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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Talks About Making Of 'Perpetual Flame'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Classic Rock Revisited: The first thing we need to talk about is "Perpetual Flame". This album sounds more live than you have for a long tim...

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ASSAULTER: New Album Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Australian metallers ASSAULTER, consisting of Simon Berserker (guitar, bass, vocals; ex-DESTROYER 666) and A.C. (drums),have completed work on their debut full-length opus entitled "Salvation Like Destruction", showcasing seven tracks of extremely raw and uncouth brand of metal to assault your ears...

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BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY: Self-Titled EP Out Now

Austin, Texas-based metal band BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY has just released a self-titled EP. The CD was recorded this past spring with producer Scott Sargeant (SKINLAB, KILLING CULTURE, LAAZ ROCKIT, M.O.D.) and was followed by a summer-long chain of shows spanning the band's home state. BY ANY MEANS NE...

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RHINO BUCKET Confirmed For ROCK GONE WILD Festival

RHINO BUCKET — the Bon Scott-era AC/DC sound-alike band that recorded two albums for Warner Bros./EMI back in '90 and '92 and an independent album in '94 with former AC/DC drummer Simon Wright — has been confirmed for for the inaugural Rock Gone Wild festival on August 20-23, 2009 in Algona, Iowa. A...

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SEVENTH ANGEL Cancels UK Gig

The reformed British metal band SEVENTH ANGEL has cancelled its previously announced October 4 concert at Hobbits in Weston-Super-Mare, UK "due to illness." The group says, "We are really sorry about this and hope we can get this rescheduled." SEVENTH ANGEL is currently working on a new, as-yet-unti...

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MAN RAZE: UK Version Of 'Surreal' To Include Bonus Disc

MAN RAZE, the new rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of THE SEX PISTOLS, will release its full-length album, "Surreal", in the UK on November 17 through Surrealist Records. Already given a critically acclaimed release in the USA, the UK album will c...

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Ex-QUIET RIOT Guitarist Is 'Extremely Excited' About Playing On DIZZY REED's New Solo Album

Former QUIET RIOT and current HOOKERS N' BLOW guitarist Alex Grossi has issued the following update: "I am EXTREMELY excited about a project that I am currently involved in. Dizzy Reed [GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist] is doing a solo record that is being produced by Del James (If you have never heard of...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER: New Video Interview Available

WeROCK City has posted a new video interview with legendary guitarist Michael Schenker (UFO, MSG, SCORPIONS) conducted last month in Japan. Schenker talks about Dean Guitars, offers tips and advice for guitar players, and discusses his upcoming schedule with his brother Rudolf Schenker of the SCORPI...

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'I've Never Met A More Loyal Person Than AXL ROSE,' Says Longtime Associate

Fatally Yours recently conducted an interview with longtime GUNS N' ROSES co-writer and Axl Rose associate, video director/author/journalist Del James. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Fatally Yours: What are you doing on Dizzy Reed's (keyboardist from GUNS N' ROSES) record? Del: Diz...

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THE HUMAN ABSTRACT: New Audio Interview With DEAN HERRERA Available

Dean Herrera, guitarist of the Los Angeles-based technical progressive metal band THE HUMAN ABSTRACT, was a guest on the August 24, 2008 edition of Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie". You can now listen to the interview at this location. "Midheaven", the sophomor...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER At DEAN Headquarters In Florida; Photos Available

Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker (UFO, MSG, SCORPIONS) recently stopped by the Dean Guitars headquarters in Tampa, Florida to work with the Dean Custom Shop team on a new guitar to be unveiled at NAMM 2009. Check out the photos at DeanGuitars.com. Michael Schenker was one of the featured guests...

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SIX FEET UNDER: 'Death Rituals' Track Listing Revealed

Florida death metallers SIX FEET UNDER will release their new album, "Death Rituals", on November 11 via Metal Blade Records. According to a press release, the CD "features 12 tracks of pure American death metal delivering a bludgeoning slab of metal that will leave fans hungering for more. Legendar...

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PRIMORDIAL Frontman Issues Summer's End Update

Vocalist Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill of the of the Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL has issued the following update: "Summer's fading into autumn. Well, at least what we've been calling summer in 2008. For the second year in a row, summer in Ireland barely crept over 20 degrees and was a rainy over...

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ZIMMERS HOLE Covers OLD MAN'S CHILD's 'Doommaker'; Audio Available

ZIMMERS HOLE — the Vancouver-based project featuring guitarist Jed Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD alongside legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT, DEATH, DARK ANGEL) — recently recorded a cover version of the OLD MAN'S CHILD song "Doommaker" for the Cen...

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STEEL ATTACK: 'Crawl' Video Posted Online

"Crawl", the new video from Swedish metallers STEEL ATTACK, can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's new album, "Carpe DiEnd" (cover artwork),which was released on February 22, 2008 via Massacre Records. The CD was recorded at KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque's Sonic Train studio a...