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When all Becomes None

Aren't you just a little surprised that nobody else had snagged the COFFINWORM moniker for their own hate-fueled metal band? Or maybe somebody has and we just haven't heard about it. Even if that were in fact the case, I can state without equivocation that the name is most appropriate here consideri...

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POWER QUEST Announces New Singer, Guitarist

U.K-based metallers POWER QUEST have announced the addition of vocalist Chitral "Chity" Somapala (pictured below) and guitarist Gavin Owen (of Welsh metallers TRIAXIS) to the group's ranks. The band states, "Chity is well known and highly regarded worldwide in the rock and metal scene and has record...

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Y&T Frontman Interviewed By FULL METAL ROCK

On May 5, Full Metal Rock conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Dave Meniketti of veteran Californian rockers Y&T. You can now listen to the chat at this location. "I'm Coming Home", the new video from Californian rockers Y&T, is available for viewing below. The song comes off the b...

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BRUTAL GODZ Begins Recording Debut Album

BRUTAL GODZ, the new Germany-based project featuring former/current members of BLIND GUARDIAN, RHAPSODY OF FIRE, REBELLION and METAL CHURCH, has entered guitarist Uwe Lulis' studio in Frankfurt, Germany to begin recording its debut album, "Echoes Of The Dead", for a fall release. According to the ba...

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AXEL RUDI PELL's 'The Crest' Lands On German Chart

"The Crest", the thirteenth studio offering from German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 22. According to a press release, this is Pell's highest chart entry in Germany since his "Shadow Zone" LP in 2002. "The Crest" will be released in North Ameri...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Austrian symphonic metallers VISIONS OF ATLANTIS have issued the following update: "After many years of great work and many shows, founding member Mike Koren [bass] has left VISIONS OF ATLANTIS due of private reasons. Mike became a daddy and his priorities have changed which we all understand and re...

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GRAVE DIGGER Begins Recording New Album

German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER have entered the studio to begin recording their new album for a late 2010 release. Commented the band: "Yes, everything's on its way, we're right in the middle of recordings the successor to 'Ballad Of A Hangman' and a lot has happened since the release of the th...

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TURISAS Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA XI Festival

Finnish battle metallers TURISAS have been confirmed for this year's ProgPower USA XI festival, set to take place September 8-11, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia. The festival billing is now as follows: Mid-Week Mayhem Party Wednesday, Sept. 8: ROSS THE BOSS (with special guest Scott Columbus): "A Night of...

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Y&T: 'I'm Coming Home' Video Released

"I'm Coming Home", the new video from Californian rockers Y&T, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's first studio album in 13 years, "Facemelter", which is scheduled for release in Europe on May 21 via Frontiers Records. Y&T's current lineup features original members Dave Menike...

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KATAKLYSM Frontman Launches Pizzeria In Chicago

In addition to having just been announced as one of the second-stage acts on Ozzfest 2010, KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono has been keeping busy with another business venture: opening a pizzeria. Commented Iacono: "Growing up in an Italian family, you always know someone that owns a pizza joint....

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STEELWING: KEEP IT TRUE Road Movie Posted Online

Swedish metallers STEELWING (formerly SCAVENGER) played their first show outside their home country at this year's Keep It True XIII festival, which was held April 23-24, 2010 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. A four-minute road movie that the band put together documenting its tri...

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STRATOVARIUS: 'Polaris' To Be Reissued With Live CD

"Polaris", the 2009 comeback album from Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS, will be reissued as a two-CD digipack on May 21 via earMUSIC/Edel. In addition to the original album, the package will include a bonus disc containing 75 minutes of live material recorded during the "Polaris" tour and sp...

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AXEL RUDI PELL's 'The Crest' To Receive U.S. Release In June

"The Crest", the thirteenth studio offering from German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL, will be released in North America on June 1 via SPV/Steamhammer. With an impressive 20 releases in 21 years, the AXEL RUDI PELL band counts among the most consistent, lasting and creative acts in the whole of Europe. V...

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Y&T: More 'Facemelter' Audio Clips Available

Audio samples of all 15 songs (including the Japanese and European bonus tracks) that are set to appear on "Facemelter", first studio album in 13 years from Californian rockers Y&T, are available on the Meniketti.com web site. Y&T, featuring original members Dave Meniketti and Phil Kennemore...

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THANATOSCHIZO: New Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Portuguese avant-garde maniacs THANATOSCHIZO have uploaded the third in a series of video reports from the recording sessions for the band's new, semi-acoustic album. The band chose "RAWoid" (a theme that merges "RAW" from the group's first album, "Schizo Level", and "Void" from their third effort,...