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CYNIC Finalizing New Album Mix
Reunited progressive metallers CYNIC whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal recently entered a California studio with producer Warren Riker (DOWN, SANTANA) to begin recording their new album for a late 2008 release via Season of Mist Re...June 17, 2008
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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Interviewed At UK's DOWNLOAD Festival; Video Available
Nick Ruskell of Kerrang! magazine conducted an interview with Chuck Billy from veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT backstage at this year's Download festival, which is being held June 13-15 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK. Watch the four-minute chat below. Currently playing the...June 14, 2008
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ALICE COOPER: Complete 'Along Came A Spider' Details Revealed
There are only a handful of rock artists that have proven to be as enduring and influential as Alice Cooper has over the years. Name just about any hard rock artist, and they've probably borrowed a thing or two from Alice. And on his latest studio recording, "Along Came A Spider" (issued via SPV Rec...June 10, 2008
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METAL CHURCH Schedules Live Dates With JUDAS PRIEST, QUEENSRCHE; Plans To Record Live Album
Long-running Seattle metallers METAL CHURCH have issued the following update: "We have been getting so many emails about tour dates we wanted to give you an update on the plans for this year's U.S. dates. METAL CHURCH will only be doing a handful of show later this summer at larger venues to accomod...June 5, 2008
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BUCKETHEAD And BRAIN Get Freaky And Funky On SCIENCE FAXTION Debut
Whenever bass legend Bootsy Collins and guitar shredder extraordinaire Buckethead get together, it's a given that new sonic ground will be broken. And this certainly proves to be the case on their latest project, SCIENCE FAXTION, which will be issuing its debut full-length, "Living on Another Freque...June 5, 2008
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TESTAMENT Frontman Says Stopping Smoking Pot Gave Him Confidence And Stamina
Andrew Sample recently spoke to vocalist Chuck Billy and guitarist Eric Peterson of Bay Area thrash legends TESTAMENT about their new album "The Formation Of Damnation" for the cover of Metal Maniacs' June/July issue. Excerpts follow: Metal Maniacs: Your vocals on "Formation" are really, really stro...June 4, 2008
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KING DIAMOND Guitarist ANDY LA ROCQUE Remembers CHUCK SCHULDINER
Ville Krannila of JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing's Steel Mill web site recently conducted an interview with KING DIAMOND guitarist/producer Andy La Rocque. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Q: Can you describe your creative relationship with King? When composing a new album does he com...May 29, 2008
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INCANTATION To Perform Special Set At CENTRAL ILLINOIS METALFEST
Pennsylvania-based death metallers INCANTATION will play a special set at the Central Illinois Metalfest, set to take place July 18-20 at the Canopy Club in Urbana, Illinois. Commented INCANTATION guitarist John McEntee: "We are going to do for the first time ever the 'Onward to Golgotha' album live...May 22, 2008
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Top Heavy Metal Musicians Select Favorite Guitarists Of All Time
Thiago Sarkis of Roadie Crew magazine (web site) organized a poll in which 330 guitarists were asked about their favorite guitarists of all time. Among the participants in the poll were current and former members of such bands as GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, MACHINE HEAD, NIGHTWISH, MEGADETH, SCORPIONS, TES...May 19, 2008
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The Formation of Damnation
We never knew how much we'd miss armchair-quarterbacking on the rocky road of TESTAMENT's career until it was replaced by a nine-year flatline. We all debated when and why the band fell off their seemingly divine fast track to stadium stardom (let's get it out in the open now — "Souls of Black" was...May 19, 2008
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HANOI ROCKS: More Shows Announced
Finnish rock legends HANOI ROCKS have scheduled the following dates: Jun. 06 - Slvesborg, Sweden - Sweden Rock / Rock Stage Jun. 28 - Borlnge, Sweden - Peace & Love Festival Jul. 03 - Kuopio, Finland - Kuopio International Wine Festival Jul. 04 - Rovaniemi, Finland - Simerock Jul. 05 - Turku, Fi...May 16, 2008
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LIGHT THIS CITY: New Video Interview Available
Metal Mark from Local Productions conducted an interview with vocalist Laura Nichol and guitarist Brian Forbes of San Francisco's melodic death metallers LIGHT THIS CITY on May 13, 2008 at the Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia. The six-minute clip, which contains footage of the band's concert at the ve...May 16, 2008
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TESTAMENT: Looney Tunes Signing Session Announced
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT will take part in a signing session for their brand new record, "The Formation of Damnation", at Looney Tunes in West Babylon, New York on Sunday, August 10. The group's in-store schedule is now shaping up as follows: Sunday, May 18, 2008: Hot Topic...May 14, 2008
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TESTAMENT Schedules Lakewood In-Store Signing Session
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT will take part in a signing session for their brand new record, "The Formation of Damnation", on Sunday, May 18 at the Hot Topic of Lakewood Center Mall (317 Lakewood Center) in Lakewood, California beginning at 3:00 p.m. "The Formation of Damnation...May 9, 2008
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TESTAMENT: More 'The Formation Of Damnation' Chart Positions Revealed
"The Formation of Damnation", the new album from San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT, has registered the following first-week chart positions around the globe: Germany: #15 Austria: #23 Norway: #29 European Top 100: #30 Sweden: #32 Switzerland: #33 USA: #59 Denmark: #90 Canada: #9...May 8, 2008
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