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ATTACKER Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

New Jersey metallers ATTACKER have announced the addition of bassist Jon Hanemann to the group's ranks. Hanemann replaces outgoing original bassist Lou Ciarlo, who decided to step aside due to other musical comittments and his lack of real interest in continuing in the metal world. According to ATTA...

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'A Concert For Ronnie Montrose': Video Footage, Review Available

Former and current members of KISS, Y&T, JOURNEY and MR. BIG appeared at a Ronnie Montrose tribute concert on Friday, April 27 at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California. The show also included performances by MONTROSE and GAMMA, both of which were founded by Montrose. MONTROSE's lineu...

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UNLEASHED Frontman: 'All Record Deals Are Written By The Mafia'

Diana Brancoveanu of Steel And Fire recently conducted an interview with vocalist/bassist Johnny Hedlund of Swedish death metal veterans UNLEASHED. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Steel And Fire: So, let's get straight to the point: [the new UNLEASHED album] "Odalheim". It sounds am...

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THE SMASHING PUMPKINS: 'Oceania' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS will release their new album, "Oceania", on June 19 via EMI Label Services/Caroline distribution. Produced by THE SMASHING PUMPKINS' frontman Billy Corgan, "Oceania" is an intense and dynamic offering that will appeal to new and existing fans of THE SMASHING PUMPKINS alike. "Oc...

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MARILYN MANSON Says Making First Non-INTERSCOPE-Affiliated Album Was A Liberating Experience

MARILYN MANSON will release his long-awaited new album, "Born Villain", on May 1 (one day earlier internationally) via Cooking Vinyl and Manson's own label Hell, Etc. In a brand new interview with Billboard.com, Manson was asked if putting out his first CD not affiliated with Interscope was a libera...

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GOJIRA: New Album Title Track Available For Streaming

"L'Enfant Sauvage", the title track of the forthcoming fifth album from French progressive metallers GOJIRA, is available for streaming at Pitchfork.com. Due on June 26 via Roadrunner Records, the CD (the title of which translates to "The Wild Child") features 11 tracks of mind-bending, thunderous m...

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BURY TOMORROW: 'Royal Blood' Video Released

"Royal Blood", the new video from the U.K. metalcore act BURY TOMORROW, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Tom Welsh and filmed at the Ridgeway Studios and on location in Sheffield. The song comes off the band's second album, "The Union Of Crowns", which will be released on July 16 via Nucl...

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MARILYN MANSON Starring In Short Film At Cannes

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Marilyn Manson has the lead role in a short film called "Wrong Cops", which will premiere as part of the festivities at the Cannes Film Festival in France next month. The movie was directed by Quentin Dupieux, whose full-length 2011 feature "Rubber" was a surreal tal...

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RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER To Release 'Ghostmaker' In June

Candlelight Records has set a June 19 North American release date for "Ghostmaker", the third album from the Philadelphia quartet RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER. Produced by the band, the CD reunites the band with noted gore artist Mike Hrubovcak (SINISTER, HATE ETERNAL, CATTLE DECAPITATION). Commented RUM...

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JOE SATRIANI, JOHN PETRUCCI And STEVE MORSE To Join Forces For South American 'G3' Tour

Joe Satriani (CHICKENFOOT),John Petrucci (DREAM THEATER) and Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE) will join forces for the South American edition of the G3 tour in October. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 11- Citibank Hall - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Oct. 12 - Credicard Hall - Sao Paulo, Brazil More...

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STRAIGHT LINE STITCH Seeking New Label Home

Knoxville, Tennessee-based female-fronted metal/hardcore act STRAIGHT LINE STITCH will embark on a U.S. tour on Tuesday, April 24 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The band will be joined on the road by former STRAIGHT LINE STITCH and DARKEST HOUR guitarist Kris Norris, back with the group for two months...

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Former ANTHRAX Guitarist Talks RED LAMB In 'Maximum Threshold' Interview (Audio)

Former ANTHRAX and current RED LAMB guitarist Dan Spitz was interviewed on the latest edition of the "Maximum Threshold" show. You can now listen to the interview in its entirety using the audio player below. RED LAMB's self-titled debut album was released in February via iTunes. The 12-song effort...

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ICED EARTH To Begin Writing New Material In The Fall

ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer has issued the following update: "Just wanted to write a thank you to all the fans on the last leg of the tour. You guys were amazing every single night, no matter where in the world we were. It was a truly special run, and one that will remain high ...

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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN Talks 'Apocalyptic Nightmare Journey' Photo Book (Video)

Video footage of SLIPKNOT mastermind/percussionist M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan talking to the Artisan News about his photo book "Apocalyptic Nightmare Journey" can be seen below. "Apocalyptic Nightmare Journey", which will be published by MTV Books in June, is a collection of explorations in darkness an...

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MATT SORUM Interviewed On Brazil's 'Wikimetal' (Audio)

Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum. You can now stream the podcast using the Mixcloud player below. (Note: The Sorum interview begins around the 10-minute mark.) Although Sorum vowed to not speak about t...