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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Is 'Looking Forward To Getting Into Creative Phase Of Writing' Again

Patrick Slevin of The Aquarian Weekly recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY/CARCASS guitarist Michael Amott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Aquarian Weekly: Regarding [ARCH ENEMY's] "The Root Of All Evil", when did the idea to re-record older material first come up? A...

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BOLT THROWER To Play Free Show In Holland

British extreme metal pioneers BOLT THROWER have issued the following update: "BOLT THROWER has always had a special bond with the Atak Club in Enschede, Holland. The small, 300-capacity club was one of the first to start booking extreme bands in the late '80s. It was famous for its out-of-control m...

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FULLFORCE Parts Ways With Bassist MAGNUS ROSÉN

FULLFORCE (now apparently written as one word),the new Swedish melodic metal project featuring Mike Andersson (CLOUDSCAPE, SILENT MEMORIAL, PLANET ALLIANCE) on vocals, Stefan Elmgren (HAMMERFALL) on guitar, Anders Johansson (HAMMERFALL, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) on drums, and Carl-Johan Grimmark (NARNIA) o...

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Former AFTER FOREVER Singer's REVAMP Begins Recording Debut Album

Former AFTER FOREVER vocalist Floor Jansen's new project called REVAMP entered the studio earlier today (Sunday, January 3) to begin recording its debut album for a tentative May release. Jansen says, "Drummer Koen Herfst is in Germany now with [guitarist/producer] Waldemar Sorychta to record the dr...

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First Official ULI JON ROTH Signature Sky Guitar To Be Unveiled At NAMM

The long-awaited first official Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) signature Sky Guitar will finally be unveiled at the winter NAMM show in Anaheim, California on January 14, 2010. There will be two different models on display, a six-string and a seven-string version. This limited edition will be super-cus...

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ANVIL Frontman: 'We're Struggling The Same As We Always Have'

John Soeder of The Plain Dealer recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On ANVIL's "success" following the release of the band's hit documentary, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil": "By 'success,...

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MESHUGGAH Drummer Discusses Forthcoming 'Alive' DVD

Zooindustry recently conducted a short interview with drummer Tomas Haake of Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Zooindustry: Without sounding presumptuous, what took so long to get that DVD "Alive" done ? Haake: To be honest, I'm not entirely su...

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W.A.S.P. Frontman Interviewed In Bulgaria

MM Television conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless on November 17, 2009 before the band's concert in Sofia, Bulgaria. Watch the Bulgarian-language report below. W.A.S.P.'s new album, "Babylon", entered the U.K. "Rock Albums" chart at position No. 15. The CD was released in E...

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Former AFTER FOREVER Singer Performs With RED LIMO STRING QUARTET; Video Available

Former AFTER FOREVER singer Floor Jansen performed with the RED LIMO STRING QUARTET on December 27, 2009 at P60 in Amstelveen, Holland. The group plays reworked versions of AFTER FOREVER songs specially arranged for a string quartet by former AFTER FOREVER keyboardist Joost van de Broek. Watch fan-f...

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FEAR FACTORY Frontman Claims He Was 'F**ked Over' By Former Bandmates

Brendan Crabb (a.k.a. Spiritech) of PyroMusic.net recently conducted an interview with FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. PyroMusic.net: How did the [South American] tour go then, seeing as it was the first proper shows for this new FEAR FACTORY li...

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MESHUGGAH: Official 'Alive' DVD Trailer Now Available

Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH will release their first-ever DVD, "Alive", in the U.S. and Canada on February 9, 2010. Produced and directed by Ian McFarland of Killswitch Productions, the DVD is comprised of live concert footage of the band performing tracks off their Billboard To...

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Former AFTER FOREVER Singer's REVAMP: First Audio Sample Posted Online

A short audio sample of the song "Head Up High" from former AFTER FOREVER vocalist Floor Jansen's new project called REVAMP is available for streaming using the audio player below. Commented Jansen: "We know you have wait[ed] with great patience for some music! Hereby a short part of our song 'Head...

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PROTOTYPE's 'Trinity' Album Gets Digital Release

Los Angeles-based progressive thrash band PROTOTYPE has announced the digital release of its acclaimed debut album, "Trinity". Originally issued in 2002 (2004 in Europe),"Trinity" laid the foundation for the group's style of progressive thrash and featured such memorable tracks as "Live A Lie", "Pu...

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FOZZY: 'Martyr No More' Available On iTunes From Wednesday

"Martyr No More", the first single from FOZZY's highly anticipated new album, "Chasing The Grail", will be available for download on iTunes for $0.99 from Wednesday, December 16. "Chasing the Grail" is scheduled for release on January 19, 2010 via Australia's Riot! Entertainment. FOZZY guitarist Ric...

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TRIVIUM Bassist Reveals More Details About 'God Of War' Contribution

Florida metallers TRIVIUM have contributed a new song, entitled "Shattering The Skies Above", to the "God Of War Heavy Metal EP" (Extended Play) which will be included with "God of War III Ultimate Edition", an exclusive collector's pack celebrating the final installment of the award-winning franchi...