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DAN SPITZ's DEUXMONKEY Releases More Music

DEUXMONKEY, the new band led by former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz, has posted two more songs — "Dying Twice" and "O.C.D. (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)" — via the project's official MySpace page. Commented Spitz: "I would like to thank the incredible reaction to the new music. It's not an easy tas...

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ANTHRAX Drummer Visits PAISTE Cymbal Production Facility In Switzerland

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante, longtime Paiste artist (since 1988),recently visited the Paiste cymbal production facility in Nottwil, Switzerland while touring Europe. According to a Paiste press release, "[Charlie] took enough time and had plenty of interest and patience to go into the details d...

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THE PROJECT HATE: Another New Song Posted Online

A new THE PROJECT HATE track, "The Locust Principles", can be heard in the YouTube clip below. Commented the band: "'The Locust Principles' is a nine-minute satanic hymn of everything you love about THE PROJECT HATE MCMXCIX. From the excellent Mike Wead [KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENRO MORI] le...

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Former ANTHRAX Guitarist DAN SPITZ Launches DEUXMONKEY

DEUXMONKEY, the new band led by former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz, has released its first track, "Anger Is Free", via the project's official MySpace page. According to a press release, DEUXMONKEY — whose lineup also includes Peter Baltes (ACCEPT) on bass, Matt Thompson (KING DIAMOND) on drums and A...

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DARZAMAT Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS

Polish "dark metal" band DARZAMAT has inked a worldwide deal with Germany's Massacre Records. The group's fifth album, "Solfernus' Path", is scheduled for release on August 28 (in Japan, the LP will be released by Spiritual Beast). Commented vocalist Flauros: "We are more then happy to announce that...

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ABSU: New Audio Interview Posted Online

Anthony Chowanec of All Metal Music conducted an interview with Proscriptor McGovern of the Texas-based mythological occult metal outfit ABSU on June 21, 2009 when the band played B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City with RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER and SOTHIS. The seven-minute chat is avai...

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KISS Is 'Four Days From Finishing' New Album

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley has issued the following udate: "We're about four days from finishing the new KISS album. Eleven tracks, and it IS everything I've told you. It IS classic. It IS all written within the band. And IT ROCKS BIG TIME! Tommy [Thayer, guitar] and Eric [Singer, drums] b...

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DEF LEPPARD Performs With TAYLOR SWIFT At 'CMT Music Awards'; Video Available

DEF LEPPARD performed its smash hit "Pour Some Sugar On Me" with country-music sensation TAYLOR SWIFT at the 2009 "CMT Music Awards" which premiered last night (Tuesday, June 16) on CMT and CMT.com. Watch video footage of the performance below. DEF LEPPARD, one of a handful of select groups includin...

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MACHINES OF GRACE Featuring SAVATAGE, METAL CHURCH Members; New Song Available

The song "Innocence" from MACHINES OF GRACE — the new band featuring drummer Jeff Plate (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SAVATAGE, METAL CHURCH),lead singer Zak Stevens (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, SAVATAGE),guitarist Matt Leff (guitar) and bassist Chris Rapoza (bass) — is available for streaming on the group's M...

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NICKO MCBRAIN: 'The Drive And Energy And Bond Of IRON MAIDEN Is Primarily The Music'

Jen Guyre of the Rhapsody Blog recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Rhapsody Blog: Take us through "Flight 666". McBrain: What can I say, other than "what a great movie?" A bunch of hooligans going out on the road, and we had...

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RAVAGE: 'The End Of Tomorrow' Release Date Confirmed

Boston, Massachusetts metallers RAVAGE will release their new album, "The End of Tomorrow", on August 18 via Metal Blade Records. The CD will feature cover art by Ed Repka (MEGADETH, DEATH, AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE). According to a press release, RAVAGE's new album "seamlessly intertwines the sounds o...

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Science of Annihilation

Proclaiming yourselves to be "American power metal kings", as CAGE does in the booklet for "Science of Annihilation", doesn't exactly smack of humbleness. Then again, CAGE continually backs up their collective words great heavy metal albums, and "Science of Annihilation" is no exception. The fact of...

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GOD FORBID Guitarist DOC COYLE Featured In ETERNAL DESCENT Comic Book

GOD FORBID guitarist Doc Coyle appears alongside his bandmates in the second issue of the gothic comic book series Eternal Descent, slated for publication this fall. The issue features a storyline inspired by GOD FORBID's fourth studio album, "IV: Constitution of Treason", and will be available at c...

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EVIL MASQUERADE: 'Desire And Pain' Video Released

"Desire and Pain", the new video from the Denmark-based symphonic metal band EVIL MASQUERADE, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's fourth album, "Fade To Black", which was released in January via Escape Music. The follow-up to 2006's "Third Act" was mixed and mastered by Tommy Hansen...

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EYES OF NOCTUM: Tour Dates Announced

EYES OF NOCTUM, the California-based black metal band fronted by Weston "Arcane" Coppola Cage (son of actor Nicolas Cage),has scheduled the following dates: July 10 - The Rave - Milwaukee, WI (w/ Summer Slaughter tour) July 15 - O'Briens Pub - Boston, MA July 16 - Billy Baloneys - Danbury, CT July...