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AVANTASIA: More 'Wicked' / 'Angel' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed
EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project released its new epic masterpiece on April 3 as regular CDs ("The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon"),two separate double picture vinyls, and as a beautiful collector's edition with an AVANTASIA picture book. The deluxe box set features two CDs...April 16, 2010
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EXODUS Announces Two Album-Release Shows With HEATHEN
San Francisco Bay Area thrasher EXODUS will e play two album-release shows with HEATHEN in Los Angeles and San Francisco before they fly out to Europe to tour the festival circuit. The dates are are as follows: June 11 - Los Angeles, CA - Key Club (w/ HEATHEN, BONDED BY BLOOD) June 12 - San ...April 16, 2010
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EXODUS Frontman To Answer Fan-Submitted Questions
Fans worldwide are invited to tune in this coming Monday, April 19 for the live EXODUS webstream with the band's frontman, Rob Dukes, at this location. You can post your questions for Dukes by clicking here. Nuclear Blast USA's webshop is now taking pre-orders for the exclusive North American mail-o...April 15, 2010
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CLUTCH: More 'Live At The 9:30' DVD Details Revealed
2010 will prove to be the busiest calender year in the career of veteran rock band CLUTCH. Building on the Top 30 Billboard chart success of 2009's "Strange Cousins From the West" (Weathermaker Music),the Maryland-based quartet will internationally issue a brand new epic DVD set called "Live at the...April 15, 2010
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OBITUARY Guitarist To Interview GUS G. On 'The Santollicas'
FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. will be interviewed on today's (Wednesday, April 14) edition of "The Santollicas", the new Bogota, Colombia-based radio show hosted by guitarist Ralph Santolla (OBITUARY, DEICIDE, DEATH, ICED EARTH) and his wife, Svetlana. Santolla says, "Today's show will foc...April 14, 2010
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EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT: 'We Don't Beat Around The Bush'
Fresh off the "thrash metal wet dream" tour with MEGADETH and TESTAMENT, EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt spoke to Nuclear Blast Records about the band's new album, "Exhibit B: The Human Condition", which is slated for release in Europe on May 7 and in North America on May 18. Q: Gary, you're so prolific....April 14, 2010
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AVANTASIA Lands On German Chart
EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project released its new epic masterpiece on April 3 as regular CDs ("The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon"),two separate double picture vinyls, and as a beautiful collector's edition with an AVANTASIA picture book. The deluxe box set features two CDs...April 13, 2010
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ICED EARTH: First 'Box Of The Wicked' Photo Released
ICED EARTH's "Box Of The Wicked" will be released in Europe on April 26 (three days earlier in Germany) and May 18 in the U.S. via SPV/Steamhammer Records. The set is limited to 10,000 copies worldwide. While ICED EARTH's 1998 album "Something Wicked This Way Comes" provided a general overview of th...April 13, 2010
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SLASH: New Audio Interview Available
Jon Wiederhorn of the MTV Music Blog recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES). The podcast can now be streamed using the audio player below. As spreviously reported, Slash was joined by WOLFMOTHER frontman Andrew Stockdale for a performance o...April 12, 2010
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WATCHTOWER: 'The Size of Matter' Available On Amazon.com
"The Size of Matter", the first new offering from Austin, Texas technical metal godfathers WATCHTOWER since their seminal 1989 release "Control and Resistance", has been added to the Amazon.com download store and can be purchased at this location. Engineered and mixed by Ron Jarzombek, with vocals m...April 12, 2010
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JON OLIVA To Guest On New SOULSPELL Album
Jon Oliva (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, JON OLIVA'S PAIN) has recorded a guest appearance on "The Labyrinth Of Truths", the second full-length album from the Brazilian power metal opera project SOULSPELL. Other musicians scheduled to appear on the CD include Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTE...April 11, 2010
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EXODUS: Exclusive 'Exhibit B' Mail-Order Edition Artwork Revealed
Nuclear Blast USA's webshop is now taking pre-orders for the exclusive North American mail-order edition of EXODUS' new album, "Exhibit B: The Human Condition". This release features the bonus track "Devil's Teeth" and a slipcase with different artwork. The pre-order bundles to choose from are: * He...April 9, 2010
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WATCHTOWER Releases First New Song In 20 Years
Austin, Texas technical metal godfathers WATCHTOWER have released a preliminary mix of a song from their upcoming album "Mathematics", now streaming exclusively on their MySpace page. The track features the lineup from the legendary "Control and Resistance" album, with Alan Tecchio (vocals) joining...April 9, 2010
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JON OLIVA To Take Part In Special Performance/Songwriting Clinic
Jon Oliva (mastermind of SAVATAGE and JON OLIVA'S PAIN, co-creator/songwriter of the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) will take part in a special intimate performance/songwriting clinic on May 8 at Seminole Music & Sound in Seminole, Florida. This will a be a rare glimpse into the mind of this legendar...April 9, 2010
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JON LORD's New Album Lands On U.K.'s Classical Chart
Former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord released his latest album, "To Notice Such Things", on March 29 through Avie Records. The CD has entered the U.K.'s official classical chart at No. 4. An interview with Lord about the CD can be found at his official web site. Also available is aApril 9, 2010
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