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LOUDNESS Frontman: 'It Is Still Hard To Believe That MUNETAKA Went To His Eternal Rest'

LOUDNESS frontman Minoru Niihara spoke to WeROCK City director Ginger Suzuki earlier today (Monday, December 1) about the passing of the band's drummer Munetaka Higuchi. "It is still hard to believe that Munetaka went to his eternal rest," the singer said backstage after the Tokyo concert of Minoru'...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: I Like To Play The Stuff That Makes You Say, 'How Does He Do That And Sing?'

MEGADETH is in the early stages of the songwriting process for the band's new album, which is tentatively expected sometime next year via Roadrunner Records. The CD is once again being helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap, who produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations"...

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Drummer JOHN MACALUSO Opens Music Instruction School

Drummer John Macaluso (ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TNT, JAMES LABRIE, UNION RADIO, RIOT, POWERMAD, DELMAR BROWN, GEORGE LYNCH, STARBREAKER) has returned to his hometown of Commack, New York to open a new music instruction school, where he hopes to share his legacy with aspiring drummers. The Music Lab, l...

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Late SAVATAGE Guitarist CRISS OLIVA Remembered In Greek ROCK HARD Magazine

This past October marked the 15th anniversary of the passing of SAVATAGE guitarist Criss Oliva. To honor his memory, the Greek edition of Rock Hard magazine has published a special five-page article in this month's issue featuring interviews with about Criss conducted exclusively for this story. The...

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DESPISED ICON Performs On BANDE À PART's 'Les Sessions'; Video Available

Bande À Part, an indie music initiative in Quebec, Canada, has uploaded a 32-minute episode of "Les Sessions" featuring Montreal extreme metallers DESPISED ICON. The footage, which was recorded before a live audience on October 29, 2008 at studio 14 in Maison Radio-Canada in Montréal, can be viewed...

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MANOWAR: Video Interview With KARL LOGAN Available

An interview with MANOWAR guitarist Karl Logan about the newly released "Magic Circle Festival Volume II" DVD can be viewed below. From Wednesday, July 9 until the sunset on Saturday, July 12, 2008, 35,000 true metal fans (over the course of the entire festival) from 44 different countries across th...

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Drummer MICHAEL LEE Died Of A Seizure

Funeral services for British drummer Michael Lee (ROBERT PLANT, LENNY KRAVITZ, THIN LIZZY, THE CULT, LITTLE ANGELS, THE QUIREBOYS) will be held on Wednesday, December 3 at 10:45 a.m. at Darlington Crematorium in Darlington, England. All flowers and cards can be sent to: John Meynell Funeral Service...

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GRAVE DIGGER: 'Pray' Widget Available

A special widget for GRAVE DIGGER's "Pray" EP, which includes three non-album tracks, can be found below. The widget offers snippets of the new songs, videos, a picture gallery and a blog with all the latest news, as well as details regarding upcoming release parties, live dates and much more. As a...

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HORTUS ANIMAE: 'Funeral Nation' Box Set Now Available

HORTUS ANIMAE, the extreme experimental metal project of former ANCIENT drummer Diego "GroM" Meraviglia, and Sleaszy Rider Records are celebrating the band's 10-year anniversary by releasing a special limited-edition box set entitled "Funeral Nation / 10 Years Of Hortus Animae". The box set contains...

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Russia's RAGOR Working On New Album

South Russian black metal band RAGOR is recording its new album, tentatively titled "Za Gran'yu Sveta" (After Edge of the Light),at Grindhous Studios in St. Petersburg. The track listing for the effort is as follows (in no particular order): 01. Krugom Lish' Mrak (Only Dark is Around) 02. Sgoraet V...

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SOULFLY: European Tour Dates Announced

The second leg of SOULFLY's European "Conquer" tour with INCITE will begin in late January in Germany and circle the continent until late March when it finishes in Eastern Europe. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Jan. 28 - Stuttgart, Germany @ LKA Jan. 29 - Cologne, Germany @ Live Music Hall J...

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KINGDOM To Release 'The Return' In December

Evansville, Indiana-based "epic death metal" band KINGDOM will release its full-length debut, "The Return", in December through Bound to Dissonance Records. It is the follow-up to the group's "Firestorms of Armageddon" split CD, which also featured ROTTED REBIRTH, BLACK PROPHECY, FUNERAL EUCHARIST a...

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DESPISED ICON, BENEATH THE MASSACRE, CARNIFEX, NEURAXIS To Team Up For U.S. Tour

DESPISED ICON, BENEATH THE MASSACRE, CARNIFEX, NEURAXIS and THE PLASMARIFLE will team up for a U.S. tour in early 2009. The first confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 29 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Downunder Feb. 05 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven Feb. 06 - Portland, OR - Satyricon Feb. 09 - Hollywood,...

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'Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year': TV Commercial Available

On October 14, Armoury Records, distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment, released one mighty molten metal blast of good CD cheer: "We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year". A 30-second TV commercial for the collection can be viewed below. Check out an e-card at this location. It's an all...

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RAZOR OF OCCAM Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

RAZOR OF OCCAM, the London, England-based black/thrash metal band featuring members of DESTROYER 666 and ADORIOR, has inked a deal with Metal Blade Records. Comments the group: "The Metal Blade back catalogue speaks for itself. We can only hope to be deemed worthy of sitting alongside such illustrio...