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MELIAH RAGE Recruits DARK DAY SUNDAY Singer
Boston power/thrash veterans MELIAH RAGE have announced the addition of singer Marc Lopes to the group's ranks. The band is currently working on a new album, "Warrior", to be released this summer. Lopes, who hails from New Bedford, Massachusetts, was previously involved with DARK DAY SUNDAY, the old...March 26, 2013
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IRON TONGUE Signs With NEUROT RECORDINGS
Neurot Recordings will release the debut from Arkansas southern rock collective IRON TONGUE. Fronted by Chris "CT" Terry, the founding frontman of sludge legion RWAKE, IRON TONGUE formed when a group of veteran players with diverse musical backgrounds found a common interest in the need to get down...March 26, 2013
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TIGERTAILZ Parts Ways With Drummer ACE FINCHUM... Again
Drummer Ace Finchum has once again exited U.K. glam metal legends TIGERTAILZ. He said in a statement: "I have decided to leave the band TIGERTAILZ, as it was a bloody mess and being dragged through the mud, and enough was enough for me. My days of answering to tyrants and given ultimatums had to end...March 26, 2013
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STONE SOUR: Audio Samples Of Two New Songs
30-second audio snippets of the songs "Red City" and "Black John" from "House Of Gold & Bones - Part 2", the second part of STONE SOUR's two-album series, "House of Gold & Bones", can be streamed below. Also available is of STONE SOUR lead singer Corey Taylor's video commentary on the two tr...March 26, 2013
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DEATH ANGEL To Enter Studio In April
San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL will enter AudioHammer Studios in Sanford, Florida next month to begin recording the follow-up to 2010's "Relentless Retribution" for an October release via Nuclear Blast Records. Commented DEATH ANGEL guitarist Rob Cavestany: "After nearly three years of...March 26, 2013
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TRIVIUM Frontman: DAVID DRAIMAN Is 'The Most Hands-On Producer We've Ever Worked With'
On March 19, Phil Freeman of RoadrunnerRecords.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RoadrunnerRecords.com: How was the decision made to have David Draiman [of DISTURBED and DEVICE] produc...March 25, 2013
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BORN OF OSIRIS To Enter Studio Next Month
BORN OF OSIRIS will enter the studio on April 1 with producer Nick Sampson (I AM ABOMINATION, IN FEAR AND FAITH, ADESTRIA) to begin recording its new album for a summer 2013 via Sumerian Records. Mixing the CD will be Joey Sturgis, who has previously worked with ASKING ALEXANDRIA and EMMURE, among o...March 25, 2013
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Reunited SAIGON KICK Performs Acoustic Set For Tampa Bay's 98 ROCK; Video Footage, Photos
The first public performance of the reunited acclaimed 1990s rock band SAIGON KICK was a special acoustic set this past Friday (March 22) for Tampa Bay, Florida radio station 98 Rock at the RP Funding Performance Theater. The four-song set was "the [original band's] first performance in 20 years," a...March 25, 2013
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: Video Interview Posted Online
Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with Phoenix, Arizona-based metal veterans FLOTSAM AND JETSAM aboard 70000 Tons Of Metal, the world's biggest heavy metal cruise, which sailed on January 28 from Miami, Florida and returned to the real world on February 1. You can now watch the chat below. FLOT...March 25, 2013
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NEWSTED: U.S. Tour Dates Announced
NEWSTED, the new band led by former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted, has scheduled the following U.S. tour dates: Apr. 19 - Red House - Walnut Creek, CA Apr. 23 - San Jose Rock Shop - San Jose, CA Apr. 24 - The Starline - Fresno, CA Apr. 26 - The ...March 24, 2013
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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION Is Officially 'Over,' Says GLENN HUGHES
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION — the Anglo-American rock group comprising vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, TRAPEZE),drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN, FOREIGNER),Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, ALICE COOPER, BILLY IDOL) and blues-rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa — is officially "over" fo...March 23, 2013
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METALLICA: 'The Complete Illustrated History' Book Due In November
Voyageur Press has set a November 15 release date for Martin Popoff's "Metallica: The Complete Illustrated History" book. Official book description: "Formed in Los Angeles in 1981, METALLICA has become the single bestselling heavy metal act in music history, with more than 100 million album sales to...March 23, 2013
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SAIGON KICK Kicks Off Reunion Tour In St. Petersburg; Video Available
Reunited acclaimed 1990s rock band SAIGON KICK played its first official comeback concert last night (Friday, March 22) at the St. Petersburg, Florida. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. New World 02. Suzy 03. Coming Home 04. Peppermint Tribe 05. Down By The Ocean 06. The Lizard 07. Dear Prudenc...March 23, 2013
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH: New Video Interview With JASON HOOK
Argentinean rock journalist Lucas H. Gordon, who currently resides in Hollywood, California, conducted an interview with guitarist Jason Hook of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH this past Monday (March 18) following a press conference at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California to announce the sixth-...March 23, 2013
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THE CONTORTIONIST Parts Ways With Singer
Indiana progressive metallers THE CONTORTIONIST have parted ways with singer Jonathan Carpenter and have temporarily replaced him with Mike Lessard of LAST CHANCE TO REASON. Jonathan, who is expecting his first child with his longtime girlfriend, says in a statement: "It's going to be a jarring chan...March 22, 2013
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