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FOX NEWS Profiles KISS On Tour

Fox News recently caught up with the KISS Alive 35 tour to discuss the music, the fans, and the band's new album, "Sonic Boom". Watch the report below. KISS will bring its new "Sonic Boom Over Europe: From the Beginning To the Boom" tour to Europe in summer 2010. With multiple dates across Europe, t...

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LACUNA COIL On Baltimore's 98 ROCK; Interview, Acoustic Performance Available

Italian rock/metal act LACUNA COIL took part in an interview and acoustic performance at the studios of the 98 Rock radio station on November 11, 2009 in Baltimore, Maryland. Watch footage of their appearance below. Three unique artists were approached to remix LACUNA COIL's "I Like It" track for a...

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KIUAS Begins Recording New Album

Finnish power metallers KIUAS have just entered Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki to begin recording their fourth album for an April 1, 2010 release via Spinefarm Records. The CD is being produced by Janne Joutsenniemi, who previously worked with the band on the pre-production of their last album, "The...

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SEPULTURA's KISSER Says He 'Respects' MAX CAVALERA's Decision To Leave Band

Sonic Excess recently conducted an interview with guitarist Andreas Kisser of Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sonic Excess: With SEPULTURA's 11th studio album "A-Lex" having been released nearly a year ago, are you happy with the final result,...

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FINNTROLL To Headline 'Finnish Metal' Tour With MOONSORROW, SWALLOW THE SUN

Finnish folk metallers FINNTROLL will embark on a spring North American headlining tour, dubbed "Finnish Metal", with support from MOONSORROW, SWALLOW THE SUN and SURVIVORS ZERO. Brought to you by King Foo Entertainment, the tour will cover over 20 cities in what is hoped to be a yearly event. The d...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: New 'Sonic TV' Webisode Posted Online

Swedish modern metallers SONIC SYNDICATE have uploaded a new Sonic TV webisode featuring footage of the first live performance with the band's newest member, 23-year-old British singer Nathan James Biggs (formerly of THE HOLLOW EARTH THEORY). Watch it below. SONIC SYNDICATE's new EP, "The Rebellion...

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Fed Through The Teeth Machine

I'm going to cut to the chase, lay it all out and just say that this is one bad-ass album. From the artwork, to the title down to the adrenalized tech/grind riffery; "Fed Through The Teeth Machine" is hands down one of 2009's most punishing and pummeling drops. Then again, this is THE RED CHORD, ...

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Grindvirus

I'm sorry, but I have to repeat it once again; Poland is just a goddamn extreme metal Mecca. If you see "Poland" stamped on any materials whatsoever associated with a CD, then make sure to at least check it out. Chances are that you will be chuffed. But anyway, that SQUASH BOWELS does nothing to ...

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What We All Come To Need

PELICAN has become one of the very few known quantities in the instrumental rock/metal world and, based on album sales alone, is certainly one of the most successful. They've also become critical darlings, and rightly so, thanks to albums like "Australasia", "The Fire in our Throats will Beckon the...

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KISS Talks About Upcoming European Tour; Video Available

Alan Duke conducted an interview with KISS backstage at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on November 25, 2009. Watch the chat below. KISS will bring its new "Sonic Boom Over Europe: From the Beginning To the Boom" tour to Europe in summer 2010. With multiple dates across Europe, the "So...

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STEEL ATTACK To Reunite With Original Members For Special Concert

Swedish metallers STEEL ATTACK are "back together again" and will perform at least one show with a lineup that includes members from the band's first two albums: Steve Steel (Stefan Westerberg) - Bass, Vocals John Allan - Guitar Dennis Westman - Guitar Andereas de Vera - Drums STEEL ATTACK will only...

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KISS: Footage From Los Angeles Web Stream Posted On YouTube

Three full-length songs from KISS' November 25, 2009 Ustream web stream from the Staples Center in Los Angeles have been posted on the band's official YouTube channel and can be viewed below. This was the first-ever live web concert for one of rock's most iconic bands as KISS celebrated the November...

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Former MURPHY'S LAW/DANZIG Guitarist Launches Two New Bands

Guitarist Todd Youth (MURPHY'S LAW, D-GENERATION, DANZIG) has launched two new bands, THE ROYAL HIGHNESS and CAPRICORN. Commented Youth: "THE ROYAL HIGHNESS is my new band. All the members have worked together before. Skye (lead vocals, ex-BULLETS AND OCTANE) had been in THE CHELSEA SMILES and sang...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: Acoustic Performance, Video Interview Available

Swedish/British metallers SONIC SYNDICATE took part in an acoustic performance and interview with Sweden's Press2Play.tv. Check out the footage by following the links below. * Acoustic Performance ("Burn This City") * Interview A trailer for SONIC SYNDICATE's new EP, "The Rebellion Pack", can be vie...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Comments On 'LAYN Rocks!' Jam With SLASH, STEVEN ADLER

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his weekly column, which appears every Thursday on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com. An excerpt follows below. "Last weekend, I played a benefit show in L.A. to raise money for teenage runaways in Hollywood. LAYN (...