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Ex-CANDLEMASS/THERION Vocalist Featured On New STEEL SEAL Album

Acclaimed Swedish hard rock/heavy metal singer Thomas Vikström (CANDLEMASS, BRAZEN ABBOT, STORMWIND, DARK ILLUSION, THERION) is currently laying down the vocals for the sophomore album from the Italian neo-classical power metal STEEL SEAL, entitled "Redemption Denied", at a studio in Argentina. The...

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LIZZY BORDEN's 2008 Year-End Review

LIZZY BORDEN frontman/namesake has issued the following update: "As we are plotting and planning LIZZY BORDEN's 2009 assault on the world, I can't help but reflect about what 2008 has brought to us and what we gave to it with our blood, sweat and tears… Okay, so we didn't cry, but there were times w...

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MINISTRY, WALLS OF JERICHO, BLEEDING THROUGH Featured On '8 Songs To Die For'

MINISTRY, WALLS OF JERICHO and BLEEDING THROUGH are among the featured artists on "8 Songs to Die For", the first branded soundtrack released by After Dark Films and Primary Wave Special Markets in conjunction with Horrorfest III "Eight Films To Die For". Debuting in 2006, After Dark Films' Horrorfe...

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ABACABB: New Songs Posted Online

Washington, D.C. death metallers ABACABB have posted three songs from their upcoming album, "Survivalist", due on January 20 via Sumerian Records. Check out the tracks "Survivalist", "Regression" and "Addiction" at this location. ABACABB will take part in the Crush 'Em All tour alongside other Sumer...

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ISOLE: New Album Details Revealed

Swedish doom metal band ISOLE has completed work on its new album, "Silent Ruins", at the group's own Studio Apocalypse for a late February/early March release via Napalm Records. According to a press release, "ISOLE makes use of clean vocals, slo-mo grooves, and melodies in the minor keys. Fans of...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer Loses Father To Cancer

Howard Portnoy, the father of DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, passed away on Sunday, January 4 at the age of 68. Commented Mike: "It's with the heaviest heart and deepest sorrow that I share the news of the passing of my best friend, my idol and my father, Howard Portnoy. "He passed away this mo...

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ROBERT PLANT, FREDDIE MERCURY, AXL ROSE, IAN GILLAN Among 'Greatest Voices in Rock'

According to U.K.'s Daily Mail, LED ZEPPELIN's Robert Plant has topped a poll of the greatest voices in rock organized by digital radio station Planet Rock. QUEEN's Freddie Mercury came second, Paul Rodgers of FREE came next while THE WHO frontman Roger Daltrey came fifth. The only female voice on t...

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Former JOE PERRY PROJECT Singer To Co-Headline 'Limelight Magazine Music Awards'

According to SouthCoastToday.com, Charlie Farren, lead singer of FARRENHEIT and the former lead singer of the JOE PERRY PROJECT, will co-headline the first annual Limelight Magazine Music Awards ceremony on Sunday, January 25 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River, Ma...

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THE ALIEN BLAKK: New Album Artwork Revealed

THE ALIEN BLAKK, the band led by guitarist/producer Joshua Craig, is putting the finishing touches on its sophomore album for an early 2009 rrelease. The recording sessions for the CD have been going on since March and the effort is said to be almost near completion. "I will be going back into the s...

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LEAVES' EYES Issues Tour Recap

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — has issued the following update: "We just finished our European tour with ARCH ENEMY, MERCENARY and SISTER SIN, which we played with our new lineup for the first time...

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BOURBON CROW Adds Bassist, Lead Guitarist

BOURBON CROW, the country side project of Wednesday 13 and Rayen Belchere, has announced the addition of two members to the band's touring lineup: Nate Manor and Roman Surman. Most fans will know Nate as the touring bassist in WEDNESDAY 13, a role he will continue in BOURBON CROW. Roman Surman has a...

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MEGADETH Drummer Says New Songs Are '100% Heavy Metal'

MEGADETH is in the final stages of the songwriting process for the band's new album, which is tentatively expected sometime next year via Roadrunner Records. The CD is once again being helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap, who produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations"...

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MACBETH Working On New Material

Italian gothic metallers MACBETH are currently working on material for their as-yet-untitled new CD. The band stated: "We've got a few ideas for the new record. We will be spending the first part the year to work on material for our upcoming new album." MACBETH's latest album, "Superangelic Hate Bri...

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LEAVES' EYES: 'We Came With The Northern Winds' DVD Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "We Came With The Northern Winds - En Saga I Belgia", the new double DVD from LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — can be viewed below. Due on February 27, 2009 via Napalm Records,...

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BRUCE DICKINSON/WARRIOR Bassist RAY BURKE Laying Down Tracks In Studio; Video Available

FPE-TV has posted a one-and-a-half-minute clip (see below) of bassist Ray Burke (WARRIOR, BRUCE DICKINSON, LIFE AFTER DEATH) laying down tracks in the studio. Regarding how he came to play bass on most of BRUCE DICKINSON's "Tyranny of Souls" album, Burke told the Book of Hours web site, "I've become...