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MOTÖRHEAD Officially Added To 'Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival'
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, the world's largest touring heavy music festival experience, has announced the addition of MOTÖRHEAD to the 2012 lineup. This marks the first summer tour that MOTÖRHEAD has taken part in for several years. The legendary metal veterans join the already stellar 2...March 5, 2012
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DISAFFECTED: New Album Details Revealed
Portuguese death prog masters DISAFFECTED will release their second full-length album, "Rebirth", on May 25 via the German label Massacre Records. The CD was recorded between August and December 2010 at The Pentagon in Lisbon, Portugal and was produced by Fernando Matias (MOONSPELL, GWYDION) and DIS...March 5, 2012
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Possession
The time has arrived to introduce you to what will in fact end up as one of 2012's best traditional heavy metal albums, that being "Possession" by Olympia, Washington's CHRISTIAN MISTRESS. And yet as much as it will appeal to fans of classic heavy metal, including New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NW...March 4, 2012
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HELSTAR Frontman Discusses Band's 30th Anniversary With MEGADETH Bassist (Video)
MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has posted a short video clip last night's (Friday, March 2) Gigantour concert at the Verizon Wireless Theater in Houston, Texas, featuring a backstage chat with HELSTAR vocalist James Rivera about HELSTAR's 30th anniversary, among other topics. Check out the footage...March 3, 2012
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CRYSTAL VIPER: New Song Available For Streaming
Polish female-fronted traditional heavy metal act CRYSTAL VIPER will release its new album, "Crimen Excepa", in Europe on April 27 and in the U.S. on April 24 via AFM Records. The concept effort about holy inquisition, black magic and witches, where fiction is mixed with historical facts, was produc...March 2, 2012
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Ex-NEVERMORE Guitarist JEFF LOOMIS: 'The Ultimatum' Playthrough Video Released
Former NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis has released a guitar playthrough video for the track "The Ultimatum". Featuring guest soloist Tony MacAlpine, "The Ultimatum" is the first track to be revealed from Loomis' forthcoming second solo album, "Plains Of Oblivion", which is scheduled for release on...February 29, 2012
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EPHEL DUATH: First Studio Webisode Available
EPHEL DUATH, the formerly Italian, currently U.S.-based band which is known as a modern mixture of avant-garde metal and progressive rock with jazz-fusion and hardcore punk elements, has entered Sharkbyte Studios (MACHINE HEAD, EXODUS, HIGH ON FIRE) in Oakland, California to begin recording its new...February 28, 2012
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GLOOMBALL Completes Recording Debut Album
German rock band GLOOMBALL has finished recording its debut album, "The Distance", for a tentative summer release. A total of 13 songs were recorded over the winter in several studios in Mannheim and Frankfurt, Germany. "The Distance" track listing: 01. Long Time Gone 02. We Do Belong 03. Bitter Pla...February 27, 2012
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NIGHTMARE: New Video Footage From 'The Burden Of God' Recording Sessions
French power metallers NIGHTMARE recently entered the studio to begin recording their new album, "The Burden Of God" (formerly "Mercury Rain"),to be released on May 18 through AFM Records. The CD was laid down at the Peek studios in the south of France with producer Patrick Liotard. A new behind-th...February 23, 2012
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TESTAMENT: Multi-Camera Footage Of Santa Clara Concert
Bay Area Backstage has uploaded multi-camera video footage of TESTAMENT's February 19 performance at The Avalon in Santa Clara, California. Check it out below. In a recent interview with Decibel magazine, TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy stated about the band's forthcoming album, "The Dark Roots Of Ea...February 23, 2012
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NIGHTMARE: New Album Artwork Unveiled
French power metallers NIGHTMARE have unveiled the cover artwork for their new album, "The Burden Of God" (formerly "Mercury Rain"),to be released on May 18 through AFM Records. The CD was recorded at the Peek studios in the south of France with producer Patrick Liotard. Commented NIGHTMARE singer...February 22, 2012
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TESTAMENT Frontman Interviewed On 'Radioactive Metal' (Audio)
Vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT 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.purerockra...February 21, 2012
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ATROCITY To Release 'Die Gottlosen Jahre' DVD
Long-running German metallers ATROCITY will release a new DVD, "Die Gottlosen Jahre" (English translation: The Godless Years),on March 30. Commented the band: "After years of preparation, rediscovering old treasures and unveiling unforgettable memories of our musical adventures, we are finally able...February 20, 2012
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Former NEVERMORE Guitarist Interviewed At NAMM (Video)
Michael Berger of Engl TV conducted an interview with former NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis at the 2012 NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention which took place January 19-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now watch...February 17, 2012
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DELAIN's MARTIJN, CHARLOTTE Discuss Making Of 'We Are The Others' In New Interview
Sonic Cathedral's Robin Stryker recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Martijn Westerholt and vocalist Charlotte Wessels of Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sonic Cathedral: Let's talk a bit about the elephant in the room before moving on t...February 17, 2012
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