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LEGION OF THE DAMNED Announces New Guitarist
Vocalist Maurice Swinkels of Dutch thrashers LEGION OF THE DAMNED has issued the following update: "After guitarist Richard Ebisch quit the band around three weeks ago, we have not been sitting still. The day after Richard's departure, I already had in mind to call guitarist Twan van Geel. I've know...May 10, 2011
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MIKE MANGINI: How I Landed Gig With DREAM THEATER
By Andrew Lentz of DRUMmagazine.com After enduring a six-month-long gag order, Mike Mangini has finally come clean about the DREAM THEATER audition process and the hoops he jumped through to land the coveted drum chair. With Mangini going up against the world's most ridiculously dexterous drummers,...May 9, 2011
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ENSLAVED To Release 'The Sleeping Gods' EP
Norwegian progressive/psychedelic extreme metal trailblazers ENSLAVED will release "The Sleeping Gods" via Scion A/V as a free downloadable five-song EP on May 10. Following up on last year's near-universally praised "Axioma Ethica Odini", the EP finds the quintet once again expanding the boundaries...May 9, 2011
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DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED: 'Sick' Special Edition Detailed
Eagle Rock Entertainment, through its Armoury Records subsidiary, will re-release DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED's second album, "Sick", as a special edition on May 24. The specially-packaged double-disc comes complete with two additional bonus tracks on the CD "Roll Away" and an acoustic version of "Wasted...May 9, 2011
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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Guitarist Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Video)
On May 5, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Paul Waggoner of the North Carolina progressive rock band BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME at the Glass House in Pomona, California. You can now watch the chat below. BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME's new album, "The Parall...May 9, 2011
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Indhentet af Døden
Here is a case of an album that if you bought it because you assumed the brutally cool album art was indicative of brutally cool death metal, then you would have proven yourself to be a sharp shopper, nonsensical reasoning notwithstanding. UNDERGANG's "Indhentet af Døden" represents a new level in D...May 9, 2011
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Furnace
Every time those three little words ("big", "bad", and "ugly") pop into my head when listening to a doom/sludge release, it almost always leads to a positive review. Enter BATILLUS' "Furnace" and those are indeed the first words that swam through the gray matter. As such, I've nothing but positives...May 9, 2011
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Slaver
Not to be interpreted as "death to thashers", quite to the contrary TRASHER DEATH stalked the Polish underground playing a filthy version of thrash metal with the pre-death leanings heard from stateside acts like DARK ANGEL and POSSESSED. Recognizing the value to old and new school thrash heads alik...May 8, 2011
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Prolonging the Pain
The name kind of rolls off the tongue, doesn't it? It sure as hell fits the firestorm of traditional, U.S.-style death metal played by the Brisbane brawlers. While there is no lack of inferno-level blazing happening on "Prolonging the Pain" a sizeable chunk of the material rates on the lower side of...May 8, 2011
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Former MINISTRY Guitarist Launches THE GREAT AMERICON
THE GREAT AMERICON, the brainchild of two-time Grammy-nominated artist Sin Quirin, will release its self-titled debut EP later this month. The band's music is described in a press release as "heavy and fast-paced, with machine-like drums and crushing, yet hooky guitar riffs." THE GREAT AMERICON will...May 6, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST: First Photo Of New Lineup Released
The first photo of the new JUDAS PRIEST lineup featuring the band's latest addition, 31-year-old British guitarist Richie Faulkner (LAUREN HARRIS, DIRTY DEEDS) can be seen below. Faulkner officially joined JUDAS PRIEST in April as the replacement for the band's founding member Kenneth "K.K." Downing...May 6, 2011
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ECHOTERRA: New Song Available For Streaming
ECHOTERRA the new female-fronted symphonic rock/metal band featuring vocalist Melissa Ferlaak (VISIONS OF ATLANTIS),keyboardist Jonah Weingarten (PYRAMAZE),guitarist Yan Leviathan (AVIAN),bassist Brian Hollenbeck and drummer Adam Sagan (INTO ETERNITY) will release its new album, "Land Of The Midn...May 6, 2011
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AUTOPSY: 'Macabre Eternal' Mini-Site Launched
A mini-site for "Macabre Eternal", the first full-length album from the legendary San Francisco Bay Area gore grind act AUTOPSY since 1995's "Shitfun", has been launched at this location. The CD will be released on May 31 via Peaceville Records. A special vinyl edition of the effort will precede the...May 6, 2011
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IRON MAIDEN: 'From Fear To Eternity' New Release Date Announced; Promo-Only CD Single Detailed
EMI has set a June 6 release date for "From Fear To Eternity: The Best Of 1990-2010". A double-CD set spanning twenty years this follows the huge success of 2010's studio album "The Final Frontier" which hit the number one spot in 28 countries around the world. It also became the band's highest-char...May 6, 2011
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INSIDIOUS DISEASE: Oslo Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of INSIDIOUS DISEASE (formerly INSIDIOUS) the international metal project featuring members of DIMMU BORGIR, NAPALM DEATH, OLD MAN'S CHILD and MORGOTH performing the song "The Desire" on April 19, 2011 at John Dee in Oslo, Norway can be viewed below. In other news, INSIDIOUS...May 5, 2011
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