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CRYSTAL VIPER's Cover Of RUNNING WILD's 'Libertalia' Available For Streaming

Polish metallers CRYSTAL VIPER recently finished recording "Libertalia" for "ReUnation - A Tribute To Running Wild" — the upcoming tribute to German metal legends RUNNING WILD which will contain cover versions of songs exclusively from the albums "The Rivalry" (1998),"Victory" (2000),"The Brotherh...

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NEBULA Announces North American Tour

California's NEBULA will embark on a full U.S. tour in August. Support on the trek will come from THE ENTRANCE BAND, who will be fresh off a tour supporting SONIC YOUTH. NEBULA will be touring in support of the band's new LP, "Heavy Psych", due out July 7 on Tee Pee Records. Playing dirty rock ...

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DRAKONUS Signs With PAINKILLER RECORDS

Painkiller Records (a sub-label of Apollon Entertainment UN Limited) has announced the signing of U.S. metallers DRAKONUS for the release of the band's new, self-titled album, tentatively due later this year. Formed in 2008 as a studio project by former H.P.D. guitarist Jonathan Smith, DRAKONUS quic...

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WARRIOR SOUL/TROUBLE Singer Says He Is Planning To Release New Solo Album

A two-minute video message from WARRIOR SOUL/TROUBLE singer Kory Clarke about his current and upcoming activities with both bands, as well as plans for a new solo record, can be viewed at this location. Clarke's first "solo" record, "Opium Hotel", abandoned hard rock in favor of electronic and decad...

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TARJA TURUNEN: More Quality Footage Of Bucharest Concert Available

Metalhead.ro has uploaded quality video footage (see below) of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's June 22, 2009 concert in Bucharest, Romania. Tarja Turunen's band for her Summer Storm 2009 Tour consists of the following musicians: * Tarja Turunen - Vocals * Mike Terrana (MASTERPLAN, SAVAGE CIR...

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THE BURNING Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement

Hard-hitting Danish four-piece THE BURNING has parted ways with guitarist Rasmus Normand and replaced him with Alex Kjeldsen (ex-DAWN OF DEMISE). Commented vocalist Johnny Haven: "This is not a bad break-up — we are still good friends with Rasmus and he still wishes the best for THE BURNING. It simp...

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RANDY RHOADS: Trailer For Long-Awaited Documentary Posted Online

A 10-minute trailer for "Randy Rhoads: Last Train Home" (working title),the long-awaited documentary film on the life of celebrated rock guitarist Randy Rhoads (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT),can be viewed below. Director Peter M. Margolis of Dakota Pictures and his crew started filming on March 19, 2...

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EXCITER To Guest On CKCU.FM's 'Meltdown'

EXCITER members Ric Charron, John Ricci and Rob "Clammy" Cohen will be interviewed on the Ottawa, Ontario radio program "Meltdown" on campus radio station CKCU.FM on Monday, June 29, 2009 at 10:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. You can listen to the program live via the Internet at this location (click...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Performance Footage Of New Song Available

Fan-filmed video footage of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen performing a new song, "If You Believe", on June 22, 2009 in Bucharest, Romania can be viewed below. Tarja Turunen's band for her Summer Storm 2009 Tour consists of the following musicians: * Tarja Turunen - Vocals * Mike Terrana (MAS...

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CAIN'S OFFERING Signs With FRONTIERS RECORDS

STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto and former SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Jani Liimatainen have joined forces in a new band called CAIN'S OFFERING. The group's debut album, "Gather The Faithful", will be released on August 28 in Europe and September 11 in North America via Frontiers Records. The band i...

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GYPSY PISTOLEROS Sign With LIME RECORDS

U.K. flamenco sleaze rockers GYPSY PISTOLEROS have inked a deal with Lime Records for the release of their second album, "Welcome to the Hotel de la Muerte". The bulk of the recording sessions was completed at Robannas Studio in Birmingham with Miguel Seco while the main vocals and lead guitar were...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT: 'Ki' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Ki", the first in a series of albums from acclaimed Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) to be made available under the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT moniker, sold around 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, ac...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist On 'The Formation Of Damnation', The Resurgence Of Thrash

Away-Team.com senior staff writer Jim Keller recently conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Skolnick of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Away-Team.com: Your current album, "The Formation of Damnation", to me, is far and away the s...

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NEW YORK DOLLS Guitarist Interviewed On 'The Metal File'; Audio Available

Guitarist Sylvain Sylvain of legendary rockers NEW YORK DOLLS was interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show online at this location. NEW YORK DOLLS' new album, "Cause I Sez So", sold 3,900 copies in the United States in its first week of re...

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POWERMAN 5000 Schedules 'Rockline' Appearance

POWERMAN 5000 will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Monday, July 27 at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to speak with POWERMAN 5000 by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). Travis Ross of "T Time Backstage" conducted an interview with vocalis...