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ERIC SINGER, ALEX HOLZWARTH To Appear On New AVANTASIA Album

Acclaimed drummers Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER, BLACK SABBATH) and Alex Holzwarth (RHAPSODY OF FIRE, ANGRA, SIEGES EVEN) will both appear on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Tobias: "Eric has played on many tracks [for the upcoming AVANTASIA...

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AUGURY Frontman Interviewed On 'The Metal File'

Vocalist Patrick Loisel of Montreal juggernauts AUGURY was interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show online at this location. Faith Puppeteers, another new song from AUGURY, has been made available for streaming on the band's MySpace page....

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EDGUY Frontman Discusses Forthcoming AVANTASIA Album

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's official web site has been updated with a brand new interview with the singer/songwriter about the forthcoming album from his AVANTASIA project. The question-and-answer session follows below. Q: Tobias, how are things going in the studio? Sammet: I am pretty damn busy,...

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KISS: New Album Rumors

KISS' much-anticipated new album is rumored to be entitled "Sonic Boom". The editor of Guitar Player magazine, who had a chance to preview five songs off the LP last week, wrote on Facebook that this was the title "they had on the studio TV monitors while they were playing the audio files." In addit...

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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER Interviewed On KATU-TV's 'AM Northwest'

KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer was interviewed this past Friday (July 31) on the "AM Northwest" morning show on Portland, Oregon's KATU-TV. Watch the eight-minute interview below. The editor of Guitar Player magazine had a chance to preview five songs off the new KISS album, which is scheduled for rele...

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THE CRYING SPELL, FACELESS Added To LAYNE STALEY Eighth Annual Tribute & Benefit Concert

THE CRYING SPELL and FACELESS have been confirmed for the eighth annual Layne Staley Tribute & Benefit Concert, set to take place on August 22, 2009 at Showbox Market in Seattle Washington. The event will be headlined by a solo acoustic performance by Eddie Kowalczyk, widely known as the lead si...

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FISCHER: I Left CELTIC FROST To Escape From Megalomania, Overblown Egos, And Chronic Negativity

Former CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "In late 2005, on the eve of the release of CELTIC FROST's 'Monotheist' album, Martin Eric Ain [bass] suggested that the three of us in CELTIC FROST should form a limited liab...

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GUITAR PLAYER Magazine Previews New KISS Album

The editor of Guitar Player magazine had a chance to preview five songs off the new KISS album, which is scheduled for release in early October. He writes on the publication's Facebook page, "Paul [Stanley, KISS guitarist/vocalist] sings his ass off. Eric [Singer] plays some amazingly powerful drums...

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: 'Deflorate' Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for "Deflorate", the new album from the Michigan-based melodic death metal band THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, can be viewed below. The CD is scheduled for release on September 15 via Metal Blade Records. The album's first single, "A Selection Unnatural", is now available for streaming e...

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DARKTHRONE's NOCTURNO CULTO Pens Introduction to HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST Illustrated History

Former HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer and Bazillion Points Books have announced that Nocturno Culto of DARKTHRONE has written an introduction to Fischer's upcoming 288-page hardcover book "Only Death Is Real: An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and Early...

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DESTRUCTION Frontman Performs With RAGE At MASTERS OF ROCK; Video Available

DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer joined fellow German metallers RAGE on stage at this year's installment of the Masters Of Rock festival — which was held July 9-12, 2009 in Vizovice, Czech Republic — to perform the song "Prayers Of Steel". Watch video footage of his appearance below (c...

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METALLICA Frontman: 'There's Always Gonna Be Darkness'

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield says in a new video interview posted at DazedDigital.com that the darkness in most of his lyrics over the years comes out of "a combination of things," adding, "A lot of it stems from the traumatic things that happened to me in my childhood, some alienating factors,...

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KISS Performs Unmasked Without PAUL STANLEY; Video Available

According to Kiss On Fire, KISS members Gene Simmons (bass, vocals),Tommy Thayer (guitar) and Eric Singer (drums) played the band's classic song "Deuce" at this year's San Diego Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 25 at the Hard Rock Cafe. This marked the first time KISS (minus guitarist/voca...

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BURNT BY THE SUN: New Song Posted Online

A new BURNT BY THE SUN track entitled "There Will Be Blood" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the New Jersey-based hardcore/metal act's long-awaited new full-length album, "Heart Of Darkness", which is scheduled for release on August 18 in North America and Au...

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KISS Interviewed On Ontario's 'Out There'; Video Available

"Out There" host Melissa DiMarco conducted an interview with KISS backstage just before they performed at Casino Rama in Orillia Ontario, Canada earlier this week. You can watch the chat below. KISS performed at Casino Rama's 5,000-seat Entertainment Centre on July 20 and July 21. KISS is tentativel...