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GYPSYHAWK Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS
Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of GYPSYHAWK, a band which hails from Pasadena, California and is part of the so-called Modern Wave Of Classic Heavy Metal. Combining the sound of THIN LIZZY, HAWKWIND and DEEP PURPLE with contemporaries like THE HELLACOPTERS, somehow just a few average...September 6, 2011
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RAM Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS
Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Swedish heavy metallers RAM. The band's third album, "Death", will be released in early 2012. The CD was recorded at Welfare Sounds Studios in the group's hometown and was mastered by Dragan Tanaskovic at Bohus Sound. Comments the band: "We are very p...September 6, 2011
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REDEMPTION: New Song Available For Streaming
REDEMPTION, the U.S. progressive metal band featuring in its ranks guitarist/songwriter Nick van Dyk and legendary FATES WARNING vocalist Ray Alder, will release its fifth studio album, "This Mortal Coil", on September 26 in Europe and October 11 in North America via InsideOut Music. The follow-up t...September 6, 2011
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CANNIBAL CORPSE Begins Recording New Album
Florida-based death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE have begun recording their twelfth studio album at Sonic Ranch studios in Texas with producer Erik Rutan. The band has spent months writing the album and has recorded at Sonic Ranch in the past, but never with Rutan at the helm. More details on the album...September 6, 2011
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Pursuit of Honor
"You realize, you're wondering what's the burning that you smell?" was a line from classic cut "Lethal Tendencies" by former Metal Blade artists HALLOWS EVE way back in the decade of the '80s. What's that have to do with the price of olives in Turkey? Not much; just that Detroit's BATTLECROSS is par...September 6, 2011
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Phoenix Amongst the Ashes
It's not like albums from HATE ETERNAL was ever considered music to soothe the savage beast; Erik Rutan and his ever-changing band of death metal extremists are the savage beast! Still, 2005's "I, Monarch" revealed a broader, more textured palette in comparison to the vitriolic explosiveness of the...September 6, 2011
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MARTY FRIEDMAN To Celebrate 'Tokyo Jukebox 2' Release With 'In-The-Round' Event
To commemorate the release of his new solo album, "Tokyo Jukebox 2", former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman and Nico Nico Douga will present the CD in Nicofarre on September 17 in Tokyo. Friedman will perform live in a unique 360-degree digital 'in-the-round' format, and the show will be broadcast...September 2, 2011
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CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED: New Album Cover Art Unveiled
CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED the project led by acclaimed metal drummer Richard Christy (ICED EARTH, DEATH, LEASH LAW, CONTROL DENIED, BURNING INSIDE) has set "Cold Winds On Timeless Days" as the title of its sophomore CD, due on October 11 via Metal Blade Records. Audiohammer's Jason Suecof produced...September 1, 2011
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HENRY ROLLINS Says He Was 'In A State Of Shock' After Learning Of West Memphis Three's Release
Punk rock icon Henry Rollins says that he was "in a state of shock" after he found out the about the outcome of the "West Memphis Three" case, in which three men were released from prison after serving 18 years for murder. The "West Memphis Three" were freed on August 19 after 18 years behind ...September 1, 2011
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EACH OF THE DAYS Signs With IRONCLAD RECORDINGS
Ironclad Recordings has announced the signing of EACH OF THE DAYS. EACH OF THE DAYS, formed in 2007, is a six-piece metal band from Tokyo, Japan that combines elements of the heavy metal underground with a driving force of melody reminiscent of SLIPKNOT and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. The dual-percussion ban...August 30, 2011
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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP Singer GARY JOHN BARDEN To Release 'Eleventh Hour' In October
Escape Music has set an October 1 release date for MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP singer Gary John Barden's new solo album, "Eleventh Hour". Gary Barden belongs to THE voice of British hard rock. The first time Barden appeared in the scene was as part of the newly formed MSG (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) founded...August 28, 2011
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TWISTED SISTER: Full-Length Track From 'Live At The Marquee Club' Available For Streaming
Hell-bent for eyeliner and ready to rock the world, TWISTED SISTER stormed the stage at London's famed Marquee Club in March of 1983 for two intense shows that cemented the band's live legacy in the U.K. Recordings from those legendary nights reveal the Long Island quintet raw, hungry and catching f...August 26, 2011
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CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED: New Album Details Revealed
CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED the project led by acclaimed metal drummer Richard Christy (ICED EARTH, DEATH, LEASH LAW, CONTROL DENIED, BURNING INSIDE) has set "Cold Winds On Timeless Days" as the title of its sophomore CD, due on October 11 via Metal Blade Records. Audiohammer's Jason Suecof produced...August 23, 2011
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ARCH/MATHEOS Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE XV Festival
ARCH/MATHEOS the new progressive rock band featuring FATES WARNING/OSI guitarist Jim Matheos and former FATES WARNING singer John Arch has been confirmed for the Keep It True XV festival, set to take place April 27-28, 2012 ay Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Knigshofen, Germany. The group's setlist will...August 22, 2011
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JOB FOR A COWBOY Completing Songwriting Process For Next Album
Arizona extreme metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY are putting the finishing touches on the pre-production demos for their upcoming studio album. The CD is tentatively due next year via Metal Blade Records. JOB FOR A COWBOY's latest EP, "Gloom", was released on June 7 via Metal Blade Records. The CD was rec...August 22, 2011
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