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KISS' PAUL STANLEY: 'The Fact That We Can Annoy Or Irritate People So Much Is Kind Of Funny'

Jon Bream of StarTribune.com recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. StarTribune.com: Why did you decide to go with a Wal-Mart exclusive for "Sonic Boom"? Stanley: The reality is that the music retail store has pretty much...

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NILE: New 'Those Whom The Gods Detest' Trailer Posted Online

A trailer for "Those Whom The Gods Detest", the new album from South Carolina-based extreme technical death metallers NILE, can be viewed below. Produced and mixed by Neil Kernon (NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, QUEENSRŸCHE),along with a drum-recording job by Erik Rutan (CANNIBAL CORPSE, VITAL REMAINS,...

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AWAKE BY DESIGN: Debut Album Out Now

British gothic rock/metal metal band AWAKE BY DESIGN has released its debut album, "Sentiment". The CD was recorded at Priory Recording Studio in Sutton Coldfield and was produced by Greg Chandler (ESOTERIC). It was mixed and mastered by Karl Groom (DRAGONFORCE, THRESHOLD). According to a press rele...

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DEATHSTARS: New Video Interview Posted Online

Austria's Mulatschag.TV conducted an interview with the Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS during the band's current European tour. Watch the chat below. "Night Electric Night", the third album from DEATHSTARS, landed at position No. 51 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, wh...

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Drummer BOBBY JARZOMBEK Teams Up With PLATINUM SAMPLES

Platinum Samples has posted a promotional video (see below) of drummer Bobby Jarzombek (HALFORD, RIOT, FATES WARNING, SEBASTIAN BACH) playing "Platinum Samples Joe Barresi Evil Drums for BFD" on a Yamaha DTXtreme III Special electronic drumkit. "Bobby Jarzombek Metal Grooves MIDI Pack", co-produced...

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ANVIL, DORO, DEVILDRIVER, WHITESNAKE Members Featured On New Christmas EP

Although the weather's starting to get chilly, Eagle Rock Entertainment is positively blazing with Christmas spirit! To kick off the holiday season, a special digital-only holiday four-song EP will be released on November 24 [MSRP $3.99]. This EP, available via all North American digital service pro...

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NILE Schedules CD-Listening Party, Signing Session

Southern Carolina-based extreme technical death metallers NILE have scheduled a listening party and signing session for their new album, "Those Whom The Gods Detest", on Friday, November 6 at Earshot Records in Greenville, South Carolina beginning at at 7:00 p.m. Hear the new CD in its entirety, buy...

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SUFFOCATION Announces Mexico/South America Tour With NAPALM DEATH

New York death metale legends SUFFOCATION have announced their co-headlining tour of Latin America with NAPALM DEATH. The dates are as follows (with some venues soon to be announced): May 05 - Mexico DF - Mexico City @ [to be announced] May 07 - Venezuela- Caracas @ [to be announced] May 08 - Colomb...

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ARKAEA Drops Off KITTIE Tour

ARKAEA — the band featuring FEAR FACTORY members Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar) and Raymond Herrera (drums) — has been forced to pull out of the remaining five shows on the KITTIE North American tour. Commented ARKAEA vocalist Jon Howard (also of THREAT SIGNAL): "For the past week, I had been pushi...

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Ex-DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist JON LORD: Russian TV Coverage Available

Former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord played three Russian concerts earlier this month October — in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg. The shows were Lord's first solo appearances in Russia, and they featured the Concerto for Group and Orchestra with a selection of Lord's solo pieces plus a...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: Studio Update

JON OLIVA'S PAIN recently entered the studio to begin recording its fourth album for an early 2010 release via AFM Records. Drummer Christopher Kinder states, "Jon Oliva [JON OLIVA'S PAIN mastermind; also of SAVATAGE and TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA] has completed vocal tracking on a few songs, with man...

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D-A-D: New Single To Debut On Danish Radio On Monday

The single "Strong Where You Belong" from Danish rockers D-A-D will hit the airwaves in the band's home country on Monday (October 26). According to the group, "It is a foretaste of the surprises you can expect" from "The Overmuch Box", a collection of D-A-D's complete works in a box. "Strong Where...

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THREAT SIGNAL Replaces DAATH On EPICA Tour

Canadian modern metallers THREAT SIGNAL have replaced DAATH as direct support on EPICA's upcoming North American tour. Commented THREAT SIGNAL in a statement: "This will be THREAT SIGNAL's first tour supporting our new album, 'Vigilance'. We are excited to be tearing apart North America with EPICA a...

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SUFFOCATION: Entire New Live Album Available For Streaming

Relapse Records will release SUFFOCATION's only official live record, "The Close Of A Chapter: Live In Quebec City", on October 27 in North America and November 2 internationally. Recorded in 2005 during the band's "Souls To Deny" world tour, the CD — which contains the band's complete, unedited per...

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FAITH NO MORE 'Actively Planning U.S. Dates'

According to a Twitter message posted by FAITH NO MORE bassist Billy Gould, the band is "now actively planning U.S. dates." More information will be made available soon. FAITH NO MORE kicked off its reunion tour on June 10 with a headlining performance at the Brixton Academy in London, England. Orig...