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WHITE WIZZARD: Video Guitar Lesson Available

FPE-TV has posted new video guitar lesson with Los Angeles traditional metal heroes WHITE WIZZARD. Watch it below. "Over The Top", WHITE WIZZARD's full-length follow-up to the "High Speed GTO" mini-album, will be released in February 2010 via Earache Records. The CD was recorded with producer Ralph...

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METALLICA Bassist On 'Monster' Documentary, 'Death Magnetic' Songwriting Process

Jon Matsumoto of MercuryNews.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the 2004 METALLICA documentary "Some Kind of Monster" (filmed while vocalist-guitarist James Hetfield was struggling to beat alcoholism): "I wa...

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DEVILDRIVER Interviewed By TOTAL ROCK RADIO

Sophie K of Total Rock Radio conducted an interview with Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER in October 2009 during the band's tour of the U.K. Watch the chat below. DEVILDRIVER will embark on a five-week North American headlining tour in January. Direct support on the dates will come fr...

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BACKDRAFT Announces New Guitarist

Swedish "classic rock" band BACKDRAFT has announced the addition of guitarist Jon Sundberg to the group's ranks. The band states, "Those in tune with the Swedish rock scene may recognize [Jon] as the lead guitarist of BABYLON BOMBS, with whom he recorded several albums and toured extensively. Jon wi...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN Schedules CD-Release Show

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, will release its fourth album, "Festival", on February 19, 2010 via AFM Records. A March/April European tour will be confirmed soon, culminating with the filming of a live DVD consisting of music from the four JON OLIVA'S PAIN CDs and...

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MASTODON Drummer Interviewed On 'Creep Show' Video Podcast

Drummer Brann Dailor of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON was interviewed for this this week's episode of Noisecreep's "Creep Show", which can be viewed below. Joining Dailor on the panel were Revolver senior writer Jon Wiederhorn, Noisecreep head scribe Amy Sciarretto, Noisecreep news man and...

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STIGMA Begins Recording New Album

Italian horror-themed deathcore act STIGMA recently entered Fear Studio to record the follow-up to 2008's "When Midnight Strikes!" for a 2010 release via Pivotal Rockordings. The CD, which is being produced by BRING ME THE HORIZON guitarist Jona Weinhofen, will be mixed by Scott Atkins (BEHEMOTH, CR...

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THE RED SHORE Signs With Australian Branch Of ROADRUNNER RECORDS

Australian extreme metallers THE RED SHORE have inked a deal with the Australian branch of Roadrunner Records. After the critical acclaim and success of THE RED SHORE's 2008 masterpiece "Unconsecrated" and numerous tours both in Australia and internationally the band is primed to take its craft to t...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, NILE Confirmed For GRASPOP METAL MEETING

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, NILE, SABATON, THERION, DORO, BLOODBATH, MUCKY PUP and HAIL OF BULLETS have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 25-27, 2010 in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALESTORM...

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ARTIZAN: Debut EP Out Now

ARTIZAN, the Jacksonville, Florida-based progressive metal band featuring former LEVIATHAN members Tom Braden (vocals) and Ty Tammeus (drums),has released a three-song EP containing "well-crafted compositions which blend melodic hooks with developed, but not overbearingly complex, progressive arran...

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SCOTT WEILAND's Wife Interviewed On Milwaukee's WLUM FM 102.1; Audio Available

Brian Kramp and Jon Adler of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin radio station WLUM FM 102.1 recently conducted an interview with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland's wife Mary Forsberg Weiland about her new book, "Fall To Pieces: A Memoir Of Drugs, Rock 'N' Roll, And Mental Illness",...

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JOE STUMP Performing 'Blackmore's Boogie' In Michigan; Video Available

High-quality video footage of guitar virtuoso Joe Stump (HOLYHELL, REIGN OF TERROR) performing the song "Blackmore's Boogie" on October 9, 2009 at Planet Rock in Battle Creek, Michigan can be viewed below. "Blackmore's Boogie" is featured on Stump's latest album "Virtuostic Vendetta", which was rele...

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SEBASTIAN BACH/RIOT/HALFORD Drummer BOBBY JARZOMBEK Checks In

Drummer Bobby Jarzombek (HALFORD, RIOT, FATES WARNING, SEBASTIAN BACH) has issued the following update "Been a while since I updated you on my goings on but I thought I'd put this up now before I leave town and hit the road all the way through early February with only a Christmas/New Year's break in...

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HEATHEN: 'The Evolution Of Chaos' To Receive Japanese Release This Month

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN will release their long-awaited new album, "The Evolution Of Chaos", in Japan on December 23 via King Records. The CD will be made available on January 25, 2010 in Europe and March 31, 2010 in the U.S. via Holland's Mascot Records. "The Evolution...

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BEHEMOTH To Tour Australia With JOB FOR A COWBOY, GOATWHORE

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH will return to Australia in April 2010 as part of a co-headlining tour with Arizona's JOB FOR A COWBOY. Also appearing on the bill is GOATWHORE. The dates are as follows: April 12 - Capitol, Perth, AUS April 13 - Fowlers Live, Adelaide, AUS April 14 - Billboard, Mel...