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Paperback Edition Of DAVE MUSTAINE's Autobiography To Be Released In U.K., Australia
The paperback edition of MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine's autobiography, "Mustaine: A Life In Metal" (which was published in the U.S. under the title "Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir"),will be released via HarperCollins Entertainment on June 9 in the U.K. and on August 1 in Australia. "Mustaine: A H...June 3, 2011
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ASESINO Working On New Album
ASESINO the death metal/grindcore project featuring FEAR FACTORY/DIVINE HERESY guitarist Dino Cazares and ex-STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos (on bass/vocals) is working on material for its third album for a 2012 release. "On the new record, it's going to be a continuation from the second record [2006's...May 22, 2011
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MIKE MANGINI: How I Landed Gig With DREAM THEATER
By Andrew Lentz of DRUMmagazine.com After enduring a six-month-long gag order, Mike Mangini has finally come clean about the DREAM THEATER audition process and the hoops he jumped through to land the coveted drum chair. With Mangini going up against the world's most ridiculously dexterous drummers,...May 9, 2011
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Furnace
Every time those three little words ("big", "bad", and "ugly") pop into my head when listening to a doom/sludge release, it almost always leads to a positive review. Enter BATILLUS' "Furnace" and those are indeed the first words that swam through the gray matter. As such, I've nothing but positives...May 9, 2011
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MANGINI: 'I Love PORTNOY And Have A Deep Respect For What He Created With DREAM THEATER'
Mike Haid of Modern Drummer recently conducted an interview with new DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Modern Drummer: What was life like before the DREAM THEATER opportunity appeared? Mangini: In 2009, I was literally lying on the floor of my garag...May 4, 2011
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NIGHTWISH Singer's Studio Report
NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon recently completed tracking all the vocal parts for the band's new album, "Imaginarium", and the mixing sessions for the CD began on April 13. Olzon was forced to delay the start of her recording sessions for "Imaginarium" because she needed a longer recovery period aft...April 22, 2011
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GRAMMY AWARDS Consolidates 'Metal' And 'Hard Rock' Into Single Category
In an effort to continuously evolve its Grammy Awards process, The Recording Academy announced today that it has restructured the Grammy categories across all genres and fields, bringing the total number of categories to be recognized at the 54th Grammy Awards in 2012, to 78 from 109. As a result, i...April 6, 2011
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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman: 'The Next Journey Will Lead Us Into An Even More Classical Direction'
Vocalist Hansi Kürsch of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN has issued the following update: "Another year, another message. Here, as promised a little while ago, the ultimate report about what we were dealing with the past few months and what to expect for the upcoming year. "I assume everyone r...March 15, 2011
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INTENSUS Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS
Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of INTENSUS, an exciting and unique recording project masterminded by multi-instrumentalist Eli Litwin, drummer of KNIFE THE GLITTER, BURDEN, NORMAL LOVE and others. A resident of Philadelphia for many years, Litwin has been active in the local metal and...March 14, 2011
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MEGADETH Mainman Announces 'Heavy Metal Memoir' Book-Signing Event In Helsinki
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine will sign copies of the Finnish edition of his autobiography, "Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir" (Finnish title: "Mustaine: Heavy Metal Muistelmat") on Thursday, March 17 between 2:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. at Suomalainen Kirjakauppa, Aleksanterinkatu 23, 00100 Helsinki, Fin...March 14, 2011
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SOCIETY 1 Returns With New Single And Video
After a five-year span of relative inactivity, SOCIETY 1 returns with a new single and video (directed and edited by vocalist Lord Zane),"I Got You", which is one the tracks featured on the band's upcoming album, "The Lonely God". The first collection of entirely new material from SOCIETY 1 since "...March 8, 2011
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'Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund' Teams With Asian Elephant Art Project
The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund has teamed with the Asian Elephant Art & Conservation Project (AEACP) to create one-of-a-kind guitars painted by the project's elephants in Thailand to raise money and awareness for both organizations. Wendy Dio, president and founder of Stand...March 8, 2011
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TRUST, LOCK UP Pull Out Of HELLFEST; IN FLAMES, DOWN, STATIC-X Added
TRUST and LOCK UP have canceled their previously announced appearances at this year's edition of Hellfest, set to take place June 17-19, 2011 in Clisson, France. Meanwhile, several new acts have been added to the biling — IN FLAMES and DOWN will play at Hellfest on June 17 and DARK TRANQUILLITY, DUF...February 15, 2011
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POSSESSED: New Lineup Unveiled
The first photo of the new lineup of the reactivated California death metal pioneers POSSESSED can be seen below. POSSESSED 2011 is: * Jeff Becerra - Vocals * Emilio Marquez (SADISTIC INTENT) - Drums * Tony Campos (STATIC-X, PRONG, ASESINO) - Bass * Kelly Mclauchlin (DIABOLIC, UNHOLY GHOST, PESSIMIS...February 15, 2011
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ROB ZOMBIE, DISTURBED, APOCALYPTICA, ALTER BRIDGE, Others Confirmed For France's HELLFEST
ROB ZOMBIE, APOCALYPTICA, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, DISTURBED, ALTER BRIDGE, MONSTER MAGNET, THE CULT, MORBID ANGEL, MESHUGGAH and SUICIDE SILENCE are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's edition of Hellfest, set to take place June 17-19, 2011 in Clisson, France. The festival billing is as fol...January 27, 2011
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