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PARADISE LOST Guitarist's VALLENFYRE: New Album Title Revealed

VALLENFYRE, the new U.K. death metal band featuring Gregor Mackintosh, songwriter and guitarist of PARADISE LOST, alongside members of MY DYING BRIDE, AT THE GATES and DOOM, has entered GodCity Studio in Salem, Massachusetts with producer Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE, BLACK BREATH, NAILS) to begin recordin...
January 15, 2014
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In Bed With DIAMOND HEAD's BRIAN TATLER (Video)

Madcap Music Review's John Golden recently conducted an interview with guitarist Brian Tatler of NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD. You can now watch the chat below. DIAMOND HEAD singer Nick Tart sat out the band's recent U.S. tour due to the untimely death of his father....
January 15, 2014
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Video: Tapping And String-Skipping With THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER's RYAN KNIGHT

GuitarMessenger.com has uploaded a three-and-a-half-minute video clip in which Ryan Knight of THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER demonstrates a technique Derek Taylor coined the "Spock Technique," whereby both the middle and ring fingers of the picking hand are used for tapping, while the thumb and index finge...
January 15, 2014
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CYNIC: 'Kindly Bent To Free Us' Title Track Available For Streaming

Legendary progressive rock innovators CYNIC — consisting of guitarist/vocalist Paul Masvidal, drummer Sean Reinert and bassist Sean Malone — will release their new album, "Kindly Bent To Free Us", on February 14, 2014 via Season Of Mist. The CD was produced by CYNIC at L.A.'s Perfect Sound Studios....
January 14, 2014
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MÖTLEY CRÜE, LAMB OF GOD, MINISTRY, Ex-KISS Members To Guest On VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show'

VH1 Classic's centerpiece in original programming "That Metal Show" is returning for its 13th season this week. The acclaimed hard rock/heavy metal talk show, hosted by Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine, kicks off its latest season January 18 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT. The guests for the debut...
January 14, 2014
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KILL DEVIL HILL: Mentor Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of KILL DEVIL HILL's November 22, 2013 performance in Mentor, Ohio can be seen below. KILL DEVIL HILL is the band featuring legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL) alongside Rex Brown, Mark Zavon (RATT, W.A.S.P., 40 CYCLE HUM) on guitar and Jas...
January 14, 2014
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EX-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Talks About His Decision To Leave Band

According to The Pulse Of Radio, former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted spoke in detail about the reason he left the band in 2001 in a new interview with Scuzz TV. Newsted said that his eventual split with the group was over the way his then-side band, ECHOBRAIN, was handled. Newsted explained, "The...
January 13, 2014
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LYNAM: 'Cold' Video Released

"Cold", the new video from Birmingham, Alabama rockers LYNAM, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's latest EP, "Halfway To Hell", which was released on December 10, 2013 via New Ocean Media. Says LYNAM vocalist Jacob Bunton: "'Cold' is about being fed up with your current situation an...
January 13, 2014
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South of the Earth

Two men calling Maryland their home have kept the torch for doom burning long before its resurgence. One, Scott "Wino" Weinrich, has well received his come-uppance as a figurehead of the genre, yet riff machine "Iron" Alfred Morris, III has been playing the game for decades and his dedication is no...
January 12, 2014
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BUTCHER BABIES Interviewed By IN THE NOW MAGAZINE (Video)

In The Now Magazine's William Parks conducted an interview with the BUTCHER BABIES on January 8 at The Midland Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. You can now watch the chat below. BUTCHER BABIES' debut album, "Goliath", sold around 3,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to lan...
January 9, 2014
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LIVING SACRIFICE: Fifth 'Ghost Thief' Studio Webisode

Christian metal veterans LIVING SACRIFICE released thier eighth studio album, "Ghost Thief", on November 12, 2013 via Solid State Records. The CD marks the Little Rock, Arkansas band's first release since returning from a multi-year hiatus with 2010's "The Infinite Order", an album that led Alternat...
January 9, 2014
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Former JAG PANZER Guitarist CHRIS LASEGUE To Guest On New LEVIATHAN Album

Colorado progressive metallers LEVIATHAN have completed work on their new album, "Beholden To Nothing; Braver Since Then", for a February 13 release. The CD was recorded at Aurora Streets Studios, mixed at Colorado Sound Studios and mastered at Ty Tabor's (KING'S X) Alien Beans Studio. A track from...
January 9, 2014
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BUTCHER BABIES: 'I Smell A Massacre' Video Released

"I Smell A Massacre", the new video from the BUTCHER BABIES, can be seen below. The clip was filmed last year while the band was on the road as part of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. "I Smell A Massacre" is taken from BUTCHER BABIES' debut album, "Goliath", which sold around 3,300 copies...
January 8, 2014
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DAVID ELLEFSON, ZAKK WYLDE, JASON NEWSTED, REX BROWN Interviewed At 2013 'Bass Player LIVE' Event (Audio)

13-year-old radio host Miles "The Shoe" Schuman travelled to Los Angeles in November to conduct interviews on the red carpet at the 2013 Bass Player LIVE! event. In the episode below, you will hear Miles chat with some of the greatest rock musicians around, including: * Billy Sheehan (THE WINERY DOG...
January 7, 2014
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ORIGIN Preparing To Enter Studio

Technical death metallers ORIGIN will enter the studio later this month to begin recording their sixth album, "Omnipresent", for a summer release via Nuclear Blast Records. Comments ORIGIN drummer John Longstreth: "We figured it would only make sense to return to Chapman Recording in Lenexa, Kansas...
January 6, 2014