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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Putting Finishing Touches On Band's 'Finest Album To Date'

Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have issued the following update: "We are almost in the final stages of recording [the third BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE album]. It has been another long road but it's been this long for a reason! There have been many obstacles along the way, lots of hard work and...

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Former KORN Guitarist BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH Hard At Work On New Album

It was announced today that William Morris Endeavor Entertainment has inked an international representation agreement with ex-KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch. The initial term of the agreement is for three years. Ember Rigsby Tanksley of WMEE will be principally responsible for spearheading repres...

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Former BLEED THE DREAM Frontman To Release PHANTOM COMMUNIQUE Debut In February

PHANTOM COMMUNIQUE, the Los Angeles four-piece formed by former BLEED THE DREAM singer Brandon Thomas, will begin selling its four-song debut EP at all upcoming shows, giving concertgoers a taste of the band's forthcoming full-length debut. Entitled "The Wolf And The Sheep", the full-length disc wil...

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ACHERON: 'I Am Heathen' Video To Make Its Online Debut This Weekend

"I Am Heathen", the new video from cult black/death metal act ACHERON, will make its online debut via YouTube this Saturday, November 21. This is the first professionally filmed music video the band has done in its 20-plus years of existence. Commented frontman Vincent Crowley: "The video is about e...

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MEGADETH's CHRIS BRODERICK Talks Guitar Technique

Thomas S. Orwat Jr. of RockMusicStar.com conducted an interview with MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick this past Sunday, November 15. An excerpt from the chat follows below. RockMusicStar.com: Since you're such an accomplished guitarist yourself, how do you rate Dave Mustaine as a guitarist? Can yo...

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CANDLEMASS, ROYAL HUNT, HAMMERFALL Members Featured On IMPULSIA Debut

Swedish studio band IMPULSIA was formed in 2008 by Uno Sjöström (main composer and acoustic guitars),Johan Längquist (vocals; ex-CANDLEMASS) and Marcus Jidell (producer and guitarist; ROYAL HUNT). The group's debut album, "Expressions", was recorded with the help of the following world-renowned mus...

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RAGE: Limited-Edition Digibook Version Of 'Strings To A Web' Detailed

Veteran German metallers RAGE will release their new album, "Strings To A Web", on February 5, 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Twilight Hall Studio and was produced by Charlie Bauerfeind (BLIND GUARDIAN, HAMMERFALL). The cover artwork was created by Thomas Ewerhard (AVANTASIA,...

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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist Featured In 'Words Of The Music Masters' Book

Former MEGADETH and current F5/HAIL! bassist David Ellefson is included in the new book "Words Of The Music Masters", written by Tom Sawada and Federico Pereiro. Other professional musicians featured in the book are bassists Michael Manring (solo jazz artist) and Larry Grenadier (PAT METHANY),arran...

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KORN Guitarist In SCHWARZENATOR, The 'Ultimate' ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER Concept Band

SCHWARZENATOR — the self-proclaimed "ultimate Arnold Schwarzenator concept band" featuring guitarist Shane Gibson (KORN) and Rhythm magazine's "Best Drummer in the World," Austrian-born Thomas Lang, will showcase their debut EP, "Schwarzenator", at West Hollywood, California's Key Club on the Sunset...

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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR In Milan: Video Footage, Photos Available

Fan-filmed video footage of HARDCORE SUPERSTAR's November 5, 2009 performance in Milan, Italy can be viewed below. Photos of the concert at the sold-out Alcatraz Club are available on the news blog Musica Metal. The Swedish band's setlist was as follows: 01. Beg For It 02. Into Debauchery 03. Medica...

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STEVEN ADLER In 'Dahmer Vs. Gacy' Movie; Trailer Available

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current ADLER'S APPETITE drummer Steven Adler portrays Stevie in "Dahmer vs. Gacy", an action/comedy about Jeffrey Dahmer and John Wayne Gacy battling it out helmed by and starring Ford Austin. Adler reportedly plays a guy that Jeffrey Dahmer picks up at a bar and then later...

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HAMMERFALL To Tour North America In March/April

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL will return to North America for a full tour in March/April 2010. This will be the band's first tour of U.S./Canada in almost five years. Confirmed dates are as follows: Mar. 05 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx Mar. 06 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium Mar. 07 - New York, NY @...

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RAGE: 'Strings To A Web' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Strings To A Web", the forthcoming album from veteran German metallers RAGE, can be viewed below. The artwork was created by Thomas Ewerhard (AVANTASIA, THERION),and it shows the soundchaser as a spider, caught in a web. RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski is currently working on t...

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EVIG NATT Seeking New Label Home

EVIG NATT ("Eternal Night" in English),the Norwegian extreme gothic metal band featuring former/current members of ENSLAVED, EINHERJER, THUNDRA and REISM, entered Black Dimension Studio earlier this year to begin recording its sophomore album, entitled "Darkland". According to bassist/songwriter St...

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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR: Munich Footage Available

Video footage of HARDCORE SUPERSTAR's October 28, 2009 concert in Munich, Germany can be viewed below (courtesy of "eblinternational"). HARDCORE SUPERSTAR re-released two of their albums — "Hardcore Superstar" (2005) and "Dreamin In A Casket" (2007) — on October 16 via Nuclear Blast's "Reloaded Seri...