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SARAH JEZEBEL DEVA: New Song Available For Streaming

"The World Won't Hold Your Hand", a brand new song from British vocalist Sarah Jezebel Deva who has toured and/or recorded with CRADLE OF FILTH, THERION, MORTIIS and ANGTORIA can be streamed on her Facebook page. The track comes off Sarah Jezebel Deva's sophomore solo album, "The Corruption Of Mercy...

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Eliminated 'American Idol' Contestant JAMES DURBIN Performs JUDAS PRIEST Classic On 'Leno'

James Durbin, the 22-year-old rocker from Santa Cruz, California, who was just eliminated from of "American Idol", performed a cover version of the JUDAS PRIEST classic "You Got Another Thing Coming" on this past Friday's edition of "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on NBC. You can now watch video fo...

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JOHN PETRUCCI Says MIKE MANGINI Is Permanent Member Of DREAM THEATER

Guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER spoke to the Artisan News Service (see video below) about fan speculation that the band's new drummer, Mike Mangini, is merely a temporary replacement for founding member Mike Portnoy, who left the group last fall. "[Mangini is] a [pe...

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QUEENSRCHE Singer To Be Interviewed For VH1 CLASSIC's 'Metal Evolution: The Series'

QUEENSRCHE singer Geoff Tate will be interviewed on Tuesday, May 17 at Pondera winery in Woodinville, Washington by Banger Films for the forthcoming TV series "Metal Evolution: The Series". The 11-episode series will begin broadcasting on November 11, 2011 in the U.S. on VH1 Classic and in Canada on...

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DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Putting Finishing Touches On Vocals For New Album

Singer James LaBrie of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER has spent the past few weeks in the studio with Canadian producer/engineer Richard Chycki laying down vocals on the band's much-anticipated new album, tentatively due this fall via Roadrunner Records. Chycki writes on his blog, "I gotta t...

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REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS: Trailer For VH1 CLASSIC Broadcast Available

Highlights from the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards which was held on April 20 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California will be broadcast on VH1 Classic on Saturday, May 28. A trailer for the broadcast can be seen below. Revolver will release a special Golden Gods issue of the magazine on M...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Frontman Says Things 'Just Got A Little Out Of Hand' With MIKE PORTNOY

Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD vocalist M. Shadows. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: So "Not Ready to Die" is the first song with your new drummer, Arin Ilejay? And you've also been touring with Arin for...

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MAX CAVALERA: Playing With IGOR Is Something That Never Lost Its Magic

Brandon Marshall of Sonic Excess recently conducted an interview with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sonic Excess: Do SOULFLY and CAVALERA CONSPIRACY each have a different meaning to you? Max Cavalera: Quite different. SOULFLY, for me, i...

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Eliminated 'American Idol' Contestant JAMES DURBIN Hopes To Work With MIKE PORTNOY

According to USA Today, James Durbin, the 22-year-old rocker from Santa Cruz, California, who was just eliminated from of "American Idol", is planning to record an album, with what he described as a "[DIO] 'Holy Diver', [BLACK SABBATH] 'Neon Nights'-type" feel. "I potentially heard my first single y...

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DREAM THEATER Guitarist: MIKE PORTNOY's Request To Rejoin Band Came Too Late

Joe Bosso of MusicRadar.com recently conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci and keyboardist Jordan Rudess about the departure of the band's founding drummer Mike Portnoy and addition of Mike Mangini. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MusicRadar.com: You've a...

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SARAH JEZEBEL DEVA: 'The Corruption Of Mercy' Artwork Unveiled

British vocalist Sarah Jezebel Deva who has toured and/or recorded with CRADLE OF FILTH, THERION, MORTIIS and ANGTORIA has inked a three-album deal with Listenable Records. Her new solo CD, "The Corruption Of Mercy", will be released in Europe on June 20. She states, "[I am] so happy with it and doe...

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Reunited MALICE Featuring JAMES RIVERA: More KEEP IT TRUE Footage Posted Online

Reunited Los Angeles heavy metal legends MALICE performed at the Keep It True XIV festival, which was held April 29-30, 2011 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Knigshofen, Germany. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be viewed below. MALICE's current lineup includes three original members Mick Z...

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DREAM THEATER Guitarist: MIKE MANGINI 'Knocked Us Out' During His Audition (Video)

A little more than a month after drummer Mike Portnoy's sudden departure from DREAM THEATER, the band held three days of auditions in New York City. Over an incredibly productive three-day period, the band played, jammed and spoke candidly and at length with seven of the world's greatest drummers. T...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: 'So Far' Away Video Released

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's music video for its latest single, "So Far Away", can be viewed below. (Note: Video stream may not be available to some non-U.S. residents.) The clip is described as a "raw and emotional" tribute to late AVENGED drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan, who died in December 2009 from an...

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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,...