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AETERNUS: New Audio Interview With ARES Posted Online

A short audio interview with AETERNUS mainman Ares, conducted recently by MoonTroll of the Slovenian radio show "Metalogenetika" (broadcasting via Radio M.A.R.S),has been posted online at www.myspace.com/metalogenetica. "Metalogenetika" airs Wednesday nights between 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on Rad...

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PARADOX To Carry On As Duo

Long-running German metallers PARADOX parted ways with guitarist Fabian Schwarz, drummer Chris Weiss and bassist Andi Siegl during the recording sessions for the band's fourth album, "Electrify", due in early 2007 via AFM Records. However, "the recordings are not affected by this," the rest of the g...

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IZZY STRADLIN Talks About Touring With AXL ROSE's 'New' GUNS N' ROSES

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin's official web site, ChopAway.com, has been updated with a new interview with Izzy. A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Q: You recently released four albums on iTunes ("Ride On", "River", "On Down The Road", "Like A Dog"). Do...

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EXODUS Frontman: What I Did On My Summer Vacation

After EXODUS toured Europe and returned home this summer, drummer Paul Bostaph hit the road with TESTAMENT, and singer Rob Dukes simply hit the road. Here's an update from the newly crowned Road King: "After our last tour, which was fucking insane but the stories are great - everything from cops rai...

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NOUMENA: Internet EP Released

Finnish melodic death metallers NOUMENA have issued the following update: "We have released a digital EP entitled 'Triumph and Loss'. On the eve of the new full-length this is a serious appetizer. The title song of the EP is taken from forthcoming album 'Anatomy of Life'. Other five tracks are previ...

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FATES WARNING Reissues Due In October

On October 9 (three days earlier in Germany),Metal Blade Europe will reissue a couple of the finest FATES WARNING titles from their catalogue — "Disconnected/Inside Out" (double CD) and "A Pleasant Shade Of Grey" (CD+DVD). Both titles will be released on mid-price and will include bonus tracks. The...

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NOUMENA Completes Work On New Album

Finnish melodic death metallers NOUMENA have completed work on their third full-length album, "Anatomy of Life", tentatively due late October via Spikefarm Records. The follow-up to 2005's "Absence" was recorded and mixed at Savonlinna's Sundi Coop studio by Tuomo Valtonen and was mastered at Finnvo...

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The New Black

Forget for a minute that you've heard anything about STRAPPING YOUNG LAD cranking out this album under deadline in order to appear on Ozzfest. Forget also the hand-wringing angst about statements from mainman Devin Townsend that this could be the final SYL opus. Concentrate, for a moment, on the act...

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Live In Munich 1977

There are always people who, to be difficult, like to throw rocks at the sacred cows of music. You know, that ass-clown who insists that SABBATH wasn't all that great, or that "Kill 'em All" is overrated, or that LED ZEPPELIN is a bunch of bullshit. But even amongst these career naysayers, it's hard...

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PAUL GILBERT To Release New Instrumental CD In July

Guitar shredder Paul Gilbert (RACER X, ex-MR.BIG) will release his new instrumental CD, "Get Out Of My Yard", in Japan on July 26 via WHD Entertainment. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Get Out Of My Yard 02. Hury Up 03. I Mean It 04. Or You Will Go Flying 05. ...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD To Film 'Wrong Side' Video; Extras Needed

Canadian extremists STRAPPING YOUNG LAD will be filming a video for the first single, "Wrong Side", from their upcoming album, "The New Black", on May 28 with director Dave Brodsky (THE RED CHORD, GOD FORBID). The director is looking for extras of all shapes and sizes, so if you want to be in the vi...

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THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND Tour Postponed

Devin Townsend's (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND) HevyDevy Records web site has been updated with the following message: "[THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND's] 'Synchestra' has been extremely well received, more than any other DT records. It made the charts in France, Germany and Finland so we w...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD: 'The New Black' Release Date Confirmed

Canadian extremists STRAPPING YOUNG LAD will release their new album, "The New Black", in North America on July 11 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to last year's "Alien" was recorded at the Armoury and Profile studios in the band's hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia and was mixed by Mi...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer HOGLAN: The Genius That Is DEVIN TOWNSEND

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has posted the following report from the recording sessions for their new album, "The New Black", due in July via Century Media Records: "After those last few punishing rehearsals, where, I swear to god, I broke something (My back? My cloaca? My ass?),we pack...

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GRAND MAGUS Announce New Drummer

Sweden's GRAND MAGUS, who feature in their ranks current SPIRITUAL BEGGARS frontman Janne Christoffersson, have announced the addition of drummer Sebastian to the group's ranks. Sebastian joins the band as the replacement for Fredrik "Trisse" Liefvendahl, who left the group in March. Check out a pho...