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TRAIL OF TEARS: Footage From New Album Vocal-Recording Sessions

Norway's TRAIL OF TEARS recently finished recording its seventh album at Sound Suite Studio in Marseille, France with producer Terje Refsnes. The band is currently seeking a suitable record label to release the effort. A two-minute video clip featuring footage from the vocal-recording sessions for t...

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Ex-NEVERMORE Guitarist JEFF LOOMIS: St. Louis Footage Available

Video footage of former NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis and his solo band performing on April 9 at Pop's in St. Louis, Missouri as part of a 24-date, coast-to-coast U.S. tour with PROTEST THE HERO, PERIPHERY, THE SAFETY FIRE and TODAY I CAUGHT THE PLAGUE can be seen below. Jeff is being accompanied...

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Rock Legends SWEET Return With New Album 'New York Connection'

One of the most legendary, influential and enduring names in the history of rock music, SWEET will release a brand new studio album — their first since "Sweetlife" — on April 27. With worldwide album sales of more than 55 million copies, SWEET have notched 34 No. 1 smashes across the globe as part o...

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ALICE COOPER: 'Welcome To My Nightmare' Book Due In September

A new book spanning the career of legendary rocker Alice Cooper will be published on June 13 in the U.K., and September 1 in the USA via Omnibus Press. Titled "Welcome To My Nightmare: The Story Of Alice Cooper", it is written by Dave Thompson, who has many rock books under his belt. The book's ...

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SHINEDOWN: 'For Your Sake: Inside The Making Of Amaryllis' Walk-Through Video

The release of SHINEDOWN's fourth studio album, titled "Amaryllis", was accompanied by an e-book called "For Your Sake: Inside The Making Of Amaryllis", a 75-page, "completely interactive" e-book that contains commentary, photos, video footage and other content exclusively chronicling the creation o...

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RICHIE KOTZEN Forced To Cancel Shows Due To Hemorrhaged Vocal Cord

Guitar virtuoso and singer/songwriter Richie Kotzen (formerly of POISON and MR. BIG) has regretfully canceled his shows planned for later this month in New York City, Long Island, Baltimore, and Redondo. "Since I came back from Europe I have been struggling with my voice," Richie said in a statement...

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LARS ULRICH Has No Recollection Of HULK HOGAN Asking To Audition For METALLICA

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has shot down professional wrestling legend and reality TV star Hulk Hogan's recent claim that Lars once asked him if he wanted to join METALLICA as the band's bass player. Speaking to The Sun in January, Hulk Hogan said, "I used to be a session musician before I was a...

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New JOEY RAMONE Solo Track Available For Streaming

On May 22, Joey Ramone's second solo album, "…Ya Know?" will be released (BMG Rights Management),eleven years after his life was cruelly cut short by lymphoma. The tracks were drawn from a cache of demos and unreleased recordings that Joey had cut at various times during the last decade and a half...

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7 HORNS 7 EYES: 'Throes Of Absolution' Samples Avaialble

A five-minute YouTube clip containing audio samples of the tracks that will appear on "Throes Of Absolution", the forthcoming debut album from progressive atmospheric death metallers 7 HORNS 7 EYES, can be found below. Due in North America on April 24 via Century Media Records, the CD features a gue...

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THE DARKNESS To Support LADY GAGA In Europe

Reunited British rockers THE DARKNESS will support pop superstar Lady Gaga on her "Born This Way Ball" European tour in August-October. Confirmed dates can be found below. After thrilling sold-out crowds with their critically acclaimed U.S. tour in February, THE DARKNESS will return stateside this M...

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SYNESIS ABSORPTION: 'Forever Untouched' Video Released

"Forever Untouched", the new video from the SYNESIS ABSORPTION project, can be seen below. SYNESIS ABSORPTION was created in late 2009 by Miloš Batocanin (DISDAINED),who had an idea to start a brutal death metal band in Serbia. While working as a one-man band for almost a year, this project then ce...

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MICHAEL KISKE Talks UNISONIC, KAI HANSEN And Next Solo Album

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with with former HELLOWEEN and current UNISONIC singer Michael Kiske. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On working with fellow ex-HELLOWEEN member Kai Hansen (also of GAMMA RAY) in UNISONIC: Kiske: "I also have a good rela...

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Ex-NEVERMORE Guitarist JEFF LOOMIS: New Solo Track Available For Streaming

"Chosen Time", a brand new song from former NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis, is available for streaming using the audio player below (courtesy of GuitarWorld.com). The track comes off Jeff's ' second solo album, "Plains Of Oblivion", which will be released on April 10 in North America (one day earli...

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Ex-NEVERMORE Guitarist JEFF LOOMIS Interviewed In San Francisco (Video)

The Metalluminati conducted an interview with former NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis before his April 2 concert Slim's in San Francisco, California as the support act for PERIPHERY and PROTEST THE HERO. You can now watch the chat below. Jeff is being accompanied on the stage by the following musicia...

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SHINEDOWN's 'Amaryllis' Cracks U.S. Top 5

SHINEDOWN's fourth studio album, titled "Amaryllis", sold 106,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 4 on The Billboard 200 chart. SHINEDOWN landed the biggest debut of its career in July 2008 when its third album, "The Sound Of Madness", sold 50,000 cop...