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STRATOVARIUS Guitarist Interviewed By U.K.'s SONIC SHOCKS (Video)

Sonic Shocks conducted an interview with guitarist Matias Kupiainen of Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS at the Hard Rock Hell IV festival, which was held December 3-5, 2010 at Pontins in Prestatyn, North Wales, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. STRATOVARIUS will release its thi...

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SEPULTURA: We Are 'Tired' Of Listening To MAX CAVALERA's 'Bulls**t'

Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA have released a brand new video message, recorded this past Saturday, December 11 before they performed their classic 1991 album, "Arise", in its entirety for the first time during the group's headlining performance at the 16-year anniversary of the Manifesto B...

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FORBIDDEN Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Audio)

On December 8, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Omega Wave", the new album from FORBIDDEN, sold around 950 copies in the United States in its fir...

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ASPHYX To Enter Studio In January

Dutch death metallers ASPHYX will enter Sonic Assault studio in January with engineer Frank Klein Douwel to begin recording the first four songs for their forthcoming album, "Deathhammer". Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Reign Of The Brute", "Vespa Cabro", "We Doom You To Death", "Asphyx...

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Atlanta's ZOROASTER started going down this rabbit hole on last year's "Voice of Saturn", and on "Matador", they've given over fully to the lysergic carpet mold that's eating their brains and telling them they're interstellar warriors. They're morphing before our eyes from a slow, apocalyptic band o...

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LINKIN PARK, AC/DC, GODSMACK, DISTURBED Among Top-Selling Hard Rock Albums Of 2010

Billboard magazine has published a list of the top-selling hard rock and metal albums, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Not all the albums on the list were actually released during 2010.) It is as follows: 01. Dark Horse - NICKELBACK 02. A Thousand Suns - LINKIN PARK 03....

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DEVILDRIVER Interviewed By Belgium's StageDive.be (Video)

StageDive.be conducted an interview with Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER when the band played in Brussels, Belgium on November 19, 2010. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. DEVILDRIVER's fifth album, "Beast", is scheduled for release on February 22, 2011 via Roadrunner Rec...

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THE CULT Fontman Says 'Capsule' Application Will Be New Format For Release Of Body Of A Work

The Detroit Rock Blog recently conducted an interview with THE CULT frontman Ian Astbury. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Detroit Rock Blog: Does the advent of the capsule format mean an end to THE CULT albums? Going forward, will THE CULT only release singles? Astbury: I think thos...

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DEVILDRIVER: 'Beast' Track Listing Revealed; New Video Interview With DEZ FAFARA

Video footage of vocalist Dez Fafara of Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER talking about the band's forthcoming fifth album, "Beast", can be viewed below. Due on February 22, 2011 via Roadrunner Records, the CD was recorded at Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas with producer Mark Le...

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EXTREME Frontman's HURTSMILE Project To Release Debut Album

Frontiers Records will release HURTSMILE's self-titled debut album on January 21, 2011 in Europe and February 8, 2011 in the U.S. HURTSMILE is a new band featuring singer Gary Cherone (EXTREME, VAN HALEN) who has teamed up with his brother Mark to write his most succinct record to date. The CD is a...

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MAX CAVALERA: The Only Person Preventing Reunion Of Classic SEPULTURA Lineup Is PAULO

Brandon Marshall of Sonic Excess recently conducted an interview with SOULFLY/CAVALERA CONSPIRACY frontman Max Cavalera. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sonic Excess: How was it to perform in Brazil [with CAVALERA CONSPIRACY on October 11, 2010 at the SWU Music and Arts Festival at...

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DEVILDRIVER: 'Beast' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Beast", the fifth album from Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER, can be viewed below (courtesy of Bloody-Disgusting.com). Due on February 22, 2011 via Roadrunner Records, the CD was recorded at Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas with producer Mark Lewis (TRIVI...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: Newcastle Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of Swedish/British modern metallers SONIC SYNDICATE performing on November 30, 2010 at the Academy in Newcastle, England can be viewed below. In a recent interview with Sonic Shocks, SONIC SYNDICATE's British singer Nathan Biggs stated about former co-vocalist Richard Sjunne...

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IN SOLITUDE Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of the Uppsala, Sweden-based metal act IN SOLITUDE. The band entered Nicke Andersson's (THE HELLACOPTERS, ENTOMBED, IMPERIAL STATE ELECTRIC) brand new studio Gutterview Recorders in Stockholm, Sweden with producer Fred Estby (DISMEMBER) on November 15 to...

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FINNTROLL To Tour Australia In March

Finnish folk metallers FINNTROLL will embark on a tour of Australia in March 2011. Support on the trek will come from ale-guzzling Australian warriors CLAIM THE THRONE. The dates are as follows: March 24 - Brisbane, AUS @ The Hifi March 25 - Melbourne, AUS @ Billboard The Venue March 26 - Sydney, AU...