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BEN MOODY: The Truth About Why I Left EVANESCENCE And Formed WE ARE THE FALLEN

EVANESCENCE co-founder Ben Moody (guitar),who last year formed a soundalike band called WE ARE THE FALLEN with other former EVANESCENCE members (John LeCompt on guitar and Rocky Gray on drums) along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson and bassist Marty O'Brien (DISTURBED, KELLY...

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MELECHESH Mainman Talks About Forthcoming Album In New Video Interview

The Wicked Witch of Sonic Shocks recently conducted an interview with mainman and founding member Ashmedi of Sumerian thrashing black metallers MELECHESH. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. MELECHESH's fifth album, "The Epigenesis", will be released on October 1 via Nuclear Blast Records...

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PANTERA: Previously Unreleased Track To Make Online Debut Next Monday

A previously unreleased PANTERA track, "The Will to Survive", will make its online debut on August 30 at noon EST on the band's official Facebook page. To celebrate the 20-year anniversary of PANTERA's classic major-label debut, "Cowboys From Hell", the band's official webstore is offering a limited...

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SHAGRATH Says DIMMU BORGIR Is Now Officially A 'Three-Piece' Band

The Wicked Witch of Sonic Shocks conducted an interview with vocalist Shagrath (real name: Stian Tomt Thoresen) of Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR on August 23, 2010 in London, England. You can now watch the chat below. When asked which musicians will be included in the band's new t...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On Why He Didn't Attend METALLICA's HALL OF FAME Induction

Ryan Stewart of SuicideGirls.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. SuicideGirls.com: Did you ever lose anything important that you attribute to drugs? Mustaine: Yes, a lot of things. My job in METALLICA. I also died...

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KORN Touring Guitarist SHANE GIBSON Departs For Solo Project

KORN touring guitarist Shane Gibson has announced his departure from the band to pursue his solo project, the Los Angeles-based aggressive-progressive, experimental, instrumental metal power trio STORK, with "super drummer" Thomas Lang. Combining thrash metal with progressive rock, STORK's self-titl...

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CRYSTAL VIPER: 'Legends' Artwork Unveiled

Polish female-fronted traditional heavy metal act CRYSTAL VIPER will release its brand new studio album titled "Legends" on October 22 via AFM Records. As the title suggests, all the lyrics on the CD are based on the original Polish legends from the middle ages. The effort was recorded and mixed at...

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HELMET Mainman Talks New Album, Covering THE BEATLES

Joe Bosso of MusicRadar.com recently conducted an interview with HELMET mainman Page Hamilton. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MusicRadar.com: Chris Traynor played bass on the [new HELMET] record ["Seeing Eye Dog"], but he's not in the band. Page: "Yeah, Chris joined us initially, b...

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FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist GUS G. Interviewed On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show (Audio)

FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. was interviewed on the August 20-22 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to FullMetalJackieRadio.c...

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ANGEL WITCH, VULCANO Confirmed For U.K.'s LIVE EVIL Festival

ANGEL WITCH and VULCANO are among the confirmed bands for the Live Evil Festival 2010, set to take place on Saturday, October 23 and Sunday, October 24 at The Underworld in Camden, United Kingdom. All of the festival's band selections relate to Fenriz cult "Band of the Week" DARKTHRONE MySpace blog....

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AUTOPSY: Promotional Video For 'The Tomb Within' EP Available

U.S. gore legends AUTOPSY will issue the "The Tomb Within" EP on September 13 through Peaceville Records on CD and 12-inch vinyl, with general release set for September 27. Cover art is supplied by renowned fantasy/horror artist Matt Cavotta. "The Tomb Within" was recorded mid-July 2010 at Fantasy S...

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Hindsight: Suffering Hour and Reason Revisited

Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and there was no such thing as Pro Tools, bands used to routinely sound like truckloads of dogshit when they first tried to record something. The equipment they had at their disposal was usually old, broken, or worthless, and most of the players suffered from the...

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SANDALINAS: New Album To Feature Another Guest Appearance By KING DIAMOND Guitarist

SANDALINAS, the Swedish/Spanish band featuring Mats Rendlert (bass; DREAMLAND),Alvaro Svanerö (drums; LOCH VOSTOK),Jordi Sandalinas (guitar) and Rick Altzi (vocals; AT VANCE),is putting the finishing touches on its third full-length album, "Circles", at Andy La Rocque's (KING DIAMOND) Sonic Train...

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Five albums in and one still marvels at just how apt a name that the ever-prolific Ryan Lipynsky (THE HOWLING WIND, THRALLDOM) chose for this project. The vocalist/guitarist seems to thrive in a world rife with tremors, dense smog, and aural proclivities that tend not to be soothing to the soul. And...

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DEVILDRIVER: Eighth 'Chapter' Of Full-Length Documentary Posted Online

Filmmaker Daniel J. Burke (a.k.a. Bruce Wayne),sole proprietor of Mbarrier Productions at House of Slor Studios in Southern California, has uploaded the eighth of around 25 parts (see below) of a recently completed full-length DEVILDRIVER documentary. Eight years in the making, the documentary — en...