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WE ARE THE END Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Los Angeles, California's WE ARE THE END has inked a deal with Metal Blade Records. The band has been locked away in its practice space since April writing the group's debut full-length album, tentatively due in early 2010. The CD will be recorded at Eck Studios with producer Christopher Eck. A rela...

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MORBID ANGEL: Pro-Shot Footage From Colombia's ROCK AL PARQUE Festival Available

Professionally filmed video footage of MORBID ANGEL performing the song "Where The Slime Live" on June 27, 2009 at the Rock al Parque festival at Parque Simon Bolivar in Bogota, Colombia can be viewed below. (Note: The clip originally aired on Colombia's Canal Capital.) "Blessed Are The Sick", the s...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Interviewed At SWEDEN ROCK Festival; Audio Available

Metal Express Radio conducted an interview with American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens's (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) at the Sweden Rock festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden on June 6, 2009. The 10-minute chat is now available for streaming at this location. Owens...

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DOMAIN Singer's NICK HELLFORT Project Lands New Drummer

NICK HELLFORT, the solo project of DOMAIN singer Nicolaj Ruhnow, has announced the addition of drummer Simon Mengs to the group's ranks. One of the youngest metal drummers around, Simon joins NICK HELLFORT — which was formed in 2007 — after a long audition process. Commented Nicolaj: "This guy is 17...

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MACHINA: New Single To Be Mixed By TOBY WRIGHT

MACHINA, the Little Rock, Arkansas-based band featuring former EVANESCENCE and current WE ARE THE FALLEN members John LeCompt and Rocky Gray, has issued the following update: "We are entering the studio to mix the first single from the soon-to-be-released [MACHINA debut album], 'To Live And Die In T...

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TENET: 'Sovereign' Artwork Unveiled; First Track Posted Online

TENET, originally the brainchild of guitarist Jed Simon (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, ZIMMER'S HOLE),has throughout the years evolved into a monstrous extreme metal force featuring such illustrious musicians as Steve "Zetro" Souza (EXODUS) on vocals, Glen Alvelais (FORBIDDEN, TESTAMENT) on lead guitar, Byr...

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SACRIFICE: Another New Song Available For Streaming

"Hiroshima", a brand new song from reunited Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's much-anticipated new album, "The Ones I Condemn", which is scheduled for a July release via Brazil's Marquee Records. The CD was recorded a...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist Issues Post-TIM ' RIPPER' OWENS Tour Update

Former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson has issued the following update: "I just arrived back in the USA from the Tim 'Ripper' Owens [JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR] tour of Europe. Ripper and I have worked on a lot of things lately, including our band HAIL!, h...

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BAD COMPANY Goes Digital

The surviving members of the original BAD COMPANY lineup — singer Paul Rodgers, guitarist Mick Ralphs, and drummer Simon Kirke — will reunite this summer for a 10-date U.S. tour that begins June 17 in Hollywood, FL at Hard Rock Live. A day before the tour kicks off, Rhino will celebrate the band's r...

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Former QUIET RIOT Bassist Touring With ADLER'S APPETITE

Bassist Chuck Wright (QUIET RIOT, HOUSE OF LORDS, GIUFFRIA) will be on tour with ADLER'S APPETITE — the band led by original GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler — through July 5. ADLER'S APPETITE kicked off the new leg of its U.S. tour this past Saturday (June 13) in Las Vegas. For a list of ...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, GLENN HUGHES, JASON BONHAM To Perform At GUITARFEST, DRUMFEST

Yngwie Malmsteen, Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH),Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) and Jason Bittner (SHADOWS FALL) are among the musicians that will appear at the Guitarfest and Drumfest 2009, set to take place at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England on July 11 and July 12, respec...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: Quality Copenhagen Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens's (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH)'s June 5, 2009 headlining concert at the Rock in Copenhagen, Denmark can be viewed below (courtesy of "Metalex1982"). More clips from the same concert are avail...

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THERAPY? Interviewed At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival; Video Available

Simon Young of the Kerrang! podcast conducted an interview with Irish rockers THERAPY? at the Download festival, which was held June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. Watch the chat below. Global Music released THERAPY?'s new album, "Crooked Timber", on limited-edition white vinyl on March 30...

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DREAM THEATER: Interview, Performance Footage From DOWNLOAD Festival Available

Kerrang! podcast host Simon Young conducted an interview with drummer Mike Portnoy of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER prior to the band's appearance at this year's Download on June 14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. Watch the chat below. Also available is professionally filmed video footag...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist's MAN RAZE Interviewed At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD; Video Available

Two separate interviews with MAN RAZE, the rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of THE SEX PISTOLS, conducted yesterday (Saturday, June 13) at the Download festival, which is being held June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom, can be viewed below...