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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Interviewed At Portugal's OPTIMUS ALIVE! 09 Festival; Video Available

António Freitas and Joana Dias of the Portuguese cable television channel SIC Radical conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD when the band played the Optimus Alive! 09 festival at Passeio Marítimo de Algés in Oeiras, Portugal on Jul...

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BLACK COBRA: New Album Details Revealed

BLACK COBRA, the heaviest two-piece band in the universe, has completed work on its new album, "Chronomega", for a September 29 release via Southern Lord Records. According to a press release the CD's "nine tracks rage with BLACK COBRA's patented megacrushing, groove-heavy style of fuzztone doom-met...

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AWAKEN DEMONS Signs With TRUSTKILL RECORDS

Cesena, Italy's AWAKEN DEMONS has inked a deal with Trustkill Records. The band's new album, "The Mirror", will be released on CD and vinyl on August 25. According to a press release, the CD contains "10 songs of pure aggression" and includes guest appearances by Vincent Bennet (THE ACACIA STRAIN) a...

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MUSHROOMHEAD And HED P.E. Team Up For Summer Tour

MUSHROOMHEAD and HED P.E. are planning to hit the road this summer on a co-headlining tour sponsored by Jägermeister. Both bands are notorious for their energetic live performances and commanding stage presence that is sure to make this one of the summer's hottest tours. "We definitely admire what H...

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RIOT Guitarist Discusses 'Thundersteel' Lineup Reunion, Upcoming Album

Marko Syrjälä and Jarno Huovila of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Mark Reale of the reunited "Thundersteel"-era lineup of RIOT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal-Rules.com: What were the reasons to reunite with this lineup specifically? Reale: Bec...

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RESPAWN INC. Signs With 7HARD RECORDS

RESPAWN INC., the South German melodic thrash metal band with a hardcore edge, has inked a deal with 7Hard Records. The group's as-yet-untitled new album will be released in the spring. Since its inception in 1999, RESPAWN INC. has produced two demos and self-released two albums. According to a pres...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist On Country Music, Band's Longevity

Rege Behe of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On the band's collaboration with country superstar Tim McGraw on the single "Nine Lives": "There was never any intention of DEF LEPPARD go...

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DUSTED ANGEL's End-Time Doom Rock Unleashed

Santa Cruz, California has given birth to an ungodly musical beast known as DUSTED ANGEL. Formed in 2008, the band features Clifford Dinsmore on vocals, Bill Torgerson on drums, Eric Feiber and Scott Stevens on guitar and Eliot Young on bass. DUSTED ANGEL's members are longtime friends from the days...

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RHINOCEROS Signs With EULOGY RECORDINGS

Eulogy Recordings has announced the signing of Buffalo's straight-edge monster RHINOCEROS. The band will enter the studio in September to begin recording its new album for an early 2010 release. Vocalist Joe Riverside commented: "I have personally been a fan of Eulogy and a lot of Eulogy releases fo...

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STRAIGHT LINE STITCH: New Drummer Announced

Knoxville, Tennessee-based female-fronted metal/hardcore act STRAIGHT LINE STITCH has announced the addition of drummer Kanky Lora to the group's ranks. The band says, "[Kanky] is from the Dominican Republic and he is a monster behind the kit. Some of you may already know him from his prior drumming...

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DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA: New Song Posted Online

Swedish avant-garde rock band DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA has posted a new song, "A Tap Dancer's Dilemma", on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA's new album, "Sing-Along Songs For the Damned and Delirious", which is due in Europe on September 21 via Ascendance Records. T...

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SHINEDOWN: Deluxe Editions Of Early Albums Now Available On iTunes

The deluxe editions of SHINEDOWN's first two albums — "Leave a Whisper" (2003) and "Us and Them" (2005) — are now available on iTunes. Commented the band: "We noticed people talking passionately about favorite songs that either had never been released or were released in limited ways. We thought it...

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THE 69 EYES: 'Back In Blood' Promo Video Available

Finnish goth metallers THE 69 EYES will release their new album, "Back In Blood", in Europe (excluding Finland) on August 28 via Nuclear Blast Records (September 15 in the U.S. through The End Records). The CD, which was tracked with the Grammy-winning producer Matt Hyde (SLAYER, MONSTER MAGNET, FU...

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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist Talks About MICHAEL JACKSON's Death

JUDAS PRIEST bassist recently spoke to Jane Stevenson of Canoe.ca's ENT blog about the death of the "king of pop" Michael Jackson and the outpouring of grief from his fans. "He was an immense star, wasn't he? Let's face it," said Hill. "He's a worldwide superstar really and the grief that everybody'...

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Former FAITH NO MORE Singer CHUCK MOSLEY 'Will Rap Over Hard Rock For Food'

Rap and rock music, though viewed through the public lens as worlds apart, are not as distant from one another as they seem. The energy, aggression, and valiant spirit make them the perfect vehicles for unabashed expression, and rap-rock veteran Chuck Mosley realizes this. He is the embodiment of th...