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Former LUNA MORTIS Singer Announces Return To Live Stage

Madison, Wisconsin-based vocalist Mary Zimmer — formerly of the band LUNA MORTIS (originally THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE) — has announced her long-anticipated return to the stage. Zimmer will perform as METAL MARY AND THE HIRED GUNS — a special one-time event with a group of established musicians from the Wi...

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STORM CORROSION'S MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Discusses Making Of 'Drag Ropes' Video

Video footage of OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt and animator Jess Cope talking about the making of the "Drag Ropes" video from STORM CORROSION, the long-discussed and highly anticipated collaboration between Åkerfeldt and PORCUPINE TREE's Steven Wilson, can be seen below. The self-titled debut albu...

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BLOODBOUND: 'Metalheads Unite' Lyric Video Released

Swedish melodic metallers BLOODBOUND will release their fifth full-length CD, "In The Name Of Metal", on November 7 via AFM Records, The effort was recorded with producer Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY, SONIC SYNDICATE, HYPOCRISY, CENTINEX, CARNAL FORGE). According to the band, "This is BY FAR the b...

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THE RESISTANCE Recruits Session Bassist

THE RESISTANCE, the Sweden-based metal band featuring former members of IN FLAMES, THE HAUNTED and GRAVE, has recruited Claudio Oyarzo, the guitarist in the progressive metal band MINORA, as its new session bassist. THE RESISTANCE recently parted ways with bassist Alex Losbäck Holstad (ex-DESPITE, D...

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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA: 'Mammoth' Video Released

"Mammoth", the new video from the Dayton, Ohio Christian metalcore band THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's latest album, "Dead Throne", which sold 32,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 10 on The Billboard 200 char...

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GLENN DANZIG Punchout Videographer Denies Incident Was Elaborate Setup

Since the altercation between Glenn Danzig and NORTH SIDE KINGS singer and frequent SOULFLY collaborator Danny Marianino in 2004, Danny has been collecting and saving a slew of hate mail, derogatory posts on blogs and messages that are "so ridiculous it will blow your mind." Finally, some of the "be...

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MIKE PORTNOY On His Post-DREAM THEATER Career: 'I Could Not Be Happier'

Michael Schetter of Prog-Sphere.com conducted an interview with drummer Mike Portnoy (ADRENALINE MOB, FLYING COLORS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) in mid-July in Munich, Germany. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Prog-Sphere.com: You were always writing lyrics in DREAM THEATER, wh...

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BLOODBOUND To Release 'In The Name Of Metal' In November

Swedish melodic metallers BLOODBOUND will release their fifth full-length CD, "In The Name Of Metal", on November 7 via AFM Records, The effort was recorded with producer Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY, SONIC SYNDICATE, HYPOCRISY, CENTINEX, CARNAL FORGE). According to the band, "This is BY FAR the b...

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SHADOWS FALL, GOD FORBID, THY WILL BE DONE Announce U.S. Tour

SHADOWS FALL, GOD FORBID, THY WILL BE DONE and TRUMPET THE HARLOT will join forces for the "Party To The Apocalypse 2012" tour, set to launch October 12 in Worcester, Massachusetts. For a list of currently confirmed dates, see the poster below. SHADOWS FALL's new album, "Fire From The Sky", sold aro...

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MTV: 'Headbangers Ball' Will Continue As Online Destination Without JOSE MANGIN

A spokesperson for MTV has denied a claim by current "Headbangers Ball" host Jose Mangin (pictured below) that the Viacom Inc.-owned cable channel is pulling the plug on the show because it no longer supports heavy metal. In a recent interview with Horns Up Rocks!, Mangin revealed that the decision...

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Former EVANESCENCE Members Sign MACHINA Deal With ROGUE RECORDS

MACHINA, the band featuring former EVANESCENCE and current WE ARE THE FALLEN members John LeCompt and Rocky Gray, has inked a deal with Rogue Records for the release of its debut album, "To Live And Die In The Garden Of Eden". Due on September 25, the CD was produced and mixed by Toby Wright (METALL...

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HYDRA HEAD RECORDS To Close In December

After 17 years in the business, Los Angeles-based heavy metal label Hydra Head Records is calling it quits. Co-founder Aaron Turner, who is best known as the leader of ISIS, posted a lengthy statement on Hydra Head's official blog explaining his decision to pull the plug on the label, citing the cha...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Visits GREG JACKSON's Martial Arts Academy (Video)

DEF LEPPARD lead guitarist Phil Collen (who is also a skilled Muay Thai kick boxer) and his Muay Thai fitness trainer (and former Muay Thai world champion) Jean Carillo were invited to spend the day with top premier MMA coach Greg Jackson at his training center, Jackson's Martial Arts & Fitness...

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One metal act that should be hitting your radar if it hasn't already is Canadian thrashers TITANS EVE. Now through two full-lengths and one EP, the future is theirs if they can reap a sizable enough audience and hook a worldwide deal. Already they've scored opening gigs for ANVIL and KORN, the latte...

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THE RESISTANCE Parts Ways With Bassist

THE RESISTANCE, the Sweden-based metal band featuring former members of IN FLAMES, THE HAUNTED and GRAVE, has parted ways with bassist Alex Losbäck Holstad (ex-DESPITE, DECAMERON, CARDINAL SIN). Commented the group in a statement: "As of today Alex was kicked out of THE RESISTANCE. The reason is not...