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RISE TO REMAIN Frontman Thanks Fans For 'This Amazing Gift'

Austin Dickinson — the singer for the up-and-coming London, England metalcore outfit RISE TO REMAIN and the son of IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson — has posted a message on his band's Facebook page recapping the events of the twelve months since their debut album, "City Of Vultures", was releas...

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BEFORE THE DAWN's 'Rise Of The Phoenix' To Receive North American Release

"Rise Of The Phoenix", the seventh album from Finnish dark melodic death metal icons BEFORE THE DAWN, will be released in North America on September 25 via FrostByte Media. "Rise Of The Phoenix" entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 12. The CD was made available in Eu...

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THE TONY DANZA TAPDANCE EXTRAVAGANZA To Release Final Album In October

Black Market Activities has set an October 23 release date for "Danza IIII: The Alpha - The Omega", the fourth and final album by THE TONY DANZA TAPDANCE EXTRAVAGANZA. Singled out early on by Alternative Press magazine as "one of the underground's fiercest live acts," THE TONY DANZA TAPDANCE EXTRAVA...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: New Album Cover Artwork, More Details Revealed

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH will release their tenth studio album, "The Manticore And Other Horrors", in North America on October 30 via Nuclear Blast Records. Speaking to Metal-Trails.com at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany, CRADLE O...

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FORBIDDEN Guitarist: Despite His 'Douchy Tendencies', MUSTAINE Is 'Close To The Truth'

Guitarist Craig Locicero of San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN has posted the following message on his Facebook page: "So everyone wants to pile on [MEGADETH mainman] Dave [Mustaine], who definitely has douchy tendencies. "I don't know of anyone that has all of their facts straight on [James...

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STRIKER Wins Opening Slot For METALLICA This Weekend

According to The Calgary Herald, Canadian metallers STRIKER will support METALLICA at two sold-out shows on August 17 and August 18 at Rexall Place in their hometown of Edmonton, Alberta. STRIKER landed the opening slot for METALLICA after winning a contest on radio station The Bear. There were more...

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SLAYER, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, BRING ME THE HORIZON Added To SOUNDWAVE Festival

SLAYER, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, BRING ME THE HORIZON and SICK OF IT ALL are among the newly confirmed bands for for next year's Soundwave festival in Australia, set to take place in late February/early March. Tickets are priced at $189 including fees and public transport and go on sale Thursday, Au...

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A LOT LIKE BIRDS Signs With EQUAL VISION RECORDS

Sacramento, California-based experimental post-hardcore outfit A LOT LIKE BIRDS has inked a deal with Equal Vision Records. Whether they're swinging from the rafters, climbing up venue walls, joining in on spontaneous mid-set crowd surfs, launching guitars 25 feet in the air, or simply focusing on t...

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HAARP To Release 'Husks' Next Month

New Orleans metal misanthropes HAARP will release their new studio offering, "Husks", on September 18 through Housecore Records. The follow-up to 2010's "The Filth" offers up three tracks of crushing, post-apocalyptic dirge. "Husks" was recorded at the University of New Orleans Performing Arts Cente...

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Tribute Album To WOODS OF YPRES Mainman DAVID GOLD: Cover Artwork Unveiled

A tribute album to David Gold — a founding member of the Ontario, Canada-based black and doom metal band WOODS OF YPRES, who was killed in December in a car accident near Barrie, Ontario — will tentatively be released in late August or early September. The CD's cover artwork was created by Jason Hic...

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SPINESHANK: New Audio Interview With MIKE SARKISYAN

On June 22, Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with guitarist Mike Sarkisyan of the reactivated original lineup of SPINESHANK. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. SPINESHANK's long-awaited fourth album, "Anger Denial Acceptance", was released on June 19 (one d...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Frontman Defends His Right To Bear Arms

When Philip Labonte, lead singer of ALL THAT REMAINS, wrote an Alternative Press op-ed piece (abbreviated from opposite the editorial page, a newspaper article that expresses the opinions of a named writer who is usually unaffiliated with the newspaper's editorial board) on the right to bear arms, l...

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SPINESHANK: New Video Interview Posted Online

Shadows Promotions conducted an interview with the reactivated original lineup of SPINESHANK — featuring Jonny Santos (vocals),Tommy Decker (drums),Mike Sarkisyan (guitar) and Rob Garcia (bass) — on July 19 in Marietta, Georgia. You can now watch the chat below. SPINESHANK's long-awaited fourth al...

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Original WHITESNAKE Guitarist Pays Tribute To JON LORD

Original WHITESNAKE guitarist Bernie Marsden (pictured below) has released the following statement regarding the passing of former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord: "June and July have been very busy, but all has been brought back to base with the loss of my great friend and colleague Jon Lord on Mo...

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RICK WAKEMAN Pays Tribute To JON LORD

Rick Wakeman, the English keyboard player, composer and songwriter best known as the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band YES, has released the following statement regarding the passing of former DEEP PURPLE/WHITESNAKE keyboardist Jon Lord: "I first became aware of Jon Lord in the mid-Six...