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Former MEGADETH Bassist Remembers Late SAVATAGE Guitarist
Former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson has posted the following message on his web site: "My friend Clay Marshall from Prosthetic Records contacted me a few months back to add my thoughts on a special feature story he was writing on one of my all-time favorite guitarists, Criss Oliva...February 22, 2009
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RUNNING WILD: Title Of New Tribute Album Revealed
The upcoming tribute to German metal legends RUNNING WILD — which will contain cover versions of songs exclusively from the albums "The Rivalry" (1998),"Victory" (2000),"The Brotherhood" (2002) and "Rogues En Vogue" (2005) — will be titled "ReUnation - A Tribute To Running Wild" and is tentatively...February 21, 2009
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SAVATAGE, Ex-TNT Members To Guest On This Weekend's 'The Classic Metal Show'
SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery and bassist Johnny Lee Middleton, along with vocalist Tony Harnell (STARBREAKER, ex-TNT) will be the featured guests on this weekend's (February 21) edition of "The Classic Metal Show". "The Classic Metal Show" can be heard every Saturday nig...February 20, 2009
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MERENDINE ATOMICHE: 'Rude Rebel Brotherhood' Release Dates Announced
Veteran Italian metallers MERENDINE ATOMICHE will release their third full-length album, "Rude Rebel Brotherhood", on April 17 in Europe and April 21 in North America via Locomotive Records. The CD was recorded at New Sin studios in Loria, Treviso, Italy and was produced by Luigi Stefanini and Chris...February 19, 2009
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RAMMSTEIN To Begin Mixing New Album Next Month
German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN have updated their official web site with the following message: "After finishing the first part of their studio recordings [for the new RAMMSTEIN album] successfully, RAMMSTEIN have started to put the final touches to their new songs. For example, they're think...February 19, 2009
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Release Solo Debut In May
Powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) will release his first solo album, "Play My Game", in May via SPV/Steamhammer. The offering consists of around a dozen brand-new tracks that Owens composed himself or together wit...February 18, 2009
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AVANTASIA: New Album Due Before End Of Year
According to a posting on EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's MySpace page, Sammet will release a new album from his AVANTASIA project before the end of the year. More details will be made available soon. In a recent interview, Sammet stated about his plans for the forthcoming AVANTASIA CD, "I will do ev...February 15, 2009
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Performs Metal Classics In Brazil; Video Available
Powerhouse heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) was the special guest at the 14th-anniversary celebration of the Manifesto Rock Bar in São Paulo, Brazil on December 20, 2008. Fan-filmed video footage of Owens' performance at the event — which includ...February 13, 2009
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SUNN O))): More 'Monoliths & Dimensions' Details Revealed
American "drone metal" act SUNN O))) will release its seventh studio album, "Monoliths & Dimensions", in late May via Southern Lord Recordings. The CD showcases the core guitar duo — Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson — incorporating influences from a plethora of guest musicians, bringing the SU...February 13, 2009
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ARKONA: St. Petersburg Concert Shut Down By Police
Moscow, Russia-based "Slavic pagan metal" band ARKONA had its February 6, 2009 concert in St. Petersburg shut down after 30 minutes by the Russian special-tasks police unit/riot police (OMON). One of the policemen came up on stage and announced, "The concert is over; everybody against the wall!" All...February 10, 2009
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TARJA TURUNEN: 'Enough' Digital Single Due This Month
The U.K. branch of Spinefarm Records will release a new digital single from former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen, "Enough", on February 23. The single features the title track plus the bonus song "Wisdom Of Wind"; both cuts are brand new recordings, although it's yet to be determined if they will f...February 4, 2009
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SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Bassist Releases New Solo Single
SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA bassist Johnny Lee Middleton has released his second solo single, "Broken Wings". Information on how to purchase the track digitally is available on Johnny's MySpace page. Johnny Lee Middleton first came to prominence as a member of SAVATAGE, the Florida metal band...February 3, 2009
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SIGH Mainman MIRAI KAWASHIMA Offers Studio Update
SIGH's Mirai Kawashima recently penned the first of several exclusive studio blogs for MetalSucks. The Japanese extreme metal band is currently in the studio recording its eighth studio album, "Scenes From Hell", which will be released later in the year via The End Records. In the inaugural studio b...February 2, 2009
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG Schedules YMT GUITAR TRIO Dates
The YMT GUITAR TRIO — a collaboration between guitarists Jeff Young (ex-MEGADETH),Scott Morris and Steven Thachuk — has scheduled the following dates: Jul. 31 - Bath Guitar Festival - Bath, UK Sep. 05 - Dominguez Hills Guitar Festival - Los Angeles, Ca Each member of the YMT GUITAR TRIO brings year...January 30, 2009
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TARJA TURUNEN: Working Title For New Album Revealed
Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has set "What Lies Beneath" as the working title of her new solo album, tentatively due before the end of the year. She says, "With [2007's] 'My Winter Storm', I chose the name of the album in the early stages and that helped me to create the concept for the ...January 29, 2009
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