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KISS: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed; Audio Sample Available

The cover artwork for the much-anticipated new KISS album, "Sonic Boom", can be viewed below. The CD will be released on October 6 in the U.S. and Canada exclusively via Wal-Mart, Walmart.com and Sam's Club retail locations. "Sonic Boom", produced by guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley in Los Angeles, i...

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OPETH Frontman On 'The Single Most Embarrassing Show We've Done With This Lineup So Far'

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has issued the following update: "Trainwreck! "Yes, what that headline means is basically 'code' for fucking up during a show, which is what happened to us yesterday at the Summer Breeze festival [in Dinkelsbühl, Germany]. "I...

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K.K. DOWNING Says ROB HALFORD 'Belongs In JUDAS PRIEST'

Chad Radford of CreativeLoafing.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. An excerpt from the chat follows below. CreativeLoafing.com: When Rob Halford [vocals] came back into the band in 2004 give JUDAS PRIEST a spark of renewed energy? Downing: Yes, I really do...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE With SEVENDUST's MORGAN ROSE: First Video Footage Posted Online

SEVENDUST drummer Morgan Rose filled in for Tommy Lee at Friday night's (August 14) MÖTLEY CRÜE concert at the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio and also sat behind the kit for last night's CRÜE show at Clarkston, Michigan's DTE Energy Music Theatre. Fan-filmed video footage of the Cincinna...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Explains Arm Ailment; Video Available

SEVENDUST drummer Morgan Rose filled in for Tommy Lee at last night's (Friday, August 14) MÖTLEY CRÜE concert at the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio and will also sit behind the kit for tonight's CRÜE show at Clarkston, Michigan's DTE Energy Music Theatre. He writes on his Facebook page,...

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NIKKI SIXX: SEVENDUST's ROSE 'Needs A Standing Ovation For His Dedication To Kicking Ass'

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has issued the following update: "MÖTLEY has always been an interesting animal. The magic is somewhat unstoppable because it is what it is, it's MÖTLEY. An incongruous mixture to quote my digital dictionary. Even when accidents happen, we pull it together, even if only...

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HANK SHERMANN's DEMONICA Completes Mixing Debut Album

DEMONICA, the solo project of MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Hank Shermann, has finished mixing its debut album at Flatline Audio in Denver, Colorado with Dave Otero (CEPHALIC CARNAGE, MARTRIDEN, COBALT). "We are totally stoked how this turned out and can't wait to get it out there," says Hank. "These 10 s...

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AXXIS: 'Utopia' Electronic Press Kit Available

German metallers AXXIS — who will soon celebrate their 20th anniversary — will release their new studio album, "Utopia", on August 28 via AFM Records. The CD will be available as a standard jewel case version with 11 new songs and in a limited digipack format, which will include two bonus tracks (in...

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CRAIG LOCICERO Issues Update On FORBIDDEN, SPIRALARMS, DEMONICA

Guitarist Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN, SPIRALARMS, DEMONICA) has issued the following update: "The last few months have been filled with music like no other time in my life. No longer will I feel that I have to put all of the eggs in one basket. There are too many talented people and too much creativi...

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ACE FREHLEY, MEAT LOAF To Lead ROCK 'N' ROLL FANTASY CAMP

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that Meat Loaf, YES singer Jon Anderson and former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley will be the headline "counselors" at this year's Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp, which will take place November 17-22 in Hollywood. A shorter and less expensive session will also be held Nov...

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ANTHRAX Drummer On Working With JOHN BUSH: 'When You Have A Chemistry, You Should Keep It'

U.K.'s Absolute Radio conducted an interview with ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante when the band played the Sonisphere festival on August 1, 2009 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. Watch the seven-minute chat below. Here are a couple of excerpts from the interview: On ANTHRAX's performa...

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CONTRIVE Mixing New Album With DEVIN TOWNSEND

Australia's CONTRIVE is putting the finishing touches on its as-yet-untitled second album. The follow-up to 2006's "The Meaning Unseen" was recorded at Toyland Studios in Melbourne with producer Adam Calaitzis and is currently being mixed by Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST...

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PROGPOWER SCANDINAVIA Festival Cancelled

This year's ProgPower Scandinavia festival, which was scheduled to take place September 25-26, 2009 at Vega in Copenhagen, Denmark, has been officially cancelled. Commented the organizers: For almost a year we have been working hard on making this festival a reality and we believe that our labor has...

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No Time to Bleed

I'm not one to completely dismiss a sub-genre outright just because it is part of a popular trend, such as deathcore, which continues to hang around no matter the number of bands aping the style. It is a case by case type of thing with me, even though I'll admit that I don't exactly sprint ...

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Argus

It's that old thing called heavy metal. Remember it? Some bands stick to the tried and true of great riffs, guitar solos that you can feel in your gut, actual singing, and songs that stand the test of time. Some labels do as well, such as traditional metal and doom outfit Shadow Kingdom Records — .....