock musician best known for his role as the bass guitarist of ALICE IN CHAINS, took the plunge and started a whole new chapter of life — marriage. At an undisclosed location this legendary bassist had his nuptials with his bride, Sydney Kelly, on May 8,...May 9, 2010
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DEF LEPPARD Members Dismiss Split Rumors
According to TheStar.co.uk, DEF LEPPARD has dismissed rumors of a split as singer Joe Elliott and bassist Rick Savage prepared for a special home-coming performance. In an exclusive video chat with The Star, Elliott and Savage fleshed out their reasons for cancelling the USA tour and announced the f...April 30, 2010
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WHITECHAPEL Drummer Forced To Sit Out JOB FOR A COWBOY Tour
Metal Blade Records has launched a new web site dedicated to the forthcoming album, "A New Era of Corruption", from Knoxville, Tennessee's WHITECHAPEL. On ANewEraOfCorruption.com fans will be able to view studio videos from the recording process of "A New Era of Corruption", a live video of the band...April 27, 2010
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DEFTONES Frontman On 'Star Wars', FAITH NO MORE, SLAYER And PANTERA
ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: How has your lyrical process changed over the years? Moreno: I don't know if it's changed so much. I just think I'm at a cleare...April 26, 2010
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HAMMERFALL, DARK TRANQUILLITY, SAVAGE GRACE Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival
HAMMERFALL, DARK TRANQUILLITY, SAVAGE GRACE and DEW-SCENTED have been confirmed for this year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place July 16-17, 2010 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANVIL BULLET DARK TRANQUILLITY DEW-SCENTED DORO...April 26, 2010
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VADER Frontman Answers Fan-Submitted Questions
Guitarist/vocalist Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek of Polish death metallers VADER recently answer a number of fan-submitted questions for the visitors of the Polish web site Lookr.tv. You can now watch the entire question-and-answer session in three parts below. (Note: The interview is in Polish, with Engl...April 22, 2010
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CANDLEMASS Pulls Out Of Germany's KEEP IT TRUE XIII Festival
Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS have cancelled their appearance at this year's Keep It True XIII festival, set to take place April 23-24, 2010 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. According to the festival organizers, "[The members of CANDLEMASS] fear they will not make it in t...April 22, 2010
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TESTAMENT Bassist To Guest On 'The Metal Assassin'
Bassist Greg Christian of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT will be interviewed on DJ Steel's "The Metal Assassin" show on Friday, April 23 at 11:00 p.m. EST. To hear this interview, stop by Metal Messiah Radio and if you want to interact with other metal fans, stop by the chatr...April 20, 2010
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DESTRUCTION Frontman Interviewed On 'The Santollicas'; Audio Available
Bassist/vocalist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer of German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION was interviewed on a recent edition of "The Santollicas", the new Bogota, Colombia-based radio show hosted by guitarist Ralph Santolla (OBITUARY, DEICIDE, DEATH, ICED EARTH) and his wife, Svetlana. The chat is now...April 20, 2010
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MONGREL Singer Quits
Singer Drew Barker has left the Massachusetts-based punk-rock-metal band MONGREL after five years, citing internal turmoil and a desire to create his own music as the major factors for the split. This comes only a week after drummer Ed Loguercio was fired by band founder/guitarist Adam Savage follow...April 14, 2010
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