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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY Singer Unveiled

LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY has released the following statement: "Today is a great and very important day for our band. We are finally proud to present the new singer of RHAPSODY to the world, the person who, thanks to his unique vocal talent, will contribute to the artistic perspectives of the band in...

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RUINED SOUL One-Man Project Evolves Into A Full-Blown Band

Gothenburg, Sweden's RUINED SOUL, which was started by Johnny Johansson as a one-man metal project due to Johnny's focus on DISDAIN, has evolved into a full-blown band. Commented Johnny: "Yes, RUINED SOUL was supposed to be a solo project, but… no more! The urge of playing these songs live and spend...

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AVATAR: 'Let It Burn' Performance Video Released

Professionally filmed video footage of Swedish metallers AVATAR performing the song "Let It Burn" can be seen below. The track comes off the band's fourth full-length album, "Black Waltz", which was released on February 14 via eOne Music. The CD was produced by Tobias Lindell (EUROPE, MUSTASCH, HARD...

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AVATAR: New Audio Interview With JOHANNES ECKERSTRÖM

Vocalist Johannes Eckerström of Swedish metallers AVATAR was interviewed on the March 14 edition of the "Across The Board" radio show. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. AVATAR's fourth full-length album , "Black Waltz", was released on February 14 via eOne Music. The CD was p...

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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN To Undergo Knee Surgery

SLIPKNOT percussionist M. Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. Clown) will undergo knee surgery tomorrow (Thursday, March 29). He writes on Facebook, "Knee surgery on Thursday. I cannot jump like Sid [Wilson, SLIPKNOT DJ]. When I do, I have to get knee surgery." He adds, "I am going to have a lot of weird questions...

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BIOHAZARD: 'Vengeance Is Mine' Video Released

New York hardcore/metal veterans BIOHAZARD have chosen Travis Campbell's video for "Vengeance Is Mine" as the grand-prize winner of their music video contest. Using their Facebook page, the band challenged fans to create their own music video for a track off of their new album, "Reborn In Defiance"....

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DEAD BEYOND BURIED: 'The Dark Era' Trailer Released

U.K. death/extreme metallers DEAD BEYOND BURIED have have completed work on their third album entitled, "The Dark Era", to be released later in the year. The CD was recorded, mixed and mastered at Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland with the Weislawscy Brothers (VADER, BEHEMOTH, DECAPITATED, HATE). DE...

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DYING FETUS: 'Reign Supreme' Cover Artwork, Teaser Available

A one-minute teaser for "Reign Supreme", the new album from Maryland extreme metallers DYING FETUS, is available below. Due on June 17 via Relapse Records, the CD was recorded at Wrightway Studios in Baltimore with longtime producer Steve Wright (SLIPKNOT, MISERY INDEX). The effort will feature nine...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Interviewed On 'The Kevin & Bean Show' (Audio)

Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED) was interviewed on this past Thursday morning's (March 22) edition of the KROQ morning radio program "The Kevin & Bean Show". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. (Note: The McKagan interview begins arou...

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CRASHDÏET: Another New Album 'Sneak Peek'

Swedish glam rockers CRASHDÏET are in the process of writing and recording pre-production demos for their as-yet-untitled fourth album. A new 23-second "sneak peek" into the sessions is available below. CRASHDÏET's third album, "Generation Wild", was recently released on vinyl. This gatefold LP feat...

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DAWN OF DEMISE Signs With UNIQUE LEADER RECORDS

Danish death metallers DAWN OF DEMISE have inked a multi-album deal with Unique Leader Records. The band's third full-length CD, "Rejoice In Vengeance", will be released this summer. According to a press release, DAWN OF DEMISE "has always emphasized on heaviness and catchiness and with three succes...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Discusses 'It's So Easy' Autobiography On 'Good Day LA' (Video)

Today (Tuesday, March 20) saw the paperback release of Duff McKagan's (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED) critically acclaimed memoir, "It's So Easy (And Other Lies)", a raw, utterly candid autobiography that chronicles the unlikely story of the formation and rise of GUNS N' ROSE...

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MARILYN MANSON And JOHNNY DEPP Team Up For 'You're So Vain' Cover

According to the MTV News, actor Johnny Depp and shock rocker Marilyn Manson recorded a cover of Carly Simon's 1972 hit "You're So Vain" for the singer's upcoming eighth studio album, "Born Villain", which is due out on May 1. Depp reportedly played both the lead guitar and drums on the track, while...

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Launch Event For MATT SORUM's ADOPT THE ARTS Charity Raises Nearly $100K

The prediction of torrential rain, the fact that it was a Sunday night, not even the South By Southwest convention in Austin, Texas, could keep the hundreds of attendees away from the launch event for Adopt The Arts. Hosted by Jane Lynch ("Glee"),Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES, THE CULT, VELVET REVOLVER...

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THE MERCY HOUSE: 'Greed' Video Released

Described by Kerrang! Radio's Alex Baker as a band possessing "killer riffs, monstrous vocals and more hooks than a slaughterhouse", London's powerhouse heavy-rock innovators THE MERCY HOUSE have unleashed their debut video for "Greed" — a song that Kerrang! magazine's Simon Young described as "drip...