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ENFORCER Announces First-Ever Japanese Dates

Heavy Artillery Records, in cooperation with Spiritual Beast Records, has announced the first-ever Japanese dates by Swedish metal powerhouse ENFORCER. ENFORCER will perform two Japanese shows with support from fellow Swedes MEAN STREAK and Japanese metal masters SOLITUDE: Jan. 28 - Osaka, Japan - S...

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DEVILDRIVER Bassist Forced To Sit Out European Tour Dates

Bassist Jon Miller of Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER has issued the following update: "To all of the DEVILDRIVER fans who will be attending the remaining dates of our current fall/winter European run, it is to my dismay that I will not be able to finish the tour due to a family emer...

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IN FLAMES Catalog Finds New North American Home At GOOD FIGHT MUSIC

Good Fight Music is the new North American label home for the classic IN FLAMES catalog, starting with "The Jester Race" through "Soundtrack To Your Escape". These titles, which until now have been unavailable in the marketplace, will be back on music retailers' shelves and available at digital stor...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Guitarist Says People Take The Band's Image Too Seriously

Brandon Marshall of Sonic Excess recently conducted an interview with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Nick Catanese. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sonic Excess: What is so appealing about the motorcycle club culture, and why has BLACK LABEL SOCIETY adopted the imagery? Nick: That's...

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KATAGORY V Frontman Issues New Album Update

KATAGORY V vocalist Albert Rybka has issued the following update on the recording sessions for the band's fifth album, "Resurrect The Insurgence": "Recording for the album officially began with the drum tracks in April, followed by rhythm guitars and bass at various points throughout the summer. Aco...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Rehearsing With 'Chacao Youth Symphony Orchestra' (Video)

Video footage of DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess rehearsing with the Chacao Youth Symphony Orchestra (conducted by a phenomenal young talent from Turkey named Eren Basbug) earlier today (Monday, November 15) in Venezuela can be viewed below. The video is a glimpse of two minutes of the songs...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN To Appear At LOS ANGELES FITNESS EXPO

Phil Collen, vegetarian and lead guitarist for the legendary multi-platinum rock band DEF LEPPARD, will set aside his axe and join the highly successful Los Angeles Fitness Expo as a special guest presenter on January 29 and January 30, 2011. Phil will be joined by his longtime trainer, internationa...

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FIREWIND: New York City Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of FIREWIND's November 6, 2010 concert at the Gramercy Theater in New York City can be viewed at this location. A couple of the clips are available below. FIREWIND bass player Petros Christo was forced to sit out of the band's recently completed North American dates due to a...

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BLEEDING THROUGH Frontman Says New Album Has Been Received Very Well Despite Weak Sales

Simon "Astrocreep" Crampton of Sonic Shocks recently conducted an interview with vocalist Brandan Schieppati of Orange County, California's BLEEDING THROUGH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sonic Shocks: How are feelings in the BLEEDING THROUGH camp at the moment, how are you feelin...

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Former UNEARTH Drummer's TANGENTS Announces First-Ever Live Performance

Boston-based rock duo TANGENTS has announced its first show ever. The band will take to the stage at 10:30 p.m. on Friday, November 19 at the Lucky Dog Music Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts. This show will feature material taken from TANGENTS' critically acclaimed debut album "One Little Light Year...

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SODOM Mainman Is 'Very, Very Satisfied' With Band's New Album

Jens Lundell of Swedish web magazine CriticalMass.se recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Thomas "Angelripper" Such of German thrash metal veterans SODOM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. CriticalMass.se: You're going to release a new album called "In War And Pieces"...

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PANTERA: 'Cowboys From Hell: The Demos' To Be Released On Limited-Edition Vinyl

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of PANTERA's "Cowboys From Hell" album with the special limited-edition collectors' vinyl release of "Cowboys From Hell: The Demos". This special piece has a custom cover (see below) and demos of the "Cowboys From Hell" tracks, as well as the previously unreleased demo...

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ALL ENDS: 'Generation Disgrace' Video Released

"Generation Disgrace", the new video from the Swedish hard rock band ALL ENDS, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's sophomore album, "A Road To Depression", which was released on October 15 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD marks the recording debut of the group's new singer, Jonna Sa...

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HELLSONGS Performs Cover Of JUDAS PRIEST's 'United' (Video)

"Pyro", the weekly rock and metal program which airs on Norway's national radio station NRK P3, went backstage when the Swedish female-fronted group HELLSONGS — which specializes in performing "loungey, soft covers of metal songs" — played at Hulen in Bergen recently, and got two-thirds of the band...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'I Can't Do Anything Half-Assed; I Just Can't'

Earlier this week, Brandon Marshall of Sonic Excess conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sonic Excess: Congratulations on your 19th studio release, entitled "Relentless". What is your proudest achievement with this...