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KREATOR Frontman: 'I'm Convinced Our Fans Are Going To Like Our New Record'

Chad Bowar of About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza of veteran German thrashers KREATOR. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. About Heavy Metal: What can KREATOR fans expect from "Hordes Of Chaos"? Mille Petrozza: They can expect a very...

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SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER Slams 'Crazy' MAX CAVALERA Over Reunion Talk

David E. Gehlke of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Blistering.com: What drew you to the concept of "A Clockwork Orange" [as the inspiration for the new SEPULTURA album, "A-Lex"]? Kisser: We're ve...

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WARGASM Member Announces Charity Single

WARGASM frontman Bob Mayo's ROBOT MONSTER ARMY project has released the first single from its forthcoming debut album, "Robot Monster Army". All proceeds generated from the single, entitled "She's the Future", will benefit Rawkstars, a non-profit organization that provides musical instruments and in...

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STONE SOUR Guitarist's MOONSHOT Schedules Dates

MOONSHOT, the new band featuring STONE SOUR guitarist Josh Rand and Canadian female vocalist Lindsay Robins, has scheduled the following dates: Jan. 19 - Bovine Sex Club - Toronto, ONT Jan. 21 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY Commented Josh: "We are going to really get the ball rolling in 2009 to giv...

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GUNS N' ROSES, AC/DC, LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH Classics Among 'Greatest Hard Rock Songs'

This past week, VH1 paid tribute to the ultimate rock gods by counting down the "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs". The five-part compilation, hosted by POISON singer Bret Michaels, featured the most awesome guitar-driven, head-banging jams in rock history — from AC/DC to LED ZEPPELIN and everything in...

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DIAMOND HEAD: New Triple-CD Release To Include Remastered Early Titles

Universal Records will release a triple-CD from New Wave of British Heavy Metal legends DIAMOND HEAD in March. It will contain remastered versions of "Borrowed Time" (1982),"Canterbury" (1983) and "Live at the Reading Festival". The release will also include some bonus material, some of which has p...

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Former FREHLEY'S COMET Member Releases Acoustic Re-Recording Of 'Time Ain't Running Out'

Former FREHLEY'S COMET member Tod Howarth has uploaded an acoustic re-recording of the classic FREHLEY'S COMET song "Time Ain't Running Out" on his MySpace page. He says, "I hope that you FREHLEY'S COMET fans enjoy it; it was done for you, with the idea coming from friend/fan Brian Sword. He has had...

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ANTHRAX To Play 'Red Bull Snowscrapers' Event In New York City

ANTHRAX will play at the Red Bull Snowscrapers event on February 15 at East River Park in New York City. The show starts at 3:00 p.m. and ANTHRAX goes on at 7:00 p.m. According to a posting on the Red Bull Snowboarding web site, the event will feature 16 of the world's best snowboarders, including ....

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MARS NEEDS WOMEN/OZONE MONDAY Singer Releases Solo Album

Main Man Records has just released the first solo album by MARS NEEDS WOMEN/OZONE MONDAY frontman Shawn Mars, entitled "Fabulous Disaster". In the mid-'90s, Shawn formed MARS NEEDS WOMEN, whose hard-rocking debut, "Sparking Ray Gun", was released through Warner Brothers. They toured nationally with...

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SUBSIGNAL Parts Ways With Keyboardist/Guitarist

SUBSIGNAL, the new band formed by former members of cult German progressive metallers SIEGES EVEN, Arno Menses (vocals) and Markus Steffen (guitar),has parted ways with guitarist/keyboardist Alan Williamson. A new keyboardist has already been recruited in the shape of David Bertok (DREAMSCAPE). SUB...

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JIMMY PAGE, JIMI HENDRIX, EDDIE VAN HALEN, STEVE VAI Among 'Chop Shop''s Top Guitarists

Envision Radio Networks' "Chop Shop" guitar show has announced "The Chop Shop's Top 100 Most Complete Guitar Players of All Time", a newly published list of the all-time greatest guitar players. Program host Steve Black (WRIF-FM) assembled a panel of music industry experts to help choose the list fe...

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SUBSIGNAL Completes Work On Demo CD

SUBSIGNAL, the new band formed by former members of cult German progressive metallers SIEGES EVEN, Arno Menses (vocals) and Markus Steffen (guitar),has completed work on its demo CD containing the following tracks: 01. The Trick Is To Keep Breathing 02. Walking With Ghosts 03. I Go With The Wind 04...

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God Complex

Answering one of the great burning questions on the metal world's mind — where did keyboardist and programmer John Bechdel go after being in PRONG in the 1990's? — we're graced with the debut of his FALSE ICONS project. That's not entirely fair, of course; the man has done time in MINISTRY and Burto...

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Heart On

They aren't THE EAGLES and they sure in the hell aren't death metal, so what in the name of Joe Walsh's disemboweled corpse are the EAGLES OF DEATH METAL doing? For starters, Josh "Baby Duck" Homme (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, KYUSS) spends the entire album running so far away from his SABBATH-laced an...

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Art of Extermination

I was not quite sure what to think of DEVAST's "Art of Extermination" upon the first few spins of the disc. Beyond any deep musical examination, it is intriguing to think that this kind of swirling tech-death savagery originated from North Africa of all places. But getting to the point, "Art of Exte...