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STAIND Singer Pushes Back Release Of First Full-Length Solo Album

According to The Pulse Of Radio, STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis has pushed back the release date for his first full-length solo album, "The Road", to September 11. The disc was originally supposed to arrive last Tuesday (June 26). No explanation has been given for the delay. "The Road" follows up Lewis...

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THE UNGUIDED Announces New Touring Drummer

THE UNGUIDED — the new Swedish band featuring former SONIC SYNDICATE members Richard Sjunnesson (vocals),Roland Johansson (vocals) and Roger Sjunnesson guitar; (Richard's brother) — has issued the following update: "We are happy to announce that our friend Richard Schill (KING LEAF EXPERIENCE, MY C...

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SLAYER Performs EXODUS Classic In Mountain View; Video Available

SLAYER played a cover version of the EXODUS classic "Strike Of The Beast" for the first time ever last night (Sunday, July 1) at the Mountain View, California stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt...

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MASTERPLAN Taps CRADLE OF FILTH Drummer For New Album

German/Norwegian melodic metallers MASTERPLAN have tapped Czech musician Martin "Marthus" Skaroupka (CRADLE OF FILTH) to lay down the drum tracks for the band's new album. Commented MASTERPLAN guitarist/mastermind Roland Grapow (formerly of HELLOWEEN): "We are very happy that we found Martin. He is...

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ADRENALINE MOB: New Video Interview With MIKE ORLANDO

On Friday, June 29, Planetmosh conducted an interview with ADRENALINE MOB guitarist Mike Orlando before the band's concert at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. ADRENALINE MOB features in its ranks Orlando, singer Russell Allen (SYMPHONY X)...

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FOZZY: New Song 'Sandpaper' To Make Its Online Debut Next Week

"Sandpaper", the lead single from "Sin And Bones", the new album from FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho and STUCK MOJO mastermind Rich "The Duke" Ward — will make its online debut on July 5. The track will also be made available via iTunes on July 17. Fan-filmed video...

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USURPRESS To Release Debut LP This Summer

Selfmadegod Records will release the debut LP from Swedish death metal horde USURPRESS this summer. Following their "In Permanent Twilight" MCD released via Selfmadegod this past spring — in addition to recently released split EPs with PYRAMIDO (Plague Island) and BOMBS OF HADES (Doomentia) — the fi...

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DREAM THEATER: Video Report From The Road

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER — James LaBrie (vocals),John Myung (bass),John Petrucci (guitar and vocals),Jordan Rudess (keyboards and continuum) and Mike Mangini (drums) — launched a major North American headlining summer tour on June 15 in Rochester, New York. The tour includes stops a...

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VOLBEAT Frontman: Performing With KING DIAMOND 'Was One Of The Best Experiences'

Vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen of Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT has issued the following update: "At this year's Sweden Rock Festival, I had one of the best experiences and I'm still very much up in the air about it; it was a great emotional ride. King Diamond gave me an amazing opportun...

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MIKE PORTNOY Wins 'Best Drummer' And 'Best Progressive Drummer' In 17th Annual 'Drummies'

Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB, FLYING COLORS) proves for a second straight year that his prog drumming makes him perhaps the most popular drummer in the world. Portnoy won "Best Drummer" and "Best Progressive Drummer", with more than 9,000 drummers voting in DRUM! ma...

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UNISONIC: Quality Video Footage Of HELLFEST Performance

Video footage of UNISONIC's June 15 performance at this year's edition of the Hellfest festival, which took place June 15-17 in Clisson, France, can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Unisonic 02. Never Too Late 03. King for a Day 04. My Sanctuary 05. March of Time (HELLOWEEN cove...

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PELICAN's LAURENT SCHROEDER-LEBEC Taking Indefinite Hiatus From Band

PELICAN, the post-metal quartet from Chicago, Illinois, has released the following statement: "It is with resignation that we report that our guitarist and founding member Laurent Schroeder-Lebec is taking an indefinite hiatus from the band. Many may have already noticed his absence from live shows...

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I AM I Loses Second Member In Less Than A Week

According to Über Rock, guitarist Greg Pullin has left I AM I, the new band led by former DRAGONFORCE singer ZP Theart — less than four days after it was announced the group was parting ways with its drummer Paul Clarke Jr. for "personal reasons." Comments Pullin: "As a young musician, I was ...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Slams 'Lulu': 'I F**king Can't Stand LOU REED'

In a brand new interview with Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine, MACHINE HEAD guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn was asked if he could ever see his band recording something totally different, like METALLICA did with its collaborative album with Lou Reed, "Lulu". "Well, the 'Lulu' thing sucks....

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THERION: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Latin American Tour

Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (THERION, KING DIAMOND, DREAM EVIL, DIMMU BORGIR) has uploaded a 12-minute clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the Latin American leg of THERION's 25th-anniversary tour. Check it out below. THERION will celebrate their 25th anniversary by embarking...