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FIREBIRD Announces New Bassist

FIREBIRD — the British power trio led by CARCASS/ex-NAPALM DEATH guitarist Bill Steer — has officially recruited Greyum May (formerly of THE BLACK HAND and OZRIC TENTACLES) as its new bassist. The band states, "He's already got a handful of shows with us under his belt — and we eagerly await our upc...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: 'At The Edge Of Time' Artwork Unveiled

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN will release their new album, "At The Edge Of Time", late summer via Nuclear Blast Records. A single, "A Voice In The Dark", will precede the full-length CD on June 25. "At The Edge Of Time" track listing: 01. Sacred Worlds (9:17) 02. Tanelorn (5:58) 03. Road Of...

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DEW-SCENTED: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

German thrashers DEW-SCENTED will release their new album, "Invocation", on May 24 in Europe via Metal Blade Records and May 25 in North America through Prosthetic Records. The entire CD is available for streaming at this location for a full week up until the U.K. release date of May 24. The album a...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: New Album Track Listing Revealed

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN will release their new album, "At The Edge Of Time", late summer via Nuclear Blast Records. A single, "A Voice In The Dark", will precede the full-length CD on June 25. "At The Edge Of Time" track listing: 01. Sacred Worlds (9:17) 02. Tanelorn (5:58) 03. Road Of...

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LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH: New Song Available For Streaming

Los Angeles underground black metal act LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH will release its Metal Blade debut, "The Extra Dimensional Wound", on May 25. The CD was recorded in Corona, California at Trench Studios with Roska from the band producing and John Haddad handling engineering duties, and was mixed an...

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AEON: Another New Song Posted Online

Swedish death metallers AEON will release their third album, "Path Of Fire", on May 25 (one day earlier internationally) via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded in September 2009 at Empire Studio in Östersund, Sweden and was mixed the following month at Mana Recording Studios in St, Petersburg,...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION: New Audio Interview Available

On May 15, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Josh Elmore and drummer Dave McGraw of San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION when the band played the Fox Theatre in Pomona, California as part of California Metalfest IV. You can now listen to the c...

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Ex-TWISTED SISTER Drummer JOE MARKOWSKI Dead At 57

According to Modern Drummer, drummer Joe Markowski (a.k.a. "Fast" Joey Brighton) died on April 14. He was 57 years old. Markowski was well known in the New York area as a drum teacher in the '70s, working out of VANILLA FUDGE drummer Carmine Appice's Oceanside drum studio. Top drummers — including B...

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RAVEN Frontman Interviewed On 'Metalkast'

Vocalist/bassist John Gallagher of the veteran British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN was recently interviewed by Metalkast's Paul "The Rög" Rogne and Chris "Snakeskin" Townsend. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. RAVEN will play a very limited number of North Ame...

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TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED: Another New Song Available For Streaming

"Hollow Prophecy", a brand new song from the British death/grind band TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED, is available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED's third album, "Degenerate", which is scheduled for a May 24 European release via Metal Blade Records (Rising...

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BLEEDING THROUGH Frontman Talks About His Top Five Concerts Of All Time

Vocalist Brandan Schieppati of Orange County, California's BLEEDING THROUGH recently talked to U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine about his five top concerts of all time. Watch the three-minute clip below. The new self-titled album from BLEEDING THROUGH sold around 3,700 copies in the United States in its fir...

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RETURN TO EARTH: 'Automata' Release Date Announced

New Jersey-based aggressive hard rock outfit RETURN TO EARTH, featuring the talents of Ron Scalzo, Brett Aveni, and Chris Pennie (COHEED & CAMBRIA, ex-THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN),will release its sophomore album, "Automata", on August 17 via Metal Blade Records. Drums and vocals for "Automata" w...

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AS I LAY DYING Frontman Talks 'The Powerless Rise', New Rules Of Music Business

Inside Heavy recently conducted an interview with vocalist Tim Lambesis of San Diego, California metallers AS I LAY DYING. Tim talks about the production of the band's new album, "The Powerless Rise"; his home studio; the new rules of the music business, including his thoughts about creating his own...

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OSI Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

OSI (OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INFLUENCE),the hard rock duo formed by Jim Matheos (FATES WARNING) and Kevin Moore (CHROMA KEY, DREAM THEATER),has inked a deal with Metal Blade Records. The band is currently working on its fourth album for a late 2010 release. Launched in 2003, OSI has established a stro...

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AS I LAY DYING's 'The Powerless Rise' Projected To Sell 35K-40K First Week

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, "The Powerless Rise", the new album from San Diego, California metallers AS I LAY DYING, is on track (based on one-day sales reports) to sell between 35,000 and 40,000 copies in the United States in its first we...