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CHILDREN OF BODOM Members Discuss Upcoming Album In New Video Interview

The Wicked Witch of Sonic Shocks conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho and keyboardist Janne Wirman of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM on December 10, 2010 at Metropolis Studios in London, England. You can now watch the chat below. CHILDREN OF BODOM will release its new albu...

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DEVILDRIVER To Release 'Dead To Rights' Single Next Month

Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER will release the first single from their forthcoming fifth album, "Beast", on January 23, 2011. The track "Dead To Rights" will be available digitally on all usual platforms. "Beast" will be issued on February 22, 2011 via Roadrunner Records. The CD wa...

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SONIC SYNDICATE To Join 'Extreme Freestylers' Motocross Tour

Swedish/British modern rock/metal band SONIC SYNDICATE will take part in next year's "Extreme Freestylers" motocross tour. The trek will feature international motocross stars like Mike Mason, Nate Adams, Heath Frisby and Adam Jones showing amazing stunts and tricks in arenas across Europe. The tour...

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HATEBREED Drummer Interviewed By U.K.'s SONIC SHOCKS (Video)

Simon "Astrocreep" Crampton of Sonic Shocks conducted an interview with drummer Matt Byrne of Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED on December 15, 2010 in Portsmouth, England. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. The new self-titled album from HATEBREED sold 15,000 copies in the Un...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Discusses His Inspirational Turnaround In IRON MAN Magazine

Phil Collen, lead guitarist and singer for DEF LEPPARD with over 65 million in album sales, lifts weights, kickboxes and lives a bodybuilding and fitness lifestyle. It's all caught in an eye-opening interview in the most respected and longest-running fitness and bodybuilding magazine to date, Iron M...

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SODOM Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

German thrash metal veterans SODOM have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 18-20, 2011 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ARCH ENEMY BOLT THROWER CALIBAN CORVUS CORAX DECAPITA...

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DEVILDRIVER: 'Beast' Special Edition Detailed

Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER will release their fifth album, "Beast", on February 22, 2011 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas with producer Mark Lewis (TRIVIUM, CHIMAIRA, ALL THAT REMAINS) and was mixed by acclaimed British produc...

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MOONSORROW Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Finnish folk/pagan metal band MOONSORROW has been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 18-20, 2011 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ARCH ENEMY BOLT THROWER CALIBAN CORVUS CORAX DEC...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Schedules Solo Date

DREAM THEATER keyboardist extraordinaire Jordan Rudess has announced an exciting and rare solo appearance on Sunday, January 23 at the Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown, New York with special guest DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie. Along with Turkish prodigy Eren Basbug, Rudess will debut his com...

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SONIC SYNDICATE Frontman Interviewed By BOOST TV (Video)

Boost TV recently conducted an interview with British vocalist Nathan Biggs of Sweden-based modern metallers SONIC SYNDICATE. You can now watch the chat below. In a recent interview with Sonic Shocks, Biggs stated about former co-vocalist Richard Sjunnesson's claim that he left the band due to "[SON...

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DEVILDRIVER Bassist: 'The Drugs And Alcohol Have Finally Caught Up With Me'

Bassist Jonathan Miller of Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER has released the following statement: "To all DEVILDRIVER fans and friends, I wanted to give you an update on my status as far as my health is concerned. "Regarding the past two European tours, I was either forced to leave by...

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DECAPITATED Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Polish extreme metallers metallers DECAPITATED have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 18-20, 2011 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ARCH ENEMY BOLT THROWER CALIBAN CORVUS CO...

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SONIC SYNDICATE Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Swedish/British modern metallers SONIC SYNDICATE have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 18-20, 2011 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ARCH ENEMY BOLT THROWER CALIBAN CORVUS...

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Swedish Metal 'Supergroup' POWERHOUSE Covers MICHAEL JACKSON's 'Thriller' (Audio)

POWERHOUSE, the new Swedish "supergroup" featuring current/former members of KING DIAMOND, HAMMERFALL and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, has posted its cover version of the MICHAEL JACKSON classic "Thriller" at this location. POWERHOUSE is: * Magnus Rosén (ex-HAMMERFALL) - Bass * Andy ...

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STAIND Frontman Is A Country Music Star

Aaron Lewis is off to an impressively strong start with his debut solo single and video "Country Boy". The song is taken from the STAIND frontman's CD "Town Line", due March 1, 2011 via Nashville-based Stroudavarious Records. In only its first week, the singer, songwriter, and guitarist's personal m...