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SINNER Announces New Guitarist; New Album Track Listing Revealed

SINNER — the German band featuring PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner, his FEAR bandmate Tom Naumann (guitars),Frank Rössler (keyboards),and former PRIMAL FEAR drummer Klaus Sperling — has announced the addition of second guitarist Christof Leim of THE TRACEELORDS to the group's ranks. Commented the b...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Guests On New BURNING IN HELL Album

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser makes a guest appearance on the track "The Waterfalls" from Brazilian power/speed metal band BURNING IN HELL's second album, "Believe". Kisser previously completed a series of successful workshops throughout Brazil with BURNING IN HELL drummer Marcelo Moreira. In a...

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GIRLSCHOOL, EVERGREY, STEELHEART Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

GIRLSCHOOL, EVERGREY and STEELHEART have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BRAINSTORM EDGUY EVERGREY FINNTROLL G...

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HAMMERFALL: 'Threshold' Enters German Chart At No. 15

HAMMERFALL's new album, "Threshold", has entered the album chart in Germany at position No. 15. The group's previous records also managed to break the German Top 20: "Chapter V - Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken" (2005): #12 "Crimson Thunder" (2002): #13 "Renegade" (2000): #17 "Legacy of Kings" (1998): #15...

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'Guitar Hero II' Unlockable Bonus Tracks Announced

The additional unlockable bonus tracks set to show up on the upcoming Playstation 2/Xbox 360 videogame "Guitar Hero II" are as follows (in alphabetical order): ALL THAT REMAINS - "Six" ANARCHY CLUB - "Collide" BANG CAMARO - "Push Push (Lady Lightning)" BRIAN KAHANEK - "Gemini" BUCKETHEAD - "Jordan"...

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MASTODON: 'Colony Of Birchmen' Video Posted Online

MASTODON's video for the song "Colony of Birchmen" is availble for viewing online exclusively at MP3.com. The track comes off the group's latest album, "Blood Mountain", which came out in September via Warner Bros. Records. MASTODON will support TOOL in Europe throughout November. The group's drumme...

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Triumph or Agony

If you were among those disappointed by BLIND GUARDIAN's streamlining of their sound this year, your luxury liner has come in. RHAPSODY OF FIRE have, if anything, gone even further off the deep end into operatic, cinematic, utterly bombastic and gaudy symphonic metal. Choirs swell, drums thunder, st...

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PAUL STANLEY On Solo Tour: 'I Think People Can Expect A Pretty Cool Evening'

Aidin Vaziri of the San Francisco Chronicle recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. An exerpt from the chat follows: Q: It's been 28 years since your first solo album. Paul: Hopefully, it won't be another 28 years. If this one's called "Live to Win", that one will...

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MASTODON: 'Colony Of Birchmen' Video To Debut Next Week

MASTODON recently finished filming a video for the song "Colony of Birchmen". Look for it to debut online sometime next week. The track comes off the group's latest album, "Blood Mountain", which came out in September via Warner Bros. Records. MASTODON will support TOOL in Europe throughout November...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's HOMME Performs With MASTODON: Video Available

A video clip of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Josh Homme and MASTODON soundchecking at the Music Box @ Fonda in Los Angeles on Sept. 29, 2006 prior to MASTODON's headlining set at the venue has been posted online at YouTube.com (courtesy of FPE-TV). The unpredictable metal band ran through "The C...

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HAMMERFALL Frontman Discusses Songwriting Process For 'Threshold'

Norway's Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with HAMMERFALL frontman Joacim Cans. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Express Radio: The new album followed "Chapter V" really quickly. Not even a year passed since its release... Joacim Cans: There was such a big break be...

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NAZARETH, FINNTROLL, THUNDER, PRAYING MANTIS Confirmed For BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

NAZARETH, FINNTROLL, THUNDER, and PRAYING MANTIS have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are EDGUY, BRAINSTORM, MERCENARY and MYSTIC PROPHECY. For more informa...

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MAX And IGOR CAVALERA Reunited After 10 Years: More Photos Available

Several photos of brothers and former SEPULTURA bandmates Max (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) playing together and hanging out for the first time in 10 years at the 10th annual D-Low Memorial Festival on August 17, 2006 at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ have been posted online at this l...

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KISS: 'Alive! 1975-2000' Box Set Details Revealed

Universal Music will be releasing the "Alive! 1975-2000" box set featuring KISS' first three "Alive" albums (as released on Universal labels, whereas the latest "Alive IV"/"Kiss Symphony" album came out via Sanctuary Records) in Europe on November 17. The set will appearently be a four-disc box set,...

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The Call of the Wretched Sea

The best doom creates an indefinable feeling of dread and a sinking feeling like no other. It may be shrouded in epic atmosphere or dressed up with lighter instrumentation, but the conclusion is a foregone one: man's ultimate demise. And if it is funeral doom akin to the style played by Germany's AH...