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DEAD SHAPE FIGURE: New Song Posted Online

Finnish thrashers DEAD SHAPE FIGURE have posted a new track entitled "Felix Culpa" on their MySpace page. According to the band, "[this is] the first song we composed with our drummer Mohkis when he came back last year. It's kind of a 'traditional' thrashy DEAD SHAPE FIGURE song but with a little bi...

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CANDLEMASS At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of legendary doomsters CANDLEMASS performing the song "Samarithan" at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England, can be viewed below (clip uploaded by Dave Ingham a.k.a. YouTube user "triptykon"). Accord...

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OPETH Frontman On 'The Single Most Embarrassing Show We've Done With This Lineup So Far'

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has issued the following update: "Trainwreck! "Yes, what that headline means is basically 'code' for fucking up during a show, which is what happened to us yesterday at the Summer Breeze festival [in Dinkelsbühl, Germany]. "I...

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HALFORD: 'We Still Have All The Passion, Energy And Drive As We Did Three Decades Ago'

Arielle Castillo of the Miami New Times recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Miami New Times: When you decided to [play "British Steel" in its entirety on the current tour], did you worry that playing one album in or...

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ALL THAT REMAINS, LACUNA COIL To Team Up For 'HardDrive Live' Tour

ALL THAT REMAINS, LACUNA COIL and MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER will join forces for this year's "HardDrive Live" tour, which will kick off on September 22. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 22 - Albany, NY - Northern Lights Sep. 23 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza Sep. 25 - Philadelphia, PA ...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION have parted ways with bassist Troy Oftedal due to "musical and personal differences." The band states, "There is no bad blood and we wish him the best of luck. Filling in on upcoming tours will be our friend Rahsaan Davis. You may have seen him on our...

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SHADOWS FALL To Tour Europe With FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH

Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL will team up with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH for a European tour in November. Confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 11 - Cologne, GER - Live Music Hall Nov. 12 - Berlin, GER - Columbia Club Nov. 13 - Aarhus, NET - TBD Nov. 14 - Stockholm, SWE - Klubben Nov. ...

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EXTREME: Boston Show Filmed For Forthcoming DVD

Fan-filmed video footage of reunited Massachusetts hard rockers EXTREME performing a cover of VAN HALEN's "Mean Street" on August 8, 2009 at the House of Blues in Boston can be viewed below. The entire concert was professionally filmed for a DVD which is tentatively due before the end of the year. "...

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LILLIAN AXE Schedules In-Store Appearances

Louisiana-based rockers LILLIAN AXE will perform live and sign autographs at the following in-store events: Sep. 06 - Looney Tunes - W. Babylon, NY (2 p.m.) Sep. 09 - Vintage Vinyl - Fords, NJ (7 p.m.) LILLIAN AXE's new album, "Sad Day On Planet Earth", was released on June 30 via the Swedish label...

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UFO's VINNIE MOORE: Video Lesson Posted Online

GuitarWorld.com has posted an eight-part video lesson UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore. Check it out at this location Vinnie Moore released his new solo album, "To The Core", in North America on May 26 via Holland's Mascot Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Fly (4:51) 02. Panic Attac...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH To Tour U.S. With SHADOWS FALL, OTEP, 2 CENTS

Los Angeles metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH have announced the first leg of their U.S. headlining event, "The Shock And Raw Tour". SHADOWS FALL, OTEP, and 2 CENTS join the bill to make this one of the biggest heavy metal events this autumn. Tickets go on sale this weekend, August 14-16; check your...

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Grand Union

Funny that all this attention is paid to a blues band by the metal press by virtue of its label home when there are tons of other worthy blues artists out there to which Joe Metal Fan will never be exposed. But that's neither here nor there and has nothing to do with the merit ...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'It Seems That I Have Regained My Stature In The Heavy Metal World'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update: "Well, I am over in London and the funny thing is that when I come to London, the weather is usually pretty cruddy, and within a few hours, the sun almost always breaks through. The first day I was here was Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., and ...

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CLAWFINGER To Re-Record 'Deaf Dumb Blind' For 20th Anniversary

Nasso Ruskov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with vocalist Zak Tell of the Swedish rap/metal combo CLAWFINGER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Tangra Mega Rock: What's new in the CLAWFINGER camp then? Zak: Hmm…. That's a hard question to answer, but I'...

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COREY TAYLOR: Footage Of SONISPHERE Acoustic Solo Performance Available

Video footage of SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor's new solo project, COREY TAYLOR AND THE JUNK BEER KIDNAP BAND, performing at this year's Sonisphere festival, which was held on August 1-2, 2009 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom, can be viewed below (courtesy of "sneaklisneak...