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SLIPKNOT Guitarist THOMSON Comments On MALEVOLENT CREATION Guest Appearance

SLIPKNOT guitarist Mick Thomson has commented on his guest appearance on the song "Deliver My Enemy" on the new MALEVOLENT CREATION album, "Doomsday X". Due in the U.S. on July 17 via Nuclear Blast Records and in Europe on August 24 via Massacre Records, the CD was recorded and engineered at Mercury...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION: New Song Posted Online

A brand new MALEVOLENT CREATION track, entitled "Deliver My Enemy", has been posted on the MySpace page of the group's drummer, Dave Culross. The song comes off the veteran Florida-based extreme metallers' new album, "Doomsday X", due in the U.S. on July 17 via Nuclear Blast Records and in Europe on...

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JORN LANDE To Perform With JON LORD At Norway's HELL Music Festival

According to The Highway Star, Norwegian singer Jorn Lande (ex-MASTERPLAN) will join ex-DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord onstage at the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway next Sunday, July 1. A gifted vocalist with numerous projects in his own right, Jorn Lande was previously linked to the PURPL...

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ICED EARTH: 'Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part I)' Artwork Revealed

ICED EARTH mainman/guitarist Jon Schaffer has issued the following update: "I hope at this point you've had a chance to absorb the single/EP 'Overture Of The Wicked', and are enjoying it. So far the reaction has been overwhelming. We've charted in several countries around the world, which is quite u...

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JON OLIVA To Play Special 'One-Man Acoustic Show' At PROGPOWER USA VIII

The organizers of the ProgPower USA VIII festival, which is scheduled for October 5-6 at Atlanta's Center Stage, have announced the details of a special "mystery" show, to be held Wednesday night (October 3) in Vinyl's (a.k.a. the Vendor's Room) with karaoke to follow afterwards. Commented promoter...

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BEHEMOTH: Too Dangerous For Poland?

Chris Harris and Jon Wiederhorn of MTV.com report: This week, a Polish anti-sect organization dubbed "The All-Polish Committee for Defense Against Sects" released a list of artists it claims "promote Satanism" or "encourage murder and animal sacrifice" with their music. The group plans to distribute...

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DON DOKKEN, NEVERMORE's STEVE SMYTH Confirmed For ULI JON ROTH's SKY ACADEMY

Don Dokken and NEVERMORE/ex-TESTAMENT guitarist Steve Smyth have been confirmed as guests at this year's Uli Jon Roth Sky Academy seminar and concerts. Set to take place August 22-26 at Musician's Institute in Los Angeles, the concept of Sky Academy was conceived by Uli. He wanted a medium to teach...

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MONSTERWORKS: 'Spacial Operations' Album Available For Free Download

London, England-based band MONSTERWORKS has made its new album, "Spacial Operations", available for free download at www.supermetal.net. The "metal space adventure" concept album explores a vast cinematic storyline that is detailed on the web site. The free download requires no sign-up or elaborate...

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SOULFLY, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Members Talk About 'Higher Voltage' CD

Fifteen of rock's hottest bands have contributed cover versions of classic songs for the second instalment of Kerrang! magazine's free "High Voltage" CDs (free with this week's Kerrang! magazine). Below, all of the bands who contributed to this project talk about what tracks they chose to cover and...

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Former CRIMSON GLORY Singer MIDNIGHT Covers STONE SOUR; Audio Available

Former CRIMSON GLORY singer/songwriter Midnight has posted his cover version of STONE SOUR's "Through Glass" at this location (the track is available for streaming and download). As previously reported, Midnight recently resurfaced with a new band and is currently putting the finishing touches on hi...

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EDEN'S CURSE Signs European Deal With AFM RECORDS

EDEN'S CURSE, the new hard rock band featuring vocalist Michael Eden, keyboardist Ferdy Doernberg (AXEL RUDI PELL, ULI JON ROTH, ROUGH SILK),drummer Pete Newdeck (STEVE GRIMMETT BAND, PAUL DIANNO'S KILLERS, THE SHOCK),guitarist Thorsten Koehne (CODE OF PERFECTION, DEMON DRIVE) and bassist/songwrit...

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SOULFLY, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, DARKEST HOUR Featured On 'Higher Voltage' CD

Fifteen of rock's hottest bands have contributed cover versions of classic songs to the second instalment of Kerrang! magazine's free "High Voltage" CDs. "Higher Voltage" — which includes exclusive recordings by LOSTPROPHETS, AIDEN, FIGHTSTAR and MADINA LAKE and rare covers by FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND a...

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DIECAST Vocalist Discusses Lineup Changes, SEVENDUST Tour

In a recent interview conducted by Greg Maki of Live-Metal.net, DIECAST vocalist Paul Stoddard discussed the band's many lineup changes over the years, the band's recent tour with SEVENDUST and more. Excerpts follow. Live-Metal.net: Over the years, DIECAST has had a bunch of lineup changes. What eff...

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SADUS Bassist Issues 'End-Of-Tour' Report

SADUS bassist Steve DiGiorgio (ex-TESTAMENT, SEBASTIAN BACH, DRAGONLORD, DEATH) has posted the following end-of-tour report on his message board:: "Some of our best shows, ever. "Started back in March in a couple SoCal spots. Almost lost a tire off the trailer on the way to Riverside, but pulled off...

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ICED EARTH: JON SCHAFFER Audio Interview Posted Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features and interview host Mark Strigl and special guest Rich Catino of MetalAsylum.net conducted with Jon Schaffer of ICED EARTH. Topics include the "Framing Armageddon" album, the current ICED EARTH lineup, touring, a possible live DVD, Larry Grohmann's ampli...