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AMORPHIS Keyboardist Interviewed In Athens

Metalzone.gr conducted an interview with Santeri Kallio of Finnish metallers AMORPHIS on November 1, 2009 when the band played Athens, Greece. Santeri talks about how it feels being in a band that's been around for almost 20 years, gives advice to new groups coming into the metal scene and also offe...

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LACUNA COIL: More European Tour Dates Announced

Italian rock/metal band LACUNA COIL has scheduled the following dates: Jan. 29 - Dublin, Ireland - The Academy Jan. 31 - Manchester, UK - The Manchester Academy Feb. 01 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Academy Feb. 02 - Glasgow, UK - The ABC Feb. 04 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy Feb. 05 - London, ...

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FEAR FACTORY Signs With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

The new band calling itself FEAR FACTORY — featuring original FF members Dino Cazares (guitar) and Burton C. Bell (vocals) alongside bassist Byron Stroud (who played on the last two FEAR FACTORY albums in addition to touring and recording with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and ZIMMERS HOLE) and legendary drum...

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MISERY SPEAKS Calls It Quits

German melodic death metal outfit MISERY SPEAKS has issued the following update: "In the tenth year after founding the band, several line-up-changes and three albums, we are very sorry to tell you that we finally decided to call it a day and close the chapter MISERY SPEAKS. Different personal reason...

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DIVINE EVE To Release Split Single With VEX

Reformed old-school death/doom metallers DIVINE EVE will release a split seven-inch single with VEX through Horror Pain Gore Death Productions in January 2010. One of the most crushing death/doom metal bands ever to emerge, DIVINE EVE has returned with its first new material since 1994! Musically in...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: New EP Trailer Available

A trailer for SONIC SYNDICATE's new EP, "The Rebellion Pack", can be viewed below. Due on November 9, the EP will be released on November 9 as part of an all-in-one-package with the group's latest album, "Love And Other Disasters". It will contain two new tracks — "Rebellion In Nightmareland" and "B...

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KISS Featured On CNN; Video Available

Video footage of legendary rockers KISS showing their support for wounded warriors and reflecting on their 35-year-career with CNN's Naamua Delaney can be viewed below. Guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley says that he feels no shame in KISS being lumped in with other vintage, or classic rock acts — in f...

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GENE SIMMONS Offers Fans Chance To Own His Signature Axe Bass Guitar

Gene Simmons, co-founder of the legendary KISS, has announced fans will be able to get their own licks in with the purchase of a limited and personally signed edition of the Gene Simmons Axe Bass. Rock Star gallery in Scottsdale Arizona, which specializes in music collectibles and celebrity fine art...

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METALLICA's Ottawa Concert Raises $8,000 For Food Bank

580 CFRA reports that Tuesday night's (November 3) METALLICA concert at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is helping to fill the shelves at the Ottawa Food Bank. METALLICA has donated a portion of each ticket to the sold-out show to the Food Bank, delivering a cheque for CAD $8,700 (approx...

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Breathing The Fire

I suppose "retro" is in the eye of the beholder, but Ohio metal warlords SKELETONWITCH have never seemed like a regurgitated history lesson in denim and bullet belts to me. They get lumped in with the likes of TOXIC HOLOCAUST and MUNICIPAL WASTE primarily because their metal is so elemental, I guess...

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HAMMERFALL To Tour North America In March/April

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL will return to North America for a full tour in March/April 2010. This will be the band's first tour of U.S./Canada in almost five years. Confirmed dates are as follows: Mar. 05 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx Mar. 06 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium Mar. 07 - New York, NY @...

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KISS' STANLEY, SIMMONS Discuss 35th Anniversary Of 'Alive!'

KISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley discussed the 35th anniversary of "Alive!" last month on "In The Studio - The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands" with professional radio broadcaster and rock musician interviewer Redbeard. Paul and Gene also talked about the band's beginnings, KI...

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The Great Cessation

Okay, first there was YOB, with songs longer than God's beard hair, creepy otherworldly vocals beamed in from some other planet, and riffing so slow and heavy it ground lesser music into sediment like a sonic glacier. Then the rhythm section left, and Mike Scheidt, being one of the most gracious dud...

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SONIC SYNDICATE Plays First Gig With New Singer; Video Footage, Photos Available

Swedish/British metallers SONIC SYNDICATE made their live debut with their new singer, Nathan J. Biggs, on October 31, 2009 at The Tivoli in Helsingborg, Sweden. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below. Check out photos at this location. SONIC SYNDICATE released a second new...

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DELAIN Joined By NIGHTWISH's HIETALA, Former AFTER FOREVER Singer At Zwolle Concert

DELAIN's "special show" on Saturday, October 31 at Broerenkerk in Zwolle, Holland was professionally filmed for possible release. Joining the group during the performance were special guests Marco Hietala (NIGHTWISH, TAROT) and Floor Jansen (AFTER FOREVER, REVAMP). Fan-filmed video footage of the co...