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MIKE SCACCIA: Official Cause Of Death Revealed; Benefit Concert Planned

RIGOR MORTIS frontman Bruce Corbitt has announced plans to start an online fundraiser for the family of the band's guitarist, Mike Scaccia, who died this past Saturday night (December 22) while performing with RIGOR MORTIS at The Rail Club in Fort Worth, Texas at Corbitt's 50th-birthday celebration....

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MERCENARY: 'Black Brigade' Fan-Made Video From Czech Republic's BASINFIRE FESTIVAL

A "fan-made" roadtrip video from MERCENARY's trip to the Czech Republic this past summer to perform at the Basinfire Festival can be seen below. The band states: "[The 'Black Brigade' clip] was made by our friend Don G, whom we've previously coorporated with for the cover of 'Metamorphosis'. He kind...

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PARADOX Mainman To Undergo Open-Heart Surgery

Charly Steinhauer, guitarist/vocalist of long-running German metallers PARADOX, is scheduled to undergo open-heart surgery this Christmas Eve. He says, "I'm very sorry that I have to tell you that I'm in the hospital right now, and I will have a difficult heart surgery on Monday (December 24). Pleas...

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CANDLEMASS, ENTOMBED And EUROPE Named Greatest Swedish Hard Rock/Metal Bands Of All Time

Sweden Rock Magazine, Scandinavia's biggest hard rock magazine and Sweden's top-selling music magazine, celebrate issue #100 by naming the 100 greatest Swedish bands of all time. "Over the past couple of decades, it's hard to think of another country with a population equivalent to that of New York...

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Singer FABIO LIONE To Guest On KALEDON's New Album

Italian vocalist Fabio Lione (VISION DIVINE, RHAPSODY OF FIRE, KAMELOT) will make a guest appearance on the new album from fellow Italian metallers KALEDON. The CD was recorded at Outer Sound Studio in Rome, Italy by Giuseppe Orlando (NOVEMBRE). An early 2013 release is expected. KALEDON's best-of a...

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GODSMACK: New Audio Interview With SULLY ERNA

David "Gus" Griesinger of BackstageAxxess.com recently conducted an interview with GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna. You can now listen to the chat below. As previously reported, GODSMACK will take 2013 off, according to an interview Erna gave to ARTISTdirect.com. The band spent much of 2012 on the road...

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TOMAS LINDBERG To Rejoin NIGHTRAGE For GOTHENBURG SOUND FESTIVAL Performance

Due to scheduling conflicts, singer Antony Hämäläinen will be unable to perform with multinational thrashers NIGHTRAGE at the Gothenburg Sound Festival on January 5 at Trädgårn in Gothenburg, Sweden. His replacement for this show only will be NIGHTRAGE's former frontman Tomas Lindberg (pictured belo...

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FIREWIND Joined By VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Singer On Stage In Thessaloniki (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of the second of FIREWIND's two shows in Thessaloniki, Greece at the Mylos Club as part of the band's 10th-anniversary celebration can be found at this location. A couple of the clips are available below. The group blazed through a different setlist each night and played sev...

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KALEDON: More Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

The fourth and fifth in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the new album from Italian power metallers KALEDON can be seen below. The CD was recorded at Outer Sound Studio in Rome, Italy by Giuseppe Orlando (NOVEMBRE). An early 2013 release is expected. KAL...

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CODE OF SILENCE Signs With MAUSOLEUM RECORDS

British melodic metallers CODE OF SILENCE, who are fronted by Brazilian vocalist Gus Monsanto (REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, ADAGIO, SYMBOLICA, LORD OF MUSHROOMS),have signed with Mausoleum Records and Rubicon Music. Produced by Paul Logue (EDEN'S CURSE) and mixed and mastered by Italian producer Alessan...

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MANDY LION Signs With HighVolMusic

Vocalist Mandy Lion (WORLD WAR III, WICKED ALLIANCE) has inked a deal with HighVolMusic (HVM). Commented Lion: "I am honored and pleased to announce my collaboration with HighVolMusic! A company run by stellar gentlemen with drive and vision to move forward in a modern business model. "I would like...

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PARADOX: 'Brutalized' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for the song "Brutalized" from German metallers PARADOX can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Tales Of The Weird", which will be released on December 14 via AFM Records. The CD was produced by PARADOX mainman Charly Steinhauer and was mixed and master...

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MASTODON's BRENT HINDS Working On 'Really Eerie' And 'Very Spooky-Sounding' New Music

Progressive metallers MASTODON have commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to last year's "The Hunter", and the band hopes to begin recording the new CD just after the start of 2013. Speaking to MTV Hive, MASTODON guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds states: "We've never put out an album a ye...

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Video: AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY Talks About Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center

The Geoffrey Beene Foundation has launches its 2012 Rock Stars Of Science campaign to honor leading scientists and next generation researchers at the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York. Joe Perry, AEROSMITH guitar legend and Rock Stars...

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FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist Shows Off New Tattoo

FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. (real name: Kostas Karamitroudis) has posted a couple of photos of his new tattoo, which was done by tattoo artist Theo from the Greek metal band DESCENDING. Gus states, "[I] hadn't done a tattoo in five years [and] forgot how much it fucking hurts!" According...