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DIVINE HERESY: Second Part Of BIZ R. ENTERTAINMENT Interview Posted Online

Biz R. Entertainment conducted an interview with drummer Tim Yeung and guitarist Dino Cazares of California extreme metallers DIVINE HERESY on October 17, 2009 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The second part of the chat has now been posted online and can be viewed below. (Note: The first part of the int...

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MONSTROSITY To Headline Mexico's HEAVY METAL CIRCUS Festival

The Florida death machine known as MONSTROSITY has been confirmed as the headliner for the second annual Heavy Metal Circus festival, scheduled to take place on Sunday, November 29, 2009 at Circo Valador in Mexico City. Also appearing on the bill are MALEVOLENT CREATION, BELPHEGOR, BLOOD RED THRONE,...

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ANVIL: 'The Story' Director Talks About Band's Appearance In 'The Green Hornet'

Sacha Gervasi — the director of "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", a mockumentary-like true account of fiftysomething Canadian heavy-metal practitioners Robb Reiner and Steve "Lips" Kudlow who, after a desultory European tour with their band ANVIL, decide to record a 13th album in a final attempt to fulfi...

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MASTODON Schedules Tempe Signing Session

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will take part in a signing session at Best Buy in Tempe, Arizona on Tuesday, November 17 at 5:30 p.m. Pick up a copy of "Crack The Skye" and have it autographed. Also, listen to 98 KUPD for more details on how to win a guitar lesson with Bill Kelliher. Best .....

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Former HELLOWEEN Singer MICHAEL KISKE Joins Forces With DENNIS WARD In UNISONIC

Former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske has teamed up with Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany's PINK CREAM 69 in a brand new project dubbed UNISONIC. Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer, who has previously played with ASIA, GOTTHARD and KROKUS, completes the group's lineup. UNISONIC ma...

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MASTODON's HINDS, KELLIHER Talk Gear With PREMIER GUITAR

Premier Guitar's Jordan Wagner conducted an interview with MASTODON's Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher backstage at the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines, Iowa on October 14, 2009. In this "rig rundown," Brent talks about his vintage Fender silverface combo and Marshall JMP heads. He also discusses his lo...

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SCORN: 'Evanescence / Ellipsis' 2-CD Set Out Now In Europe

"Evanescence" and "Ellipsis", two long-out-of-print releases from British ambient dub masterminds SCORN, have been reissued together in a special set for the price of just one regular CD. SCORN was the brainchild of ex-NAPALM DEATH drummer Mick Harris and ex-NAPALM DEATH founding member Nic Bullen,...

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KISS: Video Interview Posted Online

The members of KISS were interviewed by Altitude and Sprint TV prior to their October 31, 2009 performance at the 11th annual Voodoo Experience music festival in New Orleans. Watch the chat below. More than 150 acts played on eight stages in three separate areas — named Le Ritual, Le Flambeau and Le...

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FOZZY To Release First-Ever Live Album

FOZZY, the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho and STUCK MOJO mastermind Rich "The Duke" Ward, will release its first-ever live album, "Remains Alive", as part of a special very limited-edition "Survival Pack" as a lead-up to their upcoming new album, "Chasing the Grail", to be rele...

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Original ADEMA Lineup To Play First Show In Over Five Years

The original lineup of the Bakersfield, California rock band ADEMA — Marky Chavez (vocals),David Deroo (bass),Tim Fluckey (guitar),Mike Ransom (guitar),and Kris Kohls (drums) — will play its first live show in over five years on January 14, 2010 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, Californi...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer Previews Christmas 'Rock 50' Show

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has issued the following update on the Christmas edition of his "Rock 50" monthly radio show, which airs between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. PST on WPMD, a college radio station at Cerritos College in California: "In my last news post, about the November radio show, I’d...

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IMMOLATION: Studio Report Posted Online

Veteran death metallers IMMOLATION recently entered Millbrook Sound Studios in New York with longtime producer Paul Orofino to begin recording their eighth album, due in early 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records. Check out a new studio report from IMMOLATION guitarist Robert Vigna at DecibelMagazine.com....

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SKINLAB Frontman Says New Album Is 'Selling Like S**t'

Stefan Topuzov's Music Vault recently conducted an interview with vocalist/bassist Steev Esquivel of San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Stefan Topuzov's Music Vault: You cancelled a whole tour due to your lung infection, so asking you how you are doi...

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MUTINY WITHIN: Debut Album Artwork, Release Date Revealed

New Jersey-based sextet MUTINY WITHIN (formerly MUTINY) will release its self-titled debut album on February 23, 2010 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at Bieler Bros. Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida with producer Jason Bieler (SIKTH, SKINDRED, DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, NONPOINT) and was m...

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BLACK SABBATH's BILL WARD On Surviving The Music Business

Legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward recently spoke to ClashMusic.com about surviving the music business. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Read Your Contracts: "I think one of the things a band needs to have, besides a good accountant, is to sign really good contracts. I'm a victim of...