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TESTAMENT Frontman Talks To Greece's ROCK OVERDOSE (Audio)

Zisis Petkanas of Greece's Rock Overdose recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Franciscos Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Dark Roots Of Thrash", a DVD/2CD release documenting Bay Area veterans TESTAMEN...

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Feast

Alison Hell has apparently been thrust into the fashionable zombie age, judging by the gory chick clawing and gnawing on a heart in 3-D fashion for ANNIHILATOR's fourteenth album, "Feast". At least Jeff Waters and company make the most of the moment, delivering a largely fast, well-entertaining ride...

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GENE HOGLAN: Video Footage Of Calgary 'Experience'

Legendary extreme-metal drummer Gene Hoglan (TESTAMENT, DEATH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DARK ANGEL, DETHKLOK) made the first of a series of appearances under the "The Gene Hoglan Experience" banner last night (Saturday, September 21) at the Noctis 666 metal festival and conference in Calgary, Alberta, C...

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RIVERS OF NIHIL: New Song Available For Streaming

"Mechanical Trees", a brand new song from the Reading, Pennsylvania-based modern progressive death metal quintet RIVERS OF NIHIL, can be streamed below. The track comes off the band's upcoming album, "The Conscious Seed Of Light", which will be released on October 15 in North America (one day earlie...

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TESTAMENT Singer, Guitarist Schedule Los Angeles Meet-And-Greet

Vocalist Chuck Billy and guitarist Eric Peterson of Bay Area thrash veterans TESTAMENT will take part in a meet-and-greet at the Velvet Margarita (1612 North Cahuenga Boulevard) next Tuesday, September 24 in Los Angeles. The event will start at 10 p.m. PST and a Monster Energy Drink guitar signed by...

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MISFITS To Release 'Descending Angel' Limited-Edition 12-Inch Maxi-Single

MISFITS will debut two all-new studio recordings for the first time anywhere on a special limited-edition 12-inch maxi-single this Halloween. '90s-era MISFITS "fiend" fave "Descending Angel" has been re-recorded with a brand new 2013 treatment by "The Devil’s Rain" lineup (Jerry Only, Dez Cadena and...

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THE GATES OF SLUMBER Bassist Quits

Jason McCash, bassist, co-songwriter and co-lyricist for Indianapolis doomsters THE GATES OF SLUMBER, has announced his departure from the band. He says: "It's nothing at all against Karl [Simon; vocals, guitar] and Bob [Fouts; drums] but I think it's something I have to do at this time. I really ho...

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First Trailer For 'Inside Metal: The Pioneers Of Los Angeles Rock And Metal (1975-1981)'

Years prior to MTV and decades before public Internet, there was an intransigent force of high-energy rock 'n' roll that dominated the city of Los Angeles. Lost in oblivion over the past 30-40 years, only a handful of stalwarts survived the new millennium yet these bands and artists set the blueprin...

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RICHIE KOTZEN Describes Songwriting Process For THE WINERY DOGS Debut

Dee Haley of BackstageAxxess.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON) about THE WINERY DOGS, his new power trio with drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) and legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID L...

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DEATH ANGEL: New Song 'Caster Of Shame' Available For Streaming

"Caster Of Shame", a brand new song from San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL, can be streamed at DeathAngel.us. The track comes off the band's seventh album, "The Dream Calls For Blood", which will be released on October 11 in Europe (except for the U.K. where it will arrive three days late...

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LEAVES' EYES: 'Symphonies Of The Night' Track Listing, Release Dates Revealed

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — will release its new album, "Symphonies Of The Night", on November 13 in Spain, Sweden and Norway; November 15 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Finland and Benelux;...

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ALTERBEAST Signs With UNIQUE LEADER RECORDS

Unique Leader Records has announced the signing of ALTERBEAST to a multi-album deal. ALTERBEAST is a technical death metal band hailing from Sacramento, California, formed in 2011 under the name GARY BUSEY AMBER ALERT (GBAA). ALTERBEAST quickly began writing songs, combining influences from favorite...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: 'Dark Wings Of Steel' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Italian symphonic metallers RHAPSODY OF FIRE will release their new studio album, "Dark Wings Of Steel", on November 22 in Europe and December 3 in the USA via AFM Records. The CD was produced by keyboardist Alex Staropoli, with all songs composed by Staropoli and Manuel Staropoli, with assistance f...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Showtime, Storytime' DVD, Blu-Ray Details Revealed

Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will release their new DVD, "Showtime, Storytime", on November 29 as a limited 2Blu-ray + 2CD digipack, limited 2DVD + 2CD digipack, limited 2CD digipack, 2LP (colored) in gatefold and an exclusive Nuclear Blast mailorder edition. "Showtime, Storytime" contains...

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HIRAX: New Album Pushed Back To 2014

California thrashers HIRAX have been forced to pushed back the release date of their new album, "Immortal Legacy", to March 4, 2014 (February 24 in Europe) from the previously announced October 22 via SPV/Steamhammer. It will be made available as a CD, gatefold colored LP and a digital download. Com...