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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Bassist: Singer HOWARD JONES 'Didn't Quit'

Bassist Mike D'Antonio of Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE told BostonGlobe.com that the band's split with Howard Jones was necessitated by the singer's struggle with personal issues, including diabetes that had gone untreated for several years. "It became very apparent we had to move on wi...

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MOTÖRHEAD: More Preview Clips From 'The Wörld Is Ours - Vol 2'

MOTÖRHEAD will release "The Wörld Is Ours - Vol 2: Anyplace Crazy As Anywhere Else" in Germany on September 21, three days later in the rest of Europe and October 9 in North America via UDR/EMI. The follow-up to 2011's "The Wörld Is Ours – Vol 1: Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else" will feature...

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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION: New Album Due In October

According to Vintage Vinyl News, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION's third album is scheduled for release on October 30. BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION is the English-American rock band featuring the talents of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, TRAPEZE, BLACK SABBATH),blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bon...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Honored With 'Lifetime Achievement Award'

Former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider — who turned 60 this past April — was honored with a "lifetime achievement award" by his record label, AFM Records, at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held on August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany. Dirkschneider's award recognized h...

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MOTÖRHEAD: 'The Wörld Is Ours - Vol 2: Anyplace Crazy As Anywhere Else' EPK Available

MOTÖRHEAD will release "The Wörld Is Ours - Vol 2: Anyplace Crazy As Anywhere Else" in Germany on September 21, three days later in the rest of Europe and October 9 in North America via UDR/EMI. The follow-up to 2011's "The Wörld Is Ours – Vol 1: Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else" will feature...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Extended 'Act I' Trailer Released

An extended trailer for "Act I", the first-ever live solo album from former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen, can be seen below. The effort will be unleashed to North American fans on September 4 in 2-CD, 2-DVD and Blu-ray format via the Eagle Rock imprint Armoury Records, in conjunction with Hamburg,...

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'Behind The Suit And Tie' Record-Industry Documentary: New Trailer Posted Online

Five years in the making, the recording industry documentary "Behind The Suit And Tie" appears to finally be on the brink of release. A new six-minute extended trailer can be viewed below. Due in November via BigCartel.com, "Behind The Suit And Tie" "pulls no punches and features some of the prime m...

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RIVAL SONS Film 'Keep On Swinging' Video

California blues rockers RIVAL SONS have finished filmed a brand new music video in Los Angeles. The clip for the track "Keep On Swinging" — which is the first single from the band's highly anticipated new album, "Head Down" — was shot with director Greg Ephraim (THE SMASHING PUMPKINS),who also hel...

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LORD: European Tour Diary Part 1 (Video)

Australian melodic metallers LORD performed at this year's edition of the Headbangers Open Air festival, which took place July 26-28 in Brande-Hoernerkirchen, Germany. It marked the first time the mebers of LORD have been to Europe since 2005, when they toured as DUNGEON. The first part of LORD's Eu...

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MNEMIC Guitarist Discusses Mnemesis Artwork (Video)

"Mnemesis", the fifth studio album from Danish/French modern metallers MNEMIC, was released on June 8 in Europe, and on June 19 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. Because of many requests regarding background information on the cover artwork, MNEMIC guitarist Mircea Gabriel Eftemie has now...

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TALISMAN Albums To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks, Photos

The first four albums from TALISMAN — the now-defunct Swedish-American melodic hard rock band featuring singer Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY) and bassist Marcel Jacob (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) — will be re-released on September 12 in new digipak artwork design with exclusive booklets and pr...

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GOJIRA: 'The Flesh Alive' DVD First-Week Sales Revealed

"The Flesh Alive", the new DVD/Blu-ray from French progressive metallers GOJIRA, sold around 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 13 on the "Top DVD Music Videos" chart. Released in Europe on June 4 and in the U.S. on July 31 via Mascot, the set ...

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STAIND: 'Live From Mohegan Sun' DVD Preview Clip

The first official live CD from STAIND, "Live From Mohegan Sun", was made available by Eagle Rock Entertainment on July 10, and will be followed by the DVD and Blu-ray release on August 14. This concert was recorded and filmed in high definition at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Montville, Connecticut on...

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EDGUY Frontman Working On New AVANTASIA Album

EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet is working on a new CD from his AVANTASIA project for a spring 2013 release. According to a post on Sammet's web site, "Concept-wise, the album will be a classic rock opera/metal opera. It's going to be a timeless fairytale that despite its fantasy appeal was inspired by...

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RIVAL SONS Announce European Tour

Californian blues rockers RIVAL SONS have confirmed dates for a European headlining tour in support of their forthcoming album, "Head Down", which is due to be released on September 17 via Earache Records. The trek kicks off on September 21 with nine shows in the U.K. before moving on to continental...