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NEVERMORE Guitarist To Guest On New SINGLE BULLET THEORY Album

NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis has contributed a guest solo to the track "Auctioneer Of Souls" from SINGLE BULLET THEORY's forthcoming album, "IV", which will be released later this year via Eclipse Records. According to a press release, "Auctioneer Of Souls" is "a blistering instrumental that will...

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HOUR OF PENANCE Signs With PROSTHETIC RECORDS

Italian death metallers HOUR OF PENANCE have inked a deal with Prosthetic Records. The band commented, "This is a very important opportunity for HOUR OF PENANCE and a big reward for almost 10 years of activity of this band. "We're very proud to be part of the Prosthetic Records family and we're eage...

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EXES FOR EYES Signs With YEAR OF THE SUN RECORDS

EXES FOR EYES, the new project featuring vocalist "Big" James Arsenian from ENDAST and Dave Sheldon, former bassist of ANNIHILATOR and MAN WITH TARGET, has inked a deal with Year Of The Sun Records for the release of its upcoming debut album, "The Amsler Grid". A spring release is expected. "We've b...

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OUTCAST: 'Awaken The Reason' Teaser Available

A one-minute teaser for "Awaken The Reason", the forthcoming third album from the Paris, France-based death/thrash metal band OUTCAST, can be viewed below. Due later this year , the CD was mixed at Split Second Sound studio in Amsterdam, Holland with Jochem Jacobs (TEXTURES) and was mastered by Alan...

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VISION OF DISORDER Frontman Interviewed By HORNS UP ROCKS (Video)

Horns Up Rocks conducted an interview with vocalist Tim Williams of reactivated Long Island, New York hardcore/metallers VISION OF DISORDER after the band's December 16, 2010 performance at the Best Buy Theater (formerly Nokia Theater) in New York City with LIFE OF AGONY and BIOHAZARD. Watch the cha...

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AXXIS To Release '20 Years Of Axxis' DVD

German metallers AXXIS have set "20 Years Of Axxis" as the title of their first-ever DVD, due in early 2011. The footage for the disc was filmed at the band's December 13, 2009 20th-anniversary show at Zeche in Bochum, Germany and it will feature 33 songs spanning AXXIS's entire career. Also include...

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PRIMAL FEAR's RANDY BLACK Schedules Canadian Drum Clinics

PRIMAL FEAR drummer Randy Black has scheduled the following Canadian drum clinics: Jan. 05 - Axe Music - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Jan. 09 - Long & McQuade - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Jan. 11 - Axe Music - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Randy Black recently released an instructional DVD, "Ra...

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Drummer ALEX LANDENBURG: STRATOVARIUS Fans 'Accepted Me With Open Arms'

Alex Landenburg (AT VANCE, ANNIHILATOR, MEKONG DELTA),who just completed a European tour as the stand-in drummer for STRATOVARIUS after the band's regular drummer, Jörg Michael, was diagnosed with cancer and had his entire thyroid removed, has issued the following update: "I'd like to take the oppo...

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JUNGLE ROT Recruits New Drummer

Wisconsin death metallers JUNGLE ROT have recruited 21-year-old Newark, Delaware native Jesse Beahler (HER VIRGIN WOMB, NIGHTFIRE) as their new drummer. JUNGLE ROT parted ways with drummer Eric House in July after House "found himself in a personal crisis that demanded his utmost attention. JUNGLE R...

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STRATOVARIUS' Cancer-Stricken Drummer: 'Let's Get Alive And Kicking Once Again'

STRATOVARIUS' German drummer Jörg Michael, who was was recently diagnosed with cancer and had his entire thyroid removed, has issued the following update: "I hope this message finds everybody well and everybody is in an easy-peasy Christmas mood already. "The first leg of the European tour with HELL...

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OVIF: Five Songs Ready For Next Album

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based thrash metal band OVIF, which features former members of MELODYACT, has composed five songs for its sophomore album. The group states, "We're very happy about the results so far considering we only started writing the new material last August. We can wait to release it...

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JUDAS PRIEST's K.K. DOWNING Talks About 20th Anniversary Of 'Painkiller'

The webmaster of JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing's official web site recently conducted an interview with Downing about the 20th anniversary of PRIEST's classsic "Painkiller" album. The question-and-answer session follows below. Q: Your album "Painkiller" just passed the 20-year mark. Let's go b...

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ANNIHILATOR: Pro-Shot Footage From European Tour

Professionally filmed video footage of Canadian thrash metal veterans ANNIHILATOR performing the song "Ultramotion" during the band's recently completed European tour can be viewed below. ANNIHILATOR recently signed with Steve Strange of the U.K.-based booking agency X-Ray Touring. Steve (who also h...

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Former ANNIHILATOR Touring Drummer Dies Of Cancer

Guitarist/mainman Jeff Waters of Canadian metal veterans ANNIHILATOR has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "A few weeks ago (while I was touring in Europe),I got word that we lost a former member of ANNIHILATOR's touring lineup, Dave Machander. He passed away from cancer...

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HEAVENWOOD Signs With LISTENABLE RECORDS

Portuguese dark-rock/metal band HEAVENWOOD has inked a worldwide, multi-album deal with Listenable Records. The band is currently mixing its fourth album, entitled "Abyss Masterpiece", with German producer Kristian "Kohle" Kohlmannslehner (CREMATORY, AGATHODAIMON, BENIGHTED) at Kohlekeller Studios i...