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CYNIC: New Audio Interview With PAUL MASVIDAL

The MetalIreland.com podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Paul Masvidal the progressive rock/metal band CYNIC. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Podcast (audio stream):

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MAX CAVALERA Going For A More 'In-Your-Face, Aggressive' Approach With CAVALERA CONSPIRACY

Brian Fischer-Giffin of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, ex-SEPULTURA). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On CAVALERA CONSPIRACY's musical approach: Max: "With CAVALERA we try to create, sonic-wise, maybe the be...

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MAD MAX: New Album Details Revealed

25 years after the release of the legendary "Night Of Passion" album, German hard rock band MAD MAX returns with the original lineup — Michael Voss (lead vocals, lead guitars),Jürgen Breforth (rhythm guitars),Roland Bergmann (bass, vocals) and Axel Kruse (drums) — and a new studio album, "Another...

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ÅKERFELDT/WILSON Collaboration To Release Debut Through ROADRUNNER RECORDS

STORM CORROSION, the much-anticipated collaboration project between OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt and PORCUPINE TREE's Steven Wilson, earlier in the year completed work on its self-titled debut album for an April 2012 release through Roadrunner Records. Apart from Mikael and Steven, the CD includes guest...

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TURISAS, ALESTORM, EX DEO, ARKONA, HUNTRESS To Join Forces For 'PaganFest: America Part III'

Folk metalers TURISAS will be heading back to North America this spring for "PaganFest: America Part III", their first-ever U.S. headlining run! Joining the Finnish sextet on their triumphant return to the States is a gathering of bands from across the world: Scotland's ALESTORM, Rome's EX DEO, Russ...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: Drama Between PORTNOY And DREAM THEATER Caused Us A Lot Of Heartache

On December 16, "Metal Zone" host Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Zacky Vengeance before the band's free show at the HP Pavillion in San Jose, California. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of e...

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GOJIRA: Third Studio Webisode Available

The third in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the new album from French progressive metallers GOJIRA can be seen below. The CD is currently being recorded at Spin Recording Studios in Long Island City, New York with co-producer Josh Wilbur (LAMB OF GOD) fo...

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The Great Execution

Through years of tireless touring and continually improving studio output, including a level jump in songwriting coinciding with the leap to Century Media several years ago, KRISIUN has gone from reliable death metal underdog to one of the premier acts of the genre. The trio's visceral approach is r...

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MIKE MANGINI On Joining DREAM THEATER: 'This Opportunity Was Clearly Meant To Be'

Ed Masley of The Arizona Republic recently conducted an interview with drummer Mike Mangini of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Arizona Republic: I was reading that a lot of drum parts on [the new DREAM THEATER] album ["A Dramatic Turn Of E...

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Did DREAM THEATER Draw Inspiration From Christian Rock Band? MIKE PORTNOY Seems To Think So

A registered user of the DreamTheaterForums.org web site, which is described as the largest unofficial DREAM THEATER fan community on the Internet, has pointed out alleged similarities between "Feed The Machine", the opening song on "Until We Have Faces", the third full-length studio album from Amer...

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MAX CAVALERA: 'I Love Being In A Different City Every Night'

Jenna Williams (a.k.a. "The Scream Queen") of TheScreamQueen.com recently conducted an interview with Max Cavalera of SOULFLY and CAVALERA CONSPIRACY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. TheScreamQueen.com: [CAVALERA CONSPIRACY's] "Blunt Force Trauma" was released earlier this year. Sin...

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CYNIC: New Video Interview With PAUL MASVIDAL

Thorium Photography recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Paul Masvidal the progressive rock/metal band CYNIC. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. On "Carbon-Based Anatomy", CYNIC's new EP, the group has once again taken its natural interfusion of musical styles and turn...

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UNISONIC Featuring MICHAEL KISKE, KAI HANSEN: 'Ignition' Cover Artwork Unveiled

UNISONIC, the new band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) alongside Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany's PINK CREAM 69 and Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer (who has previously played with ASIA, GOTTHARD and KROKUS),will releas...

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SOULFLY: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed

SOULFLY has set "Enslaved" as the title of its eighth album, due on March 13, 2012 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at Tallcat Studios in Phoenix, Arizona and was produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris, the seasoned knob twiddler behind some of the most notable bands in metal today, such as SHA...

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PEGAZUS: 'Road Warrior' Video Released

"Road Warrior", the new video from Australian metallers of PEGAZUS, can be seen below. The clip was filmed in Melbourne, Australia in the same location and on the very same road that was used for the filming of the Australian classic movie "Mad Max". It was directed again by Aaron McLoughlin and Jud...