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Swedish Metallers FALCONER Featured In 'Mini Coupe' Commercial

Swedish metallers FALCONER are featured in a commercial/promotional film for the Mini Coupe, described as the first two-seater car in the Mini ranks. The two-minute clip, which contains a sample of FALCONER's music along with footage of what appears to be a "fake" FALCONER band performing on stage i...

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GOATWHORE: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed

New Orleans' GOATWHORE has set "Blood For The Master" as the title of its new album, due on February 14 in North America via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2009's "Carving Out The Eyes Of God" was recorded at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida with producer with Erik Rutan. In...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN To Discuss Japanese Pop Music At MIDEM

On Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 4 p.m., former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will make an in-depth presentation at the MIDEM music industry convention in Cannes, France, focusing on all things J-Pop (an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, JOHN 5, GLENN HUGHES, RUDY SARZO Remember DIMEBAG At 'Dimebash' (Audio)

The latest episode of comedian Jim Florentine's "Comedy Metal Midgets" podcast features interview Jim conducted with Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, DIO DISCIPLES),John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON),Rudy Sarzo (DIO, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, OZZY OS...

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MR. BIG To Release Acoustic Live Album

Frontiers Records has set a February 28 North American release date (four days earlier in Europe) for MR. BIG's new acoustic live album, "Live From The Living Room". At the end of January 2011, during a week-long promotion trip to promote for its latest reunion album, "What If", and tour, MR. BIG wa...

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HIRAX Interviewed On 'Robb's Metalworks' (Video)

Robb Chavez of "Robb's Metalworks" conducted an interview with Californian thrashers HIRAX when the band played at Goregrowler's Ball V on November 19, 2011 in San Antonio, Texas. You can now watch the chat below. HIRAX's "El Rostro De La Muerte" album was released in October 2010. It was the vetera...

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This Mortal Coil

REDEMPTION mainstay, guitarist/keyboardist, and primary songwriter Nicolas Van Dyk states in the liner notes of "This Mortal Coil" that while the album is dedicated to the doctor (Bart Barlogie) that saved his life, it is not about him or cancer. He then goes on to state the following: "This is an a...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman's ROSVO Releases 'Seasick' Video

"Seasick", the new video from ROSVO, the Swedish hardcore band fronted by 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. "Ticks And Ants" track listing: 01. Mommy Dearest 02. Start Chopping 03. Seasick 0...

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MERCYFUL FATE's Manager Offers Recap Of Band's Performance At METALLICA's Anniversary Event

MERCYFUL FATE members King Diamond (vocals),Hank Shermann (guitar),Timi Hansen (bass) and Michael Denner (guitar) were among the musicians who joined METALLICA on stage on December 7 for the second of four intimate shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco as part of the week-long celebration of META...

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DEVILDRIVER, THE FACELESS, JOB FOR A COWBOY, DYING FETUS: 'Metal Alliance Tour' Dates

DEVILDRIVER, THE FACELESS, DYING FETUS, JOB FOR A COWBOY, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD and IMPENDING DOOM will join forces for the Metal Alliance Tour in March/April 2012. The dates are as follows: Mar. 15 - Austin, TX @ SXSW / Scoot Inn Mar. 16 - New Orleans, LA @ The Hangar Mar. 17 - St ...

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GWAR Frontman Talks About Passing Of CORY SMOOT In New Audio Interview

GWAR frontman David Brockie — better known to the band's legion of fans as the alien overlord Oderus Urungus — was recently interviewed for Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the p...

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AMON AMARTH Interviewed On Croatia's 'Metal Eye' (Video)

Bassist Ted Lundström and vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH were interviewed by Branimira Novsak of the "Metal Eye" show on Z1 TV when the band performed in Zagreb, Croatia on November 16, 2011. You can now watch the chat below. AMON AMARTH's eighth studio album, "Surtur Ris...

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DEVILDRIVER, THE FACELESS, JOB FOR A COWBOY, DYING FETUS Set For 'Metal Alliance Tour'

According to Lambgoat, DEVILDRIVER, THE FACELESS, DYING FETUS, JOB FOR A COWBOY, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD and IMPENDING DOOM will join forces for the Metal Alliance Tour in March/April 2012. So far, the following dates have been released: Mar. 17 - St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre Mar. 22 - Danvers, MA @...

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GWAR Frontman: CORY SMOOT 'Will Always Be A Part Of Our Band'

It was announced earlier in the week that GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot died from a coronary artery thrombosis brought about by his pre-existing coronary artery disease. Cory, who had played the character of Flattus Maximus for over ten years, was discovered dead on the band's tour bus on November 3 of...

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Bay Area Metal Photographer Talks About METALLICA's Early Days In New Interview

Ian S. Port of SFWeekly.com recently conducted an interview with legendary San Francisco Bay Area metal photographer Brian Lew about the large-format hardcover photo collection "Murder In The Front Row: Bay Area Bangers And The Birth Of Thrash Metal". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below....