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METAL BLADE RECORDS Partners With Leading Digital Distributor INGROOVES

INgrooves, a leading provider of digital distribution, marketing and promotion services to the independent music community, has entered into a distribution agreement with Metal Blade Records, an independent heavy metal record label. The announcement was made by Robb McDaniels, Chief Executive Office...

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DR PEPPER Extends Free-Drink Offer Due To 'Consumer Demand'

Due to "consumer demand," soft drink manufacturer Dr Pepper has extended its offer of a free drink to everyone if GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy", actually dropped in 2008. Interested fans have until 6:00 p.m. today (Monday, November 24) to visit DrPepper.com. After regist...

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CYNIC: Interview With PAUL MASVIDAL

By: Scott Alisoglu Paul Masvidal had an epiphany that it was time to unleash CYNIC and blow minds all over again. For the last 15 years, "Focus" has served as the bench mark for the heavy end of progressive metal (some might say progressive "death" metal, but more on that later) and here we are ...

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MASTER's PAUL SPECKMANN: I Found More Freedom In Czech Republic Than I Ever Found In The USA

By: Scott Alisoglu MASTER's Paul Speckmann has been fighting metal's good fight since 1983. Considered one of death metal's originators, Speckmann has persevered through lineup changes, numerous record labels, and thousands of miles on the road on tours of varying success. One thing is for certain t...

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DR PEPPER To Deliver On Its 'Chinese Democracy' Promise; Free Drinks For Everyone

Don't cry, GUNS N' ROSES fans. The agonizing wait for the 17-years-in-the-making masterpiece "Chinese Democracy" will finally be over (fingers crossed) on November 23, 2008. Sure, there have been more rumored release dates than the 23 flavors of Dr Pepper, but if "Chinese Democracy" hits stores as a...

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STEVE VAI To Provide Music For Intel's 'Mass Animation'

Intel Corporation has announced the start of Mass Animation, the first collaborative, worldwide effort to produce a computer-generated animated short film for theatrical release, with Steve Vai and Ann Marie Calhoun providing the music. Starting today, artists around the world are invited to animate...

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SAMMY HAGAR: 'Cosmic Universal Fashion' Digital Booklet Available For Viewing/Download

The digital booklet for Sammy Hagar's new album, "Cosmic Universal Fashion" (Loud & Proud Records),is available for viewing and/or download at this location. Released on November 18, "Cosmic Universal Fashion" marks the first official release for Loud & Proud, a Roadrunner Records imprint f...

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VOIVOD Bassist Clarifies 'Terrorist' Comment

Bassist Jean-Yves Theriault (a.k.a. Blacky) of the Canadian metal pioneers VOIVOD has released a statement clarifying the comments he made during an interview with HardTimes.ca regarding the recent U.S. presidential elections. Speaking at the Trois Rivières Metalfest, which was held November 7-8, 20...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA On New METALLICA Album, OBAMA's Election Victory

Austrian heavy 'zine Stormbringer.at conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Tom Araya of the California thrash metal veterans SLAYER prior to the band's November 16, 2008 concert in Vienna, Austria. Watch the 24-minute chat below. During the interview, Araya was asked if he has heard METALLICA...

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SAMMY HAGAR Hopeful For OBAMA Presidency

According to The Pulse of Radio, Sammy Hagar says that he's adopted a policy of "wait and see" when it comes to politicians, but he can't help feeling hopeful for President-Elect Barack Obama's first term in office. "Let's put it this way; I hope he does everything he has said he's gonna do," he sai...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: 'I've Never Lied About Anyone Who Has Ever Been In This Band'

Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. KNAC.COM: Do you see any similarities that may exist between what is going on in this country and what happened just before the fall of Rome? Schaffer: Absolu...

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OTEP: New Video Interview Available

Shawn Jones of ILMOEntertainment.com conducted an interview with OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya this past Wednesday, November 12. Otep discussed the band's current tour, the Bush administration and President-elect Barack Obama. Watch the chat in two parts below. Following the success of her Cleveland...

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DISTURBED Frontman Says His Family Has Issues With Fiancée

According to The Pulse of Radio, DISTURBED frontman David Draiman admitted in a recent interview with Finland's MusiikkiTV that his family has issues with the woman to whom he is engaged. Draiman said his fiancée, named Jasmine, is half German and half Persian, which has become what he called "a hug...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Says BARACK OBAMA's Victory Is 'Historic Beyond Words'

Finland's HardcoreSounds.Net conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of the San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD prior to the band's November 7, 2008 concert at the Helsinki Ice Hall with SLIPKNOT and CHILDREN OF BODOM. Watch the 10-minute chat below. Asked for his opinion...

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METALLICA's ULRICH On KING DIAMOND, 'Death Magnetic' And 'Guitar Hero'; Audio Available

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was interviewed earlier today (Wednesday, November 12) by Lynn Hernandez of Tulsa, Oklahoma's 97.5 KMOD radio station. Lars talked about giving President-elect Barack Obama drum lessons, the METALLICA fan club, the new CD "Death Magnetic", what it's like backstage at a...