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CANDLEMASS: 'Doomology' Box Track Listing Revealed

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS will celebrate their 25-year anniversary by performing an extra-long, two-and-a-half-hour set at Debaser Medis in Stockholm on December 18. The band's classic debut album, "Epicus Doomicus Metalicus", will be played in its entirety for the first time with the o...

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High as the Sun

Good stoner rock/doom albums often have a way of slowly but surely overtaking the listener until you — at the risk of sounding terribly cheesy and cliché — become one with the album. Long trips down the existential highway in and of themselves accomplish nothing, except fatigue, earache, and dementi...

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SORROWS PATH Announces New Guitarist

After a few live appearances, Greek doom metallers SORROWS PATH have officially recruited Giannis Tziligkakis (OMINOUS SKY) as their new second guitarist. SORROWS PATH released its debut album, "The Rough Path Of Nihilism", on October 29 via Rock It Up Records. The CD was recorded at Fragile Studios...

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AVANTASIA: Lichtenfels Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of AVANTASIA — the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet — performing on December 3, 2010 at Stadthalle in Lichtenfels, Germany as part of the "The Metal Opera Comes To Town" world tour 2010 can be viewed below. Joining Sammet in AVANTASIA's touring lineup are a number...

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LYNCH: My Problem With DON DOKKEN Has Always Been That He Was 'Not An Honest, Trustful Person'

Marko Syrjälä of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB, SOULS OF WE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal-Rules.com: What's the situation with [LYNCH MOB singer] Oni Logan now? I mean, he's been on and off from thi...

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AVANTASIA: Video Footage Of Second Pratteln Show Posted Online

AVANTASIA — the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet — kicked off its "The Metal Opera Comes To Town" world tour 2010 this past Tuesday night (November 30) at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland. Joining Sammet in AVANTASIA's touring lineup are a number of special guests, including GAMMA RAY/ex-HELLO...

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THE VERY END: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'A Hole In The Sun' Video Shoot

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "A Hole In The Sun", the new Filmefahrer Pictures-produced video from German metallers THE VERY END, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's sophomore album, "Mercy & Misery", which is scheduled for release on January 14, 2011 in Germany, J...

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Shred With SLASH: 'Slither'

Video footage of legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) detailing VELVET REVOLVER's hit "Slither" during Ernie Ball's private masterclass with Slash and 20 golden-pick winners in the vintage room at Guitar Center in Hollywood, California can be viewed below. Slash said in a recen...

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AVANTASIA Kicks Off 'The Metal Opera Comes To Town' World Tour; First Video Footage

AVANTASIA — the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet — kicked off its "The Metal Opera Comes To Town" world tour 2010 last night (Tuesday, November 30) at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland. Joining Sammet in AVANTASIA's touring lineup are a number of special guests, including GAMMA RAY/ex-HELLOWEEN...

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NIKKI SIXX Ends His Digital Life As Part Of 'Buy Life' Fundraising Effort

Nikki Sixx has joined forces with Keep a Child Alive's (KCA) co-founders Leigh Blake and Alicia Keys for the launch of the Digital Death campaign as part of KCA's larger fundraising effort Buy Life. On Wednesday, December 1, World AIDS Day, Nikki Sixx along with fellow celebs Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga,...

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VINCE NEIL On 'Skating With The Stars' Gig: 'It Keeps Getting Harder And Harder'

Billboard.com recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On his gig as one of the contestants on ABC's new "Skating With The Stars" reality show: "It's hard work. It's an Olympic sport, and it's just really tough. I'm in rehearsals...

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PARAGON Taps Producer PIET SIELCK For Next Album

Bassist Jan Bünning of German power metallers PARAGON has issued the following update: "We are very proud to announce that the producer of our next album will be none other than Piet Sielck. We already worked with him on four of our previous albums ('Steelbound', 'Law Of The Blade', 'The Dark Legacy...

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W.A.S.P.: Pro-Shot Footage From Sofia Posted Online

Professionally filmed video footage of W.A.S.P.'s October 27, 2010 performance at Festivalna Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria can be viewed below. Germany's Edel has just made available the deluxe-edition reissues of of W.A.S.P.'s first two albums, "W.A.S.P." (1984) and "The Last Command" (1985). "W.A.S.P."...

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W.A.S.P.: Manchester Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of W.A.S.P.'s November 24, 2010 concert at the Academy 2 in Manchester, England can be viewed below. Germany's Edel has just made available the deluxe-edition reissues of of W.A.S.P.'s first two albums, "W.A.S.P." (1984) and "The Last Command" (1985). "W.A.S.P." track listin...

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FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist GUS G. To Host MTV2's 'Headbangers Ball'

FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. will host MTV2's "Headbangers Ball" on Monday, November 29. A preview clip from the episode, which will air at 3 a.m. ET/PT (technically Tuesday morning),can be viewed below. Gus G.'s new instructional DVD for Rock House, "Lead & Rhythm Techniques", was r...