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RAGE Guitarist's MIND ODYSSEY To Release New Album In February

MIND ODYSSEY, the German metal band featuring RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski, will release its new album, "Time To Change It", on February 27, 2009 via Napalm Records. The CD was recorded at Yellow Prison studio in Berlin with Mario Le Mole and Dan Udhen (PANDEA, ex-MIND ODYSSEY) at the helm. Accordi...

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POISON's C.C. DEVILLE Tops GUITAR WORLD's List Of '100 Worst Guitar Solos'

Guitar World magazine has just published its picks for the "100 Worst Guitar Solos" on its web site, GuitarWorld.com. The list includes tracks by Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, C.C. DeVille, Eric Clapton, George Harrison and more. Below is an excerpt of that post: "After two decades of kissing ass, Guita...

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THROWDOWN Signs With KOCH RECORDS

Orange County, California's hardcore/metal act THROWDOWN has inked deal with Koch Records. The band will begin recording "Deathless", its first album under this new deal, in early 2009. "Signing with Koch Records is a breath of fresh air for us," said THROWDOWN frontman Dave Peters. "Koch looks at t...

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THROWDOWN Rumored To Have Split With Drummer

Orange County, California's hardcore/metal act THROWDOWN is rumored to have parted ways with drummer Ben Dussault. The band has yet to make an official announcement on the matter. HardTimes.ca recently conducted an interview with THROWDOWN vocalist Dave Peters. Watch the nine-minute chat below. THRO...

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BEHEMOTH Frontman Suing Head Of Polish Anti-Sect Committee For Libel, Slander

According to Metal Portal, BEHEMOTH mainman Adam "Nergal" Darski has filed a libel lawsuit against the head of the All-Polish Committee for Defence against Sects, Ryszard Nowak. Nergal claims that Nowak slandered him in an interview with Gazeta Swietojanska (watch interview in two parts below),repe...

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NIFELHEIM: Anti-CLIFF BURTON, -DIMEBAG Comments Were A 'Bad Joke' That Was Taken Out Of Context

Swedish black metallers NIFELHEIM have released a statement clarifying the comments they made in the latest issue of Sweden Rock magazine where they appeared to be disrespecting the memories of both METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton and PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. In the Swed...

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BIOHAZARD Frontman, Porn-Star Wife Working On Joint Autobiography

BIOHAZARD frontman Evan Seinfeld and his wife, adult film star Tera Patrick, are currently writing their joint autobiography, "Rockstar/Pornstar: An American Love Story", with entertainment journalist Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna, author of "Cherry Bomb: The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Better Flirt, a To...

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NIFELHEIM Bassist Disrespects DIMEBAG, CLIFF BURTON

The latest issue of Sweden Rock magazine features an interview with the Swedish black metal band NIFELHEIM conducted in late September during the group's Finnish tour with WATAIN. "MÖTLEY CRÜE and MUNICIPAL WASTE are likely the worst bands in the world. Next to METALLICA," the group's bassist Tyrant...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Hits 60

The Pulse of Radio reports: It's hard to believe, but rock and roll's prince of darkness Ozzy Osbourne turns 60 on Wednesday (December 3). The father of heavy metal and former BLACK SABBATH frontman never anticipated such longevity, figuring he'd succumb to his rock and roll excesses long before he...

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NERVECELL: New Live Video Posted Online

Dubai-based death/thrash act NERVECELL has released the official video for the song "Flesh & Memories", recorded live at the Dubai Desert Rock Festival 2008. NERVECELL recently confirmed its appearance at next year's Dubai Desert Rock Festival — along with MOTÖRHEAD, OPETH, ARCH ENEMY, CHIMAIRA...

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DREAM THEATER Begins Recording New Album

Drummer Mike Portnoy of the progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER has finished laying down his tracks for the band's new album, due in early 2009 via Roadrunner Records. He says, "Imagine a DREAM THEATER album with 'A Change Of Seasons', 'Octavarium', 'Learning To Live', 'Pull Me Under' and 'The Gl...

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MASTER's PAUL SPECKMANN: I Found More Freedom In Czech Republic Than I Ever Found In The USA

By: Scott Alisoglu MASTER's Paul Speckmann has been fighting metal's good fight since 1983. Considered one of death metal's originators, Speckmann has persevered through lineup changes, numerous record labels, and thousands of miles on the road on tours of varying success. One thing is for certain t...

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Ex-VENOM Guitarist's DRYLL Announces New Singer

DRYLL (formerly DRILL),the U.K.-based band featuring former guitarist VENOM and founding member Jeff "Mantas" Dunn, has announced the addition of singer Scott Michael Cavagan to the group's ranks. The band is currently in the studio recording material for its debut CD, tentatively due next year. Li...

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DEADSOIL Parts Ways With Singer, Bassist; Announces Replacements

After two full-length releases and countless shows and tours, German metal/hardcore act DEADSOIL has parted ways with singer Friedrich Weber and bassist Andreas Schüssler. Commented Schüssler: "After due consideration, I came to the conclusion that it would be better for me to leave DEADSOIL. It was...

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South Africa's MIND ASSAULT: 'Stadig Verblind' Video Available

"Stadig Verblind" (Slowly Blinded),the new video from Southern African metallers MIND ASSAULT, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's debut album, "Stigma", which is available now from leading online stores like Nuclear Blast, iTunes, Rhapsody and Amazon. The CD features mostly songs w...