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CRASHDIET Bassist To Undergo Surgery For Spinal Disc Herniation

Swedish glam rockers CRASHDIET have been forced to cancel their March 9 appearance at the Rock The Night festival in Lichtenfels, Germany so that the band's bassist, Peter London, can undergo surgery after he was diagnosed with spinal disc herniation. Commented Peter: "Well, as some of you already k...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY Bassist Talks 'Demonocracy' Album, State Of Death Metal In New Interview

Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site recently conducted an interview with bassist Nick Schendzielos of Arizona death metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MusicLegends.ca: How did the recording session go along for the upcoming album? Nick: It was rid...

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PORTNOY, SHEEHAN, MACALPINE, SHERINIAN At 'Drum Off Grand Finals'; Pro-Shot Footage Available

Drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD),bassist Billy Sheehan (STEVE VAI, DAVID LEE ROTH),guitarist Tony MacAlpine (neo classical-metal style, STEVE VAI) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, PLANET X, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) performed on January 14, 2012 at the twenty-t...

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RAGE: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Twenty One' Video

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Twenty One", the new video from German power metallers RAGE, can be seen below. The clip was filmed at a casino in the Czech Republic. RAGE released its 21st studio album, appropriately titled "21", on February 24 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was re...

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HEAVEN BELOW To Release 'Falling From Zero' This Month

On Tuesday, March 20, Los Angeles-based hard rock band HEAVEN BELOW will release its sophomore full-length album, "Falling From Zero", in both digital and CD formats via Broken Halo Media. The effort includes the Children Without A Voice charity single, "The Mirror Never Lies", as well as "Gravity K...

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SABATON: New Album To Be Made Available With Both English And Swedish Lyrics

"Carolus Rex", the new album from Swedish metallers SABATON, will be released in Europe on May 25 via Nuclear Blast Records. The lyrics for the CD, which will be made available in both English and Swedish, deal with the Swedish Empire (referring to the Kingdom of Sweden between 1561 and 1721). Comme...

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SYMPHONY X: 'Iconoclast' Drum-Cam Footage From Kansas City

Drum-cam footage of SYMPHONY X's Jason Rullo playing "Iconoclast" — the title track of the band's latest studio album — is available for viewing below. The clip was filmed by Sick Drummer Magazine on February 26 at the Midland Theater in Kansas City. SYMPHONY X's ninth studio album, "Iconoclast", so...

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DREAMING DEAD Frontwoman Disregards 'Locker-Room Talk' On Metal Web Sites

Elizabeth Schall, the vocalist/guitarist for the Los Angeles-based progressive/melodic death metal act DREAMING DEAD, tells LA Weekly that her gender hasn't limited her despite the fact that comment sections of web sites like BLABBERMOUTH.NET are full of locker-room talk (or worse) whenever an artic...

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UFO Drummer On Bassist PETE WAY: 'I Don't See Him Returning Anytime Soon'

Steve Patrick of Hardrock Haven recently conducted an interview with drummer Andy Parker of British rock legends UFO. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Hardrock Haven: How did the band want to follow-up 2009's "The Visitor"? Andy: That's kind of a tough one. It's pretty much as always...

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CRYSTAL VIPER: New Song Available For Streaming

Polish female-fronted traditional heavy metal act CRYSTAL VIPER will release its new album, "Crimen Excepa", in Europe on April 27 and in the U.S. on April 24 via AFM Records. The concept effort about holy inquisition, black magic and witches, where fiction is mixed with historical facts, was produc...

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THE HAUNTED Launches Vocalist Search

Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED have launched a vocalist search following the departure of longtime frontman Peter Dolving. Serious applicants should send their submissions, including two songs from THE HAUNTED back catalog and a few words to describe themselves, to the e-mail address below. Images an...

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Former THE HAUNTED Frontman PETER DOLVING Releases New ROSVO Video

"Theme Park Family Fun", the new video from ROSVO, the Swedish hardcore band fronted by former THE HAUNTED vocalist Peter Dolving, can be seen below. The song comes off the group's debut EP, "Ticks And Ants", which is available on iTunes. The clip was created by THE HAUNTED guitarist Anders Björler,...

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DREAMING DEAD To Release 'Midnightmares' In April

Los Angeles-based progressive/melodic death metal act DREAMING DEAD will release its sophomore album, "Midnightmares", on April 20. The follow-up to 2009's "Within One" "showcases DREAMING DEAD's ability to meld elements of black, death, thrash and Chuck Schuldiner-inspired progressive metal into on...

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Vocalist PETER DOLVING Quits THE HAUNTED

Vocalist Peter Dolving has announced via his Facebook page that he has left the Swedish metal band THE HAUNTED. He writes, "I am officially quitting THE HAUNTED. After years of working with the band, I am out. I have had it. I will NOT answer questions to why. It's no one else's business. ...

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DARKEST HOUR: New Video Interview Posted Online

Tricia Weight of "Interviews From The Edge" conducted an interview with guitarists Mike Schliebaum and Mike Carrigan of Washington D.C. metallers DARKEST HOUR on February 9 at the Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia during the band's North American tour with MACHINE HEAD and SUICIDE SILENCE. You can now...