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GOD SEED To Release Debut Album In October

GOD SEED, the Norwegian band featuring former GORGOROTH members King (bass; real name: Tom Cato Visnes) and Gaahl (vocals; real name: Kristian Espedal),will release its debut album, "I Begin", on October 30 in Europe and October 23 in North America via Indie Recordings. The CD was written, arranged...

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KILL RITUAL Signs With SCARLET RECORDS

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers KILL RITUAL have inked a worldwide deal with Scarlet Records. The band's debut album, "The Serpentine Ritual", will be released on October 30. The CD was recorded and engineered by KILL RITUAL lead guitarist Steve Rice at Fang Studios in San Mateo, California and Fos...

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SLAYER, ANTHRAX, DOWN, EXODUS Members Schedule New York City In-Store

Three of the leading gear/technology companies for both musicians and consumers alike are partnering up with Guitar Center for an in-store appearance unlike any other. The "Metal Masters" will be making a stop at Guitar Center in Union Square (25 West 14th Street) on September 6, a day before their...

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SOUNDGARDEN: New Album Title Revealed

Reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN have set "King Animal" as the title of their new album, tentatively due on November 13. A short preview of a new SOUNDGARDEN song entitled "Worse Dreams" is available in the YouTube clip below. SOUNDGARDEN guitarist Kim Thayil recently told Rolling Stone magazine...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Says JEFF HANNEMAN's Recovery Won't Hold Up New Album

California thrash metal legends SLAYER have spent the last year and half touring without guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who is still recovering from necrotising fasciitis, a flesh-eating disease, which he is believed to have gotten from a spider bite. At last year's "Big Four" concert in Indio, California...

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MASTERPLAN To Enter Studio Next Week

German/Norwegian melodic metallers MASTERPLAN will enter guitarist/mastermind Roland Grapow's (formerly of HELLOWEEN) studio in Slovakia this weekend to begin recording their new album for a March 2013 release. The drums on the CD will be laid down by Czech musician Martin "Marthus" Skaroupka of CRA...

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GODSMACK Singer: No 'Permanent Injury' To Voice

GODSMACK kicked off the Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival tour with SHINEDOWN, STAIND and others on Friday (August 17) in Bonner Springs, Kansas, with singer Sully Erna starting his first major tour since canceling a European run several weeks ago over throat issues. Erna told The Pulse Of Radio just...

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GEOFF TATE Unveils New Bus For Upcoming QUEENSRŸCHE 'Anniversary' Tour

Singer Geoff Tate (QUEENSRŸCHE) has posted the following message on his Facebook page: "Welcome 'Tate 1!' I have a new tour bus for my upcoming solo tour and QUEENSRŸCHE tours [see photo below]. She is about to go through her revamp to be ready to start touring this fall. She will be all custom and...

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NIKKI SIXX: 'DAVE MUSTAINE Is A F**king A**hole'

MÖTLEY CRÜE/SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx has slammed MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine for implying during a concert that Barack Obama was somehow responsible for recent mass shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin. While performing with MEGADETH on August 7 in Singapore, Mustaine told the crowd, "Back in...

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New QUEENSRŸCHE Lineup: First Video Interview Posted Online

Matty Rocks conducted an interview with the new QUEENSRŸCHE lineup — featuring singer Todd La Torre as the replacement for Geoff Tate — prior to the band's official live debut as the headliner of the last day of this year's Halfway Jam, which took place July 26-28 in Royalton, Minnesota. You can wat...

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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION: New Album Due In October

According to Vintage Vinyl News, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION's third album is scheduled for release on October 30. BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION is the English-American rock band featuring the talents of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, TRAPEZE, BLACK SABBATH),blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bon...

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GEOFF TATE To Embark On QUEENSRŸCHE 'Anniversary Tour' Featuring 'All-Star Lineup'

Singer Geoff Tate's (QUEENSRŸCHE) official Facebook page has been updated with the following message under the heading "Queensrÿche Starring Geoff Tate The Original Voice": "This fall, Geoff Tate electric band will be releasing his new solo metal album on InsideOut Music, which features such labelma...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Threatened With Lawsuit Over Drum Roller Coaster

According to TMZ.com, MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has been threatened with legal action by a Los Angeles engineer who claims that Lee stole his idea for a drum kit roller coaster. Scott King sent a letter to CRÜE's lawyers claiming that he approached the drummer in 1991 to pitch him the idea ...

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KAMELOT: 'Silverthorn' Cover Artwork Unveiled

American symphonic metal band KAMELOT will release its new album, "Silverthorn", on October 30 in North America, October 26 in Germany and October 29 in the rest of Europe via Steamhammer/SPV. The set will arrive in Japan on October 24 through King Records. The CD will mark the band's first release...

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SNOWY SHAW Reveals Backing Band For His 'Halloween Live Show'

Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw has assembled the following lineup of musicians for his November 3 concert at Sparbankshallen in Varberg, Sweden: * Mark U Black (M.A.N., ex-DREAM EVIL, KUNG DIAMANT) - Lead Guitar * Petter Karlsson (ex-THERION, DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA) - Drums * Vikki Valkyri...