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ADAM DUTKIEWICZ And JESSE LEACH Discuss TIMES OF GRACE In New Video Interview

Sonic Shocks recently conducted an interview with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz and former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE vocalist Jesse Leach about TIMES OF GRACE, a brand new band that finds the duo taking a creative left turn, boldly exploring new musical terrain, while fearlessly digging deep i...

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OPETH: Clip From On-The-Road Documentary Posted Online

A clip from the the behind-the-scenes documentary, "On Tour with Opeth", which appears on OPETH's "In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall" DVD can be viewed below. The DVD is scheduled for release on September 21 via Roadrunner Records. Twenty years and nine records into their legendary career, OP...

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ZOE BONHAM Added To 'Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same'

Zoe Bonham, daughter of late LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham, has been added to the list of performers honoring John Bonham at a special concert at the Key Club in Hollywood, California. Event co-organizer and current WHITESNAKE drummer Brian Tichy says, "The energy going around us drummers in rega...

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TED NUGENT Interviewed On WRIF 101.1 FM (Audio)

Drew Lane and Mike Clark of Detroit, Michigan's WRIF 101.1 FM radio station recently conducted an interview with legendary rocker Ted Nugent. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below.

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TEXTURES Announces New Keyboardist

Dutch progressive metallers TEXTURES have announced the addition of keyboardist/samplist Uri Dijk to the group's ranks. Commented the band: " This past summer Uri helped out by filling in on keyboards at [our] festival appearances. During the rehearsals and live shows, there was a strong personal an...

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VENOMIN JAMES To Release 'Crowe Valley Blues' Next Week

Cleveland, Ohio-based metal band VENOMIN JAMES will release its second album, "Crowe Valley Blues", on September 14 via Auburn Records. The self-produced CD, which was issued overseas in July, was recorded at the band's own Supernatural Sound studio in Kirtland, Ohio and includes the four-track "Dea...

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DREAM THEATER: 'We Will Continue To Move Forward With Same Intensity' As Before

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER have released the following statement regarding the departure of the band's drummer, Mike Portnoy: "To all of our loyal fans and friends: It is with profound sadness — regret — we announce that Mike Portnoy, our lifelong drummer and friend, has decided to leave...

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MIKE PORTNOY Quits DREAM THEATER

Drummer Mike Portnoy of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER has released the following statement: "I am about to write something I never imagined I'd ever write. "After 25 years, I have decided to leave DREAM THEATER... the band I founded, led and truly loved for a quarter of a century. "To many...

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SLASH: Video Report From SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL Available

Artisan News Service has uploaded a video report from the August 26 tribute to the 2010 Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF) honoree Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),which took place at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California. The four-and-a-half-minute clip, which includes an inter...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Announces North American Headlining Tour

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN will embark on the North American leg of the "Sacred Worlds And Songs Divine 2010 World Tour" in the fall. The trek, which is scheduled to kick off on November 19 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and conclude on December 22 in West Springfield, Virginia, will featu...

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BEHEMOTH Bassist Offers Update On Leukemia-Stricken Frontman (Audio)

The inaugural episode of the Focus On Metal weekly podcast features a brand new interview with bassist Orion (real name: Tomasz Wróblewski) of Polish bands BEHEMOTH, VESANIA and BLACK RIVER. When asked about the current condition of Adam "Nergal" Darski, the 33-year-old guitarist/vocalist from BEHEM...

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ANVIL At Seattle's BUMBERSHOOT Festival: Interview, Performance Footage

The Seattle Times reporter Jonathan Zwickel conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL at the Bumbershoot festival on Monday, September 6 in Seattle, Washington. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is performance footage from the e...

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OPETH: 'In Live Concert At The Royal Albert Hall' DVD Preview Clip Available

Professionally filmed video footage of OPETH performing the song "Dirge For November" on April 5, 2010 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England can be viewed below (courtesy of Classic Rock magazine). The clip comes off the band's "In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall" DVD, which is due on Se...

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CHTHONIC Covers JUDAS PRIEST's 'Painkiller' On New Single

Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC will release a new digital single, "Painkiller", on September 13 via Spinefarm Records. A cover of the JUDAS PRIEST classic, CHTHONIC's version of "Painkiller" will be issued with "Bloody Waves Of Sorrow" as the bonus element; the latter is a track from the band's curren...

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MEGADETH Performs 'My Last Words' In San Francisco; Video Available

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has issued the following update: "Well, last night['s 'American Carnage' concert at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California with SLAYER and TESTAMENT] was fun. Lars [Ulrich; METALLICA drummer] asked us to play 'My Last Words' two minutes before we went onstage and b...