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HELMET's PAGE HAMILTON Releases Instructional DVD

Hal Leonard, the world's largest print music publisher, has just released a new instructional guitar DVD from renowned HELMET guitarist Page Hamilton. Hamilton provides detailed demos of his approach to: chords — understanding and building non-traditional sonic shapes; scales — applying unusual scal...

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DRAGONFORCE Announces U.K. Headlining Tour

British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE will embark on a mammoth U.K. tour this November/December. The band says, "Grab your tin helmet and prepare for the invasion — the mighty DRAGONFORCE will be bringing a full-scale production to a town near you for their military-themed 'Hearts N' Minds' tour!...

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OPIATE FOR THE MASSES Calls It Quits

Los Angeles industrial rock act OPIATE FOR THE MASSES has officially disbanded. Bassist Anna Kjellberg (ex-DRAIN STH) states, "After the FILTER tour last year, we decided to go separate ways. We chose to not announce the breakup in case there was a chance of getting it back together again. That won'...

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THE CULT/Ex-ROB ZOMBIE Drummer JOHN TEMPESTA Schedules Clinics

Drummer John Tempesta (THE CULT, ROB ZOMBIE, WHITE ZOMBIE, EXODUS, TESTAMENT) has scheduled the following clinics while on the road with THE CULT: July 13 - Dave Phillips Music - Allentown, PA July 14 - Sam Ash - Springfield, NJ July 16 - Alto Music - Middletown, NY July 17 - Long Island Drum Center...

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Carver City

It's tempting to put in for hazard pay on this one. After all, if it gets too much praise from these quarters, the inevitable crew of metal-up-your-own-ass onionheads will wail and gnash their teeth that it's only because CKY is now a Roadrunner band. And if a discouraging word gets said about "Carv...

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HELMET To Debut New Material On Upcoming Mini-Tour

HELMET will play a few special dates in May which will include some brand new material. The details are as follows: May 14 - Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar May 15 - Redondo Beach, CA - Sainte Rocke May 16 - Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Founded in 1989 by ...

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KORN Sticks To Basics At Tour Opener

According to The Pulse of Radio, KORN kicked off their first tour in more than a year on Saturday night (April 25) in Tucson, Arizona on what RollingStone.com described as a "nearly bare" stage with stripped-down production. The 14-song, 70-minute set focused heavily on singles and fan favorites, al...

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MISERY SIGNALS Drummer Interviewed; Video Available

The-Pit.de recently conducted an interview with drummer Branden Morgan of Milwaukee, Wisconsin's metalcore act MISERY SIGNALS. Watch the chat at this location. "Controller", the third full-length album from MISERY SIGNALS, sold around 2,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release, a...

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JOHN TEMPESTA Schedules European Drum Clinics

Powerhouse drummer John Tempesta (THE CULT, TESTAMENT, EXODUS, ROB ZOMBIE) has scheduled the following European drum clinics: April 15 - Hit it Drums & Percussion - Roden (NL) April 16 - Lemca Music - Brussels, Belgium April 17 - Lenzotti Strumenti Musicali - c/o Teatro La Tenda - Modena, Italy...

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UNEARTH Frontman Interviewed At EPIPHONE REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS

Vocalist Trevor Phipps of New England metallers UNEARTH was interviewed by Metal Injection on the "black carpet" of last Tuesday night's (April 7) Epiphone Revolver Golden Gods Awards at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. Watch the chat below. UNEARTH is currently gearing up for its tour with TESTA...

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UNEARTH Pulls Out Of Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

New England metallers UNEARTH have cancelled their appearance at this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. No reason was given for the cancellation. UNEARTH is currently gearing up for its tour with TESTAMENT, which kicks off...

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EXTREMA: New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By HELMET Mainman

Veteran Italian metal band EXTREMA has set a May 8 release date for its new, long-awaited studio album, "Pound For Pound", on Scarlet Records. Following the group's 2005 effort "Set The World On Fire", the new CD sees EXTREMA going back to its thrash metal roots, displayed in 13 powerful tracks whic...

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ARMED FOR APOCALYPSE: New Song Posted Online

Chico, California-based exteme metallers ARMED FOR APOCALYPSE have posted a new song, "We Fell From the Bottom", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the band's recently completed debut album, "Defeat", which was mixed by Eric Stenman (DEFTONES, FAR, SAVES THE DAY) and is scheduled for release...

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EXODUS Bassist Offering Video Lessons

The PlayThisRiff.com web site, which charges $9.99 for a monthly membership, has announced that it now features bass lesson videos from bassist Jack Gibson of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans EXODUS. Learn how to play the songs "A Lesson in Violence", "Bonded by Blood" and "Deathamphetamine". A...

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UNEARTH Comments On Upcoming North American Tour With TESTAMENT

New England metal giants UNEARTH are currently gearing up for their upcoming tour with TESTAMENT, which kicks off on May 2 in Seattle. The band is touring to support their critically acclaimed album, "The March", which hit streets on October 14, 2008 and debuted at No. 45 on The Billboard 200. Revol...