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Former CHASTAIN Singer LEATHER LEONE Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO With 'Egypt' Cover
Former CHASTAIN frontwoman Leather Leone recorded a cover version of the DIO classic "Egypt (The Chains Are On)" as a tribute to Ronnie James Dio in October 2010 at the Freedom Studio in Los Angeles, California. This demo recording, which can be heard in the YouTube clip below, features the followin...January 12, 2011
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ILL NIÑO: European Headlining Tour Announced
New Jersey/New York's ILL NIÑO will embark on a European headlining tour in March. Support at all shows will come from BREED 77. The trek will include appearances at Hammerfest and the Kick Out The Jams festivals. The dates are as follows: Mar. 12 - London, England - Kick Out The Jams Festival Mar....January 12, 2011
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And the Rest will Surely Perish
With a majority of KINGS DESTROY members possessing a NYHC union cards, the last thing the otherwise uninformed might assume about "And the Rest will Surely Perish" is how just how much of a quintessential blues-based, classic doom metal album it is. It's not sludgy or atmospheric, nor is it some ki...January 11, 2011
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Ex-RAINBOW Singer DOOGIE WHITE Performs 'The Temple Of The King' With DEMON'S EYE (Video)
Video footage of Scottish rock vocalist Doogie White (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, RAINBOW, CORNERSTONE, TANK) performing a cover version of the RAINBOW classic "The Temple Of The King" with the DEEP PURPLE tribute band DEMON'S EYE on November 27, 2010 at the Blues Garage in Isernhagen, Germany can be viewed b...January 11, 2011
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EMERALD SUN Signs With PITCH BLACK RECORDS
Greek melodic heavy/power metallers EMERALD SUN have inked a deal with Pitch Black Records. The band's sophomore album, "Regeneration", is scheduled for release on February 11. The CD includes "ten new tracks of utterly brilliant melodic heavy/power metal," according to a press release. It was recor...January 10, 2011
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INDESTRUCTIBLE NOISE COMMAND's 'Bleed The Line' EP Now Available
Reunited late '80s Connecticut thrashers (now based in New York City) INDESTRUCTIBLE NOISE COMMAND (I.N.C.) have made their new EP, "Bleed The Line", available in digital format via iTunes or Amazon.com. Five of the EP's six tracks were written, recorded and produced by the band between the spring a...January 10, 2011
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LOCK UP: New Album Title Revealed
Extreme metal supergroup LOCK UP has set "The Embodiment Of Paradox And Chaos" as the title if its new album, tentatively due this spring via an as-yet-undisclosed record label. The CD was recorded in November-December at HVR Studios in Ipswich, United Kingdom and is scheduled to be mixed later this...January 10, 2011
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St. Louis Drummer CHAD SMITH Ready To Reunite With GEEZER BUTLER's GZR
D.X. Ferris of the Riverfront Times last month spoke to the veteran St. Louis drummer Chad Smith (not the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS percussionist of the same name) about Chad's involvement with BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler's GZR project. An excerpt from the chat follow below: Riverfront Times: Ho...January 9, 2011
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JOE LYNN TURNER Featured On New THE JAN HOLBERG PROJECT Album
Legendary hard rock singer Joe Lynn Turner (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) is featured on the new album from THE JAN HOLBERG PROJECT, "Sense Of Time", which is being released in Norway on March 28 via Nordic Records. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Sense Of Time 02. Mesm...January 8, 2011
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ELECTRIC WIZARD: New Song Available For Streaming
"Turn Off Your Mind", a brand new song from the British doom metal band ELECTRIC WIZARD, is available for streaming at Stereogum.com. The track comes off the group's long-awaited new album, "Black Masses", which will be released in North America on January 18, 2011 via Rise Above Records. The legend...January 7, 2011
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Y&T Bassist PHIL KENNEMORE Dies At 57
Guitarist/vocalist Dave Meniketti of long-running California rockers Y&T has released the following statement: "It is with profound sadness and disbelief that I tell you that my best buddy for 37 years, [Y&T bassist Phil Kennemore], passed away this morning, January 7, 2011 at 1 a.m. at Stan...January 7, 2011
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HALFORD's 'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK Checks In With Year-End Wrap-Up
"Metal" Mike Chlasciak, who is best known as the guitarist in JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford's solo outfit HALFORD, has issued the following update: "Hail, metal defenders. Here we are — few days into the New Year 2011. Hard to believe, isn't it? "The entire 2010 felt like five minutes to me and it...January 6, 2011
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LEGION OF THE DAMNED: 'Descent Into Chaos' Studio Report Bonus DVD Footage Available
A studio report segment taken from the bonus DVD that will be part of the limited-edition version of LEGION OF THE DAMNED's upcoming album, "Descent Into Chaos", can be viewed below. "Descent Into Chaos" will be released on January 7 via Massacre Records. The CD was recorded at Abyss Studios in Pärl...January 5, 2011
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AC/DC, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, SLASH Top PLANET ROCK's 2010 Listener Poll
Planet Rock has announced the results from its annual end-of-year listener survey. The survey, conducted throughout December, had listeners vote for their rock music highlights of 2010. Planet Rock listeners named AC/DC's appearance at Download Festival's as the top rock event of the year while BLAC...January 5, 2011
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MINISTRY Guitarist Suffering From Kidney Stones
Guitarist Sinhue "Sin" Quirin of MINISTRY and REVOLTING COCKS has issued the following update: "For those that don't know, I was taken to the hospital on January 1 at around 5 a.m. [It was] my first time in an ambulance... not fun. I had excruciating lower left abdominal pain. It was the worst pain...January 3, 2011
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