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PRIMAL FEAR Bassist Interviewed By Mexico's 'Familia Perro'; Audio Available

Mexico's metal podcast Familia Perro recently conducted an interview with bassist Mat Sinner of German melodic metallers PRIMAL FEAR. The chat can now be streamed using the audio player below. (Note: The program is in Spanish, but the actual interview was conducted in English.)

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WARRANT Begins Recording New Material

According to a posting on the official WARRANT Twitter profile, the California rockers have entered the studio with producer Pat Regan (KISS, MR. BIG, DEEP PURPLE) to begin recording some of their new material. Songtitles set to appear on the group's forthcoming CD include "Dusty's Revenge" and "Lif...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Backing Vocalist PAMELA MOORE To Perform With PRIMAL FEAR

Singer Pamela Moore, best known for her performance as Sister Mary on QUEENSRŸCHE's 1988 epic release "Operation: Mindcrime" and 2006's sequel "Operation: Mindcrime II", has announced via her official web site that she will perform with German melodic metallers PRIMAL FEAR on three of the band's upc...

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EVILE Frontman Discusses Lyrical Themes On 'Infected Nations'; Second Clip Available

Matt Drake, frontman for British thrashers EVILE, recently took the time to discuss some of the lyrical themes from the band's upcoming album, "Infected Nations". With a wider variety of topics such as modern society and classic science-fiction, "Infected Nations" sees EVILE taking the blueprints fr...

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PRIMAL FEAR Singer Working On Solo Album

PRIMAL FEAR frontman Ralf Scheepers has inked a deal with Frontiers Records for the release of his debut solo album, tentatively due in 2010. The singer states, "I'm still collecting ideas and riffs... and I can't wait to start the production together with Mat [Sinner, PRIMAL FEAR bassist]. We will...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer Talks About State Of Rock, 'American Idol'

Jon Chattman of The Huffington Post recently conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Huffington Post: What do you think of the state of rock? Portnoy: Well, the state of the "music industry" is at its most fragile that it's...

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PELICAN Completes Work On New Album

Chicago's PELICAN is in the studio putting the finishing touches on its fourth studio album, entitled "What We All Come To Need". Described by guitarist Laurent Lebec as "the most perfect synthesis of everything we've done to date, sonically," the CD is "a giant step forward within the complex, intr...

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PRIMAL FEAR On Upcoming Tours, DVD/Live CD Plans

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have issued the following update on their upcoming activities: South America: Ralf Scheepers (vocals): "It's so cool that we can add Colombia to our map and rock there for the first time. We're really sad that we can't play Chile this time, but to come back in thre...

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EVILE: 'Now Demolition' Track Posted Online

British thrashers EVILE have posted a brand new track, "Now Demolition", on their MySpace page. The song comes off the band's sophomore album, "Infected Nations", due on September 21 in Europe and September 22 in the U.S. via Earache Records. Commented EVILE lead guitarist Ol Drake: " For the second...

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TONY LAUREANO Forced To Miss INSIDIOUS DISEASE Live Debut; DIMMU BORGIR's DARAY Steps In

Due to Tony Laureano's (ex-DIMMU BORGIR, NILE, ANGELCORPSE) touring commitments with ALL THAT REMAINS, he is unable to join INSIDIOUS DISEASE (formerly INSIDIOUS) for their two German shows this week. His replacement for these performances will be DIMMU BORGIR/ex-VADER drummer Dariusz "Daray" Brzozo...

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DUSKMACHINE Issues New Album Update

DUSKMACHINE, the Canadian/German thrash metal band featuring PRIMAL FEAR/ex-ANNIHILATOR drummer Randy Black and former ANNIHILATOR bassist Russell Bergquist, has issued the following update: "We'd just like to inform you that we're starting soon tracking the vocals [for the second DUSKMACHINE album]...

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VINCE NEIL's Rival Managers Bury The Hatchet

NashvillePost.com reports that the lead singer of MÖTLEY CRÜE and two business managers long associated with the heavy metal band have settled their legal differences, according to a filing entered on July 17 in Nashville's U.S. District Court. Burt Stein, who heads the Nashville office of the major...

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FUTURES END Signs With NIGHTMARE RECORDS

FUTURES END, the band featuring Steve DiGiorgio and Jon Allen of SADUS, has inked a deal with Nightmare Records for the release of the group's debut album. According to a press release, "this band is a rare combination of brilliance and amazing musicianship melodic prog-power thrash, sounding like a...

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Ex-ADLER'S APPETITE Singer TARSHA Releases 'Second Life' Video

"Second Life", the new video from TARSHA, the band featuring vocalist Sheldon Tarsha (ICON, ex-ADLER'S APPETITE),can be viewed below. The clip was produced by Aleisha Russell of Esprit Films and edited by Chris Lowe of Suite 7 Productions. "Second Life" features lyrics that were inspired by the 3-D...

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EVILE Forced To Cancel LORCA ROCK Appearance

British thrashers EVILE have been forced to cancel their appearance at this weekend's Lorca Rock festival in Murcia, Spain. Vocalist/guitarist Matt Drake was diagnosed with flu and with a serious throat infection yesterday afternoon. Under the circumstances, Matt is not able to perform — he can bare...