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SLIPKNOT Frontman To Release Solo Album

World Entertainment News Network reports that SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor plans on taking a break from performing with the two bands so he can put out a solo album. Taylor wants to release an LP of his own material and has even built up a catalog of over 40 songs under consideration fo...

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BACK FROM ASHES Completes Work On New EP

Phoenix, Arizona-based metallers BACK FROM ASHES have completed work on a self- titled EP. The CD was recorded at Crush Recording in Scottsdale, Arizona with Ryan Greene (MEGADETH, F5) and contains six songs, including "Welcome to Me". BACK FROM ASHES draws influences from such bands as SLIPKNOT, IL...

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DREAM THEATER's PORTNOY: 'Death Magnetic' Is METALLICA Album I've Been Waiting 20 Years For

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy writes: "Roadrunner asked me for my Top 10 album list back in November (with comments) for their artist/employee year-end wrap up. For whatever reason, they never posted anybody's lists this year — so I figured I'd share it here so it doesn't go to waste." Portnoy'...

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STONEGARD: Oslo Concert To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD

Norwegian metallers STONEGARD will play their last shows ever on January 16 and January 17 at Rockefeller and Sub Scene — both in Oslo. The Rockefeller concert will be filmed for a DVD, to be released before the summer. Support at the gig will come from SAHG and BENEA REACH. STONEGARD announced in O...

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OBITUARY To Team Up With MALEVOLENT CREATION For Shows In Guatemala, El Salvador

Florida extreme-metal veterans OBITUARY and MALEVOLENT CREATION will team up for the following shows in February: Feb, 20 - Guatemala City, Guatemala - El Rincon Salvadoreno Feb. 21 - San Salvador, El Salvador - Arena El Salvador Fan-filmed video footage of OBITUARY's October 8, 2008 concert in Pitt...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY Reveals Favorite Albums, Films, Shows Of 2008

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has revealed his favorite albums, movies and TV shows from 2008 via the band's official web site. They are as follows: Favorite Albums of 2008 (in no particular order) 01. METALLICA - Death Magnetic 02. PROTEST THE HERO - Fortress 03. THE MARS VOLTA - The Bedlam In...

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SLIPKNOT: New Video Interview With SHAWN CRAHAN

NME.com conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan in early December prior to one of the band's sold-out shows at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, England. Watch the four-minute chat below. SLIPKNOT's latest album, "All Hope Is Gone", was officially certified gold by th...

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TRIVIUM Confirmed For Holland's WALDROCK Festival

Florida-based metallers TRIVIUM have been confirmed for next year's Waldrock festival, set to take place June 13, 2009 in Burgum, The Netherlands. Tickets go on sale on January 17. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: HEAVEN AND HELL MOTÖRHEAD CARCASS TRIVIUM EPICA PILGRIMZ "Shogun", the n...

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THE SORROW: More Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Austrian metallers THE SORROW have posted more behind-the-scenes footage from the recording sessions for their sophomore album, "Origin Of The Storm". Watch the clip below. "Origin Of The Storm" will be released on February 27, 2009 via Drakkar Records. According to a press release, THE SORROW "have...

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APOCALYPTICA Calls Christmas In Finland 'Dark Period'

The Pulse of Radio reports: Christmas may be a time of celebration and joy for many people, but according to the members of APOCALYPTICA, that's not the case in their native Finland. The holiday comes during a period in which the northern country doesn't get any sunlight for up to four months, and A...

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ROBB FLYNN, COREY TAYLOR On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show; Audio Available

SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR vocalist Corey Taylor and MACHINE HEAD's Robb Flynn were IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on December 19 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The program is now available for streaming at BBC.co.uk. Taylor an...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Issues Year-End Update

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has issued the following year-end update via his official web site, dubbed "K.K. Downing's Steel Mill": "I am writing to wish everyone happy holidays and seasons greetings, and not forgetting a happy new metal year! "2008 has been a fantastic metal year, as you kn...

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SLIPKNOT, TRIVIUM, VOLBEAT Confirmed For ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK Festival

SLIPKNOT, TRIVIUM and VOLBEAT are among the first confirmed bands for next year's Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 5-7, 2009 in the German towns of Nürburgring and Nürnberg, respectively. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BILLY...

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MACHINE HEAD Interviewed In Glasgow; Video Available

STV's John Kilbride conducted an interview with MACHINE HEAD members Dave McClain (drums) and Robb Flynn (guitar, vocals) prior to the band's December 8, 2008 concert at SECC in Glasgow, Scotland. Watch the 14-minute chat below. Dave McClain said: "Probably some of the best shows we have ever done h...

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BLACK LIGHT BURNS To Appear On 'Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans' Soundtrack

Former LIMP BIZKIT and current MARILYN MANSON guitarist Wes Borland's BLACK LIGHT BURNS project has posted a new song entitled "I Want You To" on its MySpace page. The track will appear on the "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" soundtrack and on the band's upcoming album. Due in January 2009, "Underwo...