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DIMEBAG's Longtime Girlfriend Says This Year's 'Dimebash' Will Be 'Quite Magical'

Metal guitar legend "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) influence on the music community can never be fully estimated, but if the collection of artists and players at this year's Dimebash is any indication, his legacy is as far-reaching and deeper than ever before. On December 14, the w...

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OPETH Guitarist Talks Gear In New Video Interview

On October 28, guitarist Fredrik Åkesson of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH answered a number of fan-submitted questions for Fret 12 in Chicago, Illinois. You can now watch the chat below. OPETH's new album, "Heritage", sold 19,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debu...

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OPETH: New Video Interview With MARTIN MENDEZ Posted Online

Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with bassist Martin Mendez of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH when the band played at the Gasometer in Vienna, Austria on November 29, 2011. You can now watch the chat below. OPETH's new album, "Heritage", sold 19,000 copies in the United States in...

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TERROR To Enter Studio In May

Los Angeles hardcore/metal band TERROR is tentatively scheduled to enter the studio in May 2012 to begin recording its next album. TERROR's fifth album, "Keepers Of The Faith", sold around 2,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 11 on the Top New...

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DIO DISCIPLES, KILL DEVIL HILL To Perform At 'Dimebash'

DIO DISCIPLES the new project featuring former DIO members Simon Wright (drums),Craig Goldy (guitar),Scott Warren (keyboards) and Rudy Sarzo alongside singers Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) and Toby Jepson (LITTLE ANGELS, GUN) and KILL DEVIL HILL the b...

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Sweden's NAGLFAR Recording New Album

Swedish black metallers NAGLFAR have entered the studio to begin recording their sixth album, "Tras", for a late spring/early summer 2012 release via Century Media Records. According to a press release, fans should "expect nothing less than another prime example of infernal melodic black metal from...

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IN MOURNING Signs With SPINEFARM RECORDS

Swedish progressive death metallers IN MOURNING have inked a deal with Spinefarm Records. The band's third full-length album, "The Weight Of Oceans", will be released next year. IN MOURNING's latest CD, "Monolith", was released in January 2010 via Pulverised Records. The CD was recorded, mixed and m...

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Second Annual 'Dimebash' Concert Detailed

The second annual Dimebash event which is being held in honor of the late, great "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) at the world-famous Key Club on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California will take place on Wednesday, December 14. Fellow musicians will pay homage to one of metal's...

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OPETH: New Audio Interview With FREDRIK KESSON

Mick Burgess of Metal Express Radio conducted an interview with guitarist Fredrik kesson of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH on November 9, 2011 at O2 Academy in Newcastle, England. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio): ...

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Original TROUBLE Singer Interviewed On 'Heady Metal With Jeff Olson' (Audio)

Former TROUBLE vocalist Eric Wagner was interviewed on this past Monday night's (November 21) edition of "Heady Metal With Jeff Olson", the Internet radio show hosted by original TROUBLE drummer and RETRO GRAVE mainman Jeff "Oly" Olson. You can listen to the chat in its entirety in three parts below...

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HELLYEAH Taps JEREMY PARKER For New Album Mix

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 tapped Jeremy Parker (GODSMACK, EVANESCENCE) to mix the band's third album for an early 2012 release. T...

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Ex-TROUBLE Vocalist ERIC WAGNER Releases First BLACKFINGER Single

BLACKFINGER, the new project featuring ex-TROUBLE vocalist Eric Wagner, has released its first single, "All The Leaves Are Brown", via Dark Star Records. The track was produced by Vincent Wojno (MACHINE HEAD, KREATOR, TROUBLE),who is currently mixing BLACKFINGER's full-length debut, to be made avai...

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MUDVAYNE 'On Hiatus' For At Least Two More Years

MUDVAYNE guitarist Greg Tribbett has confirmed via Twitter that the band is currently on hiatus while he and singer Chad Gray "are concentrating on HELLYEAH," their band with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),guitarist Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and bassist Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (DAMAGEP...

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AS I LAY DYING Frontman Discusses 'Decas' Release In New Interview

Chad Bowar of About.com Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with vocalist Tim Lambesis of San Diego metallers AS I LAY DYING. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. About.com Heavy Metal: How did you decide on the tracks for "Decas"? Tim Lambesis: We wanted to create something new...

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STEEL PANTHER: 'If You Really, Really Love Me' Video Released

"If You Really, Really Love Me", the new video from the legends of the Sunset Strip, STEEL PANTHER, can be seen below. The clip was filmed last month with director Michael Alperowitz, who has previously worked with BLOODHOUND GANG, VANILLA ICE, GODSMACK and REVEILLE, among others. "If You Really, Re...