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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: 'Nobody Really Sounds Like Us'

Joe Matera of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: "Khaos Legions" is the group's ninth studio album overall. Did the writing and recordin...

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OPETH Frontman On Swedish National Radio

OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael kerfeldt has recorded ten hour-long shows for the Swedish national radio (Sveriges Radio). The first program was broadcasted on Sunday, June 19 and will be followed by another episode each Sunday at 11 p.m. for the coming 10 weeks. The show is based on Mikael's love f...

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CHICKENFOOT Completes Mixing New Album

CHICKENFOOT, the rock supergroup featuring former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar and bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Joe Satriani and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith, has finished mixing its sophomore album, which is expected to arrive before the end of the year. Anthony states about the C...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Talks About SampleWiz App (Video)

Jordan Rudess, the renowned classical pianist and keyboardist for progressive band DREAM THEATER, recently spoke to Byte TV editor Gina Smith about SampleWiz, the long-awaited follow-up to hit app MorphWiz from his own iPad and iPhone app development company, Wizdom Music. Rudess shows how SampleWiz...

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OPETH: Footage From Denmark's COPENHELL Festival Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of OPETH's June 17, 2011 performance at this year's edition of Copenhell the first big, outdoor metal festival in Denmark in Copenhagen can be viewed below. According to Nero of Arte Sonora, a Portuguese music and pro audio magazine, Peruvian drummer and percussionist Alex A...

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OPETH's New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By Former WEATHER REPORT Drummer

According to Nero of Arte Sonora, a Portuguese music and pro audio magazine, Peruvian drummer and percussionist Alex Acua (pictured below) who played with the fusion/prog jazz band WEATHER REPORT and performed/recorded with Elvis Presley, Peter Gabriel, THE CULT, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea makes...

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OPETH: More Footage From BONNAROO MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL Available

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH made their live debut with keyboardist Joakim Svalberg (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, GLENN HUGHES) at the 10th annual Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival on June 10, 2011 on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville. Fan-filmed video footage of the p...

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ALICE COOPER To Play Intimate London Show

Legendary rocker Alice Cooper will play at London, England's legendary 100 Club on Oxford Street on June 26, with tickets going on sale this Friday. Says Alice: "It's been a while since we played such an intimate venue, but strip away the theatrics and we are a pedal-to-the-metal rock band, born in...

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WEDNESDAY 13 To Tour U.S. With VAMPIRES EVERYWHERE!, POLKADOT CADAVER

MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13 will embark on a U.S. headlining tour, dubbed "Something Wicked This Way Comes", in October. Support on the trek, which will kick off on October 22 in Englewood, Colorado and conclude on November 10 in San Antonio, Texas, will come from VAMPIRES EVERYWHERE! and POLK...

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ALICE COOPER's 'Welcome 2 My Nightmare' To Be Released In U.K. As 'Fan Pack'

According to The Independent, legendary rocker Alice Cooper will release his new album, "Welcome 2 My Nightmare", in the U.K. in September as a magazine with high production values and assorted merchandise (a format that is being dubbed "The Fan Pack") and as an iPad app with exclusive video intervi...

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OPETH Performs With New Keyboardist At BONNAROO MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH made their live debut with keyboardist Joakim Svalberg (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, GLENN HUGHES) at the 10th annual Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival on June 10, 2011 on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville. When asked by the Artisan News Se...

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TRIVIUM Says Drummer Change Saved Band

Artisan News Service recently spoke to Corey Beaulieu and Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM (see video below) about how the band's recent drummer change affected the songwriting chemistry within the group and the recording process for TRIVIUM's new album, "In Waves". On the end of TRIVIUM's wo...

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SOLSTICE Rejoined By Drummer ALEX MARQUEZ

Drummer Alex "Brutalizer" Marquez has rejoined the reunited South Florida death/thrash metal band SOLSTICE. According to the group, "He's leaner, meaner and better than ever!" SOLSTICE will perform at this year's The Goregrowler's Ball on November 18-20, 2011 in San Antonio, Texas and is looking to...

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HELLFIGHTER: 'Legacy Of Hate' Video Released

"Legacy Of Hate", the new video from HELLFIGHTER, the band formed by ex-members of cult U.K. thrashers XENTRIX, can be viewed below. The clip was helmed by the group's guitarist, Kristian Harvard. HELLFIGHTER released its debut album, "Damnation's Wings", in February via Heavy Metal Records. Accordi...

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Ninth Annual 'Whole Lotta Love: Led Zeppelin Celebration' Announced

In the 40th anniversary year of LED ZEPPELIN's seminal album "Led Zeppelin IV", CCEntertainment and Tim Woods are proud to present the epic concert event Whole Lotta Love: Led Zeppelin Celebration, touring Australia this September. Featuring some of the country's finest rock artists, Whole Lotta Lov...