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CRYSTAL VIPER In A Fantasy World

Polish female-fronted "true heavy metal" act CRYSTAL VIPER will record the title song to the most anticipated role-playing/dark fantasy game of the year, which will have its premiere at the biggest European games convention in Essen, Germany. The track, which will feature lyrics written by producer...

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THE ATLAS MOTH Signs With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Candlelight Records has announced the signing of Chicago's THE ATLAS MOTH. The quintet recently completed recording its new album, "A Glorified Piece of Blue Sky", at Phase Recordings in the band's hometown for an October 6 release. Produced by THE ATLAS MOTH, with post-production work handled by Mi...

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MALFEITOR: New Drummer, Bassist Announced

MALFEITOR, the Italian black metal band featuring bassist/vocalist M. Fabban (ABORYM),has announced the addition of drummer Goraath (STORMCROW, DEMON'S SHADE) and bassist Narchost (STORMCROW, DEMON'S SHADE) to the group's ranks. Commented the band: "After two months of rehearsals, they were chosen...

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DREAM THEATER: JORDAN RUDESS iPhone App Available

Jordan Rudess, the world-renowned keyboardist of DREAM THEATER, has collaborated with Amidio Inc., the leading developer of iPhone music apps, in releasing JR Hexatone Pro — a unique iPhone sound sequencing app. JR Hexatone Pro is a next-generation 6-directional loop generation tool that uses artifi...

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KISS: New Album Rumors

KISS' much-anticipated new album is rumored to be entitled "Sonic Boom". The editor of Guitar Player magazine, who had a chance to preview five songs off the LP last week, wrote on Facebook that this was the title "they had on the studio TV monitors while they were playing the audio files." In addit...

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WEDNESDAY 13's GUNFIRE 76 Taps BULLETS AND OCTANE Bassist For Debut Album Mix

GUNFIRE 76, the new project featuring former MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13, has tapped Brent Clawson to mix its debut album. Best known as the bassist for BULLETS AND OCTANE, Brent has spent many years in the studio working as a producer, engineer and mixer. He produced, mixed and engineered "Di...

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TO/DIE/FOR To Enter Studio This Week

Finnish gothic metallers TO/DIE/FOR will enter the studio on August 6 to begin recording their sixth album, tentatively due in early 2010. Drums tracks for a total of 15 new songs are expected to be laid down during the initial sessions, which will last four days. Regarding the new material's musica...

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DELAIN: Quality Footage From Germany's AMPHI FESTIVAL Available

Quality fan-filmed video footage of DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — performing at the Amphi Festival, which was held July 18-19, 2009 in Cologne, Germany, can be viewed be...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: New 'Sonic TV' Webisode Available

Swedish modern metallers SONIC SYNDICATE have uploaded a new Sonic TV webisode featuring more footage from the band's fall 2008 European tour with IN FLAMES. Check it out below. SONIC SYNDICATE, whose sound has thus far revolved around the dual vocals of Richard Sjunnesson and Roland Johansson, anno...

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DEVILDRIVER: New Audio Interview With DEZ FAFARA Available

On July 14, 2009, Sonic Excess conducted an interview with vocalist Dez Fafara of Santa Barbara's DEVILDRIVER. The 16-minute chat is now available for streaming below. "Pray For Villains", the fourth full-length album from DEVILDRIVER, sold around 14,600 copies in the United States in its first week...

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DEATH ANGEL: Quality Footage From Czech Republic's MASTERS OF ROCK Festival Available

Quality video footage of San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL performing the song "Voracious Souls" at this year's installment of the Masters Of Rock festival — which was held July 9-12, 2009 in Vizovice, Czech Republic — can be viewed below (courtesy of "GOBLLIN"). DEATH ANGEL's longtime dr...

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YEARS OF COLD Preparing To Record New Material

YEARS OF COLD, the El Paso, Texas-based band featuring former PISSING RAZORS members Matt Lynch and Cesar Soto, has issued the following update: "Well, we have been extremely busy both in and outta town and the time is upon us to hit the studio once again in the coming weeks. This time we have elect...

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NECROPHAGIST: Performance Footage Of New Song Available

Metal Nick of Metal Injection has uploaded video footage of the German technical death metal band NECROPHAGIST performing a new track called "Dawn and Demise" on June 6, 2009 in Richmond, Virginia. Watch the clip below. As previously reported, progressive and technical webzine The Apparatus, has pos...

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JAMES RIVERA Rejoins VICIOUS RUMORS For HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Performance

Veteran heavy metal vocalist James Rivera (HELSTAR, SEVEN WITCHES, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM) rejoined his former bandmates in VICIOUS RUMORS to perform the song "Sonic Rebellion" on July 24, 2009 at the Headbangers Open Air festival in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. Watch fan-filmed video footage of the a...

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW Explains Absence From North American Shores

Finnish melodic death metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW has issued the following update: "We want to clarify some things. "We'd love to play in North America (as well as in many other places) but there's still one thing preventing us to do that... We need a North American label. "During our 15 year...