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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 a

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DEATH ANGEL Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:...

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DEF LEPPARD Members To Perform At 'Dave Kilner – A Night to Remember' Concert

According to Sheffield Telegraph, DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott and bassist Rick Savage will perform at at a tribute concert in memory of Shirley Kilner's late husband, former radio presenter Dave Kilner, on Friday, April 30 at Sheffield City Hall in Sheffield, England. Also scheduled to appear a...

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EXODUS: Another New Song Available For Streaming

"Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer)", a brand new song from San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the band's ninth album, "Exhibit B: The Human Condition", which is scheduled for release in North America on May 18...

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JON LORD To Perform In Trondheim In May

According to a posting at JonLord.org, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord will be back in Trondheim, Norway on Sunday, May 23. He will perform an intimate church concert at Vår Frue Kirke with a small string section consisting of members of the Trondheim Soloists. The evening's program is still...

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TOBIAS SAMMET Talks AVANTASIA, The Future Of EDGUY

AVANTASIA/EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet was interviewed this past weekend by his webmaster, Harmon Caldwell. The question-and-answer session follows in its entirety below. Q: Tobias, the day has come: Your two new AVANTASIA albums, "The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon", have hit the record stor...

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HEATHEN Films 'Dying Season' Video

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN spent this past weekend in Sacramento, California filming a video for the song "Dying Season" from their recently released "The Evolution Of Chaos" album. The clip was helmed by Darin Wood, Christy Savage and Amy Slockbower of Trash Film Orgy Productions, a c...

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SLAYER Frontman Says He Can't Headbang Anymore Following Recent Surgery

SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya was interviewed for this week's episode of Noisecreep's "Creep Show", which can be heard/viewed below. During the chat, Araya discussed the experiences that led to SLAYER's decision to leave the road and postpone the "American Carnage" and "Canadian Carnage" shows,...

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WHITE WIZZARD: New Audio Interview With CHAD BRYAN

Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with guitarist Chad Bryan of Los Angeles-based traditional metallers WHITE WIZZARD. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. "Over The Top", the new video from WHITE WIZZARD, can be viewed below. The clip sees WHITE WIZZARD...