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Former HELLOWEEN, LION'S SHARE, EDEN'S CURSE Members Join Forces In TAINTED NATION

U.K. modern hard rock band TAINTED NATION has signed a worldwide management deal with Germany's Rock N Growl Management. TAINTED NATION is: * Pete Newdeck (EDEN'S CURSE, GRIM REAPER, KILLERS, STEVE GRIMMETT) - Vocals * Pontus Egberg (THE POODLES, LION'S SHARE, ZAN CLAN) - Bass * Ian Nash (STEVE GRIM...

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DISTURBED Bassist Says His Bandmates Support His Decision To Join ADRENALINE MOB

Chuck Armstrong of Free Gotham conducted an interview with Mike Portnoy (drums) and John Moyer (bass) of ADRENALINE MOB before the band's March 12 concert at the Hiro Ballroom in New York City. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. When asked about the status of his main ...

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DISTURBED Bassist Performs With ADRENALINE MOB For First Time; Video Available

The new lineup of ADRENALINE MOB — the band featuring featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD),SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen, guitar virtuoso Mike Orlando (SONIC STOMP) and DISTURBED bassist John Moyer — made its live debut last night (Monday, March 12) at The Hiro Ball...

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SHINEDOWN Performs Acoustically For Minneapolis' 93X; Video Footage, Photos Available

SHINEDOWN took part in a private acoustic performance last week for the Minneapolis, Minnesota radio station 93X as part of a promotional tour in support of their fourth studio album, "Amaryllis". An edited four-minute video clip featuring footage from the event can be seen below. Photos are availab...

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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Bassist To Release TRIOSCAPES Debut

TRIOSCAPES, the new project featuring bassist Dan Briggs (BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME),will release its debut album, "Separate Realities", on May 8 (one day earlier internationally) via Metal Blade Records. TRIOSCAPES started in the summer of 2011 when bassist Briggs contacted Walter Fancourt (tenor...

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SHOK PARIS: Video Footage Of UP THE HAMMERS VII Festival Performance

Fan-filmed video footage of SHOK PARIS' March 2, 2012 headlining performance at this year's edition of the Up The Hammers VII festival at the An Club in Athens, Greece can be seen below. This was SHOK PARIS' first-ever live appearance in Greece. "I would like to take the time to thank all of our fan...

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PRIMITIVE GRAVEN IMAGE Completes Work On Third Album

U.K. black metallers PRIMITIVE GRAVEN IMAGE have completed work on their third album with producer Russ Russell (NAPALM DEATH, DIMMU BORGIR). The as-yet-untitled CD will be released before the summer through Voiceprint Records' Envenomation imprint. Commented the band: "Following the now-tried-and-t...

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ADRENALINE MOB Guitarist: 'We're Having A Blast Playing Together'

Elliot Levin of the NY Hard Rock Music Examiner recently conducted an interview with ADRENALINE MOB guitarist Mike Orlando. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Examiner: Rich Ward [FOZZY, STUCK MOJO] was in the band at one point. How does going from two guitars to one change things? Mik...

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SHINEDOWN: 'Unity' Video Released

SHINEDOWN video for the song "Unity" can be seen below. The track comes off the band's fourth studio album, "Amaryllis", which comes out on March 27 and follows up the band's biggest success yet, 2008's "The Sound Of Madness". "Amaryllis" sees SHINEDOWN joining forces once more with multiple Grammy...

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RUSH To Receive 'Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award' At 'Revolver Golden Gods'

New honorees, presenters, performers and special guests have been announced for the fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods, presented by Epiphone, America's only hard-rock and heavy-metal award show. The event will take place Wednesday, April 11, at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles and is almost sold...

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MEGADETH Performs Cover Of MOTÖRHEAD's 'No Class' In Austin; Video Available

MEGADETH performed a cover version of the MOTÖRHEAD classic "No Class" at the closing show of this year's Gigantour on March 3 in Austin, Texas. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. MOTÖRHEAD was forced to miss the last four shows of Gigantour after the band's founder, bass...

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VINNY APPICE Talks About TONY IOMMI's Cancer Battle (Video)

Artisan News caught up with former BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN & HELL and current KILL DEVIL HILL drummer Vinny Appice in January at the first-ever Rock & Roll Roast at The Grove in Anaheim, California and asked him about the reunion of SABBATH's original lineup and guitarist Tony Iommi's can...

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ELUVEITIE: New Audio Interview With CHRISTIAN 'CHRIGEL' GLANZMANN

Spain's GoetiaMetal.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Christian "Chrigel" Glanzmann of Swiss folk metallers ELUVEITIE. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. ELUVEITIE's new album, "Helvetios", sold 4,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Talks To ALEX JONES About Life On The Road, Politics, Spirituality

Earlier this month, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine sat down with noted right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for a face-to-face interview for Infowars.com. A two-minute promotional clip for the chat, which will be posted online in its entirety on March 15, can be seen below. Gigantour — the crit...

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NAPALM DEATH Bassist Sounds Off On Illegal Music Downloading, Band's Early Years

Thiago Sarkis of Brazil's Roadie Crew magazine recently conducted an interview with bassist Shane Embury of British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH. Several excerpts from the chat follow below. On the metal and punk roots of NAPALM DEATH: Shane: "Well, this lineup of the band has been together since...