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ATHEIST: 'Jupiter' Artwork Unveiled

Reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST will release their long-awaited fourth album, "Jupiter", on November 9 (one day earlier internationally) via Season Of Mist. The CD was recorded at LedBelly studios in Atlanta, Georgia with engineer Matt Washburn and was mixed by Jason Suecof (TRI...

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ANVIL Drummer To Guest On 'The Big Rock Show'

Drummer Robb Reiner of Canadian metal legends ANVIL will be interviewed on tomorrow's (Thursday, September 2) edition of "The Big Rock Show" with host Tina Peek at 12:00 p.m. (noon) EST. To listen to the interview live via the Internet, go to this location. ANVIL's acclaimed documentary, "Anvil! The...

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SLASH Honored At SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL; Photos, Video Footage Available

The Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF) kicked off Thursday, August 26 with a special tribute to the 2010 SSMF festival honoree Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) at the House Of Blues. MÖTLEY CRÜE's Nikki Sixx, MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister and ALICE IN CHAINS' Jerry Cantrell spoke at the event...

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OPETH Keyboardist Interviewed At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with keyboardist Per Wiberg of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 13-15, 2010 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. For a limited time, O...

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MEGADETH Bassist: 'Music Itself Is Sort Of A Reflection Of The Holy Spirit Flowing Through You'

Shannon Joy of the LA Music Blog recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. LA Music Blog: Do you find it difficult to maintain sobriety while on the road? Ellefson: I don't. It was difficult for me to turn the corner and .....

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BEN MOODY: The Truth About Why I Left EVANESCENCE And Formed WE ARE THE FALLEN

EVANESCENCE co-founder Ben Moody (guitar),who last year formed a soundalike band called WE ARE THE FALLEN with other former EVANESCENCE members (John LeCompt on guitar and Rocky Gray on drums) along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson and bassist Marty O'Brien (DISTURBED, KELLY...

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EXPERIENCE HENDRIX Tour Returns For Second 2010 Run

For the first time in its history, Experience Hendrix, the concert tour that has wowed audiences revisiting the music and inspiration of Jimi Hendrix featuring an all-star lineup of music greats will be re-launched within a single calendar year. The Experience Hendrix tour crisscrossed the country t...

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OPETH: Free 'Royal Albert Hall' Song Download

For a limited time, Swedish progressive metallers OPETH are offering a free download of "Dirge For November" in anticipation of the September 21 DVD release of "In Live Concert At The Royal Albert Hall". Click here to get the track now. You can also pre-order the limited-edition vinyl/DVD box set of...

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HOLY GRAIL: Debut Album Artwork Unveiled

"Crisis In Utopia", the debut album from the Los Angeles metal quintet HOLY GRAIL, will be released on October 26 via Prosthetic Records. The CD was produced by Danny Lohner (NINE INCH NAILS, A PERFECT CIRCLE) and features cover artwork by Andrei Bouzikov (SKELETONWITCH, MUNICIPAL WASTE). Assembled...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Is A Japanese Comic-Strip Character

The front page of the current issue of Tokyo Sports, Japan's top nationwide sports newspaper, features a half-page photo as well as the transcript of a monumental conversation between former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman and legendary comic-strip artist Tenho Iwatani. Tenho Iwatani's daily comic...

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TED NUGENT Interviewed By CLASSIC ROCK REVISITED

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with legendary rocker Ted Nugent. You can now listen to the chat in six parts below. Nugent has taken responsibility for illegal deer baiting, according to The Pulse of Radio. On August 17 Nugent plead no contest to misdemeanor cha...

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HELLOWEEN/GAMMA RAY Tribute Album: Final Track Listing Revealed

5TH ELEMENT and ILUNGARA have been added to the list of bands who will appear on an upcoming tribute album to HELLOWEEN and GAMMA RAY. The CD, entitled "HelloRay - A Tribute To Helloween & Gamma Ray", is tentatively due before the end of the year via Epicus Records. According to a press release,...

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Eparistera Daimones

Sickened, haughty, lurching, three weeks long and drenched in pretentious, glowering atmosphere, TRIPTYKON picks up right where CELTIC FROST's brilliant "Monotheist" left off. It's at once highbrow and lo-fi, art and brutality, and it places Tom Gabriel Fischer's "new" band immediately in the vangua...

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Addicted to Metal

If it's well played and written with sizeable hooks I'm usually a sucker for this good time traditional/power metal stuff, be it EDGUY, DREAM EVIL, FIREWIND, or, as recently noted, SABATON. In the case of "Addicted to Metal" by Germany's KISSIN' DYNAMITE the times are indeed good; the style a blend...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN To Take Part In Japanese Signing Sessions

Following the Japanese release of his tenth solo album, "Bad D.N.A." on August 25, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will take part in a series of promotional autograph sessions throughout Japan before taking the CD to the concert stage with his band later this year. The first signing session...