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ULI JON ROTH, DOUG ALDRICH, MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO Headline 'Extreme Cream' Event During NAMM

On January 24 at Malone's in Santa Ana, California, an unprecedented collection of musicians will gather together for "Extreme Cream: An All Star Dedication To The Original Supergroup". What started out as an homage exclusively to the works of Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton has evolved in...

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ORPHANED LAND Will 'Keep On Going With Full Force' Following Guitarist YOSSI SASSI's Departure

Singer Kobi Farhi (pictured) of Israeli progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND has released the following statement regarding the departure of the band's guitarist, Yossi Sassi: "It is a sad day for us. "I remember the day me and Uri [Zelcha, bass] were looking for a guitarist and put an ad on...

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ORPHANED LAND's Founding Guitarist YOSSI SASSI Quits Band

Guitarist Yossi Sassi, founding member of Israel-based oriental folk metallers ORPHANED LAND, has announced his departure from the band. In a statement, he said: "I never thought that someday I'll write these words… yet if there's something stronger than our past — it is our future, and our dreams,...

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Former And Current Members Of WHITESNAKE, ANTHRAX, OBITUARY To Take Part In 'NAMM Metal Jam'

Current and former members of WHITESNAKE, ANGRA, ANTHRAX, OBITUARY, SCAR SYMMETRY, CHASTAIN and EXCITER are among the musicians who will take part in this year's NAMM Metal Jam, set to take place Wednesday, January 22 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Michael Angelo Batio will co-...

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ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN Speaks To Metal-Trails.com (Audio)

Metal-Trails.com conducted an interview with former THE GATHERING singer Anneke Van Giersbergen on October 20, 2013 at last year's edition of the Metal Female Voices Fest at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Anneke Van Giersbergen's new solo a...

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BIGELF To Release 'Into The Maelstrom' In March

Progressive-rock powerhouse BIGELF will release its fourth studio album, "Into The Maelstrom", on March 4, 2014 in North America via InsideOut Music. Comments BIGELF frontman and mastermind Damon Fox: "I think 'Into The Maelstrom' is the best BIGELF record yet and I believe it is a real game changer...

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DEVIL YOU KNOW Taps ZEUSS For Debut Album Mix

DEVIL YOU KNOW — the new band featuring former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones, Francesco Artusato, celebrated solo artist and guitarist with ALL SHALL PERISH and THE FRANCESCO ARTUSATO PROJECT; and John Sankey, drummer for the Australian band DEVOLVED, who has also worked with FEAR FACTORY an...

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IHSAHN: 'I Underestimated My Listeners'

We Love Metal recently conducted an interview with EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. We Love Metal: This album ["Das Seelenbrechen"] was much more progressive than the last album. What were some of your inspirations for that?...

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Former EVILE Guitarist OL DRAKE Signs Solo Deal With EARACHE RECORDS

Earache Records has announced the signing of British guitar virtuoso Ol Drake to a multi-album, worldwide recording deal. Ol Drake is currently working on his debut solo album, which is due to be released in 2014 under the project name of OLD RAKE and is set to include a number of guest musicians. O...

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As the Palaces Burn 10th Anniversary Edition

Holy blood junkies, one of the first masterworks of the American metal revival turns ten years old already! LAMB OF GOD's "As the Palaces Burn" may not have settled all that agreeably to the band's ears upon its release a decade ago, yet there's no denying this album triggered a frenzy in the metal...

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FLOOR JANSEN Talks To Radio RockMax About NIGHTWISH, REVAMP (Video)

On November 23, Dutch singer Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH, REVAMP) was interviewed by Radio RockMax at the Winter Masters Of Rock in Zlin, Czech Republic. You can now watch the chat below. NIGHTWISH released its new DVD, "Showtime, Storytime", on November 29 as a limited 2Blu-ray + 2CD digipack, limited...

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ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN Speaks To Metal-And-Highheels.com (Video)

Metal-And-Highheels.com conducted an interview with former THE GATHERING singer Anneke Van Giersbergen on October 20 at this year's edition of the Metal Female Voices Fest at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. You can now watch the chat below. Anneke Van Giersbergen's new solo album, "Drive", was rele...

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FLOOR JANSEN Talks To Metal-Trails.com About REVAMP (Audio)

Metal-Trails.com conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH and REVAMP singer Floor Jansen on November 3 in Cologne, Germany at the opening show of REVAMP's recently completed European tour as the support act for KAMELOT. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. REVAMP's second album, "W...

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STORK Adds Lead Singer VK LYNNE And Bassist KELLY LEMIEUX

Los Angeles-based heavy metal instrumental trio STORK is instrumental no more! Founding STORK members, super drummer Thomas Lang (PAUL GILBERT) and guitarist Shane Gibson (KORN) have announced their new album, "Broken Pieces" (Muso Entertainment),will feature lead singer VK Lynne (VITA NOVA, Eve's...

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Ex-THE GATHERING Singer ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN Speaks To FaceCulture (Video)

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with former THE GATHERING singer Anneke Van Giersbergen. You can now watch the chat below. Anneke Van Giersbergen's new solo album, "Drive", was released on September 23 in Europe and on October 15 in North America via InsideOut Music. Anneke had...