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DREAM THEATER Drummer Says New Album Is 'Heavy And Technical, Powerful And Dynamic'

Tama.com has uploaded a new interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy. In the interview, Mike talks about the new DREAM THEATER album "Systematic Chaos", his Albino Monster, the upcoming G3 tour with John Petrucci, his new instructional DVD "In Constant Motion", working with Neal Morse and m...

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MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO: New Signature Products And Tour Announcement

World-renowned guitar-shredding phenom Michael Angelo Batio (HOLLAND, N.I.T.R.O., MICHAEL ANGELO, HANDS WITHOUT SHADOWS) recently appeared at NAMM 2007 and unveiled his new "Quad" guitar (photo),designed in conjunction with Dean Zelinski. This guitar replaces the original Ritz "Quad" (photo) that w...

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METALLICA To Play Austria In July

METALLICA will play a special open-air concert at Rotundenplatz in Vienna, Austria on July 5. There will be exclusive Wavebreaker tickets for members of the official METALLICA fan club, MetClub. The pre-sale will start on February 24 at 9:00 a.m. Commented the band: "The schedule is coming together...

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METALLICA Fans To Name Band's European Tour

METALLICA has extended an invitation to the members of their fan club to pick the name for the band's summer 2007 European tour. As previously reported, METALLICA will headline the 11th edition of the Rockwave Festival, set to take place July at 1-3 Terra Vibe in Malakasa, Greece. METALLICA will per...

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RICK RUBIN: 'I Asked METALLICA Not To Reinvent Themselves So Much As To Make A Defining Album'

Legendary producer Rick Rubin (SLAYER, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, AUDIOSLAVE, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS),who was named "Producer of the Year" at this past weekend's Grammy Awards, spoke to MTV.com about his work with METALLICA on their much-anticipated follow-up to 2003's "St. Anger", tentatively due before the...

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SCORPIONS: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Revealed

According to a posting on the web site of the official SCORPIONS French fan club Crazyscorps, the German hard rock veterans have set "Humanity - Hour 1" as the title of their new album, due in Europe on May 14 via BMG. Check out the new CD artwork at www.crazyscorps.com. SCORPIONS ...

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REVENGIA: New Album Mixing Sessions Pushed Back To March

REVENGIA, the Swedish metal band featuring ARCH ENEMY drummer Daniel Erlandsson, has finished recording its new album, entitled "Eraser". "The files [have been] sent to Studio Fredman [in Gothenburg, Sweden] where monster metal producer Fredrik Nordström will mix the record," stated guitarist Matti...

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THE HAUNTED, DARK TRANQUILLITY Members Comment On Upcoming Tour

This spring marks the Century Family's inaugural Metal For The Masses tour, which will be co-headlined by Swedish titans THE HAUNTED and DARK TRANQUILLITY, with INTO ETERNITY and SCAR SYMMETRY rounding out the stellar bill. The trek will be sponsored by Decibel magazine, Draven and Lambgoat.com, and...

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Report: At New OZZFEST, Freedom Ain't Free

Lee Bains of CMJ (College Music Journal, a weekly magazine of and for the music industry and college radio stations in the United States and Canada) reports: "Announcing yesterday that this summer's Ozzfest will be a free event, Sharon Osbourne waxed altruistic, saying, '[We] want the kids to be abl...

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TOTAL F*CKING DESTRUCTION: New Video Posted Online

Philadelphia's TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION has posted a promotional video for its new song "Armed Response" at YouTube.com. The track comes off the group's Translation Loss debut, entitled "Zen and the Art of Total Fucking Destruction", tentatively due in May. TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION was founded by...

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MALICE Guitarist Discusses Reunion

Michael Fischer of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with MALICE guitarist Mick Zane. An excerpt from the chat follows: KNAC.COM: So what's on tap for the upcoming MALICE reunion? Zane: At this point, the MALICE reunion consists of three original members, which include myself, Mark on bass, a...

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STEVE GRIMMETT Superbowl Commercial Theme Explained

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., has revealed more information about its Super Bowl commercial featuring legendary British heavy metal vocalist Steve Grimmett (GRIM REAPER, ONSLAUGHT, LIONSHEART). The 30-second television commercial will air today (Sunday, February 4) during Super B...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY: 'In Constant Motion' Instructional DVD Due In March

Hudson Music will release a new instructional DVD from DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, "In Constant Motion", mid-March. Featuring three discs with over seven hours of instruction, live and studio performances and insights on the numerous projects he has been involved with, "In Constant Motion" i...

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Former DEATH/MASSACRE Vocalist KAM LEE Talks About His New Band DENIAL FIEND

Masterful Magazine recently conducted an interview with former DEATH/MASSACRE and current DENIAL FIEND vocalist Kam Lee. A few excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Masterful Magazine: What have you been up to since the split of MASSACRE? I read in an old interview that you are a com...

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New CRADLE OF FILTH Drummer Loves His Job

CRADLE OF FILTH's official web site has been updated with a short interview with the band's new drummer, Martin Skaroupka. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: Did you ever meet CRADLE OF FILTH before you played with them? Martin: Yes, I saw them live in Prague when I was 16 years old ...