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ICED EARTH To Record New Album In Germany
ICED EARTH mainman/guitarist Jon Schaffer (pictured below) has issued the following update: "There's a lot happening in ICED EARTH world at the moment. We are just a few short weeks away from getting together in Germany to rehearse the new songs for the upcoming album, 'Plagues Of Babylon'. We have...May 27, 2013
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Video: ANTHRAX Pays Tribute To SLAYER's JEFF HANNEMAN In São Paulo
ANTHRAX played a snippet of the SLAYER classic "Raining Blood" on May 15 at HSBC Brasil in São Paulo, Brazil as a tribute to SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who died earlier in the month at the age of 49. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. In a statement to LA Weekly, ...May 27, 2013
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Guitarist DOUG ALDRICH Discusses BURNING RAIN Album, WHITESNAKE Live Releases In New Interview
NI Rocks recently conducted an interview with WHITESNAKE and BURNING RAIN guitarist Doug Aldrich. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. NI Rocks: I wanted to talk to you about your own band BURNING RAIN and the new album "Epic Obsession" which [was] released by Frontiers Records on Friday...May 26, 2013
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LIFE OF AGONY Singer MINA CAPUTO: 'It Was Just Torture For Me To Play This Male Role'
Transgender singer Mina Caputo — once known as Keith Caputo, the front-person for the popular rock band LIFE OF AGONY — recently spoke to Artisan News about transitioning from her former self and creating her first album as a female, "As Much Truth As One Can Bear", while having the support of artis...May 25, 2013
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SCOTT WEILAND Says CHESTER BENNINGTON-Fronted Band Is 'Not STONE TEMPLE PILOTS'
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland has released the following statement via his Facebook page: "A letter to my fans, "Like everybody else out there, I read about my band, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, and their recent performance this past weekend with a new singer. To tell you the truth, it took me...May 24, 2013
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DISGORGE Announces New Lineup
San Diego death metallers DISGORGE have announced the addition of bassist Diego Soria and vocalist Angel Ochoa to the group's ranks. The band is currently working on material for its fifth album for a late 2013 release via Unique Leader Records. DISGORGE's new lineup will make its live debut on June...May 24, 2013
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REX BROWN's Memoir Co-Author Interviewed On KISW 99.9 FM's 'Metal Shop' (Audio)
Kevin and Ian of the "Metal Shop" radio show, which airs every Saturday night from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. on the Seattle station KISW 99.9 FM, recently conducted an interview with Mark Eglinton (pictured below),an author, journalist and film-producer currently based in Edinburgh, Scotland. You can now l...May 23, 2013
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HOUR OF PENANCE Working On New Material
Italian death metallers HOUR OF PENANCE will embark on a European tour this fall alongside Australian tech-death act PSYCROPTIC and U.K. death outfit DYSCARNATE. Prior to the trek — which kicks off in Belgium on September 20 — HOUR OF PENANCE will appear at several of the summer's heaviest internati...May 23, 2013
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PHILIP ANSELMO Announces First-Ever Solo Tour
Philip Anselmo, legendary frontman of PANTERA and DOWN, will take to the road for his first-ever solo tour, dubbed "Technicians Of Distortion", which will kick off July 31 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On this tour, Anselmo will be joined by his backup band THE ILLEGALS — guitarist Marzi Montazeri (ex-SUPERJO...May 21, 2013
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OMNIUM GATHERUM: 'Formidable' Video Released
"Formidable", the new video from Finnish melodic death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Hannu Mikkola of Visual Vortex at OMNIUM GATHERUM's hometown show in Kotka earlier this year as part of the "Beyond" record-release tour. Says the band: "As you can see, it i...May 21, 2013
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist's 'Bad Judgment' Led To 'Misleading' Statements About Band's Future
SYSTEM OF A DOWN has released the following statement: "Earlier today, Shavo [Odadjian, SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist] posted a few statements on his personal Facebook page that do not reflect the sentiments of SYSTEM OF A DOWN as a collective band. These were misleading statements that were made during...May 20, 2013
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JON OLIVA: New Solo Album Release Dates Announced
JON OLIVA'S PAIN and SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva will release his first-ever solo album, "Raise The Curtain", on June 21 in Europe and July 2 in North America via AFM Records. The 11-song CD, which contains ideas collected over the course of the last four or five years, was tracked this past winte...May 20, 2013
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist Says Singer SERJ TANKIAN Is Holding The Band Back
SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian is "holding [the group] back" by being unwilling to make a new album with his bandmates, claims SYSTEM bassist Shavo Odadjian. SYSTEM OF A DOWN last released new music in 2005 on the "Mezmerize" and "Hypnotize" albums, going on hiatus the following year. The band...May 20, 2013
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WHITESNAKE Frontman Interviewed On 'BBC Breakfast' (Video)
Former DEEP PURPLE and current WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale was interviewed yesterday (Wednesday, May 15) on "BBC Breakfast", a British morning television news program simulcast on BBC One and the BBC News channel. You can watch video footage of his appearance below. Frontiers Records will re...May 16, 2013
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JASON NEWSTED On Leaving METALLICA: I Had To Step Up And Make The Sacrifice For Everybody
Elliot Levin of NY Hard Rock Examiner recently conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. NY Hard Rock Examiner: Did you think about coming up with a band name, or di...May 15, 2013
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