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LIZZY BORDEN Seeking New Guitarist

Long-running California metallers LIZZY BORDEN are looking for a guitarist based in Los Angeles. All applicants must be available for travel and rehearsal. Only competent players need apply. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/lizzybordenband. Guitarist Ira Black announced his departure from...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game, which is due out in North America on March 29, can be viewed below. The complete track listing for Guitar Hero: Metallica is as follows: METALLICA tracks: * All Nightmare Long * Battery * Creeping Death * Disposable Heroes * Dyers Ev...

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MELECHESH In Pre-Production Mode

Sumerian thrashing black metallers MELECHESH have issued the following update: "The band are currently immersed in writing sessions for the follow-up [to] 'Emissaries' album. This will be MELECHESH's fifth album and first for Nuclear Blast Records. At the moment, there are three pre-production demo...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Guitarist Talks Upcoming DVD, Studio Album

Cameron Edney of Australia's Inside Out webzine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Ben Weinman of THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Inside Out: I recently read that you guys are putting together the finishing touches to a new DVD which covers the band'...

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Original ANTHRAX Singer To Be Featured Guest Speaker At Paul Green School of Rock Music

DEATHRIDERS/ex-ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin will be a featured guest speaker at The Paul Green School of Rock Music in Vista, California on Saturday, February 14 at 4:00 p.m. Neil will host a one-hour workshop and talk with the kids about their goals in music and lend his experience as the first power...

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ROBERT PLANT And ALISON KRAUSS Back In The Studio

Country Standard Time reports that Friday, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have started recording the follow-up to their Grammy Award-winning "Raising Sand" album, according to Ken Irwin of Rounder Records. "Alison and Robert have been in the studio for about two weeks and although we haven't heard a...

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Guitarist IRA BLACK Quits LIZZY BORDEN

Guitarist Ira Black has left the California-based metal band LIZZY BORDEN. The axeman, who has previously played with METAL CHURCH, VICIOUS RUMORS and HEATHEN, recently joined PROPHESY, the new U.S./German group featuring vocalist Brian O'Connor (ex-VICIOUS RUMORS) and guitarist Fabian Schwarz (PARA...

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EPICA In Pre-Production Mode; Video Available

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band EPICA is currently in pre-production for its follow-up to 2007's "The Divine Conspiracy", tentatively due before the end of the year via Nuclear Blast Records. A short video clip from the pre-production sessions can be viewed below. Featured in the clip are...

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DAVID T. CHASTAIN To Release 'Heavy Excursions' In April

Acclaimed guitarist David T. Chastain will release a new collection, "Heavy Excursions", in April via Leviathan Records. Over the last 20 years, guitar magazine writers around the world have favorably compared David T. Chastain to guitar greats Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Steve Morse, Al...

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AMESOEURS Completes Work On Debut Album

France's AMESOEURS, the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Neige of ALCEST, has completed work on its self-titled debut album. The follow-up to the band's highly praised and acclaimed 2007 "Ruines Humaines" EP will be released in March via Code666 Records. Formed by Neige and vocalist Audrey Sylvai...

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WIDESCREEN MODE To Release 'The Hanging Man' In April

Dark Sentiments and Playground Music Scandinavia are set to release WIDESCREEN MODE's sophomore album, "The Hanging Man", on April 8. "The Hanging Man" is the follow-up to 2007's "Until the End", which contained the singles "Everlasting Bomb" and "Dead Inside", both which received massive radio airp...

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FIERCE ALLEGIANCE Completes New Album With Former DARKEST HOUR Guitarist

Washington, D.C. metal band FIERCE ALLEGIANCE has finished mixing and mastering its new full-length album, "The Meaning of Sacrifice", at former DARKEST HOUR guitarist Kris Norris' studio in Palm Coast, Florida. The new album speaks to a generation filled with rage, paranoia, and frustration. The so...

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MOONSTONE PROJECT Signs With BLISTERING RECORDS

MOONSTONE PROJECT, the ambitious musical creature of Italian guitarist Matt Filippini, has inked a worldwide deal with Blistering Records for the project's new album "Rebel On The Run". According to a press release, "Rebel On The Run" features the amazing voice of James Christian (HOUSE OF LORDS) on...

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LILLIAN AXE: 'Poetic Justice', 'Psychoschizophrenia' Albums To Be Reissued

On February 24, EMI Music will reissue as download-only releases the previously out-of-print LILLIAN AXE albums "Poetic Justice" (1992) and "Psychoschizophrenia" (1993) on iTunes and Amazon. Originally released on Grand Slamm/IRS Records, these LPs were LILLIAN AXE's best-selling releases. "Poetic J...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Lead Designer Interviewed By Gamereactor; Video Available

Thomas Blichfeldt of the Danish edition of the Scandinavian gaming mag Gamereactor recently conducted an interview with Neversoft lead designer Alan Flores about the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game. Watch the chat below. METALLICA has revealed the complete track listing for Guitar Hero: Meta...