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MEMFIS: Legal Issues Resolved, New Album Coming Soon

Swedish progressive metal band MEMFIS has finally worked out its legal issues with Dental Records (which released the group's 2006 debut, "The Wind-Up") and is planning to release a new CD in the not-too-distant future on an as-yet-undisclosed new label. MEMFIS' follow-up to "The Wind-Up" was record...

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OPETH: 'In Live Concert At The Royal Albert Hall' DVD First-Week Sales Revealed

OPETH's "In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall" DVD sold 3,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 2 on Billboard's Top Music Videos chart. "In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall" has registered the following Top Music Videos and Music DVD chart po...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER Selling Equipment On eBay

Canadian guitarist Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND, EIDOLON) is auctioning two MEGADETH-related pieces of guitar equipment. The first item is a custom-made four-channel switcher rackmount by Whirlwind which Drover acquired before MEGADETH's 2006 Gigantour and used right up untill the time of his...

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NEVERMORE: New Video Interview With JEFF LOOMIS

On September 28, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Jeff Loomis of Seattle metallers NEVERMORE at the Key CLub in West Hollywood, California. You can now watch the chat below. NEVERMORE has just kicked off its first North American headlining tour in almos...

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ORPHANED LAND Guitarist Interviewed In Hollywood

On September 26, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Yossi Sa'aron (Sassi) of Israeli progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. You can now watch the chat below. ORPHANED LAND will continue to tour ma...

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NEVERMORE Joined By Guest Singer CHRISTINE RHOADES At Hollywood Concert (Video)

Video footage of Seattle metallers NEVERMORE performing the song "Beyond Within" with a special guest appearance by female singer Christine Rhoades on September 28, 2010 at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California can be viewed below (video by Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal for Metal Assault). NEVERMORE...

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Remembering METALLICA's CLIFF BURTON: Italian-Language Documentary Posted Online

An Italian-language documentary on late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton — who died on September 27, 1986 at the age of 24 in a coach crash near Ljungby, Sweden — can be viewed in two parts below. According to Overkill.pl, the film was produced by the Italian METALLICA chapter ZonaMetallica and was sh...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Guitarist Interviewed In Hollywood (Video)

On September 26, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Juha Raivio of Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. You can now watch the chat below. SWALLOW THE SUN will team up with SÓLSTAFIR and MAR DE GRISES...

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SWEDEN UNITED: Unofficial Single-Release Party To Be Held In Stockholm

A number of Swedish metal musicians came together to record and release a song as a way of raising awareness and taking action on the topic of bullying and harrassment in schools. Members of such renowned metal bands as MESHUGGAH, NIGHTWISH, SOILWORK, EVERGREY and CLAWFINGER have joined forces in SW...

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OPETH Frontman Discusses 'In Live Concert At The Royal Albert Hall' DVD

RoadrunnerRecords.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH about the band's "In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall" DVD. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Q: Tell us how you came to this idea to celebrate your 20-yea...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: 'The Cold' First-Week Sales Revealed

"The Cold", the long-awaited new album from Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, sold around 600 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 80 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing art...

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HEAVENWOOD: New Album Title Revealed

Portuguese dark/goth metallers HEAVENWOOD have set "Abyss Masterpiece" as the title of their fourth album, tentatively due in early 2011 via an as-yet-undetermined record label. The CD was recorded at Ultrasound Studios in Braga, Portugal during August and September 2010 under the guidance of Daniel...

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KATATONIA Guitars Stolen In Minnesota

Sweden's KATATONIA has issued the following update: "Unfortunately [Saturday night's] gig [at Station 4 in St. Paul, Minnesota] reached an all-time low. Two of our guitars got stolen (including the straps and the wireless transmitters),obviously causing performance difficulties, frustration and ang...

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OPETH Keyboardist's MOJOBONE Performs In Sweden; Quality Footage Available

Quality fan-filmed video footage of MOJOBONE's September 18, 2010 performance at Campus in Varberg, Sweden can be viewed below. MOJOBONE is the project consisting of OPETH's Per Wiberg on lead vocals and guitars and Marcus Källström (SKY HIGH, STONECAKE) on drums. The band's current touring lineup i...

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JAMES LABRIE: New Song Available For Free Download

"Mislead", a brand new solo song from DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie, is available for free download at this location by spreading word on Facebook and Twitter. The track comes off LaBrie's new solo album, "Static Impulse", which will be released on September 28 (one day earlier internationally)...