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Egyptian Artist Explains NILE's Non-Involvement In 'The Faceless' Project

Egyptian artist Nader Sadek — whose multimedia installation "The Faceless" opens tonight (Thursday, September 6) at Michael Steinberg Fine Art in New York's Chelsea district — has released the following statement explaining the non-involvement in the project of legendary death metallers NILE (whose...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: GIBSON Guitars 'Can Handle The Speed And Precision Of Brutal Metal Riffing'

ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer has issued the following update: "Well, recently a dream of mine came true. I'm now officially a Gibson Guitars endorsed artist. This is the only guitar that I've used on every ICED EARTH studio album and I've been an absolute Gibson addict for years. "As many of yo...

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BONDED BY BLOOD Signs With EARACHE RECORDS

Earache Records has announced the signing of BONDED BY BLOOD. Hailing from Los Angeles, this five-piece, with an average age of only 18, is here to show the world how it sees the path of new-school thrash metal. With virtuoso-like guitar playing courtesy of Alex Lee and a blazing drum assault, BONDE...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Bassist Lays Down Tracks For New HATE ETERNAL CD

Bassist Alex Webster of the legendary death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE has issued the following update: "I just finished recording the bass for the new HATE ETERNAL album on Monday night. I'm really happy with the results, and the band seems to be too. As you might expect, the album is being recorded...

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ENTOMBED Frontman: 'People Hide Their Evil Deeds Behind The Good Things'

Chad Bowar of HeavyMetal.About.com recently conducted an interview with ENTOMBED vocalist L.G. Petrov. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: HeavyMetal.About.com: What led to the departure of guitarist Uffe Cederlund? Petrov: I don't know, really. He didn't enjoy playing the music. It turned ou...

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VAN HALEN Book Author: The Original Four-Man Band Is What The World Wants

Bring Back Glam! recently spoke with rock writer Ian Christe about his new book "Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga". During the interview, Christe explains his love for VAN HALEN, his opinion of the upcoming reunion tour and future book projects. An excerpt follows: Bring Back Glam!: What spa...

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LEAVES' EYES' ALEX KRULL: 'The American Audience Is Just Incredible'

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) — is currently touring North America as the support act for KAMELOT. "The shows have been great so far," says Krull....

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TERROR SYNDROME: 'When God Was Sober' Goes To Radio

TERROR SYNDROME, the Vancouver, B.C.-based band led by THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen, has released the track "When God Was Sober" to radio (mostly underground shows specializing in extreme metal, apparently) . According to Ryan, the track "was recently mixed by my brother Jay...

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BLOTTED SCIENCE: 'The Machinations Of Dementia' Release Date Announced

BLOTTED SCIENCE, the instrumental extreme metal triumvirate featuring guitarist Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER, SPASTIC INK, MARTY FRIEDMAN),bassist Alex Webster (CANNIBAL CORPSE, HATE ETERNAL),and drummer Charlie Zeleny (BEHOLD...THE ARCTOPUS, JORDAN RUDESS),has set a September 18 release date for it...

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SILENT FORCE Guitarist Putting Finishing Touches On Solo Album

SILENT FORCE guitarist Alex Beyrodt is putting the finishing touches on his first solo album which will be released under the VOODOO CIRCLE banner. Due next year, the CD will feature contributions from vocalist David Readman (PINK CREAM 69),drummer Mel Gaynor (SIMPLE MINDS, GARY MOORE, BRIAN MAY, E...

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CRYPTOPSY To Announce New Lineup In October; Studio Time Booked For November

Guitarist Alex Auburn of the Canadian death metallers CRYPTOPSY has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "CRYPTOPSY will soon announce the new acquisitions in the band for the positions of lead singer and keyboardist/samplist. We will release new pictures of the band by October and CRYPTOP...

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LIZZY BORDEN: 'Appointment With Death' Details Revealed

LIZZY BORDEN was created in 1983 in Hollywood California. Spitting venom, stage blood and dripping grease paint while breathing life into bizarre characters bred precisely for the stage. Theme-oriented creations such as "Love You to Pieces" (1985),"Menace to Society" (1986),"Visual Lies" (1987),"...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN Films 'I Walk Alone' Video

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has finished filming a video for her new solo single, "I Walk Alone", in Berlin, Germany with director Jörn Heitmann, who previously worked with NIGHTWISH on the "Sleeping Sun" clip in 2005. The single will be released mid-October Universal Music, to be followed...

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SIEGES EVEN: 'Paramount' Preview Available

A six-minute preview of the new album by reformed cult German progressive metal band SIEGES EVEN, entitled "Paramount", has been posted on the group's MySpace page. Due in North America on October 10 via Inside Out Music (late September in Europe),the CD's cover artwork can be seen at this location...

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KISS: 'Kissology' Producers Interviewed

While much of the archival KISS footage has circulated for years on the KISS underground collector's circuit in fuzzy, sub-par quality, never before has it been presented in such improved quality than on the "Kissology" series. The project, a partnership between KISS and VH1 Classic, is overseen by...