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MEGADETH's 'Gigantour' To Be Re-Launched With MOTRHEAD, VOLBEAT, LACUNA COIL
MEGADETH is excited to re-launch for the first time since 2008 its critically acclaimed package festival Gigantour. The multi-artist bill with metal heavyweights MOTRHEAD, VOLBEAT and LACUNA COIL all personally picked by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine will kick off in early 2012 with dates tentative...September 27, 2011
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MACHINE HEAD Frontman: 'We're Really Bummed Out By A Lot Of Metal Bands Right Now'
Peter Hodgson of the I Heart Guitar Blog recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. I Heart Guitar Blog: I really dig the classical guitar influence on the new album. I understa...September 27, 2011
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CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED Films 'Zerospan' Video
CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED the project led by acclaimed metal drummer Richard Christy (ICED EARTH, DEATH, LEASH LAW, CONTROL DENIED, BURNING INSIDE) last weekend filmed a video for the song "Zerospan". Christy states, "Metal fans AND horror fans are going to be so psyched to see this video! We're g...September 26, 2011
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DARK TRANQUILLITY Keyboardist Launches COUNTERPOINT CUSTOM SCORING
Keyboardist Martin Brndstrm of Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY has partnered with studio colleague Joacim Starander to launch a new company, Counterpoint Custom Scoring, for composing custom-scored music. The company's mission is to deliver high-quality music, targeting the enterta...September 26, 2011
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ICED EARTH: Second 'Dystopia' Studio Webisode Available
The second in a five-part series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the new ICED EARTH album, "Dystopia", can be seen below. Although "Dystopia", ICED EARTH's 10th studio offering, is not a concept album, founder Jon Schaffer admits there are unifying themes to sever...September 23, 2011
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TONY IOMMI: Nottingham Book-Signing Event Announced
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi will undertake a select number of signings in the U.K. and New York to promote his upcoming memoir, "Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven And Hell With Black Sabbath". The book will be released in the United States on November 1 in hardback by Perseus Books/DeCapo P...September 23, 2011
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DARK TRANQUILLITY: 'Zero Distance' Video Released
Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have released a video for the song "Zero Distance", taken from the upcoming tour edition of the band's latest album, "We Are The Void", which will be released in Europe on October 24 via Century Media Records. The clip is the first official music vid...September 22, 2011
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TONY IOMMI: Sheffield Book-Signing Event Announced
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi will undertake a select number of signings in the U.K. and New York to promote his upcoming memoir, "Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven And Hell With Black Sabbath". The book will be released in the United States on November 1 in hardback by Perseus Books/DeCapo P...September 21, 2011
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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA's 'Dead Throne' Cracks U.S. Top 10
"Dead Throne", the new album from the Dayton, Ohio Christian metalcore band THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, sold 32,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 10 on The Billboard 200 chart. The follow-up to 2009's critically acclaimed "With Roots Above and Branches B...September 21, 2011
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DARKANE: First Photo Of New Lineup
The first photo of the new lineup of the Swedish thrash metal band DARKANE featuring returning vocalist Lawrence Mackrory can be seen below. DARKANE has just kicked off its European headlining run, "The Demonic Alliance Tour", with support from DESTINITY and DEVASTATING ENEMY. Remaining tour dates:...September 21, 2011
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CHIMAIRA, UNEARTH And Others To Perform At 89.5 FM WSOU's '25 Years Of Metal' Concert
89.5 FM WSOU, Seton Hall Pirate Radio, announced today its 25 Years Of Metal concert, set to take place on Friday, November 18 at the Starland Ballroom in Sayerville, New Jersey. The 25 Years Of Metal show will feature high-profile metal acts CHIMAIRA and UNEARTH, with support from SKELETONWITCH, MO...September 20, 2011
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CIPHER SYSTEM: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Communicate The Storms' Video Shoot
Behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of the video for the song "Communicate The Storms" from Swedish progressive, melodic death metallers CIPHER SYSTEM, can be seen below. "Communicate The Storms" is the title track of CIPHER SYSTEM's second album, which is scheduled for release in North Ameri...September 20, 2011
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TONY IOMMI: Birmingham Book-Signing Event Announced
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi will undertake a select number of signings in the U.K. and New York to promote his upcoming memoir, "Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven And Hell With Black Sabbath". The book will be released in the United States on November 1 in hardback by Perseus Books/DeCapo P...September 19, 2011
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PAIN's 'Nothing Remains The Same' Certified Gold In Sweden
"Nothing Remains The Same", the 2002 album from the Swedish "hard electronic metal" band PAIN led by HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tgtgren has been certified gold in the group's home country for sales in excess of 30,000 copies. Note: The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) in Swe...September 19, 2011
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SLASH: The Mashed Potatoes Incident (Video)
Video footage of Slash being "interviewed" by Tubes (a.k.a. Peter Dale) of "Soccer AM", a British Saturday-morning football-based comedy/talk show, when the legendary guitarist opened what is now the biggest guitar shop in the U.K. in Epsom on September 15 can be seen below. When the cameras started...September 18, 2011
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