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EKTOMORF To Release 'The Acoustic' In February

Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF will release a very special "acoustic" album, "The Acoustic", on February 17 via AFM Records. All artwork for the CD was created by Tim Eckhorst, who previously did illustrations for the Wacken Open Air festival and various other bands. "The Acoustic" track listi...

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IN MOURNING: First 'The Weight Of Oceans' Studio Webisode Posted Online

The first in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the recording sessions for "The Weight Of Oceans", the third full-length album from Swedish progressive death metallers IN MOURNING, can be seen below. This clip focuses on the Christian Netzell's drum-recording sessions a...

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METALLICA Bassist To Perform At Guitar Center's 'Drum-Off'; PETER CRISS To Be Inducted

Guitar Center, the world's largest musical instrument retailer, has announces additional performers and judges for the twenty-third annual Guitar Center's Drum-Off, the nationwide search for the next great undiscovered drummer, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on January 14, 2012. In addition to the fiv...

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IMPENDING DOOM To Release 'Baptized In Filth' In March

Riverside, California-based Christian death metallers IMPENDING DOOM will release their fourth full-length album, "Baptized In Filth", on March 13. The CD was produced by Andreas Magnusson (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, THE FAMINE) and was mixed by Machine, who has previously worked with LAMB OF GOD, SUI...

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TAPROOT To Release 'Episodes' In February

Ann Arbor, Michigan hard rock band TAPROOT will release its new album, "Episodes", on February 28 via Victory Records. TAPROOT's last CD, "Plead The Fifth", came out in May 2010 through Victory. The effort was recorded on farm in Sullivan, Michigan with producer Tim Patalan (SPONGE, LOVEDRUG). TAPRO...

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Former INTO ETERNITY Guitarist Talks FINAL DARKNESS On 'Radioactive Metal' (Audio)

Former INTO ETERNITY guitarist and current FINAL DARKNESS mainman Rob Doherty was interviewed for the latest edition of "Radioactive Metal". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Radioactive Metal" is broadcast on Pure Rock Radio Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m. EST at www.pure...

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DEMON HUNTER: New Album, New Tour Dates, New Guitarist

Seattle-based Christian metallers DEMON HUNTER have finished tracking a brand new album in their hometown. The CD sees the band reuniting with producer Aaron Sprinkle (ANBERLIN, EMERY) and mixer Jason Suecof (ALL THAT REMAINS, TRIVIUM) with a collection of songs emphasizing the band's strongest comp...

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METALLICA's 'Black' Album Remains Top-Selling LP Of SoundScan Era

METALLICA is one of the top-selling artists since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking album sales in May 1991, with cumulative U.S. sales of more than 53 million copies. The band's 1991 self-titled fifth album, commonly known as "the black album," in 2009 surpassed SHANIA TWAIN's 1997 record, "Come On...

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FINAL DARKNESS To Film 'Ghost' Video In Serbia

Former INTO ETERNITY guitarist Rob Doherty will film a new video later this month for the song "Ghost" from the new FINAL DARKNESS album. The clip will be produced by Stanimir "Staca" Lukic and directed by Ivan Colic. "I'm really excited about doing this video," says Rob. "I'm going to Serbia for th...

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TOOTH AND NAIL: First Official Photo Released

The first official photo of TOOTH AND NAIL — the new project featuring current and former members of DOKKEN — George Lynch (guitar),Jeff Pilson (bass),and Mick Brown (drums) — can be seen below (picture by Alex Solca). TOOTH AND NAIL's debut album is tentatively due in March. The CD will feature n...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Talks RONNIE JAMES DIO, DIMEBAG At 'Dimebash' (Video)

Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) at a massive gathering on December 14 at the Key Club in Hollywood, California to help celebrate the life and music of "Dimebag" Dar...

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JUDAS PRIEST's 'Painkiller' Spotlighted In 'Mars Attacks' Podcast

This month's edition of the "Mars Attacks" Classic Albums column focuses on JUDAS PRIEST's "Painkiller" album. Written comments about "Painkiller" from an assortment of people— including former JUDAS PRIEST lead singer Tim "Ripper" Owens; the album's producer, Chris Tsangarides; Kirk Windstein of CR...

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INTO ETERNITY Continuing Work On New Music; Vinyl Reissues On The Way

Canadian label War On Music Records will issue several albums by Regina, Saskatchewan-based Canadian extreme progressive metallers INTO ETERNITY for the first time ever on vinyl. "Dead Or Dreaming" (2001),"Buried In Oblivion" (2004) and "Scattering Of The Ashes" (2006) will be made available, each...

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Former INTO ETERNITY Guitarist Releases FINAL DARKNESS Debut

Former INTO ETERNITY guitarist Rob Doherty has released the long-awaited debut album from FINAL DARKNESS. The project was put on hold when the label it was originally to be released under changed priorities and decided to go in a different direction, but Rob remained determined to push forward and b...

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Reactivated MALICE Signs With SPV/STEAMHAMMER

Reunited Los Angeles heavy metal legends MALICE have inked a deal with SPV/Steamhammer. The band is currently recording updated versions of six classic MALICE metal anthems such as "Stellar Masters" and "No Haven For The Raven" as well as "four killer new tracks" for an album which is due to be rele...