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ANTHRAX Guitarist Performing With PEARL In Birmingham; Video Available
Fan-filmed video footage of ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian performing with PEARL — the band fronted by Pearl Aday, Ian's fiancée and daughter of legendary crooner Meat Loaf — on July 8, 2008 at the Barfly in Birmingham, England can be viewed below. PEARL's current lineup is completed by Eric Bradley (T...July 31, 2008
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GREEN JELLÖ: Tour Dates Postponed
GREEN JELLÖ, the reformed American comedy heavy metal/punk rock group, has postponed the final two weeks' worth of dates on its comeback tour in order to hit the studio to record a new CD. The band has vowed not to release the album through any record company. "Record companies take too much money f...July 28, 2008
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ENSLAVED: New Album Mixed By JOE BARESSI
Norwegian extreme metallers ENLSLAVED will release their new album, "Vertebrae", on September 26 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and September 29 in the rest of Europe via Indie Recordings. According to a press release, "ENSLAVED have established themselves amongst the leaders of progressive/exp...July 25, 2008
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GOD FORBID Guitarist Says 'OPETH And GOJIRA Were Big Influences' On Band's New Record
UK's Rock Sound magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Dallas Coyle of the New Jersey metal band GOD FORBID about the band's new album, which features FEAR FACTORY's Christian Olde Wolbers on vocal production duties, and the group's new DVD, "Beneath The Scars Of Glory And Progressi...July 24, 2008
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JAM PAIN SOCIETY's 'Black Light Messiah' To Receive U.S. Release
Locomotive Records will unleash JAM PAIN SOCIETY's "Black Light Messiah" in the U.S. on August 12. This North Carolina band, known for its theatrical stage presentation, counterpoints aggression and melody with soulful vocals. Self-produced by guitarist/composer Chris Hill (who cites KISS, LED ZEPPE...July 23, 2008
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Ex-MANOWAR Guitarist DAVID SHANKLE Shreds It Up At 'JAM With VAM'; Video Available
Video footage of former MANOWAR guitarist David Shankle shredding it up at the JAM with VAM Festival on May 24, 2008 at The Crofoot in Pontiac, Michigan can be viewed below. The JAM with VAM Festival is the brainchild of VAM Acoustics Inc. (Vocal Acoustic Monitor) inventor Byron Cancelmo. The VAM is...July 22, 2008
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MESHUGGAH Guitarist: 'We're Always Experimental In One Way Or Another'
Ivan Chopik of Guitar Messenger conducted an interview with MESHUGGAH guitarist Mårten Hagström at the 10th annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival in Worcester, Massachusetts in late April. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Guitar Messenger: MESHUGGAH has been getting significantly...July 22, 2008
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It's Official: New GUNS N' ROSES Track To Debut In 'Rock Band 2'
Harmonix, the world's premier music video game development company, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom's MTV Networks, along with marketing and distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc., today revealed at the 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit new features for the next evolution of the groundbreak...July 14, 2008
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THE ALIEN BLAKK: Rhythm Guitar Tracks For New CD Complete
THE ALIEN BLAKK, the band led by guitarist/producer Joshua Craig, has finished laying down the rhythm guitar tracks for its sophomore album, tentatively due late 2008/early 2009. The drums on the new THE ALIEN BLAKK CD were tracked by Kevin Talley (DAATH, ex-CHIMAIRA, THE RED CHORD) while the bass w...July 10, 2008
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TERROR SYNDROME: Release Date Set For Debut Album
TERROR SYNDROME, the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based band featuring THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen, will release its self-titled debut album digitally through iTunes, Napster and Rhapsody on August 7, 2008. Commented the group: "This album has been in the making for q...July 7, 2008
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Apnea
Hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark, mood-mongers THE PSYKE PROJECT have often been passed off as ISIS-worshipping, post-hardcorists who offer little that CULT OF LUNA or THE OCEAN haven't already given us. While that may be true to an extent, the band's latest effort, "Apnea", which is now seeing a pr...July 7, 2008
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Former MEGADETH Bassist Lays Down Tracks For New THE ALIEN BLAKK Album
Former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson has finished laying down the bass tracks for the sophomore album from THE ALIEN BLAKK, the band led by guitarist/producer Joshua Craig. "All bass music heard on the new record is the most creative I have ever heard in my life," commented Craig. "I he...July 3, 2008
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LAMB OF GOD's CHRIS ADLER Is 'Best Metal Drummer' In The World
DRUM! magazine has revealed the results of its 2008 Readers' Poll. The top name listed in each category is the official winner; all the subsequent names under a category are considered by DRUM! to be "runners-up," not necessarily "second-," "third-," or "fourth-place" winners. Select DRUM! magazine...July 2, 2008
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TURISAS Re-Recording 'Battle Metal'
Finnish folk/metal overlords TURISAS have updated their web site with the following message: "Finnish warmongers TURISAS are currently working on their first DVD which will be out later this year — but not only that: They are currently also re-recording their crowd favourite 'Battle Metal'. Since it...July 2, 2008
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FAITH FACTOR: In Mixing Mode
FAITH FACTOR, the New Jersey-based Christian power metal band featuring ex-DEADLY BLESSING singer Ski, is mixing its full-length debut, "Against a Darkened Sky", at Cync Studios in Deptford, New Jersey for a November 1 release on Retroactive Records. The tracklisting for the new CD (order subject to...July 2, 2008
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