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STILL DEAD To Open For WEDNESDAY 13 In Portland

STILL DEAD, the Salem, Oregon-based metal band featuring drummer Kyle Castronovo (son of JOURNEY's Deen Castronovo),will open for WEDNESDAY 13 at the Satyricon in Portland on February 16. Regarding the group's sound and lyrical inpiration, STILL DEAD vocalist Tauren Black told the Salem Monthly a f...

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WARRIOR: 'Fighting For The Earth' Album To Be Reissued

UK-based Rock Candy Records, a label focusing on the reissue of vintage hard rock from the '70s, '80s and '90s, set up and run by former Kerrang! writers/current Roadrunner A&R executives Dante Bonutto and Derek Oliver, will re-release WARRIOR's classic "Fighting for the Earth" LP later in the y...

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PITTS VS. PREPS: New Concert Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of PITTS VS. PREPS — the Louisiana-based band featuring former EXHORDER/FLOODGATE and current ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY frontman Kyle Thomas — performing on December 29, 2007 at One Eyed Jack's in New Orleans can be viewed below. PITTS VS. PREPS has made its "Below and Beyond" CD...

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THERION: Live, Behind-The-Scenes Photos From European Tour Posted Online

The German edition of Metal Hammer magazine recently hit the road in Europe for a few days with THERION and THE VISION BLEAK. A live and behind-the-scenes report, which follows the tour from Germany to Slovenia, can be found at this location (available in German only). Exclusive photos from the tour...

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LION'S SHARE: Footage From SWEDEN ROCK Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE performing the song "Clones of Fate" at this year's Sweden Rock Festival, which took place in June 2007 in Sölvesborg, Sweden, can be viewed below. LION'S SHARE will release its new album, "Emotional Coma", in the U.S. on January...

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THERION With MESSIAH MARCOLIN: Paris Concert Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of THERION performing a cover version of the MERCYFUL FATE classic "Black Funeral" on December 22, 2007 in Paris, France, with a special guest appearance by former CANDLEMASS singer Messiah Marcolin, can be viewed below. Photos of the concert can be found at HolyMetal.com. T...

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MASTERPLAN Guitarist, NARNIA Bassist To Guest On New GAIA EPICUS Album

Guitarist Roland Grapow (MASTERPLAN, ex-HELLOWEEN) and bassist Andreas Olsson (NARNIA, DIVINEFIRE, ROB ROCK, STORMWIND) are the first two guest musicians slated to appear on the forthcoming fourth album from Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS, entitled "Damnation". "Damnation" projected track lis...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Issues Year-End Message

Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick posted the following message on his web site: "I trust you all are having a great holiday with friends and family and I hope you all can be happy for whatever blessings in life you really have. Perfect example for me to share is my ....

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MARTRIDEN: Debut Album Samples Available

Montana-based blackened death metal group MARTRIDEN has posted two songs from its forthcoming full-length debut, "The Unsettling Dark", on the group's MySpace page. "The Unsettling Dark" will be released in Europe on March 3, 2008 via Siege of Amida/Candlelight Records. The track listing for the CD...

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist Talks About 20-Year Anniversary Of NUCLEAR BLAST; Video Available

A two-minute interview with DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz about the 20-year anniversary of the group's record label, Nuclear Blast Records, can be viewed below. DIMMU BORGIR is rumored to be planning a North American tour in February/March 2008 with BEHEMOTH as support. More information will be mad...

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RUSH's NEIL PEART Named 'Drummer Of The Year'

Neil Peart proves that he is still percussively pertinent to a younger generation of drummers by winning DRUM! magazine's "Drummies 2007" "Drummer Of The Year". He also won four other awards. Neil Peart, who turned 55 on September 12, received some pretty cool belated birthday presents from Enter Mu...

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WOLVERINE: In Writing Mode

Drummer Marcus Losbjer of the Swedish metallers WOLVERINE has issued the following update: "A couple of weekends ago I went down to Stockholm to continue writing songs for the next album. Me, Per [Henriksson, keyboards] and Thomas [Jansson, bass] gathered in a small rehearsal room in Nacka. I must s...

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MEHIDA Hard At Work On Second Album

MEHIDA, the Finnish/Swedish melodic metal band featuring former CANDLEMASS/current THERION singer Thomas Vikström, has issued the following update: "The recording of the second MEHIDA album is going on full steam and all the people who liked the approach of the first one can expect the follow up alb...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Drummer Says AXL Is 'Stuck In 1992', Calls ZOMBIE's Rules 'Stupid'

InTheNews.co.uk's Lewis Bazley recently conducted an interview with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE drummer Mike "Moose" Thomas about the heavier sound of their second album, Rob Zombie's rules and the importance of drinking. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: How did you guys get together and wh...

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Red Harvest

With a pedigree that includes former members of VISION OF DISORDER (vocalist Tim Williams and guitarist Mike Kennedy) and a brother (Kyle) of MASTODON's Troy Sanders on bass, one might be inclined to think the music of BLOODSIMPLE shares at least one thing in common with those bands: aggression. And...