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EMMURE: 'Slave To The Game' Cover Artwork Unveiled

Queens, New York-based deathcore act EMMURE will release its fifth full-length album, "Slave To The Game", on April 10 via Victory Records. The CD was recorded with producer Joey Sturgis (ASKING ALEXANDRIA, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA),who previously worked with the band on last year's "Speaker Of The De...

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GODSMACK Singer Says Covers EP Will Include Songs 'That Everybody Should Know'

GODSMACK has nearly completed work on an EP of cover songs that will be included with the band's upcoming live album, due out sometime this spring. According to The Pulse Of Radio, singer Sully Erna wrote on Twitter this past Saturday (February 11) to update fans on the project's progress, saying, "...

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SOULFLY: New 'Enslaved' Studio Webisode Available

A new webisode featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of SOULFLY's eighth album, "Enslaved", can be seen below. Due on March 13 via Roadrunner Records, the CD was recorded at TallCat Studios in Phoenix, Arizona and was produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris, the seasoned knob twiddler behind...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Frontman Interviewed At NAMM (Video)

Jose Mangin, host/producer MTV.com's web-only show "Headbangers Ball" (and program director/DJ on SiriusXM Octane and Liquid Metal),conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows at the Dean Guitars booth at the 2012 NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive mu...

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MEGADETH Bassist: Why I Decided To Try To Become A Pastor

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson last fall became one of 100 students in the distance education program at the Concordia Seminary in Clayton, Missouri. Classes include "Lutheran Distinctions," "Preaching I & II," "Introduction to Worship" and "Scripture and Faith." Speaking to Ken Kelly of The Mu...

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Original POWER QUEST Bassist To Rejoin Band For FREEDOM CALL Tour

After headlining the Arctic Festival in London earlier this year, U.K.-based metallers POWER QUEST are preparing for their European dates with FREEDOM CALL in March. Unfortunately, bassist Paul Finnie has had to stand down due to family reasons. Returning to the ranks to lock down bass once more is...

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Former ANTHRAX Guitarist Discusses RED LAMB, Working With DAVE MUSTAINE In New Interview

Zach Shaw of Metal Insider spoke to former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz earlier this week about Dan's new project RED LAMB, also featuring Patrick Johansson (drums; YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, W.A.S.P.) and Don Chaffin (vocals and video productions). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Insid...

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MACHINE HEAD Guitarist: 'I Want People Humming My Solos'

Mike Bax of Lithium Magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Phil Demmel of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Lithium Magazine: Do you get to hear stories about how your audience first encounters MACHINE HEAD? Here's the th...

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TRACEDAWN To Release 'Lizard Dusk' Next Week

Finnish metallers TRACEDAWN will release their new album, "Lizard Dusk", on February 15 via Redhouse. The CD was produced and co-recorded by Tuomas Yli-Jaskari, Perttu Kurttila and Vili Itäpelto at Seawolf and Redhouse Studios, mixed by Henrik Udd at Studio Fredman in Sweden and mastered by Mika Jus...

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JON ANDERSON Denies He Was Asked To Rejoin YES

Original YES vocalist/songwriter Jon Anderson has shot down as "unfounded and false" Internet rumors that he was asked to rejoin the band. Anderson, who is busy with his solo career — he is currently on tour performing solo, as well as recording new music — also had this response to recent statement...

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DIR EN GREY Forced To Pull Out Of 'The Still Reckless Tour'

Under recommendation of DIR EN GREY frontman Kyo's physician after extensive examination of his vocal cords, the Japanese rockers have regretfully canceled their participation in "The Still Reckless Tour" and solo shows scheduled between March and April 2012. The band has released the following stat...

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AEROSMITH U.S. Tour To Kick Off In June

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry has revealed via Twitter that the band will embark on a U.S. tour in June. Tickets will go on sale in March. Exact cities and dates will be announced during the coming weeks. In a recent interview with the QMI Agency, Perry spoke about the progress of ...

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JUDAS PRIEST's FAULKNER: 'I Like To Think I've Injected A Bit Of Energy Back Into' The Band

Artisan News caught up with new JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner last month at the first-ever Rock & Roll Roast at The Grove in Anaheim, California and asked him about the band's ongoing "Epitaph" tour, which kicked off last spring (see video below). "The tour has been going great," he sai...

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EMMURE: 'Drug Dealer Friend' Performance Video Released

"Drug Dealer Friend", the new performance video from the Queens, New York-based deathcore act EMMURE, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's fourth album, "Speaker Of The Dead", which came out in February 2011 via Victory Records. EMMURE is preparing to release its fifth full-length album,...

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TORTURE DIVISION: New Three-Song Recording Available For Download

TORTURE DIVISION, the Swedish death metal project featuring guitarist Lord K. Philipson (THE PROJECT HATE, ex-GOD AMONG INSECTS, LEUKEMIA),bassist/vocalist Jörgen Sandström (VICIOUS ART, THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) and drummer Tobias "Tobben" Gustafsson (VOMITORY, THE PROJECT HATE),has m...