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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN: First Trailer For 'Life And Times Of Scrooge' Solo Album

Tuomas Holopainen — the keyboardist and main songwriter of NIGHTWISH — has spent most of 2013 writing and producing his solo album based on a graphic novel called "The Life And Times Of Scrooge McDuck", written and illustrated by Don Rosa. "Music Inspired By The Life And Times Of Scrooge - Written A...

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BOBBIE BROWN Interviewed On 'Talking Metal' Podcast (Audio)

The latest episode of the "Talking Metal" podcast (web site) features an interview with actress, model, and glam rock icon Bobbie Brown. You can now listen to the podcast using the audio player below. Actress, model, and glam rock icon Bobbie Brown was interviewed on the December 5, 2013 edition of...

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THE SWORD: 'Arcane Montane' Lyric Video

The official lyric video for the song "Arcane Montane" from Austin, Texas metal luminaries THE SWORD can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's fourth album, "Apocryphon", which sold nearly 17,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 17 on The B...

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ALEX SKOLNICK, RUDY SARZO, Pedal Steel Guitarist ROBERT RANDOLPH Jam At NAMM (Video)

Video footage of guitarist Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT, ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO),bassist Rudy Sarzo (Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE, OZZY OSBOURNE, DIO, WHITESNAKE, QUIET RIOT) and pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph jamming on the Peavey main stage at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants)...

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THE ANSWER: 'New Horizon' Video Released

The official video for "New Horizon", the title track of the fourth studio album from Irish rockers THE ANSWER, can be seen below. The CD, which features mixes from rock icon Mike Fraser (AC/DC, METALLICA),was released on September 27, 2013 in Europe and October 1, 2013 in North America via Napalm...

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DEAD TO A DYING WORLD Preparing To Record New Album

Dallas, Texas-based blackened doom congregation DEAD TO A DYING WORLD will enter the studio in the near future to record the band's sophomore full-length release. The group is preparing to record this time with renowned sonic decimation engineer Billy Anderson (SLEEP, NEUROSIS, MELVINS),who will un...

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KORN Singer JONATHAN DAVIS' 'After The Dark' Film Soundtrack Released Digitally

According to The Pulse Of Radio, KORN frontman Jonathan Davis' original score for the new horror movie "After The Dark", composed in collaboration with Nicholas O'Toole, is being released digitally on Tuesday (February 11) and on CD March 4. The music marks the second time that Davis has written a f...

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KYNG: New Song 'Electric Halo' Available For Streaming

Southern California rock trio KYNG will release its new studio album, "Burn The Serum", on April 15 via Razor & Tie. The CD was produced by Andrew Alekel (FOO FIGHTERS, NO DOUBT, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, CLUTCH) and James A. Rota and was recorded at Grandmaster Recorders Ltd. and Sword & Shi...

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RAINBOW: 'The Singles Box Set 1975-1986' To Arrive This Week

As one of the cornerstones of British rock, RAINBOW, led by the never-predictable-but-ever-astonishing guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, became synonymous with some of the most well regarded and popular charting rock songs of the Seventies and Eighties. From the mystic and quasi-religious "Man On A Silve...

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CHASTAIN Working On 'Evil Awaits Us' Video

The reformed CHASTAIN — featuring Leather Leone on vocals — is working on a music video for the track "Evil Awaits Us". Guitarist David T. Chastain states: "It is being shot on three continents, so it is going to take some time before it all comes together. So far so good." The official lyric video...

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VENOMIN JAMES Releases New Single '33rd Degree'

Cleveland, Ohio doom rockers VENOMIM JAMES have released a new single called "33rd Degree" via Auburn Records. The single is currently available through iTunes, Amazon and other major digital distributors. This is the second VENOMIM JAMES single to feature vocalist Mike Martini. The first single, "S...

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DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS Uploads Footage From Katowice, Nürnberg

Keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER has uploaded video footage from Katowice, Poland and Nürnberg, Germany, shot during the band's current European headlining tour. Check it out below. DREAM THEATER's latest, self-titled album (available for purchase here) sold around...

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MIKE PORTNOY Interviewed On DRUM TALK TV (Video)

Dan Shinder of Drum Talk TV recently conducted an interview with drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD). Portnoy talked about what makes THE WINERY DOGS so universally appealing; lesser-known influences of his; Lars Ulrich (METALLICA),Phil Collins (GENESIS),as wel...

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Video: VINCE NEIL, DJ ASHBA, VINNIE PAUL Perform ZZ TOP Classic In Las Vegas

Las Vegas Weekly celebrated its 15th anniversary in true Las Vegas fashion with #Unscripted, a night that featured dozens of the city's elite, at the Havana Room inside The New Tropicana Las Vegas on December 18, 2013. A portion of the proceeds from the evening benefitted the Foundation To Assist Yo...

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BEHEMOTH's NERGAL: 'The Majority Of Death Metal Bands From The USA Are So Generic, They All Sound Perfect'

Ross Baker of Ghost Cult magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal " Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his health following the five-month bout of leukemia he overcame in January 2011, after receiving...