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TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD Members To Guest On HATRIOT Debut

HATRIOT, the new San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band led by former EXODUS frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza, has completed recording its debut album, "Heroes Of Origin", for a January 2013 release via Germany's Massacre Records. The CD was recorded with producer Juan Urteaga (MACHINE HEAD, EXODUS, T...

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LIV KRISTINE: Official 'Libertine' Trailer Released

The official trailer for "Libertine", the fourth solo album from Norwegian singer Liv Kristine (LEAVES' EYES, ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY),can be seen below. The CD will be released via the Napalm Records subsidiary Black Rose Productions on the following dates: North America: September 4 Spain, Finland,...

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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY Completes New Choir Recordings For 'Cinematic World Tour'

After a summer devoted to work, work and more work, Italian "cinematic" metallers LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY have announced that all is proceeding perfectly with the production of their "Ascending To Infinity Cinematic World Tour". The band's guitarist/mainman Luca Turilli and singer Alessandro Conti j...

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THE TONY DANZA TAPDANCE EXTRAVAGANZA To Release Final Album In October

Black Market Activities has set an October 23 release date for "Danza IIII: The Alpha - The Omega", the fourth and final album by THE TONY DANZA TAPDANCE EXTRAVAGANZA. Singled out early on by Alternative Press magazine as "one of the underground's fiercest live acts," THE TONY DANZA TAPDANCE EXTRAVA...

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QUIET RIOT Drummer Talks About 30th Anniversary Of 'Metal Health' (Video)

QUIET RIOT's landmark album "Metal Health" is getting ready to celebrate its 30th anniversary, and Artisan News spoke to the band's drummer, Frankie Banali, at the Sunset Strip Music Festival about the LP and its massive success. On the topic of the album's recording sessions, Banali said, "We were...

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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER: 'Television Is The Most Dangerous Weapon Of All'

Metal Blast conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman/guitarist Jon Schaffer at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 9-12 at Catton Park, Derbyshire in the United Kingdom. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Blast: "Sons Of Liberty" [...

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Is Tampa Still The 'Death Metal Capital' Of America?

The Tampa, Florida death metal scene was part of Rachel Maddow's August 28 segment debunking stories in the day's news on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show". In the five-minute clip below, Maddow separates fact from fiction on conventional wisdom about Tampa's relative stripperiness and its death-meta...

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VOODOO CIRCLE To Release 'More Than One Way Home' Next Year

VOODOO CIRCLE, the German/British band featuring members of PRIMAL FEAR and PINK CREAM 69, has extended its deal with AFM Records. The group is currently working on its third album, entitled "More Than One Way Home", for an early 2013 release. VOODOO CIRCLE's sophomore CD, "Broken Heart Syndrome", e...

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OBEY THE BRAVE: 'It Starts Today' Video Released

"It Starts Today", the new Jessy Fuchs-directed video from OBEY THE BRAVE — the Canadian metal/hardcore band featuring former members of DESPISED ICON and BLIND WITNESS — can be seen below. The song comes off OBEY THE BRAVE's debut album, "Young Blood", which is being released today (Tuesday, August...

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LIV KRISTINE Talks About Upcoming Solo Album In New Audio Interview

The Age Of Metal recently conducted an interview with Norwegian singer Liv Kristine (LEAVES' EYES, ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY). You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. Liv Kristine's fourth solo album, "Libertine", will be released via the Napalm Records subsidiary Black Rose Prod...

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AC/DC Singer To Host Radio Show On BBC

Lead singer of AC/DC and self-confessed car fanatic, Brian Johnson will share the songs and artists that have provided the soundtrack to his life for six weeks on BBC Radio 2. Drawing from 32 years as the frontman of one of the world's biggest ever rock bands, Brian shares stories of rock 'n' roll l...

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THE RESISTANCE Parts Ways With Bassist

THE RESISTANCE, the Sweden-based metal band featuring former members of IN FLAMES, THE HAUNTED and GRAVE, has parted ways with bassist Alex Losbäck Holstad (ex-DESPITE, DECAMERON, CARDINAL SIN). Commented the group in a statement: "As of today Alex was kicked out of THE RESISTANCE. The reason is not...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK At 'Brooklyn Springtime Guitar Show' (Video)

Video footage of TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick at the second annual Brooklyn Springtime Guitar Show on April 1, 2012 at Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg, New York can be seen below. Organized by Mike Schnapp, a Bowl DJ, and Lisa Sharken, a veteran music gear magazine writer and technician, this one...

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I AM WAR: More 'Outlive You All' Audio Samples Available

Audio samples of two new songs — "The Poisoning" and "Led By Liars" — from I AM WAR, the Orange County, California-based act featuring Alex Varkatzas (vocals; ATREYU) and Brandan Schieppati (guitar, vocals; BLEEDING THROUGH),can be streamed below. I AM WAR's debut album, "Outlive You All", will be...

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HOTEL DIABLO: New Audio Interview With ALEX GROSSI

Stefanie Heminger of "Stefanie's Rock Show" recently conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Grossi (HOTEL DIABLO, QUIET RIOT). You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. HOTEL DIABLO — the new band featuring Grossi, vocalist Rick Stitch (LADYJACK, ex-ADLER'S APPETITE),bassist Mik...