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Former EVANESCENCE Keyboardist Slams 'Ungrateful' Hired Band For Criticizing AMY LEE

Former EVANESCENCE keyboard player David Hodges — who recorded most of the group's breakthrough album, "Fallen", with Ben Moody and Amy Lee but left in 2002 before the CD was released — has jumped to Amy Lee's defense in response to the comments made by the group's former guitarist, John LeCompt, fo...

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MONSTROSITY Recruits Guitarist J.J. HRUBOVCAK For F*CK THE COMMERCE Appearance

J.J. Hrubovcak (VILE, DIVINE RAPTURE) will fill in on rhythm guitar for veteran Florida extreme metallers MONSTROSITY for their appearance at the Fuck The Commerce festival in Germany on May 18. Other acts scheduled to appear include SINISTER and VITAL REMAINS. In other news, Hrubovcak will play dru...

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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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VIOLENT STORM's 'Storm Warning' To Receive U.S. Release In July

More and more in the early 21st century, newer metal acts seem to be modeling their sound after the metal masters. And there's a reason why the debut full length by VIOLENT STORM, "Storm Warning", bears a sonic resemblance to the aforementioned metal masters — two of the genre's most renowned guitar...

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Ex-FATES WARNING Drummer To Take Part In Online Chat

Former FATES WARNING/WARLORD and current SLAVIOR drummer Mark Zonder will take part in an online chat on Tuesday, May 15 at 6 p.m. PST/9 p.m. EST in the USA Progressive Music chat room on www.usaprogmusic.com (click on the Chat link, then the Rooms tab). Ask him questions for an hour to learn more ....

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Makers Of 'Get Thrashed' And Ex-EXODUS Singer ZETRO SOUZA On Hand For L.A. Screening

Director Rick Ernst and associate producer Rat Skates (ex-OVERKILL drummer) will attend the West Coast premiere of "Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal" at the Silver Lake Film Festival in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 5. After the screening, there will be a question-and-answer session with Ernst...

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Memory of a Dream

With every batch of pre-pubescent hardcore polliwogs in too-tight ironic shirts doing third-rate ISIS and PELICAN impressions lately, it's easy to be suspicious when another band comes along fusing apocalyptic chords and dark, brooding atmospheres. Thankfully, TRANSMISSION0 have been around the bloc...

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'Get Thrashed' Producer, Director To Guest On KNAC.COM's 'The Vault' Sunday

Director Rick Ernst and associate producerRat Skates (ex-OVERKILL drummer) of "Get Thrashed" — the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — have been scheduled as the special phone-in guests of DJ Will, host of KNAC.COM's...

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TAUNTED Confirmed For Germany's HEADBANGER'S OPEN AIR Festival

San Francisco Bay Area metallers TAUNTED have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Headbanger's Open Air festival, set to take place June 13-14 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AVENGER BEYOND FALLEN THE BLACK BULLET...

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ALTARIA: Audio Samples Featuring New Singer, Guitarist Available

Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA have posted samples of two new tracks "Keeper of Mystique" and "Ball and Chain" on their MySpace page. The songs can be found on the band's upcoming "Divine Invitation" compilation (release date: May 25) and are the first tracks to feature the new members Marco Lupo...

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WILL HAVEN: New Song Posted Online

Sacramento metalcore heroes WILL HAVEN have posted a new song, entitled "Helena", at this location. The track comes off the group's new album, "Hierophant", due on June 19 in the United States through Bieler Bros. Records (one day earlier internationally). Heralded by band guitarist Jeff Irwin as "b...

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EUROPE Frontman Checks In From Japan

EUROPE frontman Joey Tempest has issued the following update: "Back in Japan! "As I am writing this on my computer we are travelling at the speed of 300 km/h and we can see Mount Fuji through the windows of the train. "Although it was only two years ago since we were last in Japan, it ...

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DC4 To Head Back Into Studio

DC4, the Los Angeles-based hard rock band featuring former DIO guitarist Rowan Robertson alongside brothers Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, ODIN) on lead vocals and guitar, Shawn Duncan (ODIN) on drums and Matt Duncan on bass, has announced that it will hit the studio beginning May 12 to put the finishi...

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MORDRED, BLIND ILLUSION To Perform At San Francisco's THE TIDAL WAVE 10 Festival

MORDRED, BLIND ILLUSION and ANVIL CHORUS are among the bands that are tentatively set to appear at The Tidal Wave 10 festival, which will be held July 7-8 at McLaren Park in San Francisco, California. The tentative lineup so far is as follows: MORDRED BLIND ILLUSION ANVIL CHORUS NOCTUARY AVENGER OF...

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KALEDON Confirmed For Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival

Italian power metallers KALEDON have been confirmed for the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place June 13-14 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AVENGER BEYOND FALLEN THE BLACK BULLET CANDLEMASS HALLOWEEN HOLLOW GROUND KALEDON KAOS KILLINGSWORT...