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UNLEASHED Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGENT STEE...

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OPETH's FREDRIK ÅKESSON: 'Shredding Is Fun, But You Have To Be Tasteful'

U.K.'s Guitarist magazine recently conducted an interview with OPETH/ex-ARCH ENEMY guitarist Fredrik Åkesson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitarist: You're at the end of the summer festival season now. How is the material for the next OPETH album coming along? Fredrik: Mikael [Å...

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SEVEN THE HARDWAY: European Tour Canceled

SEVEN THE HARDWAY, the new Southern California-based progressive rock/metal band featuring guitar virtuoso Tony MacAlpine (STEVE VAI, PLANET X, CAB),legendary drummer Virgil Donati (PLANET X, STEVE VAI, SOUL SIRKUS),renowned vocalist Mark Boals (ULI JON ROTH, ROYAL HUNT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),bass pl...

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THE CULT's New 'Capsule' To Arrive This Month

According to a posting on THE CULT's official Twitter profile, the band's previously announced four-song "capsule" — which is described as a collection of not just new music, but film, art and fashion — will arrive on September 14. The "capsule" will span across multiple media formats, including vin...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's ZAKK WYLDE Talks About The Making Of 'Order Of The Black', Health Issues

Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) took part in a live media teleconference on August 3 where he answered questions from a number of journalists — including Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com — regarding the new BLACK LABEL SOCIETY album, "Order Of The Black". A few excerpts from the c...

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DIMMU BORGIR To Tour North America With ENSLAVED, BLOOD RED THRONE

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR will embark on a 32-date North American tour in November/December. Support on the trek will come from countrymen ENSLAVED and BLOOD RED THRONE, plus DAWN OF ASHES from Los Angeles. Confirmed tour dates are as follows: Nov. 05 - The Palladium - Worcest...

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THE CULT Guitarist Interviewed On PLANET ROCK (Audio)

On August 20, THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy was interviewed on the U.K.'s leading classic rock radio station Planet Rock. You can now listen to the chat using the Soundcloud player below. THE CULT's first new studio recording since 2007, "Every Man and Woman is a Star" was released as a two-week ex...

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RAGE Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

German power metallers RAGE have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGENT STEEL AMON...

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OPETH Keyboardist Interviewed At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with keyboardist Per Wiberg of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 13-15, 2010 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. For a limited time, O...

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OPETH: Free 'Royal Albert Hall' Song Download

For a limited time, Swedish progressive metallers OPETH are offering a free download of "Dirge For November" in anticipation of the September 21 DVD release of "In Live Concert At The Royal Albert Hall". Click here to get the track now. You can also pre-order the limited-edition vinyl/DVD box set of...

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TONY MACALPINE, VIRGIL DONATI, MARK BOALS Join Forces In SEVEN THE HARDWAY

SEVEN THE HARDWAY, the new Southern California-based progressive rock/metal band featuring guitar virtuoso Tony MacAlpine (STEVE VAI, PLANET X, CAB),legendary drummer Virgil Donati (PLANET X, STEVE VAI, SOUL SIRKUS),renowned vocalist Mark Boals (ULI JON ROTH, ROYAL HUNT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),bass pl...

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LEMMY, GLENN HUGHES, DEE SNIDER Honored At VEGAS ROCKS! MAGAZINE AWARDS

Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD),James Kottak (SCORPIONS) and Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) are among the musicians who were honored at the first-ever Vegas Rocks! Magazine Awards, which was held this past Sunday, August 22 inside the original home of rock, The Elvis Showroom at the Las Vega...

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OPETH: 'In Live Concert At The Royal Albert Hall' Limited-Edition Box Set Packaging Unveiled

As part of the ongoing celebration of their 20th anniversary, Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will release live footage and audio from the band's recent performance at London's famed Royal Albert Hall. "In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall", due on September 21 via Roadrunner Records, is a f...

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JASON BONHAM Says LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE Tour Will Feature 'Drum Duet' With His Father

Darryl Sterdan of the QMI Agency recently conducted an interview with Jason Bonham, son of the legendary LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Q: Where did the idea for the LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE come from? Jason: It came after I played the show with Jimmy (Page)...

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CLUTCH: 'Robot Hive/Exodus' Reissue To Include Bonus DVD

Maryland hard rock band CLUTCH has announced the track listing for the expanded, two-disc-edition reissue of "Robot Hive/Exodus", due on September 28 through Weathermaker Music. Currently out of print, "Robot Hive/Exodus" was at one point the band's largest selling title of the decade due to the str...