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MASTERY Announces New Bassist And Drummer
Toronto "instrumetal" thrash band MASTERY has announced the addition of bassist Morgan Rider (BOLERO) and drummer Kerry Saxena (NOCTURNITY) to the group's ranks. The band is currently writing the follow-up to "Lethal Legacy" for a tentative early 2009 release. "Moran played a show with us when he wa...June 12, 2008
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TESTAMENT Schedules London Signing Session
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT will take part in a signing signing session for their new CD, "The Formation of Damnation", at the Zavvi store (formerly Virgin Megastore) on Oxford Street in London, England on Tuesday, June 17 at 6:00 p.m. Currently playing the festival circuit in...June 12, 2008
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SEBASTIAN BACH Guitarist 'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK Issues Post-Tour Update
SEBASTIAN BACH guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (also of HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM) has issued the following update: "Well, just crashed through the door [after touring with SEBASTIAN BACH], my Jackson flying Vs on my garage floor, I headed for a beer. Where am I home? And, where the hell have we been in...June 11, 2008
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CHRIS CAFFERY Checks In From The Studio
Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) entered the studio at the end of April to begin recording his new solo album for an October release. According to Chris, "[We] entered Ultimate Music Studios in Cortland, NY today to begin the recording of drum tracks. "Mr. John Macaluso [...June 10, 2008
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FORBIDDEN: Video Interview With RUSS ANDERSON Posted Online
LateNiteSinners.com conducted an interview with vocalist Russ Anderson of FORBIDDEN on February 28, 2008 at Slim's in San Francisco, California. Watch the five-minute clip below. As previously reported, FORBIDDEN has tapped Mark Hernandez (HEATHEN, DEFIANCE, RE:IGNITION, VIO-LENCE, TORQUE, TECHNOCRA...June 9, 2008
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KREATOR Confirmed For Romania's ROCKIN' TRANSILVANIA FESTIVAL
Veteran German thrashers KREATOR will headline the Rockin' Transilvania Festival, set to take place July 12-13 in Sibiu, Romania. Also scheduled to appear are HELLOWEEN, TESTAMENT and AXXIS. KREATOR will enter the Titonus studios in Berlin on July 20 to begin recording the highly anticipated follow-...June 9, 2008
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JUDAS PRIEST: Specially Marked 'Nostradamus' CDs To Include Code For Free Concert Ticket
While supplies last, when you purchase any configuration (regular CD edition, limited edition-deluxe hard-bound version and limited-edition deluxe box [3LPs, 2 CD, book and poster] available only at Best Buy) of the initial pressing of JUDAS PRIEST's double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus" (release...June 9, 2008
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Conqueror
One need only read vocalist/guitarist Karl Simon's "thanks list" in the liner notes of "Conqueror", the new album by Indianapolis' THE GATES OF SLUMBER, to realize that this is anything but a new-school metal album. Stating "thanks for the inspiration to: CIRITH UNGOL, BUDGIE, LUCIFER'S FRIEND, URIA...June 9, 2008
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Operation: Shifting Gears
"Taking on the name of the fans who support them", Detroit's BOWLSCRAPER are now known as SOLDIERS OF SCRAPE and a new album called "Operation: Shifting Gears" is the first shot across the rust belted bow. What's it all about? Metal, beer, long hair, tattoos, and more beer. The spirit of old school...June 9, 2008
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DIO: Lahti Concert Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of DIO, the band fronted by the legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW),performing RAINBOW classics "Temple of the King" and "Kill the King" on June 7, 2008 at the Water & Rock Festival in Lahti, Finland can be viewed be...June 8, 2008
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Reunited FORBIDDEN: Video Interview, Performance Footage From San Francisco Available
Reality Check TV has posted a seven-minute video clip featuring interview and performance footage of reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans FORBIDDEN recorded on February 29, 2008 at Slim's in San Francisco. Watch the clip below. As previously reported, FORBIDDEN has tapped Mark He...June 8, 2008
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Iranian Metal Band ANGBAND Signs With Germany's PURE STEEL RECORDS
Iranian power/progressive metallers ANGBAND have inked a deal with Germany's Pure Steel Records for the release of their debut album, "Rising from Apadana". According to a press release, ANGBAND is "the first metal band from Iran" to sign a deal with a European record company. "As you may know metal...June 8, 2008
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MELDRUM Singer Comments On Passing Of MICHELLE MELDRUM
MELDRUM vocalist Michele Madden has issued the following statement on the passing of her bandmate, MELDRUM/ex-PHANTOM BLUE guitarist Michelle Meldrum, who died on May 21 as a result of a cystic growth that had restricted oxygen and blood flow to her brain, rendering her braindead. "My black heart is...June 6, 2008
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JAMES MURPHY Completes Guitar Solo For OBLITERHATE Debut
Guitarist-extraordinaire-turned-producer James Murphy (TESTAMENT, DEATH, OBITUARY) has completed a guest guitar solo on the song "Dawn Of Extermination", which will open the forthcoming debut album from OBLITERHATE. OBLITERHATE is the brainchild of guitarist Calvin Chiang of the Singaporean death th...June 6, 2008
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TESTAMENT Frontman Says Stopping Smoking Pot Gave Him Confidence And Stamina
Andrew Sample recently spoke to vocalist Chuck Billy and guitarist Eric Peterson of Bay Area thrash legends TESTAMENT about their new album "The Formation Of Damnation" for the cover of Metal Maniacs' June/July issue. Excerpts follow: Metal Maniacs: Your vocals on "Formation" are really, really stro...June 4, 2008
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