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MARTY FRIEDMAN To Perform With TOKYO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will perform with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra on November 25. The performance will be broadcast in early 2011 on TV Asahi's "Daimei no nai Ongakukai". This is the third time Marty has appeared with the Philharmonic as a soloist; the first time he perform...

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MONSTER MAGNET: More 'Mastermind' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Mastermind", the long-awaited new album from MONSTER MAGNET, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Sweden: #34 Germany: #38 Norway: #41 Austria: #70 Switzerland: #84 Holland: #139 USA: #165 UK: #192 "Mastermind" sold around 3,000 copies in the United States in its first week of r...

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DARK MOOR: 'Love From The Stone' Video Released

"Love From The Stone", the new video from Madrid, Spain-based power metallers DARK MOOR, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed on October 16 in Teruel, Spain with producer El Ojo Macanico. "Love From The Stone" comes off DARK MOOR's eighth album, "Ancestral Romance", which will be released in Nov...

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HELMET Mainman Says He 'Doesn't Care' About Reviews

Shannon Joy of the LA Music Blog recently conducted an interview with HELMET mainman Page Hamilton. An excerpt from the chat follows below. LA Music Blog: "Seeing Eye Dog" came out a couple of months ago, and I feel like you've literally been nonstop since its release. Obviously, you've had a chance...

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Former MONSTER MAGNET Guitarist ED MUNDELL: 'I Am Excited To Explore New Musical Ventures'

Guitarist Ed Mundell has commented on his departure from MONSTER MAGNET. He said, "Firstly, I want to thank all of the MONSTER MAGNET fans for 18 years of friendship and support. "I remember when I had to fill John McBain's shoes in 1992; I remember playing along with 'Spine Of God' and 'Medicine',...

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Abrahadabra

Apparently, it has been established that it's not cool to like any DIMMU BORGIR album released subsequent to "Death Cult Armageddon" and in even smaller circles anything released since "Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia". What is this? Junior high? Get a clue. Don't look for jagged edges or the skel...

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Nucleus

It is the purity of anything in which Chris Black (HIGH SPIRITS, PHARAOH, SUPERCHRIST) is involved that is a big reason for his projects' genuine passion, boundless energy, and lasting appeal. His approach to DAWNBRINGER's "Nucleus" in particular is the embodiment of not only heavy metal's spirit, b...

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist: 'The Only Formula We Have Is To Not To Stick To Anything'

Brian Fischer-Giffin of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Silenoz (real name: Sven Atle Kopperud) of Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On DIMMU BORGIR's new album, "Abrahadabra": "It's a step forw...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer: 'We've Always Written Songs That Can Be On The Radio'

AOL's Noisecreep recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist Geoff Tate about the 20th-anniversary reissue of the band's "Empire" album. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Noisecreep: Is it hard to believe that 20 years have passed since you released "Empire"? Tate: It's strange....

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SEPTICFLESH Completes Recording New Album

Greek extreme metallers SEPTICFLESH have finished recording the follow-up to 2008's "Communion" for an early 2011 release. After a long period of intense work in Athens, Prague and Sweden, the evolution of the band's symphonic death sound has been achieved with the help of the Filmharmonic Orchestra...

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CAMP FREDDY Announces Fourth Annual Christmas Residency At The Roxy

CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring Dave Navarro (JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS),Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist),Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Donovan Leitch (son of legendary folk singer Donovan),and Chris Cha...

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MONSTER MAGNET Guitarist ED MUNDELL Quits

After 18 years, guitarist Ed Mundell has left MONSTER MAGNET for "personal reasons." The band's mainman, Dave Wyndorf, states, "What can I say? [Ed] told me this two months ago and I gave him some time for him to perhaps reconsider but no go. It's a bummer, yeah but we've been through this kind of ....

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MONSTER MAGNET's 'Mastermind' Cracks U.S. Top 200

"Mastermind", the long-awaited new album from MONSTER MAGNET, sold around 3,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 165 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous effort, "4-Way Diablo", opened with 1,800 units back in November 2007. Available on Au...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Issues New Album Update

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH entered the studio late last month to begin recording the follow-up to 2007's "Dark Passion Play". Writing on her official blog, NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon states about the upcoming CD, "I can't say too much, as I am sure you all understand since it's...

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DIMMU BORGIR: Future Pressings Of 'Abrahadabra' Album To Feature New Artwork

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have released new artwork for their latest album, "Abrahadabra", in conjunction with the launch of the band's North American tour. The group's record label, Nuclear Blast, states in a press release, "Art-wise, it's a subtle change and will IN NO WAY a...