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SOULFLY: 'Enslaved' Cover Artwork, First Photo Of New Lineup Unveiled
SOULFLY will release its eighth album, "Enslaved", on March 13 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at Tallcat Studios in Phoenix, Arizona and was produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris, the seasoned knob twiddler behind some of the most notable bands in metal today, such as SHADOWS FALL, HATEBREED...January 17, 2012
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GOJIRA Frontman: 'My Bank Account Is Completely Empty'
Radio Metal recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Joe Duplantier of Frech progressive metallers GOJIRA. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Radio Metal: What happened with the "Sea Shepherd" EP? How is it coming along? Joe: We've had a lot of setbacks and technical pro...January 17, 2012
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MAX CAVALERA's Son To Drum For SOULFLY On Brazilian Tour
SOULFLY will tour Brazil for the first time since 2002 in late February. The band's guest drummer for the trek will be SOULFLY/ex-SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera's son Zyon Cavalera, who also plays in LODY KONG. It is Zyon's unborn heartbeat that can be heard during the intro of SEPULTURA's classic...January 16, 2012
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Improve Your Right-Hand Picking With DREAM THEATER's PETRUCCI And TRIVIUM's HEAFY
DREAM THEATER's John Petrucci and TRIVIUM's Matt Heafy recently sat down with Roadrunner Records to discuss guitar technique. In the clip below, right-hand picking is the subject of discussion, with Petrucci demonstrating some great performance and practice tips in a A-list guitar lesson. Check it o...January 16, 2012
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ÅKERFELDT/WILSON Collaboration: New Photos Posted Online
Several new photos of STORM CORROSION, the much-anticipated collaboration project between OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt and PORCUPINE TREE's Steven Wilson, can be seen below. STORM CORROSION last year completed work on its self-titled debut album for an April 2012 release through Roadrunner Records. Apar...January 13, 2012
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NIGHTWISH: Tour Rehearsal Photos Posted Online
NIGHTWISH will play a "secret" gig under the name RUBBER BAND OF WOLVES at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California on January 19 — two days before the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal act's world-tour kick-off performance at the Gibson Ampitheater in Universal City. The Universal City concert will...January 12, 2012
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RUSH Drummer Discusses Making Of 'Clockwork Angels'
Canadian rock legends RUSH are continuing work on their 20th studio album, "Clockwork Angels", due later in the year via Roadrunner Records. In a posting on his official web site, RUSH drummer Neil Peart writes about the making of the new CD, "I had been recording in Toronto with my bandmates, from...January 11, 2012
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BIOHAZARD To Give Away New Album 'For Free'
New York hardcore/metal veterans BIOHAZARD are teaming up with Revolver magazine and Repudo to blaze yet another trail and give away their new album, "Reborn In Defiance", in its entirety "for free" to all fans in the United States starting January 20. The first such promotion ever launched, the rec...January 11, 2012
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NIGHTWISH Mainman Says Half Of New Setlist Will Consist Of 'Imaginaerum' Material
The Roadrunner Records web site has been updated with a brand newinterview with bandleader and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Q: Anette [Olzon] sounds like she's having a lot of fun singing [the materia...January 10, 2012
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LAMB OF GOD With Full Orchestra, Opera Singer; Audio Available
The third trailer for "Resolution", the forthcoming album from Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD, can be seen below. The one-minute clip features the song "King Me", which closes the CD. The track, one of the most musically ambitious the band has ever put forth, features a full orchestra as w...January 9, 2012
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ANVIL's 'Juggernaut' Takes Top Honors In 'Metal On Metal' Listener Poll
ANVIL's "Juggernaut Of Justice" took the number one spot in WJCU's "Metal On Metal" Top 25 year-end album countdown show, which aired live on January 6. ANTHRAX's "Worship Music" finished a close second. "It feels like my hometown team just won the Super Bowl!" says "Metal On Metal" host Bill Peters...January 9, 2012
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NIGHTWISH Schedules Los Angeles CD-Signing Session
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will take part in a CD-signing session at SoundCheck Hollywood on Friday, January 20 at 6 p.m. Stop by the store starting Tuesday, January 10 to pick up the band's new album, "Imaginaerum", and get a wristband which guarantees your access to meet the ban...January 9, 2012
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NIGHTWISH: 'Imaginaerum' Certified Gold In Germany
"Imaginaerum", the first album in four years from Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH, has been certified gold in Germany for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. Commented NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen: "Germany never fails us! Only five weeks since the release and 'Imagin...January 9, 2012
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Former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer Explains His Departure
Former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones has released the following statement regarding his departure from the band: "Well, I guess I will shed a little light without going too deep. "As some of you may know, I've had a pretty interesting couple of years, to say the least, battling with some per...January 6, 2012
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SOULFLY Taps Director THOMAS MIGNONE For 'World Scum' Video
SOULFLY has tapped Thomas Mignone (MEGADETH, SEPULTURA, DANZIG) of Doom Incorporated to direct the video for the band's new song "World Scum". The track comes off the band's eighth album, "Enslaved", which is due on March 13 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at Tallcat Studios in Phoenix,...January 5, 2012
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