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RON JARZOMBEK Discusses BLOTTED SCIENCE Project
The Spinelanguage blog recently conducted an interview with acclaimed guitarist Ron Jarzombek (BLOTTED SCIENCE, WATCHTOWER, SPASTIC INK). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Spinelanguage: Before BLOTTED SCIENCE, a lot of metal fans didn't know who Ron Jarzombek was. Sure, they might ha...February 23, 2010
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TARJA TURUNEN's Upcoming Solo Album To Feature Her First-Ever Piano Recordings
Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen recently entered Petrax Studios in Hollola, Finland to begin recording her new solo album, "What Lies Beneath", for a late 2010 release. She writes on her blog, "I recorded my first-ever piano tracks! "The grand piano in the studio is Bechstein, which sound I tr...February 23, 2010
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LICK THE BLADE Wins CLEVELAND SCENE Magazine's 'Best Metal Band' Award
Cleveland, Ohio-based traditional metallers LICK THE BLADE were honored in the "Best Metal Band" category in Cleveland Scene magazine's annual 2010 Cleveland Music Awards. Each year the awards honor the best and brightest musical talent Northeast Ohio has to offer. This year's winners were announced...February 23, 2010
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AVANTASIA: Deluxe-Box-Set Version Of New Album To Include 'The Wicked Trilogy' Book
EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project will celebrate its comeback this spring with a new epic masterpiece, to be released on April 3, 2010 as regular CDs, two separate double picture vinyls, and as a beautiful collector's edition with an AVANTASIA picture book. The deluxe box set will fea...February 23, 2010
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FEAR FACTORY: First U.S. Tour Dates Announced
FEAR FACTORY will embark on a U.S. headling tour, dubbed "Fear Campaign Tour 2010", in late March. Support on the trek will come from WINDS OF PLAGUE, DIRGE WITHIN, PERIPHERY and, on select shows, DIVINE HERESY (the band featuring FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares). So far the following shows have...February 22, 2010
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BRUCE KULICK Pays Tribute To Late THE KNACK Singer
Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick has issued the following update: "This past Sunday, one week after the passing of THE KNACK singer and frontman Doug Fieger, a memorial service was held at his home in Los Angeles, California for his close friends and family. "I met...February 22, 2010
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ALICE IN CHAINS Singer Recalls Love Of Comic Books
The Pulse of Radio reports: ALICE IN CHAINS recently teamed up with Popcult and Devil's Due Comics to create a comic book "sequel" to the conceptual video for the band's current single, "Your Decision". Fans can post their ideas for follow-up chapters at a special web page for viewing and voting by...February 22, 2010
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AUDIOVISION To Release 'Focus' In April
Swedish melodic metal band AUDIOVISION will release its second album, "Focus", in Europe and North America on April 23 through Ulterium Records. The CD was produced and mixed by Erik Mårtensson (W.E.T., ECLIPSE) and mastered by Micke Lind (DIO, CANDLEMASS, TALISMAN). According to a press release, "F...February 22, 2010
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Former RAINBOW Keyboardist Launches EBC RACING-TEAM
Mercedes-Benz enters the 2010 Formula One World Championship with a new team of its own. The real Silver Arrows, the famous Grand Prix racing cars of Mercedes-Benz, which appreared for the first time on track in 1934, are back. On top of that: Michael Schumacher, the seven-time world champion of For...February 22, 2010
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LYNCH MOB, BANGALORE CHOIR, PRETTY MAIDS Confirmed For U.K.'s FIREFEST
LYNCH MOB, BONFIRE, BANGALORE CHOIR and PRETTY MAIDS are among the confirmed bands for rhis year's Firefest, set to take place on Saturday, October 30 and Sunday, October 31 at Rock City in Nottingham, England. Commented the organizers: "For our 2010 show we've decided to go for two full days, with...February 20, 2010
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FINNTROLL Keyboardist Slams KEEP OF KALESSIN For EUROVISION SONG CONTEST Participation
In a recent interview with Italy's Musica Metal web site, keyboardist Henri "Trollhorn" Sorvali of Finnish folk metallers FINNTROLL was asked if his band would ever follow the example of Norwegian black metallers KEEP OF KALESSIN and consider taking part in the the Eurovision Song Contest (KEEP OF K...February 19, 2010
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THE MURDER OF MY SWEET: 'Follow The Rain' Video Released
"Follow The Rain", the new video from the Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band THE MURDER OF MY SWEET, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's debut album, "Divanity", which was released on January 29 in Europe and February 9 in the USA on Frontiers Records. THE MURDER OF MY SWEET is a...February 18, 2010
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GWAR Confirmed For BONNAROO MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL
GWAR has been confirmed for the 2010 edition of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, set to take place June 10-13 in Manchester, Tennessee. Commented GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus: "That's right; one of the most notorious bands in rock and roll history and the only one ever to hail from Antarctica...February 18, 2010
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GRAND MAGUS Completes Recording New Album
GRAND MAGUS, the three-piece Swedish heavy rock band featuring "JB" Christofferson (guitar, lead vocals),Fox Skinner (bass, backing vocals) and Sebastian "Seb" Sippola (drums),has finished recording and mixing its fifth album, "Hammer Of The North", at 301 studios outside of Stockholm for a spring...February 16, 2010
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JON OLIVA: 'I'd Like To End My Career Using The Name SAVATAGE'
On February 1, Metal Discovery webzine conducted an interview with JON OLIVA'S PAIN/SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Discovery: The new album sounds awesome. I understand the "Festival" concept came from a nightmare you had in a Dutch hotel room?...February 16, 2010
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