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SUFFOCATION, SUICIDE SILENCE, THE FACELESS, VOIVOD Confirmed For SUMMER BREEZE Festival

SUFFOCATION, SUICIDE SILENCE, THE FACELESS and VOIVOD have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BEFORE THE...

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MEGAROCK All-Star Heavy Metal Cover Band To Perform At 'Long Live Rock' Benefit

MEGAROCK — a brand new heavy metal cover band featuring vocalist Walter Figueroa (ATTACKER, SEVERED HAND),guitarists Jack Frost (SAVATAGE, SEVEN WITCHES, BRONX CASKET COMPANY) and "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, SEBASTIAN BACH, PAINMUSEUM),bassist Mike LePond (SYMPHONY X),and drummer Taz Marazz...

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CANCERSLUG: 'Tales Of A Butcher' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Tales of a Butcher", the new album from long-running Alabama outfit CANCERSLUG, can be found on the Ravenous Media web site. Due "very soon" through Drink Blood Records, the 28-song CD was recorded at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida with respected producer Br...

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RIOT Guitarist Issues Update On Singer MIKE TIRELLI's Battle With Stomach Cancer

Mike Tirelli has been an integral part of the music scene for over 20 years both as a singer and songwriter. His talent and perseverance brought him worldwide recognition performing with such bands as BURNING STARR, RIOT, MESSIAH'S KISS, HOLY MOTHER, LASTLIX and ZILLION, to name just a few. In the f...

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LIFE OF AGONY, DAATH, NECROPHAGIST Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

DAATH, NECROPHAGIST and LIFE OF AGONY have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH TH...

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ALAN TECCHIO: New Audio and Video Interviews Posted Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features an interview host Mark Strigl conducted with vocalist Alan Tecchio (SEVEN WITCHES, HADES, NON-FICTION). The podcast can be downloaded at this location. In addition, a video portion of Mark Strigl's interview with Alan Tecchio containing exclusive conten...

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Former KISS, AC/DC Members Jam At NAMM; Video Available

Video footage of an all-star Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp band featuring former members of KISS, AC/DC and WINGER performing THE ROLLING STONES classic "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Conven...

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GUNS N' ROSES, SYMPHONY X, HALFORD Members To Perform At 'Long Live Rock'

On January 30 and 31, Dexter's Entertainment Complex in Riverdale, New Jersey will present "Long Live Rock", a two-night musical spectacular boasting an all-star team-up of tri-state talent. A great way to kick off the Superbowl weekend, "Long Live Rock" will feature performances and appearances by...

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RIOT: Rare Demo Tracks Posted Online

RIOT mainman/guitarist Mark Reale has issued the following update: "As you may have heard by now, RIOT is gearing up for the '20th Anniversary Thundersteel Reunion'. It's been almost two decades since I last played with Tony Moore, Don Van Stavern, Bobby Jarzombek, and Mike Flyntz and we are really...

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WARNING Split Explained

British doom legends WARNING have split up after 15 years of existence and two albums. The band's sole remaining original member, Patrick Walker, commented: "The decision to discontinue WARNING has been both a pain and a purgation to me. For the past two years or so, WARNING has been a considerably...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS On CBC's 'The Hour': Uncut Interview Posted Online

Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin of the SMASHING PUMPKINS were interviewed in early November by George Stroumboulopoulos of CBC's "The Hour". The discussion, which aired earlier this month, is available for viewing in its entirety at this location. "If All Goes Wrong", the double DVD commemorative...

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ALTER BRIDGE Singer Says Jamming With LED ZEPPELIN Members Was 'Surreal'

Vocalist Myles Kennedy of ALTER BRIDGE has confirmed that he played several tracks with the instrumental members of LED ZEPPELIN as part of an audition process for a proposed world tour. Although names such as Jack White, Chris Cornell, Dave Grohl, and Steven Tyler had surfaced as possible vocalists...

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JOHN 'J.D.' DESERVIO's CYCLE OF PAIN Added To BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Shows

CYCLE OF PAIN, the new project featuring BLACK LABEL SOCIETY bassist John "J.D." DeServio, has scheduled the following dates: Feb. 13 - The Centro - South Amboy, New Jersey Feb. 19 - JB McGinnes - New Castle, Delaware Feb. 21 - L'Aamour - Staten Island, New York With BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: Apr. 21 - W...

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JACK FROST Says Singer ALAN TECCHIO Is 'Taking A Leave Of Absence' From SEVEN WITCHES

In response to the confusion caused by the recent announcement that HELSTAR frontman James Rivera has rejoined SEVEN WITCHES for the recording of the band's next studio album and subsequent live shows, SEVEN WITCHES guitarist Jack Frost has released the following statement: "Alan [Tecchio; who sang...

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P.O.D. Bassist Interviewed At NAMM; Video Available

Starr Ackerman of IK Multimedia caught up with bassist Traa Daniels of spiritual rockers P.O.D. at the 2009 winter NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 15-18, 2009 in Anaheim, California. Watch the seven-minute chat below. P.O.D. sold 34,000 copies of its new a...