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MASTERPLAN: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed
Multinational melodic metallers MASTERPLAN will release their new album, "Novum Initium", on April 26 via AFM Records. The band earlier in the month filmed a video for an as-yet-undiclosed new track in the Luftverteidigungsbunker Erndtebrück, also called "Bunker Erich." A photo of MASTERPLAN's new l...February 21, 2013
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SLAYER's KERRY KING: We Don't Know When JEFF HANNEMAN's Gonna Be Able To Play Guitar
Brendan Crabb of TheMusic.com.au recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On metal's current state: Kerry: "It seems to me like it's just cruising along, status quo. I'm yet to see anything new that's like a threat; not even a...February 20, 2013
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KADAVAR: New Album Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
German psychedelic hard rockers KADAVAR will release their second full-length album, "Abra Kadavar", on April 12 via Nuclear Blast Records. The photo for the cover artwork, which was taken by photographer and ex-STEREOLAB drummer Joe Dilworth, can be seen below. Comments KADAVAR frontman Lupus Linde...February 18, 2013
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MAD SEASON: Lost Song 'Locomotive' Available For Streaming
Legacy Recordings — the catalogue division of Sony Music Entertainment — will release a newly expanded deluxe edition of "Above", the first and only album to be completed by Seattle-based rock supergroup MAD SEASON. Formed in 1994, MAD SEASON is vocalist Layne Staley (ALICE IN CHAINS),guitarist Mik...February 18, 2013
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OCTOBER TIDE: New Song Available For Streaming
Swedish melodic gloom lords OCTOBER TIDE will release their fourth album, "Tunnel Of No Light", on March 25 in Europe and April 16 in North America via Pulverised Records. The CD was recorded at Black Lounge Studio (SCAR SYMMETRY, CARNAL FORGE, IN MOURNING, CENTINEX) in Avesta, Sweden with producer...February 17, 2013
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RATT Taps Producer BRIAN HOWES For New Album
Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer 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....February 14, 2013
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THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT: 'Tetragrammaton' Trailer Available
Dutch extreme metallers THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT will release their fourth full-length album, "Tetragrammaton", on May 14 (one day earlier internationally) via Season Of Mist. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Gods Amongst Insects 02. H.W.A. (Human Wave Attack) 03. Drugs, Thugs & Mac...February 13, 2013
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Video: NORTH SIDE KINGS Frontman Discusses GLENN DANZIG Punchout On 'Good Morning Arizona'
Since the altercation between Glenn Danzig and NORTH SIDE KINGS singer and frequent SOULFLY collaborator Danny Marianino in 2004, Danny has been collecting and saving a slew of hate mail, derogatory posts on blogs and messages that are "so ridiculous it will blow your mind." Finally, some of the "be...February 11, 2013
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SABATON Interviewed In Tempe (Video)
The Age Of Metal conducted an interview with Swedish metallers SABATON on February 7 in Tempe, Arizona. You can now watch the chat below. SABATON's entire November 16, 2012 headlining concert at Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden was professionally filmed and recorded for the band's upcoming DVD and...February 11, 2013
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'Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History Of Heavy Metal' Coming In May
Emerging from the blues and psychedelic rock of the 1960s and '70s, heavy metal has been a driving force in music for nearly 50 years — known for its massive sound, extended guitar solos, and unrelenting intensity. Despite being critically reviled throughout its history, metal has stood the test of...February 10, 2013
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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Frontman Discusses New Project With MAX CAVALERA, TROY SANDERS
During a recent interview with AOL's Noisecreep, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN frontman Greg Puciato spoke about the status of his much-anticipated project with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, ex-SEPULTURA),Dave Elitch (ex-THE MARS VOLTA) and Troy Sanders (MASTODON). "We have 11 songs written," he said. "It's m...February 8, 2013
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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer TODD LA TORRE Quits CRIMSON GLORY
Singer Todd La Torre has officially quit Florida metal veterans CRIMSON GLORY. La Torre, who joined QUEENSRŸCHE in June 2012 as the replacement for Geoff Tate, became an official member of CRIMSON GLORY in April 2010 and has played a number of shows with the band during the past two and a half years...February 7, 2013
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MASTERPLAN: First Photo Of New Lineup
The first photo of the new lineup of multinational melodic metallers MASTERPLAN can be seen below. Joining recently announced new drummer Martin "Marthus" Skaroupka (CRADLE OF FILTH) are vocalist Rick Altzi (AT VANCE, SANDALINAS, THUNDERSTONE),who replaces Jorn Lande, and bassist Jari Kainulainen (...February 7, 2013
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TESTAMENT Guitarist: 'It's A Pleasure To Play All These Different Styles Of Music'
Austin Fusion Magazine recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Austin Fusion Magazine: In the video documentary that is included with the ["Dark Roots Of Earth"], we get the sense that this record was perhaps more inten...February 6, 2013
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Driver In BARONESS Tour Bus Crash Faces Charges
Savannah, Georgia-based quartet BARONESS was involved in a road accident on August 15, 2012 in England when the band's tour bus reportedly plummeted for 30 feet over a viaduct after going through a security barrier during heavy rain. Nine people, including the four members of the group, were sent to...February 6, 2013
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