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DOMINANCE: 'Echoes of Human Decay' Due In March

Italian death metal cult band DOMINANCE will release its second full-length album, "Echoes Of Human Decay", in March via Kolony Records. The follow-up to 1999's "Anthems Of Ancient Splendour" was recorded at Italy's Studio 73 and features the following track listing: 01. Dead Mechanis 02. Last Witne...

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RAZOR OF OCCAM: New Album Details Revealed

RAZOR OF OCCAM, the London, England-based black/thrash metal band featuring members of DESTRÖYER 666 and ADORIOR, will release its third full-length album, "Homage To Martyrs", on March 13 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy and March 16 in the rest of Europe through Metal Blade Records. The...

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MOLOTOV SOLUTION Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Las Vegas' MOLOTOV SOLUTION. The band's new album was recorded by Kelly Cairns and mixed by the duo of Tim Lambesis and Daniel Castleman at Lambesis Studios (SWORN ENEMY, IMPENDING DOOM, WAR OF AGES) in San Diego, California. Mastering was handled by...

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GENE SIMMONS Confirmed As Keynote Speaker For CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK

Gene Simmons, the media multi-hyphenate and co-founder of the hottest band in the world, KISS, will be a featured artist keynote speaker at this year's Canadian Music Week. On Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:00 a.m., Simmons will speak about his various business endeavours and experiences as the co-foun...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Talks About Upcoming FOX Variety Show

Scott Collins of the Los Angeles Times has posted a couple of short excerpts from a press conference that Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon gave earlier today (Tuesday, January 13) in Universal City, California about their new Fox variety show, "Osbournes: Reloaded". "Osbournes: Reloaded", starring...

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Author Discusses 'The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists' Book

Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com conducted an interview with British journalist/author Joel McIver. Topics of discussion included McIver's new book, "The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists", DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton's foreword, the possibility of a DEICIDE autobiography, and plans to release a biog...

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Tribute to MICHELLE MELDRUM At NAMM

Guitarist Michelle Meldrum (MELDRUM, PHANTOM BLUE) will be honored at the 2009 NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show in the main lobby of the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California Thursday, January 15 at 5:00 p.m. For more information on the tribute, click here. On May 18, 2...

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WAYSTED: Rock Radio 96.3 Interview, Acoustic Performance Available

Vocalist Fin and bassist Pete Way of WAYSTED took part in an interview and acoustic performance on Tom Russell's show on Glasgow, Scotland's Rock Radio 96.3 on January 8, 2009 ahead of the band's appearance at the station's second birthday bash at the Garage. You can listen to the interview and acou...

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CHIMAIRA Re-Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Cleveland, Ohio's CHIMAIRA has signed a new worldwide deal (except North America) with Nuclear Blast Records. Commented guitarist Rob Arnold: "[Nuclear Blast] did a great job for us with [2007's] 'Resurrection', so we were eager to re-sign with them. We know they will do a kick-ass job with this new...

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THE 69 EYES Frontman Featured In 'Gone Fishing' Show; Trailer Available

Jyrki 69 (born Jyrki Pekka Emil Linnankivi),the lead vocalist of the Finnish goth-metal band THE 69 EYES, is featured in a new reality TV show called "Gone Fishing". Described as "the hardest-rocking fishing show and the most relaxed rock show around," "Gone Fishing" features "the loudest rock star...

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TWISTED SISTER: New Songtitle Revealed

Metal Asylum recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Asylum: Were there any other TWISTED SISTER shows professionally recorded that you wanted to release instead of the one at the Astoria, or was the Astoria...

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BRET MICHAELS On 'Chelsea Lately'; Video Available

POISON frontman Bret Michaels was a guest on the December 25, 2008 episode of "Chelsea Lately", a late-night comedy talk show on the television channel E! hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler. Watch the segment below. According to Television Week, VH1's season premiere of the dating competition "Rock...

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OPETH, DISMEMBER, BURST Nominated For Swedish MANIFEST Award

OPETH, DISMEMBER and BURST are among the nominated artists in the "Best Hard Rock/Metal" category at the upcoming Manifest 2009 awards. The Manifest awards are given out by SOM (Svenska Oberoende Musikproducenter) (Swedish Independent Musicproducers),an organization that consists of over 100 record...

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The Resting Sonata

It is not a question of ROSE FUNERAL's inability to write decent songs and play a fairly convincing form of modern down-tuned 'n chunky death metal. It is just that the continual aping of a beaten-to-death style makes it difficult to appreciate an album like "The Resting Sonata", if only because you...

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Vocalist KAM LEE, Drummer CURTIS BEESON Quit DENIAL FIEND

Vocalist Kam Lee (MASSACRE, DEATH, MANTAS) and drummer Curtis Beeson (LOWBROW, FESTER, NASTY SAVAGE) have left Tampa, Florida's DENIAL FIEND. Commented Kam Lee: "I have decided to leave the band DENIAL FIEND, but it's NOT anything that should be looked at as me leaving 'on bad terms.' I will admit i...