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CRADLE OF FILTH Frontman's 'The Gospel Of Filth'; More Details Revealed

For decades, music writers have been penning tell-all artist biographies and their personal interpretation of rock history. But on Halloween 2009, Fab Press will unleash a book that takes readers on a much deeper and darker journey into the inspirations behind the world of rock music. Entitled "The...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Performs With SWEDISH RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA; Video Available

NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon performed on August 13, 2009 with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra at a special concert in Stockholm, Sweden as part of the Stockholms Kulturfestival (Stockholm's Culture Festival). According to Anette, "The evening [was] in the theme of Sweden-Finland and it [was]...

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METALLICA, SLAYER, LINKIN PARK Among 'Inked True Colors Awards' Nominees

METALLICA, SLAYER, LINKIN PARK and GALLOWS are among the nominees in the "Best Band/Artist" category at the first-ever Inked True Colors Awards, which will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Inked True Colors Awards will celebrate the tattoo culture...

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KISS: Behind The 'Sonic Boom' Album Cover Art

The cover art for the new KISS album, "Sonic Boom", was created by Michael Doret, who also designed the band's classic "Rock And Roll Over" album cover. Regarding how the new artwork came together, Doret writes on his blog, "When Paul Stanley [KISS guitarist/vocalist] came by my studio to discuss ho...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Guitarist Interviewed By Germany's 'Rockers Resort'

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES guitarist Mike Clark was interviewed for the third episode of the German metal online show "Rockers Resort". Watch the 10-minute program below. (Note: The show is in German but the interview itself was conducted in English.) SUICIDAL TENDENCIES in January released a video for the...

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TRIVIUM Frontman Talks Next Studio Album

Stephanie Stevens of The Daily Rock recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Daily Rock: So I heard that you have stuff written for a new album? Heafy: Yeah, we have some stuff — not as a who...

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ALL THAT REMAINS, LACUNA COIL To Team Up For 'HardDrive Live' Tour

ALL THAT REMAINS, LACUNA COIL and MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER will join forces for this year's "HardDrive Live" tour, which will kick off on September 22. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 22 - Albany, NY - Northern Lights Sep. 23 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza Sep. 25 - Philadelphia, PA ...

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OVER THE RAINBOW: New Tour Dates Announced

OVER THE RAINBOW has announced the following dates: Sep. 04 - Fratelli - Bucharest, Romania Sep. 05 - City Square - Kavarna, Bulgaria Sep. 15 - Palace of Sport - Krasnodar, Russia Sep. 17 - Palace of Sport Olimp - Rostov-on-Don, Russia Sep. 19 - Concert Hall Philarmonic - Tyumen, Russia Sep. 21 - Pa...

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With the death of beloved VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'amour, the world lost one of its most visionary axemen. Honoring one of his last requests, his bandmates retrieved files full of riffing from his laptop, and painstakingly cobbled songs together from the raw, unfinished guitar tracks. Anyone...

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METALLICA Frontman Talks Touring, Songwriting

Del Crookes of BBC's Newsbeat recently conducted an interview with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. BBC: How's the current tour going? Hetfield: We've only been out for a little over a year. We've got about one more year to go. It's the hump right h...

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LINKIN PARK Vocalist Opening New Art Exhibit

The Pulse of Radio reports that LINKIN PARK vocalist Mike Shinoda will open a new solo art exhibition called "Glorious Excess (Dies)" at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles next month. The new 17-painting show will open on August 29 with a public reception at 8:00 p.m., with Shinoda...

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ENSLAVED: Footage From Holland's ZWARTE CROSS Festival Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of ENSLAVED's July 25, 2009 performance on the Aardschok stage (powered by Jägermeister) at this year's Zwarte Cross (Black Cross) festival in Lichtenvoorde, Holland can be viewed below (clips uploaded by Erhan Düzey). As previously reported, ENSLAVED visited the Norwegian e...

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TRIVIUM Announces 'Into The Mouth Of Hell We Tour'

Florida metallers TRIVIUM and Hot Topic have announced the "Into the Mouth of Hell We Tour", an extensive, 63-date trek which marks the band's first solo headline tour since 2006. WHITECHAPEL, DARKEST HOUR and DIRGE WITHIN serve as support for the first leg of the run. The tour kicks off in Septembe...

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Report: Heavy Metal And SHAKESPEARE Together At Last

David Ng of the Los Angeles Times's Culture Monster blog reports: What do William Shakespeare and heavy-metal rock have in common? Why, a lot more than you might think, according to Jason Simms, a musician with the Portland, Ore.-based band called the METAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY. "There's sort of an e...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO's Video Tribute To MARCEL JACOB

A beautiful memorial video has been created by Gary Schutt at the request of singer Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) to commemorate the undisputed talent of bassist Marcel Jacob (TALISMAN, YNGWIE MAMSTEEN). The video includes the final footage of Marcel performing with the W.E.T...