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DESTINY POTATO Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Century Media has announced the signing of the Serbian band DESTINY POTATO. The group is currently putting the finishing touches on its debut album, to be released in early 2013. Commented DESTINY POTATO: "Just a few months after we officially formed the band we got an opportunity to play our first...

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I AM WAR: More Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Video footage of I AM WAR — the new Orange County, California-based act featuring Alex Varkatzas (vocals; ATREYU) and Brandan Schieppati (guitar, vocals; BLEEDING THROUGH) — recording gang vocals for its upcoming debut album, "Outlive You All", with MMA fighter and pro wrestler Josh Barnett can be s...

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Video: TESTAMENT Guitarist Recording Solos For Cover Version Of QUEEN's 'Dragon Attack'

Video footage of TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick tracking solos at Spin Studios in Long Island City, New York for the band's cover version of the QUEEN classic "Dragon Attack" can be seen below. The song is included on the CD/DVD and vinyl versions of TESTAMENT's new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth",...

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TIMESWORD Announces New Singer

Italian progressive metal/rock band TIMESWORD has announced the addition of singer Alberto Zampolli to the group's ranks. Commented TIMESWORD: "[Alberto is] a new young promise of metal and we trust in him about his vocal abilities, surely him will carry in TIMESWORD a new freshness and charge that...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Talks About Making Of 'A Different Kind Of Truth'

VAN HALEN fan site Van Halen News Desk has posted an excerpt from Guitar World's exclusive in-depth interview with VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, which appears in the magazine's August 2012 issue. Asked about the writing nad recording process for VAN HALEN's latest album, "A Different Kind Of...

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Dark Roots Of Earth

Four years removed from the eardrum-obliterating comeback that was "The Formation Of Damnation", TESTAMENT roars back with an album that shatters any notion that the band hit its final peak in 2008. Where "The Formation Of Damnation" was among the band's most crushingly heavy offerings, "Dark Roots...

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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY To Release Free 'Clash Of The Titans' Single

"Clash Of The Titans", the second single from the Italian "cinematic" metal band LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY, will be made available for free at the end of the summer/early fall. The "virtual" single will include the new song "Fantasia Gotica", described by the band as "a very original cinematic orchest...

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TESTAMENT Members Defend Inclusion Of Blast Beats On New Album

On their brand new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth", San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT explored new territory by the inclusion of blast beats. The reason for this has to do with the collaboration between guitarist Eric Peterson, TESTAMENT's chief songwriter, and Gene Hoglan, the legendary...

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SHAMAN To Film 'Nocturnal Human Side' Video

Brazilian metallers SHAMAN will film a video for the song "Nocturnal Human Side" in New York City. The clip, which is scheduled for release in mid-September, will feature images of the musicians in the streets of the city, accompanied by renowned vocalist Russell Allen, the voice of SYMPHONY X and A...

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Updated: GENE HOGLAN To Play With TESTAMENT On European Tour After All

**UPDATE**: Due to the cancelation of DETHKLOK's North American tour with LAMB OF GOD, drummer Gene Hoglan has once again become available and will end up sitting behind the kit for TESTAMENT on the European run. In a series of tweets, TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick explained, "As some of you kno...

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QUIET RIOT: New EPK Released

A new three-minute QUIET RIOT EPK (Electronic Press Kit) featuring professionally filmed video footage of the band's May 12 performance at the M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland can be seen below. QUIET RIOT in March recruited Scott Vokoun as its new lead singer...

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I AM WAR: The Making Of 'Outlive You All' (Video)

I AM WAR, the new Orange County, California-based act featuring Alex Varkatzas (vocals; ATREYU) and Brandan Schieppati (guitar, vocals; BLEEDING THROUGH),will release its debut album, "Outlive You All", on August 28 via Razor & Tie. The CD was produced by Mick Kenney (ANAAL NATHRAKH). A two-and...

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Clockwork Angels

1985 was the year RUSH broke mega with their pop-prog commercial juggernaut, "Power Windows". The year also represents an apparent point of no return as RUSH broke away from their spellbinding math rock rhapsodies from "Grace Under Pressure" on back through their venerable catalog. "Roll The Bones",...

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RUSH Guitarist Interviewed By ALICE COOPER; Audio Available

RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson was interviewed on the June 21, 2012 edition of "Nights With Alice Cooper". You can now stream the chat using the audio player below. "Nights With Alice Cooper" is produced and distributed by the United Stations Radio Networks. It is broadcast on over 100 radio stations i...

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LIV KRISTINE: 'Libertine' Audio Sample Available

An audio sample of "Libertine", the forthcoming fourth solo album from Norwegian singer Liv Kristine (LEAVES' EYES, ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY),can be streamed on her Facebook page. "Libertine" will be released via the Napalm Records subsidiary Black Rose Productions on the following dates: North Americ...