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PARADOX Rejoined By Drummer ROLAND JAHODA

Long-running German metal band PARADOX has been rejoined by drummer Roland Jahoda. The group's current lineup is as follows: Charly Stenhauer (vocals, guitar) Gus Drax (guitar) Olly Keller (bass) Roland Jahoda (drums) PARADOX's new lineup will make its live debut on March 26 at Turock in Essen, Germ...

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DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS Plays Roland VR-700 Keyboard At NAMM; Video Available

Video footage of DREAM THEATER's Jordan Rudess playing the Roland VR-700 stage keyboard at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is being held January 14-17, 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, can be viewed below. As previously reported, Jo...

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TOMMY LEE, JASON BONHAM, BRANN DAILOR Perform At DRUM-OFF Grand Finals; Video Available

Guitar Center today announced Ramon Sampson as the winner of its Drum-Off, the search for the nation's top undiscovered drummer. Performing in front of a capacity crowd this past Friday, January 8 at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, 19-year-old Ramon Sampson from Cordova, Tennessee beat out four...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: New Video Interview Posted Online

Vocalist Richard Sjunesson of Swedish/British modern metallers SONIC SYNDICATE was interviewed by Peter Bailey of the Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom-based "Metalheadz" radio show on December 6, 2009 in Manchester during the band's U.K. headlining tour. You can now watch the chat below. SONIC SYNDICA...

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GAIA EPICUS To Release 'Dark Secrets' In The Spring

Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS are putting the finishing touches on their fifth album, "Dark Secrets", to be released this spring. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Beyond The Universe", "The Raven", "Lost Forever" and "Behind These Walls". The cover artwork will once again be creat...

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PARADOX Announces New Guitarist

Long-running German metal band PARADOX has announced the addition of BIOMECHANICAL guitarist Gus Drax to the group's ranks. Drax (pictured below) was born in Larissa, Greece on September 21, 1987. He decided to play guitar at the age of 14 when he saw "Live in Tokyo" by DREAM THEATER and was amazed...

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PARADOX Parts Ways With Guitarist, Drummer; Seeks Replacements

Long-running German metal band PARADOX has parted ways with guitarist Kai Pasemann and drummer Roland Jahoda. The group states, "We had no choice, because we found out we have a different view on how to reach our goals." "Skilled lead guitarists and drummers who want to work with us professionally o...

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SONIC SYNDICATE Taps Producer TOBY WRIGHT For New Album

Swedish modern metallers SONIC SYNDICATE will enter the studio next week with producer Toby Wright (KORN, SLAYER, MÖTLEY CRÜE, KISS, FEAR FACTORY, IN FLAMES, STONE SOUR, OZZY OSBOURNE) to begin recording their new album for a tentative May release via Nuclear Blast Records. SONIC SYNDICATE's "Burn T...

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ZAK STEVENS, ROLAND GRAPOW To Appear On New SOULSPELL Album

Zak Stevens (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, SAVATAGE) and Roland Grapow (MASTERPLAN, HELLOWEEN) are among the guest musicians who have contributed to "The Labyrinth Of Truths", the second full-length album from the Brazilian power metal opera project SOULSPELL. Conceived by drummer Heleno Vale, SOULSPELL feature...

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BLACK MAJESTY: New Video Interview Posted Online

Just Say Rock — the organizers of Screamfest, a two-day heavy metal festival set to take place at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Australia on New Year's Eve 2009 and New Year's Day 2010 — recently conducted an interview with guitarist Stevie Janevski of the Australian melodic power metal band BLACK M...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Burn This City' Video Shoot

Behind-the-scenes footage from the "Burn This City" video shoot from Swedish modern metallers SONIC SYNDICATE can be viewed below. The clip was shot with director Patric Ullaeus (DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL) of Revolver Film Company. "Burn This City" marks the recording debut of SONIC SYNDICATE's late...

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SIRENIA Announces Mexican/South American Dates

Norwegian/Spanish female-fronted gothic metal band SIRENIA has scheduled the following dates in Mexico and South America: Feb. 28 - Mexico City, Mexico - Hard Rock Live Mar. 02 - Bogotá, Colombia - Teatro Metro Mar. 03 - Medellin, Colombia - Teatro Matacandelas Mar. 05 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Su...

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SIRENIA: Footage From Leipzig Available

Fan-filmed video footage of SIRENIA's November 21, 2009 performance at Hellraiser in Leipzig, Germany as part of the "Beauty & The Beast Tour" (with ATROCITY, LEAVES' EYES, ELIS and STREAM OF PASSION) can be viewed below (courtesy of "MusicJay1985"). SIRENIA drummer Jonathan A. Perez is sitting...

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SIRENIA: Footage From Pratteln Available

Fan-filmed video footage of SIRENIA's November 16, 2009 performance at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland as part of the "Beauty & The Beast Tour" (with ATROCITY, LEAVES' EYES, ELIS and STREAM OF PASSION) can be viewed below (courtesy of "lorenznightwish"). SIRENIA drummer Jonathan A. Perez is sitting...

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MASTERPLAN Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

MASTERPLAN, the melodic power metal band led by former HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, has released the following statement: "Next week Jorn [Lande, vocals] will be in Roland's studio [in Slovakia] to record the last two songs, some guitar lead work and the new MASTERPLAN album is finished! Then...