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LEVERAGE Completes Recording New Album

Finnish melodic metal band LEVERAGE has finished recording its third full-length album for a late 2009 release via Spinefarm Records. The as-yet-untitled new CD will be mixed and mastered during August. The group's online studio diary, which includes video footage from the recording sessions for the...

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'Guitar Hero: Van Halen' Official Trailer Available

The official trailer for Guitar Hero: Van Halen can be viewed below. The fourth (and probably) Guitar Hero game of 2009 will hit shelves just in time for Christmas on December 22. David Lee Roth will be at the mic. According to IGN, Activision (via MTV) has unveiled the complete song lineup for ...

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CLAWFINGER To Re-Record 'Deaf Dumb Blind' For 20th Anniversary

Nasso Ruskov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with vocalist Zak Tell of the Swedish rap/metal combo CLAWFINGER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Tangra Mega Rock: What's new in the CLAWFINGER camp then? Zak: Hmm…. That's a hard question to answer, but I'...

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SAXON Frontman Interviewed At SONISPHERE

Raz of ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON at the Sonisphere festival, which was held on August 1-2, 2009 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. Watch the four-minute chat below. SAXON's latest album, "Into The Labyrinth", so...

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'Guitar Hero: Van Halen' Track Listing Revealed

According to IGN, Activision (via MTV) has unveiled the complete song lineup for Guitar Hero: Van Halen. The fourth (and probably) Guitar Hero game of 2009 will hit shelves just in time for Christmas on December 22. David Lee Roth will be at the mic. Songs from VAN HALEN will dominate the list, ...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Replacement

Austrian symphonic metallers VISIONS OF ATLANTIS have issued the following update: "It's [true], Joanna Nieniewska [vocals] was forced to leave the band a few weeks ago! The reason is a health problem which should not be specified more detailed, but makes it impossible for her to complete a whole sh...

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DESTRUCTION Frontman Performs With RAGE At MASTERS OF ROCK; Video Available

DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer joined fellow German metallers RAGE on stage at this year's installment of the Masters Of Rock festival — which was held July 9-12, 2009 in Vizovice, Czech Republic — to perform the song "Prayers Of Steel". Watch video footage of his appearance below (c...

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ANVIL Interviewed On CBC's 'Q' Show; Video Available

Jian Ghomeshi of CBC's cultural affairs show "Q" conducted an interview with ANVIL members Steve "Lips" Kudlow (vocals, guitar) and Robb Reiner (drums) on March 16, 2009. The 17-minute chat can be viewed below. ANVIL, considered a major influence for a generation of hard rockers including METALLICA,...

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SINBREED Signs With ULTERIUM RECORDS

German power metal band SINBREED (formerly NEOSHINE),which features in its ranks guitarist Flo Laurin alongside BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Frederik Ehmke and SEVENTH AVENUE vocalist Herbie Langhans, has inked a deal with Ulterium Records. The group's debut album, "When Worlds Collide", will be released...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE Drummer Schedules German Clinic

RHAPSODY OF FIRE drummer Alex Holzwarth has scheduled a drum clinic on October 16 at Musikhaus Marstein in eastern Germany. Alex will talk about his double-bass technique and will offer tips to aspiring drummers on how to get themselves to the next level. Alex is renowned for his work with such band...

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HOUSE OF LORDS, PRAYING MANTIS, POWER QUEST Confirmed For U.K.'s ROCK OF AGES FEST

HYDROGYN, PRAYING MANTIS, HOLY RAGE (featuring original JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Allan Atkins),HOUSE OF LORDS, IMPERIA and POWER QUEST are among the confirmed bands for the rescheduled Rock Of Ages Fest 2009, set to take place November 20-22 at The Bridgehouse 2 in East London, England. After problems...

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BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST Featured On 'Madden NFL 10' Soundtrack

BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS PRIEST are among the featured artists on the soundtrack for Madden NFL 10 from Electronic Arts Inc. Since 2001, the annual Madden NFL soundtrack has become music's most essential launching pad for such artists as AVENGED SEVENFOLD, FRANZ FERDINAND, LUPE FIASCO an...

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RIGHTEOUS FOOL Featuring C.O.C. Members: More Live Footage Posted Online

Video footage of RIGHTEOUS FOOL — the new project featuring two founding members of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY (C.O.C.),Reed Mullin (drums, vocals) and Mike Dean (bass, vocals) alongside guitarist Jason Browning from HR of BAD BRAINS' solo band — performing on March 27, 2009 at the Soapbox in Wilmingt...

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SENATE: New Songs Posted Online

Canadian metallers SENATE have posted three new songs on their MySpace page. The tracks "The Whore", "Gods And Alcoholics" and "Grailblazer" were produced by Julius Butty (PROTEST THE HERO) at Silo studio in Smithville, Ontario, Canada and are the band's first to feature new drummer George Parfitt (...

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CRADLE OF FILTH, CARCASS, EUROPE Members On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show

Dani Filth of CRADLE OF FILTH, Bill Steer of CARCASS and Joey Tempest from EUROPE were IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests earlier tonight (Friday, July 24) during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The special episode, which focused on...