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MEGADETH Mainman Is 'Excited' About Resuming Work On New Album

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update: "As we near the time where all of our gear will be returning from [the recently completed 'Priest Feast' [European tour with JUDAS PRIEST and TESTAMENT], I can't help but get excited about picking up [with the recording of the new MEGAD...

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Producer JASON BIELER Comments On MUTINY WITHIN

New Jersey-based quintet MUTINY WITHIN (formerly MUTINY) will hit Bieler Bros. Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida this coming Monday (April 6) with producer Jason Bieler (SIKTH, SKINDRED, DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, NONPOINT) to resume recording its debut album for a late 2009 release through Roadrunner...

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TOOL Frontman Discusses PUSCIFER Project

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with Maynard James Keenan of TOOL, PUSCIFER and A PERFECT CIRCLE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: You've forged a true artist collective with PUSCIFER. What's most creatively gratifying for you ab...

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DELAIN: Toulouse Footage Available

DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — is currently on the road in Europe as the support act for KAMELOT. Fan-filmed video footage of the opening song of DELAIN's April 1, 2009 p...

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BORN OF OSIRIS To Release New Album In June

Chicago-based progressive metal hybrid BORN OF OSIRIS will release its new album, "A Higher Place", in June to coincide with the band's second appearance on The Summer Slaughter Tour. The CD was recorded at Planet Z in in Hadley, Massachusetts with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris, who has previously w...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE On 'Uranium'; Video Available

"Uranium", which is exclusively available on Fuse On Demand, recently sat down with Richmond, Virginia thrashers MUNICIPAL WASTE to talk about their latest album, "The Art of Partying", and their love of album artwork. The full interview is available all April long only on Fuse on Demand. Watch a cl...

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TRIVIUM To Headline 'Metal Hammer Golden Gods'

Floridian metal titans TRIVIUM will headline this year's this year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods ceremony, which will be held June 15 at Indigo2 in London, England's O2 Arena. Also scheduled to perform at the annual awards bash, which is owned by Future's Metal Hammer magazine, are DEVILDRIVER, SAXON,...

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DELAIN: 'April Rain' To Receive North American Release In June

"April Rain", the new album from DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — will be released in North America on June 30 via Sensory Records (with U.S. distribution through Ryko and...

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PRIMAL FEAR: Fifth Studio Video Report Posted Online

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have posted the fifth in a series of video reports documenting the recording sessions for the band's new album, "16.6: (Before The Devil Knows You're Dead)". Watch it below. "16.6: (Before The Devil Knows You're Dead)" will be released in Europe on May 22 and in th...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD Talks To KERRANG! Magazine; Video Available

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward recently joined the Kerrang! podcast team to discuss the re-releases of the band's first three albums — "Black Sabbath", "Paranoid" and "Masters Of Reality" — the highs and lows of his career, and "those" red tights as seen on the cover of "Sabotage". Watch the 12-min...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman Discusses New Album

Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL have completed work on their sixth album — the band's first to be released through their own label in conjunction with Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group and Ferret Music. Tentatively due in September, the CD was recorded primarily at Planet Z in Hadley...

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HORRICANE: 'The End's Façade' Out Now

Estonian death metallers HORRICANE, who were previously signed to Black Mark Records, released their long-awaited second album, "The End's Façade", on April 1. The CD contains "seven tracks of massive, downtuned, apocalyptic, mid-tempo death metal with keyboards and samples" and a cover version of S...

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW Parts Ways With Guitarist, Seeks Replacement

Finnish melodic death metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW has issued the following update: "Unfortunately, we have to announce that our solo guitarist Risto Ruuth has left ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW. The situation came to us as a total surprise. We have no information on the reasons or the background be...

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HAIL! Planning 'Full Scandinavian Tour' In September

HAIL! — the new all-star project featuring guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, BEYOND FEAR, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH),drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH) and bassist David Ellefson (F5, MEGADETH) — is planning "a full Scandinavian tour" i...

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ANVIL To Perform At U.K.'s 'Metal Hammer Golden Gods'

Canadian metal legends ANVIL will appear at this year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods ceremony, which will be held June 15 at Indigo2 in London, England's O2 Arena . ANVIL will perform on the main stage of the annual awards bash, which is owned by Future's Metal Hammer magazine. The event celebrates the...