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I, OMEGA Signs With BULLET TOOTH
Bullet Tooth has announced the signing of I, OMEGA to a worldwide deal. Coming out of the Los Angeles area, I, OMEGA has been busy playing Southern California and writing songs for its upcoming EP, "The Ravenous", due out on this spring. Blending technical melodic metal with bursts of progressive ro...February 14, 2012
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PRIMAL FEAR: New Audio Interview With RALF SCHEEPERS
Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with vocalist Ralf Scheepers of German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. PRIMAL FEAR's new album, "Unbreakable", sold around 600 copies in the United States in its fir...February 12, 2012
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PSYCROPTIC Drummer Talks 'The Inherited Repression' In New Audio Interview
On January 17, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with drummer Dave Haley of Australian technical death metallers PSYCROPTIC. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. PSYCROPTIC's fifth studio album, "The Inherited Repression", was released on Feb...February 12, 2012
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TESTAMENT Frontman Talks About Making Of 'The Dark Roots Of Earth'
Andrew Magnotta of The Aquarian Weekly recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Aquarian Weekly: How does the upcoming album ["The Dark Roots Of Earth"] compare stylistically to the l...February 7, 2012
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SERPENTS Announces New Vocalist, Drummer
American blackened deathcore band SERPENTS has recruited vocalist Louis Tanuis Jr. (formerly of CONDUCTING FROM THE GRAVE) and drummer Ramon "Lord Cocos" Villarreal (ex-UPON A BURNING BODY). The group has returned to the studio to resume pre-production on its long-awaited debut album, "Hymns Of The...February 6, 2012
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SLASH Filming 'Gotten' Video This Weekend
Legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) is filming a video this weekend for a remixed version of the song "Gotten". The track, which features lead vocals by Adam Levine of MAROON 5, originally appeared on Slash's last self-titled album, which was released in North America in Ap...February 5, 2012
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JUDAS PRIEST's FAULKNER: 'I Like To Think I've Injected A Bit Of Energy Back Into' The Band
Artisan News caught up with new JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner last month at the first-ever Rock & Roll Roast at The Grove in Anaheim, California and asked him about the band's ongoing "Epitaph" tour, which kicked off last spring (see video below). "The tour has been going great," he sai...February 5, 2012
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SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR Guitarist Talks About His Signature Amp In New Video Interview
David "Gus" Griesinger of BackstageAxxess.com conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR guitarist Jim Root at the 2012 NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention that took place January 19-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California....February 4, 2012
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WARBRINGER In Orangevale: Interview, Performance Footage Available
AmbPirate of Capital Chaos conducted an interview with vocalist John Kevill of Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER when the band performed at The Boardwalk in Orangevale, California on January 20 as the support act for DEATH ANGEL. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is performance footage...February 3, 2012
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BILL WARD Says He May Be Forced To Sit Out BLACK SABBATH Reunion
BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has announced that he will not be able to partake in the recording sessions for the band's new album and subsequent touring activities unless he is presented with a "fair agreement." His official statement on the matter reads as follows: "Dear SABBATH fans, fellow mus...February 2, 2012
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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist RICHIE FAULKNER Interviewed At NAMM (Video)
Michael Berger of Engl TV conducted an interview with new JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner at the 2012 NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention that took place January 19-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now wat...February 2, 2012
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Former SEPULTURA Drummer To Guest On New STRIFE Album
Los Angeles-based hardcore band STRIFE will head down to Brazil next week to start recording its as-yet-untitled new full-length album. The group has enlisted longtime friend Igor Cavalera (SEPULTURA, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY) to play drums on the CD, which will be produced by TERROR drummer Nick Jett (T...February 1, 2012
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WRETCHED Begins Recording New Album
Charlotte, North Carolina-based metallers WRETCHED have entered the studio to begin recording their third full-length album, "Son Of Perdition", for a March 27 release via Victory Records. The CD is being produced by Jamie King (BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, HE IS LEGEND, FOR TODAY) at The Basement Stu...February 1, 2012
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UFO: Audio Interview Posted Online; New Song Available For Streaming
On January 30, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with drummer Andy Parker of legendary British hard rockers UFO. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. UFO will release its new album, "Seven Deadly", on February 28 (one day earlier internationa...January 31, 2012
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RUSH Drummer Remembers Photographer ANDREW MACNAUGHTAN
Longtime RUSH friend and photographer Andrew MacNaughtan died of a heart attack on January 25 while on assignment with the band in Los Angeles. RUSH drummer Neil Peart has posted a lengthy tribute to MacNaughtan at the musician's official web site. An excerpt follows below. "Andrew's photographs fir...January 30, 2012
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