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UK's METAL HAMMER Gets Really 'Metal' For Special-Edition METALLICA Cover

According to Guardian.co.uk, UK magazine Metal Hammer is marking the release of METALLICA's new album, "Death Magnetic", by distributing 4,000 limited-edition copies with covers made from metal. The special-edition cover, emblazoned with the band's logo, will be available through HMV stores costing...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Guitar From '5150' Tour Being Auctioned

One of Eddie Van Halen's main stage guitars from the 1986 VAN HALEN "5150" tour will be auctioned as part of the 100% Vintage Guitar & Collectibles Auction Live at the Arlington Guitar Show in the Arlington Convention Center in Arlington, Texas. The auction will take place at the north bank of c...

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TERROR SYNDROME Joined By ANNIHILATOR Frontman

TERROR SYNDROME, the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based band featuring THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen, has parted ways with vocalist Denton Bramley. According to Ryan, "All four of us came to an agreement that this was the best decision for everyone involved. There are n...

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RUSH: Complete 'Snakes & Arrows Live' DVD Details Revealed

Zoë Vision/Anthem Entertainment will release the "Snakes & Arrows Live" DVD from the legendary rock trio RUSH on November 25. This three-disc DVD set, also available as a Blu-ray Disc, follows the band's Zoë Vision DVD releases "R30" (2005) and "Rush in Rio" (2003). The "Snakes & Arrows Live...

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CANCERSLUG To Enter Studio In October

Long-running Alabama outfit CANCERSLUG will enter Mana Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida in October to begin recording its first official release in the band's 10-year history. Respected producer Brian Elliott will helm the as-yet-untitled album, which will feature appearances by Randy Butman and J...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Says 'The Ritual' Album Was 'Just A Big Compromise'

TESTAMENT members Eric Peterson (guitar) and Chuck Billy (vocals) recently spoke to the UK's Terrorizer magazine (web site) about the accusations that they dampened down their sound in the early '90s in order to reconnect dwindling audiences, who diverted their attentions up north to the growing gru...

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SIEGES EVEN Calls It Quits

German progressive metallers SIEGES EVEN have split up "due to internal differences." No further information is currently available. SIEGES EVEN released its first-ever live album, "Playgrounds", at the end of July via InsideOut Music. The CD contains ten songs from the "A Sense Of Change", "The Art...

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RECIPROCAL To Enter Studio This Weekend

Southern California technical death metallers RECIPROCAL have issued the following update: "Tomorrow we will set foot in Mad Dog Studios to start tracking the RECIPROCAL self-titled album, [to be released] via Unique Leader Records. Samur Khouja will be engineering Mad Dog as well as at his studio,...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Bassist Checks In From Recording Studio

Bassist Alex Webster of the long-running death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE has issued the following update: "Alex from CANNIBAL here checking in from Mana Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida. Paul [Mazurkiewicz] has finished all the drum tracks for our new album, and we think he did an amazing job. Thi...

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FAIRYLAND's New Album To Feature Guest Appearances By MANTICORA, SERENITY Members

Philippe Giordana, keyboardist/backing vocalist for French symphonic metallers FAIRYLAND, has issued the following update: "The final name of [the new FAIRYLAND] album is 'Score To A New Beginning', a name that surely fits the album, the era, and the changes within the band. It is still important to...

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BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE: Fifth 'Dichotomy' Webisode Available

Atlanta, Georgia-based metallers BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE have posted the fifth in a series of webisodes (see below) covering the recording process for their third album, "Dichotomy". This webisode features all the ridiculous ideas for which producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, LAMB OF GOD, D...

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A Conversation With CANNIBAL CORPSE's ALEX WEBSTER

By: Scott Alisoglu CANNIBAL CORPSE is a band of the people; well, the death metal people anyway. Since forming in 1987, the unit has always given the fans what they've wanted — consistently good albums, gore-drenched lyrics, and staggering levels of brutality. The quintet's dedication, work ethic, a...

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LEAVES' EYES Forced To Pull Out Of AMORPHIS/SAMAEL North American Tour

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — has issued the following update: "We are terribly sorry to tell you that our record label has decided to cancel our [previously announced] North American tour [with A...

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BIG NOIZE In Iraq; Interview, Performance Footage Available

Vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),bassist Phil Soussan (OZZY OSBOURNE),guitarist Carlos Cavazo (QUIET RIOT),along with drummer Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO) and keyboardist Alex Bubenheim just came back from Iraq where they performed for U.S. troops. One of the highlig...

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DIO Drummer SIMON WRIGHT Says Trip To Iraq 'Was An Experiance I Will Never Forget'

Legendary rock drummer Simon Wright (DIO, AC/DC, RHINO BUCKET) has issued the following update: "I have just returned from playing five shows for the troops and allied forces in Iraq. They are incredible individuals doing a very difficult job trying to bring stability to that region, they go months...