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OBSCENITY: 'Atrophied In Anguish' Title Track Audio Sample Available

German death metallers OBSCENITY will release their eigth studio album, "Atrophied In Anguish" on September 14 as a digipak and as a digital download via Apostasy Records. 10 relentless tracks will bludgeon you back into the early '90s. The CD was again recorded at Soundlodge Studio in Rhauderfehn w...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Drummer MATT SORUM Defends His 'November Rain' Performance

Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum has defended his performance in the classic GN'R track "November Rain", insisting that "drumming isn't all about fancy drum fills and splash cymbals." Ex-DREAM THEATER and current ADRENALINE MOB drummer Mike Portnoy, who normally doesn't shy away from his two...

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ANVIL: New Re-Releases To Feature Liner Notes, Photos

On September 24, Steamhammer/SPV will re-release three albums from the legendary Canadian metal band ANVIL, all featuring new booklets containing new liner notes from guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner plus new photos. "Back To Basics" (2004) and "Still Going Strong" (200...

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PARAGON Signs With NAPALM RECORDS

German power metallers PARAGON have inked a deal with Napalm Records. The band's tenth album, "Force Of Destruction", will be released at the end of October. The CD was produced by Piet Sielck (GAMMA RAY, BLIND GUARDIAN, IRON SAVIOUR) at Powerhouse in Hamburg. Guest vocals on the bonus version of th...

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ORCHID To Release 'Heretic' EP

San Francisco based doom rockers ORCHID will release an EP featuring three brand new tracks and one song from their latest full-length album, "Capricorn", on September 7, 2012. The EP, entitled "Heretic", marks the band's first release for Nuclear Blast Records and will be made available both digita...

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STEVE VAI: New Song Available For Streaming

"John The Revelator", a brand new song from virtuoso guitarist and visionary composer Steve Vai, is available for streaming at RollingStone.com. The track is a 1930s gospel-blues classic, and it has been forever changed and layered with heavy rock Vai-mojo. "John The Revelator" comes off Vai's new s...

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STAIND Taking A Break But 'Not Breaking Up'

Vocalist Aaron Lewis of Massachusetts rockers STAIND has revealed to Billboard.com that the band is planning to take a break next year. The group, which released its self-titled latest album in September 2011, is preparing for the August 17 launch of the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival, where...

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METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN, CHICKENFOOT Featured On 'Re-Machined: A Tribute To Machine Head'

METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN, CHICKENFOOT and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY are among the artists who have re-interpreted songs from DEEP PURPLE's classic "Machine Head" album for "Re-Machined: A Tribute To Machine Head", a compilation CD which will be made available with Classic Rock magazine's upcoming DEEP PURPL...

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STEVE VAI Interviewed On Washington D.C.'s 100.3 (Audio)

Lisa Berigan of 100.3, Washington D.C.'s home for bigger and better classic rock, recently conducted an interview with virtuoso guitarist and visionary composer Steve Vai. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. Vai will release "The Story Of Light", a new solo album of original material,...

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DUST BOLT: 'Violent Demolition' Audio Samples Available

A six-minute YouTube clip containing audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on "Violent Demolition", the debut album from German thrashers DUST BOLT, can be seen below. The CD, which features a guest appearance by SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green, will be released on July 27 via Napa...

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HOLY GRAIL Completes Work On 'Ride The Void'

Los Angeles-based metallers HOLY GRAIL have finished recording their sophomore album, "Ride The Void", for a late fall release via Prosthetic Records. The follow-up to 2010's "Crisis In Utopia" was recorded with producer Matt Hyde (SLAYER, HATEBREED, CHILDREN OF BODOM) throughout the year, working a...

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SEPULTURA Frontman Guests On DUST BOLT Debut

SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green makes a guest appearance on the debut album from German thrashers DUST BOLT. Entitled "Violent Demolition", the CD will be released on July 27 via Napalm Records. According to a press release, DUST BOLT "demonstrate with their debut album that they are hungry, bursti...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman: No More Shows Before Late 2014

Vocalist Hansi Kürsch of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN has issued the following update: "A long (far longer than expected) journey has more or less come to an end. "After having had great fun with our Greek and German friends some weeks ago, we are now preparing ourselves for the final show...

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CORONER: First DVD Teaser Released

The first teaser for the forthcoming DVD from the reunited Swiss thrash trio CORONER can be seen below. The career-spanning double DVD will contain a ton of material from the archives and a full-length concert from the band's reunion shows in 2011-2012. A release date for the set has not yet been an...

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OBSCENITY: New Album Details Revealed

German death metallers OBSCENITY will release their eigth studio album, "Atrophied In Anguish" on September 14 as a digipak and as a digital download via Apostasy Records. 10 relentless tracks will bludgeon you back into the early '90s. The CD was again recorded at Soundlodge Studio in Rhauderfehn w...