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TESTAMENT Guitarist Working On New DRAGONLORD Album

David Devo Oosthuizen of The Metal Review recently conducted an interview with guitarist Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Metal Review: I recently read that you will start already writing and recording your elevent...

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New SILENT FORCE Album Due In December

German guitarist Alex Beyrodt (PRIMAL FEAR) has completed work on the first SILENT FORCE studio album in nearly seven years, Entitled "Rising From Ashes", the follow-up to 2007's "Walk The Earth" will be released on December 13 via AFM Records. "Walk the Earth" was released in Europe in February 200...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Inducted Into BUFFALO MUSIC HALL OF FAME

Alex Webster, Paul Mazurkiewicz and Rob Barrett of death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE returned to their hometown of Buffalo, New York last week to attend the 31st annual Buffalo Music Hall Of Fame (BMHOF) induction gala. CANNIBAL CORPSE is one of the latest additions to the Buffalo Music Hall Of F...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: First 'Dark Wings Of Steel' Trailer Released

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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DOYLE WOLFGANG VON FRANKENSTEIN Guests On 'Iron City Rocks' (Audio)

Episode 217 of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features an interview with former MISFITS guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein's song "Valley Of Shadows" was released as a single on June 25 via...

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DARK ANGEL Mini-Reunion At 'The Gene Hoglan Experience' Event In Hollywood

Members of legendary thrash metal pioneers DARK ANGEL reunited at "The Gene Hoglan Experience" event on October 1 at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, California. Photographer Alex Solca happened to be on the scene to capture the rare meeting between Eric Meyer (guitar),Gene Hoglan (drums) and Jim D...

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RUSH Guitarist Featured In The Kidney Foundation Of Canada Commercial

According to RushIsABand.com, RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson is featured in a 30-second commercial for The Kidney Foundation Of Canada to help raise awareness of the conditions that cause kidney disease. Check out the spot below. Alex has worked with the Foundation in the past where he has contributed...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Announces New ESP Signature-Series Guitars

Long regarded as one of the world's finest guitar players spanning multiple genres of music, Alex Skolnick has now joined the ESP family of endorsees. Additionally, ESP has announced the introduction of the ESP Alex Skolnick EC and LTD AS-600 signature series guitars, which will be available at the...

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QUIET RIOT: Video Footage Of First Acoustic Performance

Video footage of QUIET RIOT's first uplugged/acoustic performance, which took place last night (Thursday, September 26) in Jensen Beach, Florida can be seen below. Photos are available at GaterRocks.com. QUIET RIOT in March 2012 recruited Scott Vokoun as its new lead singer. The band played several...

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SYLOSIS Frontman: 'In Car-Accident Terms, We're Alright'

British metallers SYLOSIS have been forced to drop off their North American tour with TRIVIUM, DEVILDRIVER and AFTER THE BURIAL after being involved in a serious RV accident Tuesday night on their way to a show in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In a posting on the band's Facebook page, SYLOSIS guitarist/...

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CYNIC's PAUL MASVIDAL Co-Produces EP For JIM CARREY's 'How Roland Rolls' Children's Book

Paul Masvidal (CYNIC, DEATH) co-produced and played guitar on the four-song EP accompanying actor Jim Carrey's first children's book, "How Roland Rolls". The tracks "Everything & Nothing", "Hungry", "I'm All Yours" and "Keep On Roland" feature the actor singing with his daughter, Jane. A seven-m...

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STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Talks Next HATRIOT Album In New Audio Interview

Metal Kaoz recently conducted an interview with former EXODUS and LEGACY (pre-TESTAMENT) and current HATRIOT frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. HATRIOT has entered the studio to begin recording its sophomore album, "Dawn Of The New Centurion",...

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GEDDY LEE On ALEX LIFESON's ROCK HALL Speech: 'I Thought He Had Lost His Marbles'

During a brand new interview with RollingStone.com, RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee was asked about Alex Lifeson's now-legendary Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction speech consisting entirely of "blah blah blahs," in which the guitarist changed the tone of his voice to exhibit a range of emotions —...

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Abominator

Wielding his customized screeching Oktober Annihilator guitars like baying lycanthropes at his command, ex-MISFITS slinger Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein comes knocking for another ghouls' night out with his new band, DOYLE, and their debut album, "Abominator". As with his late-Eighties, post-MISFI...

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DOYLE WOLFGANG VON FRANKENSTEIN Has The 'Right Singer' Fronting His Band

Artisan News recently conducted an interview with former MISFITS guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein. You can now watch the chat below. Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein's song "Valley Of Shadows" was released as a single on June 25 via iTunes. Like the other 10 songs on Doyle's new album, "Abom...