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SLAYER Featuring JON DETTE, GARY HOLT: Brisbane Concert Footage Available
California thrash metal veterans SLAYER performed with only two original members on stage for the first time ever on Saturday (February 23) at the opening show of this year's Soundwave festival in Brisbane, Australia. SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo is sitting out the band's current tour due to a contr...February 24, 2013
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Memorial Event For RELAPSE RECORDS Director Of Retail Sales Scheduled For Next Month
Pat Egan, longtime director of retail sales at Relapse Records, tragically passed away on Monday, February 18 after a battle with pneumonia and related complications. In honor of the man who was so instrumental in the success of so many Relapse bands and records, the label has put together a 20-trac...February 21, 2013
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HUNTRESS Taps Artist VANCE KELLY For Sophomore Album
Los Angeles-based, occult-themed, female-fronted traditional heavy metal band HUNTRESS has entered the studio with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris (SHADOWS FALL, HATEBREED, MUNICIPAL WASTE) to begin recording its sophomore album for a late 2013 release. The cover artwork for the CD will once again be...February 20, 2013
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PRONG: Pro-Shot Footage Of NAMM Performance
Professionally filmed video footage of PRONG's January 26 performance at the 11th annual Schecter Guitar Research NAMM party at The Grove of Anaheim in Anaheim, California can be seen below. PRONG's new album, "Carved Into Stone", sold around 1,700 copies in the United States in its first week of re...February 17, 2013
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GUNS N' ROSES, ALICE IN CHAINS, KORN Confirmed For ROCKLAHOMA
Rocklahoma celebrates its seventh year May 24, 25 and 26 with a stellar rock lineup not to be missed. GUNS N' ROSES, ALICE IN CHAINS and KORN will headline the three-day camping festival which features the top current active rock artists and classic bands at "Catch the Fever" Festival Grounds in Pry...February 13, 2013
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STARKILL: 'Fires Of Life' Video Released
"Fires Of Life", the new video from the Chicagoland-based band STARKILL, can be seen below. Featuring a unique blend of symphonic black metal, power metal, and melodic death metal, "Fires Of Life" is the title track from the group's upcoming full-length effort, which is due out April 29 in Europe an...February 8, 2013
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Burning On The Wings Of Desire
If the metal and sludge underground wasn't already stacked with a hundred cowbell-smacking, fuzz-bombing seventies rawk revivalists, BLOOD OF THE SUN certainly would've made a bigger impact upon the scene by now. A decade through and a series of lineup shuffles that looks on paper like a twisted gam...February 4, 2013
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Video: JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist RICHIE FAULKNER Talks EMG X Series Pickups
Guitar Center conducted a short interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention that took place January 24-27 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Faulkner talked about w...February 2, 2013
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STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Says EXODUS Fans Didn't Accept Him Until 'Fabulous Disaster' Album
Belgium's Metal To Infinity recently conducted an interview with former EXODUS and current HATRIOT singer Steve "Zetro" Souza. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal To Infinity: You left LEGACY (which became TESTAMENT later on),to join EXODUS. How was it to replace Paul Baloff, who...January 26, 2013
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KORN To Perform With Guitarist HEAD At ROCK ON THE RANGE
America's premier destination rock festival Rock On The Range — which has expanded to three days this year — will hit hard with performances from some of rock's biggest names. The 2013 lineup features: SOUNDGARDEN ALICE IN CHAINS SMASHING PUMPKINS KORN BUSH STONE SOUR THREE DAYS GRACE PAPA ROACH CHE...January 23, 2013
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THE SWORD Frontman: METALLICA 'Actually Care' About Their Support Bands
Brian Giffin of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with J.D. Cronise of Austin, Texas metal luminaries THE SWORD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loud: "Apocryphon" is something more of a personal record than "Warp Riders", isn't it? Cronise: Yes, and I've bee...January 19, 2013
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UPON WINGS: 'Afterlife' Track Listing, Cover Artwork Revealed
UPON WINGS will release its new EP, "Afterlife", on March 5 via Sword Of The Spirit Records LLC. The CD features guest vocals and production from Brett Hestla (ex-CREED, DARK NEW DAY). "Afterlife" track listing: 01. Afterlife 02. You Are My Weapon 03. Take Away 04. The Dream (I'm Only Happy When I'm...January 16, 2013
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Former MEGADETH, DIO Guitarists Guest On New ROBOT LORDS OF TOKYO Album
ROBOT LORDS OF TOKYO have returned to deliver their third album of ten-ton riffage and whiskey-fueled vocals, available on CD and download January 15. Entitled "Virtue & Vice", the record features numerous guest six-stringers, including Chris Poland (MEGADETH),Tracy G (DIO),Wayne Findlay (MICH...January 15, 2013
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OVERKILL's 'The Electric Age' Takes Top Honors In 'Metal On Metal' Listener Poll
OVERKILL's "The Electric Age" took the number one spot in WJCU's "Metal On Metal" Top 25 year-end album countdown show, which aired live on January 11. ACCEPT's "Stalingrad", KREATOR's "Phantom Antichrist" and TESTAMENT's "Dark Roots Of Earth" finished very close runner-ups. This is the first time O...January 15, 2013
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KEN MODE In San Francisco: Interview, Performance Footage Available
The Mighty Z conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Jesse Matthewson of Canada's KEN MODE on November 1, 2012 at Sub-Mission in San Francisco, California. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is performance footage from the San Francisco concert. As previously reported, KEN MODE...January 12, 2013
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