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GWYNBLEIDD: Debut Album Details Revealed

GWYNBLEIDD's debut album, "Nostalgia", is scheduled for release on October 27 via BlackCurrant Music. Founded and based in New York City, GWYNBLEIDD is a band whose four members all hail originally from Poland. It is this experience — leaving one's homeland — that served as the original inspiration...

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CHTHONIC: The Story Behind 'Mirror Of Retribution'

A four-minute video clip telling the story behind "Mirror of Retribution", the new album from Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC, can be viewed below. "Mirror of Retribution" will be released in the U.S. on September 1 via Spinefarm Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Autoscopy 02. Bl...

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FISCHER On TRIPTYKON: 'It Invokes An Extreme Darkness, A Darkness We Are All Addicted To'

Former CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update: "The third day of album recording sessions with TRIPTYKON. I am writing these lines in the control room of the studio, far in the countryside west of Landshut, Germany. The studio is surrounded by...

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OTEP's 'Smash' On Track To Sell 12K-15K First Week

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, the new album from California's OTEP, "Smash The Control Machine", is on track to sell between 12,000 and 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. OTEP's last CD, "The_Ascension", opened...

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CHTHONIC Bassist Comments On '49 Theurgy Chains' Video Shoot

Bassist Doris Yeh of Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC has commented on the band's latest video — for the song "49 Theurgy Chains" — which can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's new album, "Mirror of Retribution", which will be released in the U.S. on September 15 via Spinefarm Records. "The...

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DREAM THEATER's PORTNOY Performs With ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA In NYC; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy taking over lead vocals and sitting behind the kit for two FRANK ZAPPA songs — "Bobby Brown Goes Down" and "Willie the Pimp" — during ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA's August 9, 2009 concert at the Beacon Theater in New York City can be viewed below (courte...

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VELVET REVOLVER Guitarist DAVE KUSHNER Receives 2009 EMMY Nomination

Acclaimed guitarist/songwriter Dave Kushner (VELVET REVOLVER) has received a 2009 Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Main Title Theme Music" for the title track from the FX television series "Sons Of Anarchy". Kushner collaborated with award-winning producer and songwriter Bob Thiele Jr. on the music....

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KISS: Behind The 'Sonic Boom' Album Cover Art

The cover art for the new KISS album, "Sonic Boom", was created by Michael Doret, who also designed the band's classic "Rock And Roll Over" album cover. Regarding how the new artwork came together, Doret writes on his blog, "When Paul Stanley [KISS guitarist/vocalist] came by my studio to discuss ho...

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KISS: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed; Audio Sample Available

The cover artwork for the much-anticipated new KISS album, "Sonic Boom", can be viewed below. The CD will be released on October 6 in the U.S. and Canada exclusively via Wal-Mart, Walmart.com and Sam's Club retail locations. "Sonic Boom", produced by guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley in Los Angeles, i...

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SLIPKNOT, LIMP BIZKIT, MACHINE HEAD Members Interviewed At KERRANG! AWARDS

In the sixth and final installment of Kerrang! magazine's Kerrang! Awards 2009 podcasts, Simon Young is joined by Kerrang! award winners SLIPKNOT, LIMP BIZKIT, MACHINE HEAD and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE. Watch the 11-minute clip below. According to ContactMusic.com, SLIPKNOT walked away with "Best Liv...

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CITY OF FIRE Featuring FEAR FACTORY Members; More Debut CD Details Revealed

Hard Rock experimentalists CITY OF FIRE pay homage to the vibrant city in which the band was formed — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — with their self-titled debut. The CD, which was recorded over a two-month period in at Vancouver's Factory and Profile Sound studios, will be made available on...

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VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH, GUNS N' ROSES, KISS Members Pay Tribute To LES PAUL

Former and current members of GUNS N' ROSES, VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH,KISS, SKID ROW, TESTAMENT, ZZ TOP and BLACKFOOT have paid tribute to music icon Les Paul, just hours after news broke that the electric-guitar pioneer had died at age 94 of complications from pneumonia. Ace Frehley (KISS): "The music...

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METALLICA, LINKIN PARK, ALICE IN CHAINS Members Interviewed At KERRANG! AWARDS

In the fifth installment of Kerrang! magazine's Kerrang! Awards 2009 podcasts, Simon Young is joined by Kerrang! award winners LINKIN PARK, THE WILDHEARTS, ALICE IN CHAINS and METALLICA. Watch the nine-minute clip below. According to ContactMusic.com, SLIPKNOT walked away with "Best Live Act" and "B...

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Such Hawks, Such Hounds: Scenes From...

Notice the term "Hard Rock" is used here, as opposed to "Heavy Metal". It is a point raised throughout "Such Hawks, Such Hounds" by the myriad musicians that have been part of what has generically — and irritatingly so to many — been termed "stoner rock." "Rock" being the operative term then, the DV...

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OTEP: 'Smash The Control Machine' Video Released

"Smash The Control Machine", the new video from California's OTEP, can be viewed below. The song is the title track of the band's new album, which is scheduled for release on August 18 via Victory Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Rise, Rebel, Resist 02. Sweet Tooth 03. Smash...