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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist Discusses TENET Project

Metal Realm recently conducted an interview with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Realm: First off, let's talk about STRAPPING YOUNG LAD. What is going on with the group? Are SYL on hiatus? Done? Jed: Good question, haha! Nothing is going on r...

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RELAPSE To Issue 27's 'Holding On For Brighter Days'

Boston, MA's 27 will see the North American release of their "Holding on for Brighter Days" CD via Relapse Records this Summer. "Holding on for Brighter Days", which was previously released in Europe by Undergroove (MINUS THE BEAR, AEREOGRAMME),is currently set for a June 26 release. The North Amer...

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HELLYEAH Lands At No. 9 On BILLBOARD Chart

HELLYEAH's self-titled debut album has sold just under 45,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at No. 9 on The Billboard 200 chart. Meanwhile, Long Island post-hardcore act FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES shifted almost 11,000 copies of "Holding a Wolf by the Ears" to land at N...

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KING DIAMOND Making Tour Plans

KING DIAMOND manager Ole Bang has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Rumours saying that KING DIAMOND is planning for a tour in support of the new album have been posted on the web. Without going into detail, I can say that this is correct. More info as we firm it ...

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ESOTERIC Announces New Drummer, Seeks Third Guitarist

British doom metallers ESOTERIC have announced the addition of drummer Joe Fletcher to the group's ranks. After 18 months, the guys finally found someone suitably talented and disturbed to join them. ESOTERIC looks forward to working with him both live and in the studio. Alongside this comes the new...

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ATTACKER Confirmed For THE MONSTERS BALL

New Jersey metallers ATTACKER have been confirmed for The Monsters Ball, set to take place Friday, October 12 at The Rock Room of the Sterling hotel in Allentown, Pennsylvania and Saturday, October 13 at Dingbatz in Clifton, New Jersey. Also scheduled to appear are RAVEN, HALLOWS EVE, SEVENTH CALLIN...

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EXODUS Drummer TOM HUNTING: 'The New Music Being Created Is The Heaviest Ever'

EXODUS drummer Tom Hunting, who recently rejoined the group, has issued the following update: "I feel honored and inspired to be a part of this band again. I've really missed it in my absence. The touring, the recording of the music, but most importantly, the experiences together, and with all of th...

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The Dio Years

Few debates make me as nauseated as the one concerning the worthiness of the Ozzy Osbourne versus Ronnie Jame Dio BLACK SABBATH lineups. While it is true (in my mind) that the Ozzy-era lineup cannot be touched from the standpoint of musical trailblazing and the writing of legendary tunes, to say tha...

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ISIS To Guest On 'The Governor's Ball'

ISIS guitarist/vocalist Aaron Turner and bassist Jeff Caxide will be the featured guests on "The Governor's Ball" this Saturday, April 7 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Tune in at this location. ISIS' latest album, "In the Absence of Truth", was released on October 31 through Ipecac Records. ...

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ATTACKER Vocalist Returns To Pro Wrestling

After a nine-year absence, ATTACKER vocalist Bob Mitchell will return to the wrestling ring at the end of April and will be the ring announcer for a great night of sports entertainment. This event will be a fundraiser to benefit the First Cerebral Palsy School of New Jersey and is presented by New M...

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FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES: 'Pioneers' Video Available

As FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES awaits the April 10 release date of its latest disc, "Holding a Wolf by the Ears" (Vagrant),the band is debuting its video for "Pioneers", continuing its co-headlining tour, announcing international dates, meeting fans at in-store signings and much more. "Pioneers", the firs...

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EVERGREY Keyboardist: 'We Will Try To Evolve All The Time'

EVERGREY keyboardist Rikard Zander recently answered several fan questions via the band's MySpace page. A couple of excerpts follow: Q: How did you find your way to the band — like what did you do in order to be where you are at now? Rikard: I have been playing keyboards for a long time in ...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist MICK MARS Signs Publishing Deal With CHERRY LANE MUSIC

Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc., whose roster includes songwriters such as QUINCY JONES, JOHN LEGEND, WOLFMOTHER, and WILL.I.AM, has announced the signing of one of history’s original rock stars, Mick Mars of MÖTLEY CRÜE. Mars, the guitarist and co-songwriter of the band, had been previou...

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KING DIAMOND Guitarist: New CD Features 'Best Songs And Production We've Had In Years'

KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque is back home in Sweden after "a very heavy and intense mixing session" in Dallas, Texas with the band's singer/namesake King Diamond on the group's long-awaited new album, "Gimme Your Soul ... Please". "It's definitely the best songs and production we've had in...

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UNEARTH Guitarist Discusses Life On The Road

OneMetal.com recently conducted an interview with UNEARTH guitarist Buz McGrath. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: OneMetal.com: There's a saying about "hat goes off on tour stays on tour." Have you got any stories that you would care to share with us? Buz McGrath: Well, the weirdest thing...