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SOIL Recruits ECHOES THE FALL Drummer

Chicago heavy rockers SOIL have tapped Phoenix-based musician Mitch Gable (ECHOES THE FALL) as their new touring drummer. Commented SOIL singer Ryan McCombs: "Our hope since Tim [King, bass], Adam [Zadel, guitar] and myself got back together was to keep the drummer position a revolving door. Mitch G...

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MERCYFUL FATE Guitarist MICHAEL DENNER To Perform With SNOWY SHAW In Sweden

Legendary MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND guitarist Michael Denner is one of the guest musicians who will perform with Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw at a special Halloweeen concert event on November 3 at Sparbankshallen in Varberg, Sweden. Snowy's backing band will be as follows: * Mark U Blac...

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KREATOR Frontman Talks About Signature Guitar (Video)

Video footage of guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza of German thrash metal veterans KREATOR talking about his new signature-model Jackson guitar can be seen below. The Jackson Mille Phobia King V guitar, only available in Europe, was built to Petrozza's exact specifications and is equipped with an EM...

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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME: 'The Parallax II: Future Sequence' Audio Samples Available

Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on "The Parallax II: Future Sequence", the new album from progressive rock/cutting-edge metal innovators BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, can be stramed in the YouTube clip below. Due on October 9 via Metal Blade Records, the CD, which clocks in at ap...

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SOUNDGARDEN Guitarist Interviewed On 93.7 KCLB ROCKS! (Audio)

Earlier today (Thursday, October 4),Kevin Conklin (web site) of the 93.7 KCLB Rocks! radio station conducted an interview with guitarist Kim Thayil of reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. "Been Away Too Long", the first official sing...

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SOUNDGARDEN Members Break Down Story Behind 'Been Away Too Long' Single (Video)

Video footage of SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell and drummer Matt Cameron breaking down the story behind "Been Away Too Long", the first official single from the band's new album, can be seen below (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep). "Been Away Too Long" arrived on September 27 at radio stations, iTu...

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KING DIAMOND Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

KING DIAMOND, BOLT THROWER, TESTAMENT and CHILDREN OF BODOM are the first confirmed bands for next year's edition of the Tuska festival, set to take place June 28-30 in Suvilahti, Helsinki, Finland. Tuska festival area will undergo changes and improvements in order to enhance the atmosphere and func...

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RUSH And DEEP PURPLE Nominated For ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction

RUSH and DEEP PURPLE are among 15 finalists for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's Class Of 2013. For the first time, the public gets to vote alongside the artists, historians and music industry insiders of the Rock Hall voting body. From now until December 5, fans can vote on

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GEOFF TATE: Official 'Dark Money' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for the song "Dark Money" from Geoff Tate, the legendary QUEENSRŸCHE frontman and one of the most acclaimed vocalists in the history of hard rock and heavy metal, can be seen below. The track comes off his second solo album, "Kings & Thieves", which will be released on N...

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Video: SULLY ERNA's Sister Proposes To Boyfriend During GODSMACK Concert In Las Vegas

Maria Erna, the sister of GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna, proposed to her boyfriend on stage during the band's September 28 concert at the Rock Vegas festival at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Video footage of the proposal can be seen below. After the show, Sully tweeted, "Congrats t...

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CHRIS CORNELL And Wife Sued By Former Maid

TMZ.com reports that SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell and his wife Vicky are being sued by their former maid. According to the lawsuit, Mora left the Cornell household on the day after Christmas 2011 when she thought she was done for the day. Vicky apparently felt otherwise and asked the maid to r...

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BEYOND THRESHOLD Signs With GOOMBA MUSIC

Goomba Music has announced the signing of BEYOND THRESHOLD. The band's sophomore album, "Who We Are", is scheduled for an October release via Goomba Music in partnership with Turkey Vulture Records. The follow-up to 2010's "Revolution", "Who We Are" was recorded at TVR Studios in Rockford, Illinois...

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Hardcore was once defined by THE EXPLOITED, GBH, MINOR THREAT, DISCHARGE, BAD BRAINS, BROKEN BONES, D.R.I., THE ADOLESCENTS, CIRCLE JERKS, BLACK FLAG and THE SUBHUMANS along with many forgotten punker speed freaks largely operating through the Eighties. Like metal music, punk rock and hardcore faded...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Guitarist Talks Politics, Religion In New Video Interview

During a recent interview with the Los Angeles radio station KROQ (see video below),SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist and SCARS ON BROADWAY mainman Daron Malakian shared his views on the upcoming presidential election and the role of religion in modern-day politics. "Anybody who thinks that [President Bar...

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MORBID ANGEL: New Video Interview With TIM YEUNG

On September 26, Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! conducted an interview with drummer Tim Yeung of Florida death metallers MORBID ANGEL at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City. You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, MORBID ANGEL was denied entry to Canada over the weeke...