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VAINGLORY: New Song Released

American power metal band VAINGLORY, which features in its ranks vocalist Kate French (CHASTAIN) and lead guitar virtuoso Corbin King, has made a new track, "Ballistic", available via the group's ReverbNation TuneWidget. The song will appear on the follow-up to 2007's self-titled "Vainglory" album,...

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K.K. DOWNING Retiring From JUDAS PRIEST; Replacement Announced

British metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have announced that original guitarist K.K. Downing has formally retired from the band and will therefore not be joining them on their forthcoming Epitaph Tour. The remaining members of the group respect his decision and naturally all wish him well. Having thought...

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SEPULTURA's Performance With Orchestra Professionally Filmed/Recorded For CD/DVD Release

Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA were joined by the Orquestra Experimental de Repertório (conducted by Jamil Maluf) during their appearance this past Saturday night (April 16) at the Virada Cultural festival in São Paulo, Brazil. Special arrangements were made and songs that were never played...

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SEPULTURA Performs With Orchestra At VIRADA CULTURAL Festival (Video)

Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA were joined by the Orquestra Experimental de Repertório (conducted by Jamil Maluf) during their appearance this past Saturday night (April 16) at the Virada Cultural festival in São Paulo, Brazil. Special arrangements were made and songs that were never played...

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SEPULTURA Rehearsing With Orchestra For VIRADA CULTURAL Performance (Video)

Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA were joined by the Orquestra Experimental de Repertório (conducted by Jamil Maluf) during their appearance last night (Saturday, April 16) at the Virada Cultural festival in São Paulo, Brazil. Special arrangements were made and songs that were never played befo...

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ROB HALFORD Talks About OZZY OSBOURNE's 'Blizzard Of Ozz' (Video)

On May 31, music fans will have their first taste of reissues from rock icon OZZY OSBOURNE's catalog of work with the releases of two albums which form the cornerstone of Ozzy Osbourne's career as a solo artist: "Blizzard Of Ozz" and "Diary Of A Madman" (Epic Records/Legacy Recordings). Long revered...

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SEPULTURA: Performance Footage Of New Song Available

Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA played a brand new song, "Seethe", when they supported OZZY OSBOURNE on April 2, 2011 at Anhembi in São Paulo, Brazil. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below. SEPULTURA's new album, "Kairos" (an ancient Greek word signifying a time in b...

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SEPULTURA Interviewed At Mexico City's VIVE LATINO (Video)

Two separate interviews with Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA conducted at this past weekend's Vive Latino, the annual rock music festival held in Mexico City, can be viewed below. (Note: SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green gives his answers in English while the band's guitarist, Andreas Kisser,...

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MNEMIC Bassist Quits

Bassist Tomas "Obeast" Koefoed has left Danish/French "future fusion metallers" MNEMIC. He explains in a statement, "It's time for changes and towards fans of MNEMIC I'm sad to announce that I have played my last shows with MNEMIC in Spain in March. "Because of my forever-continued dedication to mus...

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Second Installment Of METAL MIKE's 'Metal For Life' GUITAR WORLD Column Available Now

In the May 2011 issue of Guitar World magazine (FOO FIGHTERS cover),you can find the second installment of "Metal For Life" column penned by "Metal" Mike Chlasciak. The column "Power Surge - How To Build Power Chord Variations For Maximum Sonic Effect", showcases ways of building power chord rhythm...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: Snippet From 'Thirty Years After The Blizzard' DVD Available

On May 31, music fans will have their first taste of reissues from rock icon OZZY OSBOURNE's catalog of work with the releases of two albums which form the cornerstone of Ozzy Osbourne's career as a solo artist: "Blizzard of Ozz" and "Diary of a Madman" (Epic Records/Legacy Recordings). Long revered...

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SEPULTURA To Perform With Orchestra At Brazil's VIRADA CULTURAL Festival

Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA will be joined by the Orquestra Experimental de Repertório (conducted by Jamil Maluf) during their appearance this Saturday, April 16 at the Virada Cultural festival in São Paulo, Brazil. Special arrangements were made and songs that were never played before by...

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PRIMAL FEAR Frontman Talks To METAL LEGENDS About Solo Debut (Audio)

On February 10, 2011, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with PRIMAL FEAR vocalist Ralf Scheepers. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Scheepers' solo debut album, entitled "Scheepers", was released on February 15 via Frontiers Records. Scheep...

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'Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock And Heavy Metal': Video Footage From NYC, Mendham Signings

Eddie Trunk, the host of VH1 Classic's hit television program "That Metal Show", signed copies of his book, "Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock And Heavy Metal", on April 1 at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City and this past Tuesday (April 5) at Mendham Books in Mendham, New Jersey. Video footage fr...

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'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK To Lead SCHOOL OF ROCK's Metal Week Performance Camp

"Metal" Mike Chlasciak will work and perform with the students of School Of Rock during the Metal Week Performance Camp. According to the School Of Rock web site, Metal Week Performance Camp students should already have a basic understanding of their instrument and grasp of music fundamentals. Stude...