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AGENT STEEL In Demoing Mode

California metallers AGENT STEEL recently entered the studio to record a few new songs for demo purposes for the band's label and management. The group writes on its MySpace page, "We tracked four new AGENT STEEL songs this week in North Hollywood, California. The drums, bass and rhythm guitars are...

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METUJA To Release New Album Next Month

Finnish hard rockers METUJA will release their new album, "Enimmäkseen Harmiton", on July 29 via Violent Journey Records. The CD was once again produced by Sami "Hannu" Koivisto (AMORPHIS, WALTARI) and features artwork by Juha Vuorma (WHIPLASH, AUTOPSY, USURPER). The album, which features Finnish ly...

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SUFFOCATION: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

New York-based extreme metal legends SUFFOCATION have made their new album, "Blood Oath", available for streaming in its entirety at the band's MySpace page. The follow-up to 2006's self-titled record was recorded with Joe Cincotta (who worked on the band's last two releases) and was mixed by Zack O...

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GYPSY PISTOLEROS Sign With LIME RECORDS

U.K. flamenco sleaze rockers GYPSY PISTOLEROS have inked a deal with Lime Records for the release of their second album, "Welcome to the Hotel de la Muerte". The bulk of the recording sessions was completed at Robannas Studio in Birmingham with Miguel Seco while the main vocals and lead guitar were...

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GOATWHORE's BEN FALGOUST Joins SUICIDE WAR

Vocalist Ben Falgoust (GOATWHORE, SOILENT GREEN) has joined SUICIDE WAR, the hardcore/metal/thrash hybrid from New Orleans, Louisiana featuring two members of VALUME NOB — Frey Thieler on guitar and Sammy Molina on bass — alongside BLACK LABEL SOCIETY/ex-CROWBAR drummer Craig Nunenmacher. Thieler sa...

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SUFFOCATION: 'Blood Oath' Title Track Available For Streaming

New York-based extreme metal legends SUFFOCATION have made the title track of their forthcoming album, "Blood Oath", available for streaming at this location. The follow-up to 2006's self-titled record was recorded with Joe Cincotta (who worked on the band's last two releases) and was mixed by Zack...

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THUNDRA: New Album Title Revealed

Norwegian metallers THUNDRA, who feature in their ranks former members of EINHERJER and ENSLAVED, have set "Ignored By Fear" as the title of their forthcoming third album, tentatively due this summer via Germany's Einheit Productions. The band says, "Right now we are almost finished mixing our upcom...

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KEEL: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

Vocalist Ron Keel of the reactivated '80s hard rock band KEEL has issued the following update: "We are gathered in North Hollywood to begin sessions for the new KEEL album tomorrow morning. To say the least, we're fired up and really excited about this new project. "Shortly after announcing the KEEL...

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BAD COMPANY Goes Digital

The surviving members of the original BAD COMPANY lineup — singer Paul Rodgers, guitarist Mick Ralphs, and drummer Simon Kirke — will reunite this summer for a 10-date U.S. tour that begins June 17 in Hollywood, FL at Hard Rock Live. A day before the tour kicks off, Rhino will celebrate the band's r...

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ROUGH SILK: 'Reborn To Wait' Video Released

"Reborn To Wait", the new video from German epic/melodic metallers ROUGH SILK, can be viewed below. The song comes off ROUGH SILK's new album, "A New Beginning", which was released on March 20 via Dockyard 1 Records. Check out photos from the video shoot at this location. A couple of the pictures ca...

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Former ROUGH CUTT/QUIET RIOT Singer To Guest On 'Let There Be Rock' Radio Show

Former ROUGH CUTT/QUIET RIOT singer Paul Shortino will be the featured guest on "Let There Be Rock", a new hard rock and heavy metal show which airs on the Dutch radio station Boschtion FM. Shortino says, "I will present some of my favorite songs of all time, and I've chosen some real cool tracks. I...

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Side Effects Expected

Germany continues to impress with its technical death metal scene, or at least succeeds at finally getting a worldwide level of notoriety for it. CENTAURUS-A are no newcomers to said scene, having formed in 2000, but only releasing three demos until this first full-length album, "Side Effects Expect...

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Former NEGURA BUNGET Members Launch DORDEDUH

Former NEGURA BUNGET members Hupogrammos (guitars, vocals, bass, keyboards, archaic instruments) and Sol Faur (guitar) have launched a brand new project called DORDEDUH (rough translation: "yearning for the spirit"). The band's lineup also includes Arioch (former bassist for NEGURA BUNGET and ex-gui...

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TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY Discusses His Vocal Technique

The Voice Connection recently conducted an interview with TRIVIUM guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Voice Connection: How do you feel now about your voice? Matt: Where TRIVIUM is right now: musically, instrumentally and technically, "Shogun" is the b...

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BLACK SABBATH's BILL WARD Featured In 'Shockwaves Skull Sessions' Podcast

The 24th installment of the "Shockwaves Skull Sessions" podcast features a four-way discussion with legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward, Roadrunner Records VP of A&R Monte Conner, and metal enthusiast David Tedds as they join "Skull Sessions" host Bob Nalbandian in this mesmerizing and his...