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DEFIANCE Completes Work On New Album

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE have issued the following update: "The new DEFIANCE album titled 'The Prophecy' has been completed! The mixing and mastering of the first new music from DEFIANCE in over 15 years was completed a few weeks ago and has been sent to Candlelight Records fo...

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW Begins Writing New Material

Finnish melodic death metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW has issued the following update: "We have been rehearsing with our new guitarist, Mika Lammassaari, for two and a half months now and things are going very smoothly. We still have no official live show dates (as most of Finland is having its s...

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MUDVAYNE On 'Rockline'; Audio Available

MUDVAYNE were the featured guests on this past Monday's (July 20) edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn. The program is now available for streaming at this location. MUDVAYNE's fourth studio album, "The New Game", has sold 209,000 copies in the United States...

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KATATONIA: New Album Title, Release Date Announced

Sweden's KATATONIA has set "Night Is the New Day" as the title of its long-awaited new album, due in Europe on October 19 and in the U.S. on October 27 via Peaceville Records. 13 tracks were reportedly laid down for the follow-up to 2006's "The Great Cold Distance" (out of which 11-12 songs will mak...

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EYES SET TO KILL's ALEXIA And ANISSA Interviewed On 'The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show'

EYES SET TO KILL's Alexia and Anissa Rodriguez were interviewed by Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" on June 19, 2009 at the Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California. Watch the nine-minute chat below. "The World Outside", the sophomore album from EYES SET TO KILL, sold 2,400 copies...

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TENET: Another Song Posted Online

A new TENET track entitled "Crown Of Thorns" has been made available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the group's debut album, "Sovereign", which was released in Europe on July 20 via Century Media Records (the CD will be issued in North America on August 11. TENET, origi...

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ACE FREHLEY Jams With NICKELBACK In New Jersey

Kevin Alba from MetalAsylum.net has submitted the following report to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "I just got in from the NICKELBACK, HINDER, PAPA ROACH, and SAVING ABEL show [on July 21, 2009] at the PNC Bank Art Center in Holmdel, NJ. About halfway through NICKELBACK's set, lead singer Chad Kroeger announce...

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OVER THE RAINBOW's BLACKMORE Is 'Very Happy' With Crowd Response To New Band

Michael Lello of Northeastern Pennsylvania's The Weekender recently conducted an interview with OVER THE RAINBOW guitarist Jürgen "J.R." Blackmore (son of RAINBOW/DEEP PURPLE guitar legend Ritchie Blackmore). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On how RAINBOW fans are reacting to OVER T...

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RATT Frontman On Forthcoming CD: 'It's Exactly What Everybody's Going To Want But A Lot More'

Ryan E. Smith of ToledoBlade.com recently conducted an interview with RATT singer Stephen Pearcy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ToledoBlade.com: RATT has a new album coming out ... Is there going to be any kind of different sound or anything that you think fans will notice? Pearcy...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Says 'Nostradamus' Was 'A Complex, Mammoth Project'

Chad Bowar of About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton. A few excerpts from the chat follow: About Heavy Metal: What was the approach in putting together the tracks for "A Touch Of Evil Live"? Glenn Tipton: We wanted to release tracks that hadn't bee...

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EYES SET TO KILL: New Audio Interview Available

Patrick of Full Metal Rock recently conducted an interview with EYES SET TO KILL's Brandon Anderson (lead vocals, screaming, keys, synth, piano, guitar, programming). The chat is now available for streaming at this location. "The World Outside", the sophomore album from EYES SET TO KILL, sold 2,400...

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KATATONIA: Spanish Dates Announced

Sweden's KATATONIA has scheduled two Spanish dates in September: Sep. 11 - Razzmatazz 2, Barcelona, Spain Sep. 12 - Fiestas de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain KATATONIA recently entered the studio to begin recording its eighth album for a late October release via Peaceville Records. 13 tracks are being l...

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Y&T's One-Armed Drummer

In a strange coincidence, three American rock drummers sustained injuries while on separate tours during Europe's summer festival season: Chad Smith (CHICKENFOOT),Tommy Aldridge (THIN LIZZY),and Mike Vanderhule (Y&T). CHICKENFOOT and THIN LIZZY cancelled their shows, but Vanderhule insisted on...

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OVER THE RAINBOW: Quality Allentown Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of OVER THE RAINBOW performing the RAINBOW classic "Street of Dreams" on July 10, 2009 at the Crocodile Rock Cafe in Allentown, Pennsylvania can be viewed below (courtesy of "Trouble9177"). OVER THE RAINBOW is: Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW 1980-1984) - Vocals Bobby Rondinelli (R...

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GODHEAD: 'The Early Years' Available Digitally

A collection of early GODHEAD material, aptly titled "The Early Years", has been made available digitally via iTunes, Amazon MP3, Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic and other digital music providers. GODHEAD started in Washington, D.C. in 1994, and not long after was signed to a German record label. They rel...