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COPROFAGO Signs With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Chile's COPROFAGO has inked a deal with Candlelight Records. COPROFAGO was formed in Santiago on June of 1993 by Sebastián Vergara (guitar, vocals) and Pablo Alvarez (guitar),plus two friends of theirs. With that young lineup (all still at school),the band recorded a standard death metal demo that...

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MEYVN: 'Splintered Skies' Reissue To Arrive Next Week

Austin, Texas-based heavy prog/power act MEYVN will release its debut album, "Splintered Skies", on September 12 via KillZone Records. "Splintered Skies" was originally self-released by the band, which bought them to the attention of KillZone Records. The label will be re-releasing the album with a...

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GUNS N' ROSES, VAN HALEN, LED ZEPPELIN Tracks Have Best Guitar Solos Of All Time

News.com.au reports that GUNS N' ROSES' "Sweet Child O' Mine" and VAN HALEN's "Eruption" were selected as two of the tracks with the best guitar solos of all time. PINK FLOYD's "Comfortably Numb" topped the list, with "Sweet Child O' Mine" following in second place. Third was "Freebird" by LYNYRD SK...

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RUSH Tribute Featuring DREAM THEATER, RACER-X, WATCHTOWER Members: CD, DVD Available

CYGNUS & THE SEA MONSTERS, a tribute to RUSH — featuring DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, RACER X/ex-MR. BIG guitarist Paul Gilbert, ex-CYNIC bassist Sean Malone and WATCHTWOWER/DANGEROUS TOYS singer Jason McMaster — has released a live CD/DVD of its one-off performance at a special drumming...

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BLOTTED SCIENCE Parts Ways With Drummer DEREK RODDY; Replacement Announced

BLOTTED SCIENCE, the instrumental extreme metal project led by guitarist Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER, SPASTIC INK) and bassist Alex Webster (CANNIBAL CORPSE),has parted ways with drummer Derek Roddy (ex-HATE ETERNAL, NILE) who replaced original skinsman Chris Adler (LAMB OF GOD) only months ago. Taki...

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MEYVN Signs To KILLZONE RECORDS

KillZone Records has announced the signing of MEYVN from Austin, Texas. The band's debut album, "Splintered Skies", is due in September. According to a press release, "MEYVN delivers soaring, epic melodies and dazzling rhythms that are fluid and complex. The music has already earned them favorable c...

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ANTHRAX: First-Ever DAN SPITZ Timepiece To Be Made Available

ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz has posted the following message on his official web site: "Well, all has been going well here as we ramp up for the ROB ZOMBIE/ANTHRAX summer tour. I hope to see all you wonderful supporters of metal there going insane. There is a lot in the works here behind the scenes,...

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A Higher Form of Killing

Nashville, Tennessee was never known as a hotbed of metal insanity. In fact, when a thrash band came from the country music capitol of the world in the mid-1980s, their hometown was the most novel thing about them. "The band that turned Nashville into thrashville!" read the magazine ads for INTRUDER...

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BROKEN TEETH Announce U.S. Tour

Austin balls-to-the-wall rockers BROKEN TEETH — featuring Jason McMaster of WATCHTOWER/DANGEROUS TOYS fame — are gearing up for a-30 day U.S. tour in support of their new live CD, "Blood on the Radio". "Blood on the Radio" features songs from the band's first two studio albums. During the upcoming t...

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ROTTING CORPSE: 'Circus of Fools' DVD Now Available

Reunited '80s thrash band ROTTING CORPSE — whose original lineup included SOLITUDE AETURNUS founder John Perez and former DEATH touring guitarist/roadie Walter Trachsler — have released their documentary DVD, entitled "Circus of Fools". The hour-plus-long documentary, directed and produced by SPLars...

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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Working With Ex-BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Drummer

Arizona-based extreme metal band ABIGAIL WILLIAMS have issued the following update: "We are now gearing up to record our first full-length CD for Candlelight Records, which we think will hit stores in the fall. Right now we are currently hammering out pre-production demos and putting the final touch...

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WATCHTOWER Guitarist Teams Up With LAMB OF GOD Drummer For 'Drum Nation Vol. 3' CD

Guitarist Ron Jarzombek (SPASTIC INK, WATCHTOWER) has announced that he will be holding a master class/clinic on Thursday, April 6 at The College Of The Mainland, 1200 Amburn Rd., in Texas City, TX, located halfway between Houston and Galveston. "I don't know yet what the exact format will be," Ron...

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The Dominion Gate

Fans of power metal desperate enough for a new fix to avoid being too picky will want to seek out this French band, originally formed in 1979 (!) and reactivated since '99. "The Dominion Gate", their American debut, is chock-full of choir-backed choruses, muscular power metal riffing, tough but melo...

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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Sign With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Arizona-based extreme metal band ABIGAIL WILLIAMS have signed a three-album deal with Candlelight Records. According to a press release, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS "take their influences from the best of the best from the old and the new and blend it into a unique and multifaceted hybrid. They have the groove...

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FEAR FACTORY, FAITH NO MORE Members Team Up For BOB DYLAN Cover

3volution Productions today announced the first commercial release of its "supergroup" remake of BOB DYLAN's "All Along the Watchtower" will be in the Tom Clancy's "Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter" videogame published by Ubisoft. The game is set to be available in March for the Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayS...