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DANGEROUS TOYS/BROKEN TEETH Frontman Takes Part In Corpus Christi Meet-And-Greet; Photos, Video

Jason McMaster, lead singer of WATCHTOWER, DANGEROUS TOYS and BROKEN TEETH, took part in a meet-and-greet on December 22, 2010 at Surf Club Records in his hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas. The event was hosted to celebrate his recent selection to be inducted into the South Texas Music Walk Of Fame...

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'Mean Deviation' The Prog Metal 'Bible'; Free Sample Chapter Available

Bazillion Points is offering a free download extract of "Chapter 5. Passing the Threshold" from the newly-released and already acclaimed book "Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal" by Jeff Wagner. The PDF download is available at this location. After tracing the origins of progres...

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DANGEROUS TOYS/BROKEN TEETH Frontman To Get Star on 'South Texas Music Walk Of Fame'

Heavy metal screamer Jason McMaster (DANGEROUS TOYS, BROKEN TEETH) is set to make Texas history as the first metal artist honored by the South Texas Music Walk Of Fame in his hometown of Corpus Christi. A vocalist, bassist, guitarist, and songwriter with two gold-certified records under his belt, Mc...

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WATCHTOWER: 'The Size Of Matter' Drum-Cam Footage Posted Online

Drummer Rick Colaluca of Austin, Texas technical metal godfathers WATCHTOWER has posted a drum-cam video of the song "The Size of Matter" from the band's upcoming album, "Mathematics". This is the only song that has been publicly released from the recording, which is still in progress. Check out the...

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RON JARZOMBEK Talks S.A. SLAYER, Jazz And BLOTTED SCIENCE

Prog-Sphere.com has posted an extensive interview with acclaimed guitarist Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER, BLOTTED SCIENCE, SPASTIC INK). During the chat, Jarzombek talked about everything from his early days with S.A. SLAYER, also featuring current MACHINE HEAD drummer Dave McClain, to his feelings on j...

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New RANDY RHOADS, MOTÖRHEAD Biographies To Arrive In The Spring

Joel McIver, the author of 16 books on rock and metal including the bestselling "Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica", announced the release of two new books at his web site today. Both are set for publication in spring 2011. McIver writes: "'Crazy Train: The High Life And Tragic Death Of Ran...

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JIMMY PAGE And EDDIE VAN HALEN Top 'Greatest Guitar Solo' List

According to The Pulse of Radio, Jimmy Page's 1971 solo to LED ZEPPELIN's "Stairway To Heaven" topped the Gibson.com list of the "Top 50 Guitar Solos Of All Time." Coming in at No. 2 is Eddie Van Halen's 1978 groundbreaking instrumental "Eruption" from VAN HALEN's self-titled debut, with Jimi Hendri...

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RON JARZOMBEK Issues Update On WATCHTOWER, BLOTTED SCIENCE And Upcoming DVDs

Acclaimed San Antonio, Texas-based guitarist/composer Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER, BLOTTED SCIENCE, SPASTIC INK) has issued the following update: "Basically, what's going on is I have quite a few things in the works right now, but haven't completed much of anything since the BLOTTED SCIENCE 'The Machi...

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FORTE To Debut New Material During Hometown Gig

New-age Nineties power metal band FORTE from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma — featuring MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP bassist Rev Jones — will support ANTHRAX on September 23 at Diamond Ballroom in Oklahoma City. FORTE will premiere material from its forthcoming album, "Unholy War", to be released in January 2011...

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VOIVOD, PORCUPINE TREE Members Contribute To 'Mean Deviation' Book

Bazillion Points Books has announced the late 2010 release of "Mean Deviation: Four Decades Of Progressive Heavy Metal" by Jeff Wagner, a former editor of Metal Maniacs magazine and veteran supporter of metal's most risk-taking bands. Wagner analyzes the heady side of metal in this exhaustive histor...

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ATHEIST Parts Ways With Bassist

Reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST have completed work on their long-awaited fourth album, "Jupiter", for a tentative November release via Season Of Mist. The CD was recorded at LedBelly studios in Atlanta, Georgia with engineer Matt Washburn and will be mixed by Jason Suecof (TRIV...

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Former ANTHRAX Singer DAN NELSON Featured On Newly Released ME, MY ENEMY Recordings

Four songs recorded by the Lindenhurst, New York-based metal band ME, MY ENEMY in 2007 just prior to singer Dan Nelson's departure to join ANTHRAX have been posted online at Soundclick.com. The tracks available for download are as follows: 01. My Time 02. Burning Eden 03. Caving In 04. Shattered Exi...

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HADES Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO At Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of reunited '80s/'90s metallers HADES performing a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Voodoo" as a tribute to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) on July 17, 2010 at this year's edition of Bang Your Head!!!...

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HADES: New Audio Interview With ALAN TECCHIO

Vocalist Alan Tecchio of reunited '80s/'90s metallers HADES was recently interviewed by Steve Truglio for Poconos Internet Broadcast Company. The cat can be heard using the audio player below. Truglio said, "My longtime friend and musical compadre Alan Tecchio of HADES, WATCHTOWER, NON-FICTION, AUTU...

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BROKEN TEETH/DANGEROUS TOYS Frontman JASON MCMASTER Interviewed; Audio Available

A new audio interview with vocalist Jason McMaster (DANGEROUS TOYS, BROKEN TEETH) conducted by University Pulse is available for streaming using the audio player below. BROKEN TEETH's video for the song "Viva La Rock, Fantastico" can be viewed below. The track is the title cut of the band's new albu...