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LEVERAGE Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Finnish melodic metallers LEVERAGE has announced the addition of bassist Sami Norrbacka to the group's ranks. The band's original bass player, Pekka Lampinen, stepped aside "for private reasons." Norrbacka has been LEVERAGE's live bass player for all of 2009, and is now an official member of the ban...

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SLIPKNOT's MICK THOMSON Talks About His Guitar Rig

An "unmasked" Mick Thomson of SLIPKNOT recently walked Bryan Kehoe and DunlopTV through his guitar rig on stage in Los Angeles and talked about the advantages of the new Carbon Fiber Max Grip Jazz III pick he has been testing for Jim Dunlop USA. The special-edition CD/DVD reissue of SLIPKNOT's self-...

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THE CHANT Hard At Work On New Album

Finnish melancholic metallers THE CHANT have entered the studio with producer Ville Sorvali (MOONSORROW) to begin recording their second album, tentatively titled "This Is The World We Know", for an early 2010 release via an as-yet-undisclosed label. A studio diary is available at this location. THE...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Frontman To Guest On New SOULFLY Album?

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN frontman Greg Puciato has revealed via Twitter that he has been writing and recording a "duet" with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SEPULTURA),presumably to be included on the forthcoming SOULFLY album, which is currently being recorded in Los Angeles. Puciato...

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ATREYU Bassist's Tour Story

Ken Brzezinski of Static Multimedia recently conducted an interview with ATREYU bassist Marc McKnight. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Static Multimedia: Do you have any tour stories? Marc: Well, there was this one girl in Miami that was just hammered out of her mind. And you know,...

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GRIND INC. Signs With BASTARDIZED RECORDINGS

German death metallers GRIND INC. have inked a deal with Bastardized Recordings. The band recently entered the Catacomb Productions studio to begin recording its fourth album for an early 2010 release. Commented the group: "We are looking forward to the new collaboration and are glad about this deci...

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GWAR Frontman Releases Signature Snowboard

You might think that servicing the needs of GWAR in this, the midst of their 25th anniversary tour, would be a full-time job. And it is! But for the artists of Slave Pit Inc., the production company that created and maintains GWAR lust for all things rubber, a constant slew of side-projects is busin...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: New Album Release Date Announced

Critically acclaimed rockers THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN recently finished recording their highly-anticipated new album, "Option Paralysis", and are readying it as the debut release for their brand new label Party Smasher Inc./Season Of Mist. The opus, recorded in Orange County, California with longti...

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RUSH Documentary Makers Interviewed At WINDSOR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Tom Lucier conducted an interview with directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn of Toronto, Ontario, Canada's Banger Films Inc. over the weekend when the filmmakers attended the Windsor International Film Festival to speak about their new documentary featuring the legendary Canadian rock band RUSH. The...

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MONSTROSITY To Headline Mexico's HEAVY METAL CIRCUS Festival

The Florida death machine known as MONSTROSITY has been confirmed as the headliner for the second annual Heavy Metal Circus festival, scheduled to take place on Sunday, November 29, 2009 at Circo Valador in Mexico City. Also appearing on the bill are MALEVOLENT CREATION, BELPHEGOR, BLOOD RED THRONE,...

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Former AFTER FOREVER Singer Schedules New RED LIMO STRING QUARTET Show

Former AFTER FOREVER singer Floor Jansen will perform with the RED LIMO STRING QUARTET on December 27 at P60 in Amstelveen, Holland. The group plays reworked versions of AFTER FOREVER songs specially arranged for a string quartet by former AFTER FOREVER keyboardist Joost van de Broek. For more infor...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage From Grand Rapids, Buffalo Posted Online

Official Metallica.com footage from METALLICA's November 9, 2009 concert at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan and the November 10 show at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York — including clips of pre-show meet-and-greets, tuning-room jams, soundcheck, photo shoots and the actual performances — ca...

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ANVIL's 'Story' Nominated For IDA Documentary Award

According to indieWIRE, ANVIL's acclaimed documentary, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", has been nominated in the "Feature Documentary" category at the International Documentary Association's 2009 IDA Documentary Awards competition. The winners will be saluted December 4 at the DGA in Los Angeles at a c...

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SLAYER's DAVE LOMBARDO Is A 'Taxi Tackler'

SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo is featured in a two-minute video clip on Channel Bee in which tells the story about the time he surprised Marilyn Manson with his drunken antics. Watch the video below. Lombardo is a Cuban-American heavy metal drummer best known for his work with American thrash metal b...

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LEVERAGE's 'Circus Colossus' Lands On Finnish Chart

"Circus Colossus", the third full-length album from Finnish melodic metallers LEVERAGE, entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 27. "Circus Colossus" was released on November 4 via Spinefarm Records. A song from the CD, "Legions Of Invisible", is available for streaming...