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SUFFOCATION Featuring Drummer KEVIN TALLEY: Amityville Concert Footage Available

Drummer Kevin Talley (CHIMAIRA, MISERY INDEX, DAATH) played his first show with SUFFOCATION in more than 15 years on October 11 at the Trois-Rivières Metalfest in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. He also performed with the group on October 18 Revolution Bar & Music Hall in Amityville, New York. T...
October 19, 2013
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Ex-DRAGONFORCE Singer's I AM I To Release 'See You Again' Single

I AM I, the new band led by former DRAGONFORCE singer ZP Theart, will release a brand new single entitled "See You Again" on November 11 (distributed by Plastichead). A founding member of DRAGONFORCE, Theart made four studio albums and a live record with the band and toured the world for a decade, e...
October 17, 2013
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EXTOL: 'Betrayal' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for the song "Betrayal" from the reactivated Norwegian metal band EXTOL, can be seen below. The track comes off the group's self-titled fifth album, which was released on June 25 (one day earlier internationally) via Indie Recordings. Vocalist Peter Espevoll talks about the...
October 16, 2013
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KISS, NIRVANA, DEEP PURPLE Nominated For ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction

KISS, DEEP PURPLE, YES, and NIRVANA are among the nominees for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2014. For the second time in as many as years, a fan vote will be conducted and counted among the 600 ballots to be cast by members of the Rock Hall. Fans can cast ...
October 16, 2013
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CANDLEMASS' LEIF EDLING Offers Track-By-Track Breakdown Of AVATARIUM Debut

AVATARIUM, the new project led by Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, will release its self-titled debut album on November 1 via Nuclear Blast. In addition to Edling, AVATARIUM features Marcus Jidell (ROYAL HUNT, EVERGREY) on guitar, Lars Sköld...
October 14, 2013
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CARCASS Guitarist: 'We're Drawing From The Same Pool Of Influences That We Always Drew From'

Chad Bowar of About.com Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with guitarist Bill Steer of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. About.com Heavy Metal: After getting back together, at what point did you decide you wanted to write n...
October 12, 2013
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SLIPKNOT's JOEY JORDISON Talks To SOUNDSPHERE About SCAR THE MARTYR (Audio)

Dom Smith of Soundsphere magazine recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT and SCAR THE MARTYR drummer Joey Jordison. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. The self-titled debut album from SCAR THE MARTYR sold around 3,300 copies in the United States in its first wee...
October 10, 2013
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Former TROUBLE Singer's BLACKFINGER Announces New Bassist

BLACKFINGER, the band featuring former TROUBLE vocalist Eric Wagner, has announced the addition of Chicago bassist Willie Max to the group's ranks. Willie, a member of long-running Chicago metal outfit SHADOZ EDGE, as well as SPILLAGE (featuring EARTHEN GRAVE's Tony Spillman),replaces Ben Smith, wh...
October 8, 2013
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AVATARIUM: Video Footage From Debut Album Recording Sessions

AVATARIUM, the new project led by Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, will release its self-titled debut album on November 1 via Nuclear Blast. A short video clip featuring footage from the CD's recording sessions can be seen below. In addition...
October 7, 2013
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MACHINE HEAD Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST ENTERTAINMENT

After over a year of dialogues with various record labels, San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have decided on a new home with the newly launched arm of Nuclear Blast Records, Nuclear Blast Entertainment, headed by the band's longtime friend and former Roadrunner A&R guru Monte Conner....
October 2, 2013
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SAMMY HAGAR's 'Friends' Album Cracks U.S. Top 25

Sammy Hagar's first-ever rock collaborations album, "Sammy Hagar And Friends", sold around 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 23 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD arrived in stores on September 24 via Frontiers Hagar enlisted three legendary mus...
October 2, 2013
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LEIF EDLING's AVATARIUM: 'Moonhorse' Lyric Video Released

AVATARIUM, the new project led by Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, will release its self-titled debut album on November 1 via Nuclear Blast. In addition to Edling, AVATARIUM features Marcus Jidell (ROYAL HUNT, EVERGREY) on guitar, Lars Sköld...
October 1, 2013
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ALICE COOPER Completes Work On Covers Album

On September 26, Chad Tyson of the 98.7 The Gater radio station in West Palm Beach, Florida conducted an interview with legendary rocker Alice Cooper. You can now listen to the chat below. Cooper has just completed work on a covers album featuring songs that were originally written and recorded by T...
September 29, 2013
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SAMMY HAGAR Answers Fan-Submitted Questions In Google+ Hangout (Video)

Sammy Hagar answered fan-submitted questions this past Tuesday, September 24 as part of a live Google+ Hangout event. You can now watch the question-and-answer session below. Hagar's first-ever rock collaborations album, "Sammy Hagar And Friends", is likely to sell between 13,000 and 15,000 copies i...
September 27, 2013
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SAMMY HAGAR's 'Friends' Album Projected To Sell 13K-15K First Week

Sammy Hagar's first-ever rock collaborations album, "Sammy Hagar And Friends", is likely to sell between 13,000 and 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the re...
September 26, 2013