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THE MURDER REVOLUTION Completes Work On New Demo

Unsigned Cleveland-based extreme metallers THE MURDER REVOLUTION have just completed work on a three-song demo at Spider Studios in Strongsville, Ohio with producer Tony Gammalo (IT DIES TODAY, MISERY SIGNALS, CHIMAIRA). Mixing duties were handled by Ben Schigel (CHIMAIRA, DROWNING POOL, INTEGRITY)...

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DROWNING POOL: More 'Full Circle' Details Revealed

Dallas-based metal band DROWNING POOL has announced the details of its upcoming release "Full Circle", set to hit on July 24 via Eleven Seven Records. For DROWNING POOL, "Full Circle" represents a chance to continue to build on the band's success, with a new lead singer in old friend Ryan McCombs (e...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Team With SHEPARD FAIREY For 'Zeitgeist' Cover

To capture the mood of our times with the album cover for "Zeitgeist" — the forthcoming album by the SMASHING PUMPKINS — the band turned to acclaimed Obey Giant graphic designer and illustrator Shepard Fairey. After being given the album's title to work with, Fairey came up with a haunting image: it...

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SHADOWS FALL Bassist Talks About New Album

Underground Video Television (UVTV) recently conducted an interview with SHADOWS FALL bass player Paul Romanko. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: UVTV: Working with [producer] Nick [Raskulinecz], is this a new thing because you haven't worked with him before or have you? Paul: Oh, no, we di...

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DROWNING POOL Launches Podcast Series

Dallas-based metallers DROWNING POOL have just launched their podcast series on iTunes. The band will release a new episode to the podcast every week up to the July 24 release of its new album, "Full Circle". The podcasts offer their fans a glimpse of never before seen footage of the recording proce...

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THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD Reveals Cover Art For 'Malice'

South Carolina's THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD has unveiled cover art for the band's forthcoming effort, "Malice". The album — the band's second full-length and the follow-up to 2005's "Bloodlust" — has been slated for an August 21 release through Prosthetic Records. Cover artwork, again designed by...

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DIECAST Embarks On North American Tour With DROWNING POOL

DIECAST kicks off a month-long North American tour as direct support to DROWNING POOL tonight in Evansville, WI. The group recently completed a monstrous 10-week U.S. tour with SEVENDUST, which marked the longest tour of the group's storied career as well as the third U.S. run in support of their ne...

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MAGICA: New Concert Video Footage Available

Video footage of Romanian female-fronted symphonic metal band MAGICA performing on May 6 at Club Utopia in Bucharest, Romania has been posted online at Metalhead.ro. MAGICA recently posted its video for the song "All Waters Have the Colour of Drowning" at YouTube. The track comes off the group's upc...

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Ex-EVANESCENCE Guitarist Says AMY LEE Is 'As Deep As The Shallow End Of A Child's Wading Pool'

Former EVANESCENCE guitarist John LeCompt has offered more details about his exit from the group. According to LeCompt, he was fired from the band. He also said drummer Rocky Gray had quit. In a posting on his blog, LeCompt wrote, "I've been getting your messages all morning and figured I would give...

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AM CONSPIRACY: Debut Album Delayed

AM CONSPIRACY, the new Florida-based project featuring former DROWNING POOL vocalist Jason "Gong" Jones, has had the release date of its as-yet-untitled debut record pushed back to August 7 from the previously announced July 17. An as-yet-unspecified single will arrive on June 5. As previously repor...

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MAGICA: New Video Posted Online

Romania's MAGICA has posted its video for the song "All Waters Have the Colour of Drowning" at YouTube. The track comes off the group's upcoming third album, "Hereafter", due at the end of June via France's Underclass Music. MAGICA's second album, "Lightseeker", was released in 2004 via Underclass M...

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LIFE OF AGONY Guitarist Admits 'Broken Valley' Was Heavily Influenced By VELVET REVOLVER

Metal Israel recently conducted an interview with LIFE OF AGONY guitarist Joey Z. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal Israel: Let me ask you. "River Runs Red" is an album that got me through school, got me through a lot. But…well… it's negative as hell, brother! I understand what you're saying,...

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FASTWAY, STATIC-X, EPICA, JOE SATRIANI Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

FASTWAY, STATIC-X, EPICA, JOE SATRIANI, SPIRALARMS, LEGION OF THE DAMNED, ROSE HILL DRIVE, SCARVE, MERCENARY, AS I LAY DYING, EL GUAPO STUNTTEAM, OCEANS OF SADNESS and STORMRIDER are the final confirmed bands for the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 22-24 in Dessel, Belgium. The final b...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist Discusses TENET Project

Metal Realm recently conducted an interview with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Realm: First off, let's talk about STRAPPING YOUNG LAD. What is going on with the group? Are SYL on hiatus? Done? Jed: Good question, haha! Nothing is going on r...

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TED NUGENT: Gun-Free Zones Are Recipe For Disaster

Guitarist Ted Nugent has penned an article for CNN.com claiming that the best defense against gun violence is a gun of one's own. An excerpt from his writing follows: Already spineless gun control advocates are squawking like chickens with their tiny-brained heads chopped off, making political hay o...