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ICED EARTH Announces New Guitarist

ICED EARTH guitarist/leader Jon Schaffer has posted the following message on the band's web site: "Our new guitar player's name is Troy Seele. Troy did a few solos on the new record and will be touring with us. He's been a friend of mine for about 10 years and is from the Indianapolis (Indy) area. ....

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WINDS OF PLAGUE Announces Summer Tour, Completes New Album

WINDS OF PLAGUE is set to embark on "The American Uprising Tour", a lengthy summer trek that kicks off on June 27, with CATHERINE, BENEATH THE SKY, BORN OF OSIRIS and AT THE THRONE OF JUDGMENT. The group recently completed work on their much-anticipated Century Media debut offering with Daniel Castl...

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DIMMU BORGIR, DEVILDRIVER, CHIMAIRA, ATREYU: ESP Video Interviews Available

ESP Guitars has just added four new videos to its expanding collection of exclusive interviews with their endorsed artists. The latest vids feature Galder and Silenoz from DIMMU BORGIR (video); Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries from CHIMAIRA (video); Jeff Kendrick, Jon Miller, and Mike Spreitzer from DEVI...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Talks 'American Idol'

Dave McGurgan of phillyBurbs.com recently conducted an interview with legendary hard rock rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: phillyBurbs.com: What is your take on "American Idol"? Is it anything at all like the "real" mu...

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DEATHSTARS: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From London Available

Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS came to London recently and Metal Hammer was there to capture the action. The magazine was invited into the "inner sanctum" to chat, drink, smoke and watch the 'STARS as they applied copious amounts of make-up. Watch the footage at this location. As prev...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary Premieres In Washington, New Jersey And New York

The makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" have announced three June screenings of the documentary — Saturday, June 2 at the Seattle True Independent Film Festival, Sunday, June 3 at the Hoboken International Film Festival and Friday, June 22 at the Staten Island Film Festival. "The Los...

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BAY AREA ROCK FEST Organizers Issue Post-Show Wrap-Up

The organizers of the inaugural Bay Area Rock Fest, a two-day progressive rock and metal festival — which took place May 4-5 at The Independent in San Francisco — have issued the following update: "Over 300 people attended the inaugural progressive rock and metal festival at the Independent in San F...

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Gear Talk With ICED EARTH's SCHAFFER: 'I'm A Gear Head But Not A Gear Whore'

With ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer and producer Jim Morris locked up at Morrisound studios in Tampa this week to mix the band's forthcoming album, "Framing Armageddon", IcedEarth.com checked in with Jon before he left for temporary exile in Florida to inquire about what gear he has and will be usi...

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DOKKEN Members Remember DIMEBAG

"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott will be inducted into Hollywood's Rockwalk on May 17. In a recent with Glam-Metal.com, DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken and guitarist Jon Levin spoke about Dimebag's undeniable influence and lasting legacy. Don Dokken: Of course I was shocked when I heard Dime had been killed. I r...

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SCORPIONS: New CD To Feature Guest Appearance By BILLY CORGAN

According to a posting at ScorpsNews.com, SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker revealed in the latest issue of the French magazine Rock Hard that SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan makes an appearance on vocals in the new SCORPIONS song "The Cross", which is included on the band's new CD, "Human...

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ICED EARTH: 'Ten Thousand Strong' Sample Available

A 30-second audio sample of the ICED EARTH song "Ten Thousand Strong" has been posted online at this location (Real Media). The track comes off the group's upcoming EP, "Overture of the Wicked", has due on June 5 via SPV (one day earlier internationally). A video for the song will be filmed a ...

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MONSTROSITY: 'Firestorm' Studio Clip Posted Online

Tampa, Florida-based death metallers MONSTROSITY have posted a studio clip for the song "Firestorm" at YouTube. The track comes off the group's fifth studio release, "Spiritual Apocalypse", which was released in April via Metal Blade Records. Recorded at Morrisound Studios, the disc features vocals...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary To Be Shown At New Haven Underground Film Festival

"Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" — the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — will hit Meriden, CT this Saturday, May 12 as part of the New Haven Underground Film Festival. The movie screens at 5:30 p.m. at the...

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THE NUMBER TWELVE LOOKS LIKE YOU To Release New Song Via Exclusive Hot Topic EP

New Jersey-based progressive metal unit THE NUMBER TWELVE LOOKS LIKE YOU will preview its first album in two years with an EP exclusively available at Hot Topic stores. The EP will include the brand new track "Sleeping With the Fishes, See?" from the band's hotly-anticipated new album "Mongrel". The...

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Guitar Signed By Entire SAVATAGE Band In 1998 Being Auctioned

A Jackson Charvel guitar signed by all members of SAVATAGE in Springfield, VA in September of 1998 on the "Wake of Megellan Tour" is being auctioned on eBay. The group's lineup at the time consisted of Zak Stevens, Jon Oliva, Chris Caffery, Al Pitrelli, Johnny Lee Middleton and Jeff Plate. The aucti...