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Ex-NEVERMORE Guitarist JEFF LOOMIS: New Video Interview Posted Online

Target Audience Magazine recently conducted an interview with former NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis. You can now watch the chat below. Loomis's second solo album, "Plains Of Oblivion", sold 2,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 179 on The Billboard...

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VOLBEAT To Tour North America With ICED EARTH, HELLYEAH

VOLBEAT will embark on a North American tour in June with support from ICED EARTH and HELLYEAH. Commented ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer: "I'm completely stoked, VOLBEAT is one of my all-time favorite bands, and Michael and the boys are great people. There is a lot of mutual respect and admiration,...

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Ex-NEVERMORE Guitarist JEFF LOOMIS: 'Plains Of Oblivion' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Plains Of Oblivion", the second solo album from former NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis, sold 2,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 179 on The Billboard 200 chart. The effort landed at No. 2 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lis...

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Ex-NEVERMORE Guitarist JEFF LOOMIS Answers Fan-Submitted Questions (Video)

Former NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis recently answered a number of fan-submitted questions for Fret 12. You can now watch the chat below. Loomis and his solo are taking part in a 24-date, coast-to-coast U.S. tour with PROTEST THE HERO, PERIPHERY, THE SAFETY FIRE and TODAY I CAUGHT THE PLAGUE. Jeff...

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AMORPHIS Performs Acoustically On Finland's YleX Studio B Live

Earlier today (Tuesday, April 17),Finnish melancholic dark rock/metal icons AMORPHIS played a special acoustic set at YleX Studio B Live in Helsinki, Finland. The complete show can now be streamed at this location. AMORPHIS's setlist for the performance was as follows: 01.Empty Opening 02. I Of Cri...

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WARMACHINE Announces New Drummer

Toronto, Ontario, Canada's WARMACHINE has announced the addition of drummer Darren Smith (HAREM SCAREM) to the group's ranks. Smith joins the band as the replacement for Dave Langguth (NELLY FURTADO, RIK EMMETT, GILBY CLARKE),who was in WARMACHINE for less than a year. WARMACHINE's next live appear...

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TRAIL OF TEARS: Footage From New Album Vocal-Recording Sessions

Norway's TRAIL OF TEARS recently finished recording its seventh album at Sound Suite Studio in Marseille, France with producer Terje Refsnes. The band is currently seeking a suitable record label to release the effort. A two-minute video clip featuring footage from the vocal-recording sessions for t...

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Ex-NEVERMORE Guitarist JEFF LOOMIS: St. Louis Footage Available

Video footage of former NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis and his solo band performing on April 9 at Pop's in St. Louis, Missouri as part of a 24-date, coast-to-coast U.S. tour with PROTEST THE HERO, PERIPHERY, THE SAFETY FIRE and TODAY I CAUGHT THE PLAGUE can be seen below. Jeff is being accompanied...

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Rock Legends SWEET Return With New Album 'New York Connection'

One of the most legendary, influential and enduring names in the history of rock music, SWEET will release a brand new studio album — their first since "Sweetlife" — on April 27. With worldwide album sales of more than 55 million copies, SWEET have notched 34 No. 1 smashes across the globe as part o...

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ALICE COOPER: 'Welcome To My Nightmare' Book Due In September

A new book spanning the career of legendary rocker Alice Cooper will be published on June 13 in the U.K., and September 1 in the USA via Omnibus Press. Titled "Welcome To My Nightmare: The Story Of Alice Cooper", it is written by Dave Thompson, who has many rock books under his belt. The book's ...

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SHINEDOWN: 'For Your Sake: Inside The Making Of Amaryllis' Walk-Through Video

The release of SHINEDOWN's fourth studio album, titled "Amaryllis", was accompanied by an e-book called "For Your Sake: Inside The Making Of Amaryllis", a 75-page, "completely interactive" e-book that contains commentary, photos, video footage and other content exclusively chronicling the creation o...

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HELLYEAH: 'Band Of Brothers' Pushed Back to July

The release date of "Band Of Brothers", the third album from the metal juggernaut known as HELLYEAH — featuring Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE),Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (DAMAGEPLAN) — has been pushed back to July 17 from the p...

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LARS ULRICH Has No Recollection Of HULK HOGAN Asking To Audition For METALLICA

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has shot down professional wrestling legend and reality TV star Hulk Hogan's recent claim that Lars once asked him if he wanted to join METALLICA as the band's bass player. Speaking to The Sun in January, Hulk Hogan said, "I used to be a session musician before I was a...

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New JOEY RAMONE Solo Track Available For Streaming

On May 22, Joey Ramone's second solo album, "…Ya Know?" will be released (BMG Rights Management),eleven years after his life was cruelly cut short by lymphoma. The tracks were drawn from a cache of demos and unreleased recordings that Joey had cut at various times during the last decade and a half...

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7 HORNS 7 EYES: 'Throes Of Absolution' Samples Avaialble

A five-minute YouTube clip containing audio samples of the tracks that will appear on "Throes Of Absolution", the forthcoming debut album from progressive atmospheric death metallers 7 HORNS 7 EYES, can be found below. Due in North America on April 24 via Century Media Records, the CD features a gue...