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TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY Discusses His Vocal Technique

The Voice Connection recently conducted an interview with TRIVIUM guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Voice Connection: How do you feel now about your voice? Matt: Where TRIVIUM is right now: musically, instrumentally and technically, "Shogun" is the b...
June 8, 2009
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MONSTER MAGNET Confirmed For U.K.'s HARD ROCK HELL Festival

MONSTER MAGNET will headline the first night of this year's Hard Rock Hell festival, set to take place December 4-5, 2009 at Pontins in Prestatyn Sands. North Wales, United Kingdom. Hard Rock Hell booker Seven Webster says: "The response to this year's event has been our best yet, with tickets selli...
June 8, 2009
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'Gene Simmons Family Jewels': New Preview Clip Available

Legendary rock god multi-hyphenate Gene Simmons and his unconventional family are back and better than ever for an all-new season of A&E's hit unscripted series "Gene Simmons Family Jewels", premiering with a special one-hour episode on Sunday, June 7 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The 15-episode season k...
June 5, 2009
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THE 69 EYES To Make An Appearance In New York City Next Week

Finnish goth metallers THE 69 EYES will make an appearance in New York City next Friday, June 12 at The Arrow in the East Village. The band's new album, "Back In Blood", will be spun in full, and the group will be mingling with fans, signing autographs, and taking photos. Every Friday, east village...
June 5, 2009
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SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist's 'Fire-Hearted': Two Songs Available For Streaming

Two songs from the forthcoming third solo album from SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Elias Viljanen, entitled "Fire-Hearted", are available for streaming on the Spinefarm Records MySpace page. Check out the tracks "Fire-Hearted" and "Last Breath of Love" (featuring NIGHTWISH bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala)...
June 5, 2009
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MARILYN MANSON's 'The High End Of Low' Lands At No. 4 On BILLBOARD Chart

The new album from MARILYN MANSON, entitled "The High End Of Low", sold 49,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 4 on The Billboard 200 chart. MARILYN MANSON's previous album, "Eat Me, Drink Me", opened with 88,000 units to land at No. 8. This marked ....
June 3, 2009
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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Explains Why DAVE MUSTAINE 'Had To Go'

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield was interviewed for the July 2009 issue of U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine. A few excerpts from the lengthy chat follow below. Classic Rock: Were you glad to see the back of [former METALLICA guitarist and current MEGADETH leader] Dave Mustaine? Hetfield: I don't know...
June 3, 2009
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THORNAFIRE Forced To Pull Out Of MONSTROSITY Tour

Chilean death metal warriors THORNAFIRE have been forced to cancel their participation in the upcoming U.S. tour featuring MONSTROSITY and TORN THE FUCK APART. Commented guitarist Victor MacNamara: "Due to delays in the processing of our visa application to enter the USA, THORNAFIRE will unfortunate...
June 2, 2009
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SUICIDE SILENCE Announces Details For 'No Time To Bleed' Limited Versions

"No Time To Bleed", the new album from California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE, will be made available on June 30 in a number of different versions (for a limited time only). Among these includes the standard CD version, an LP version (limited to 2,000 pieces),the exclusive Hot Topic edition f...
June 2, 2009
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THE 69 EYES: 'Back In Blood' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Finnish goth metallers THE 69 EYES will release their new album, "Back In Blood", in Europe (excluding Finland) on August 28 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD, which was tracked with the Grammy-winning producer Matt Hyde (SLAYER, MONSTER MAGNET, FU MANCHU),features a guest appearance by MONSTER MAG...
June 2, 2009
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MONSTER MAGNET Guitarist Demonstrates 'Memory Man' Pedal; Video Available

Video footage of MONSTER MAGNET's Ed Mundell demonstrating the new Memory Man pedal with Hazarai can be viewed below. To check out the rest of the video interview and to see all of Ed's gear, visit www.playthisriff.com. You will also find Ed's instructional videos for the MONSTER MAGNET songs "Power...
June 1, 2009
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'Crüe Fest 2' Adds Second Stage

MÖTLEY CRÜE's summer festival tour, Crüe Fest 2, has announced a partnership with Monster Energy to add an additional stage at this year's festival. The new Monster Energy Stage doubles the entertainment value at Crüe Fest 2 with five extra bands showcasing the next generation of rock, including one...
June 1, 2009
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GENE SIMMONS On 'Extra'; Video Available

Incredible face paint and studded stage outfits are what KISS is known for... and of course, Gene Simmons' tongue! Gene Simmons reveals on "Extra", "Everything is about size" and the upcoming KISS reality show is going to be anything but modest! Watch Gene's appearance on "Extra" below. Gene Simmons...
May 31, 2009
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DEF LEPPARD Singer: 'We've Never Really Written What I Would Call A S**t Song'

Paul Byrne of Herald.ie recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Herald.ie: For the reissues of 1983's "Pyromania" and 1992's "Adrenalize" was it a walk in the park, or did you tread carefully? Joe Elliott: It's not a case...
May 30, 2009
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SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist's 'Fire-Hearted': More Details Revealed

Spinefarm Records has set a June 24 Finnish release date for the third solo album from SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Elias Viljanen, entitled "Fire-Hearted". According to the label "there will be 12 tracks on the album and 10 of the tracks will be instrumental." Guest musicians on the CD include vocalist...
May 30, 2009