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Producer Says BLACK COUNTRY Debut Is 'Promising To Be Phenomenal'

Drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) has joined forces with legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH),keyboardist Derek Sherinian (ALICE COOPER, DREAM THEATER, KISS, BILLY IDOL) and guitarist Joe Bonamassa in a brand new project tentatively dubbed BLACK COUNTRY. The group...

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THE AMENTA Begins Work On New Material

Sydney, Australia's extreme metal unit THE AMENTA has issued the following update: "2009 was the busiest year yet for THE AMENTA. The band undertook our first ever European tour in the beginning of the year with DEICIDE, SAMAEL, VADER, DEVIAN and ORDER OF ENNEAD. Crowds, venues and bands were great...

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Casting For KEITH CAPUTO's 'Got Monsters' Music Video

LIFE OF AGONY vocalist Keith Caputo's webmaster is now casting characters for Keith's upcoming solo video, "Got Monsters". The requirements are as follows: Main/Lead * Woman * 25-40 years old * Caucasian * New Yorker preferred * Slim/average weight * non-SAG Friend * Woman * 25-40 years old * Caucas...

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JASON BONHAM Joins Forces With GLENN HUGHES In BLACK COUNTRY

Drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) has joined forces with legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) and guitarist Joe Bonamassa in a brand new project tentatively dubbed BLACK COUNTRY. "I just literally went into the studio last week for two days with one person I'd done...

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AKERCOCKE Announces U.K. Dates With DARK FUNERAL

British extreme metal veterans AKERCOCKE will support DARK FUNERAL on the following dates: March 12 - Leeds, UK - Rio's March 13 - Glasgow, UK - Hammerfest/Pontins Holiday Park March 14 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms March 15 - London, UK - Underworld In other news, AKERCOCKE members Matt Wilcock (...

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MUTINY WITHIN: Audio Interview With Bassist ANDREW 'AJ' JACOBS Posted Online

On January 11, Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with bassist Andrew "AJ" Jacobs of the New Jersey-based sextet MUTINY WITHIN (formerly MUTINY). The chat is now available for streaming in five parts below. MUTINY WITHIN's video for the song "Awake" can be viewed below. The clip wa...

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AM CONSPIRACY: Entire Debut Album Available For Streaming

The self-titled debut album from AM CONSPIRACY — the band fronted by former DROWNING POOL vocalist Jason "Gong" Jones — is available for streaming in its entirety at AOL Music. "AM Conspiracy" is being released today (Tuesday, January 12) via the newly launched Chicago-based label Burnhill Union Rec...

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TOMMY LEE, JASON BONHAM, BRANN DAILOR Perform At DRUM-OFF Grand Finals; Video Available

Guitar Center today announced Ramon Sampson as the winner of its Drum-Off, the search for the nation's top undiscovered drummer. Performing in front of a capacity crowd this past Friday, January 8 at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, 19-year-old Ramon Sampson from Cordova, Tennessee beat out four...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'The Music Industry's So Screwed Up'

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach was interviewed earlier this month on "The Paulie Z Show". The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. When asked about his current record-label situation, Bach said, "The music industry's so screwed up, I almost don't wanna even rely o...

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AM CONSPIRACY: The Story Behind The Album Cover

Stephen Jensen, the art director, photographer, and graphic designer and founder of F3 Studios in Crystal Lake, Illinois, created the cover artwork for the self-titled debut album from AM CONSPIRACY, the band fronted by former DROWNING POOL vocalist Jason "Gong" Jones. Regarding how the design for t...

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MISERY INDEX: Studio Blog Launched

Baltimore, Maryland's MISERY INDEX entered Wright Way Studios (DYING FETUS, SLIPKNOT, MOS DEF) on Saturday (January 2) with engineer Steve Wright to begin recording its new album, tentatively titled "Heirs To Thievery", for a May release via Relapse Records. An exclusive in-studio written/pictoral b...

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TOMMY LEE Rehearsing For 'Drum-Off Grand Finals'; Behind-The-Scenes Footage Available

MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee and the STREET DRUM CORPS' Frank Zummo will present "Bezerk" — an exclusive project commissioned by Guitar Center, featuring some of today's top drummers and artists — as part of the upcoming Drum-Off Grand Finals, taking place January 8 at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. Artists...

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MUTINY WITHIN: 'Awake' Video Released

Metal Sucks is hosting the exclusive world premiere of "Awake", the new video from the New Jersey-based sextet MUTINY WITHIN (formerly MUTINY). The clip, which was directed by Patrick Kendall (MEGADETH, INCUBUS, SUGARCULT),can be viewed below. "Awake" is the first single from MUTINY WITHIN's self-t...

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RIKETS Signs With BURNHILL UNION RECORDS

Chicago-based Burnhill Union Records has announced the signing of RIKETS. The Cleveland, Ohio-based band's debut album, "All American Death Cult", will be released in April. After completing a distribution deal with E1 Distribution in November, Burnhill Union Records steadily began growing its roste...

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DEMON HUNTER To Release 'The World Is A Thorn' In March

Seattle-based Christian metallers DEMON HUNTER will release their new album, "The World Is A Thorn", on March 9. The band's fifth album follows the landmark documentary "45 Days", last year's "Live In Nashville" collection and a catalog of landmark releases that have made the band one of the most im...