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STAR ONE: 'Victims Of The Modern Age' Instrumentalists Revealed

Composer and multi-instrumentalist Arjen Lucassen has released a new video message in which he announces the instrumentalists that perform on "Victims Of The Modern Age", the new album from his STAR ONE project. "Victims Of The Modern Age" instrumentalists: * Ed Warby (AYREON, HAIL OF BULLETS, GOREF...

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DISTURBED To Take Part In Live Webcast

Chicago heavy rockers DISTURBED will take part in a live webcast on their Ustream channel on August 31 at 2:30 p.m. PST/5:30 p.m. EST. Fans can submit questions to the band by leaving comments here. A brand new DISTURBED track entitled "Never Again" is available for streaming using the audio player...

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ELVENKING: Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Italian folk/power metallers ELVENKING will release their new album, "Red Silent Tides", on September 17 in Europe (November 9 in North America) via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at Piranha studios in Karsdolf, Germany with producer Dennis Ward (ANGRA, PINK CREAM 69, PRIMAL FEAR). The album's cov...

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BEN MOODY: The Truth About Why I Left EVANESCENCE And Formed WE ARE THE FALLEN

EVANESCENCE co-founder Ben Moody (guitar),who last year formed a soundalike band called WE ARE THE FALLEN with other former EVANESCENCE members (John LeCompt on guitar and Rocky Gray on drums) along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson and bassist Marty O'Brien (DISTURBED, KELLY...

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THERION: Tour Schedules Changes Announced

Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION have issued the following update: "The tour schedule has changed: The shows in Caracas (Venezuela),Chihuahua and Puebla (both Mexico) have to be cancelled and the show in Santiago de Chile has moved to the Teatro Caupolican. In Europe there will be...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Recording New Album

Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN is back in the studio recording a brand new album for a late 2010 release. More information will be made available soon. Malmsteen released the "Raw Live" DVD on June 29. According to a press release, the set "provides an unprecedented and unique look at...

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SODOM Completes Work On New Album

Veteran German thrashers SODOM have completed work on their new album, "In War And Pieces", for a November 23, 2010 release (one day earlier internationally) via SPV/Steamhammer. The CD was produced by Waldemar Sorychta, who has previously worked with TIAMAT, MOONSPELL, LACUNA COIL and SENTENCED, am...

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SNOWY SHAW 'Quits' DIMMU BORGIR, Rejoins THERION

Just one day after confirming that he has been tapped by Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR to replace bassist/clean vocalist ICS Vortex on the band's upcoming ninth album, "Abrahadabra", and world tour, Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (real name: Tommie Helgesson; THERION, DR...

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HEATHEN: 'Dying Season' Video Released

"Dying Season", the new video from San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed in early April in Sacramento, California with Darin Wood, Christy Savage and Amy Slockbower of Trash Film Orgy Productions, a company that specializes in B-horror films. This is Tras...

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DISTURBED: New Song 'Never Again' Available For Streaming

A brand new DISTURBED track entitled "Never Again" is available for streaming using the audio player below. DISTURBED frontman David Draiman, who comes from an Orthodox Jewish family and has 200 relatives living in Israel, including his brother and grandmother, wrote the song about the Holocaust. He...

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It's Official: SNOWY SHAW Is The New Bassist/Clean Vocalist For DIMMU BORGIR

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on July 8, Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have now confirmed that they have tapped Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (real name: Tommie Helgesson; THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME) to replace bassis...

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DISTURBED: New Video Interview With DAVID DRAIMAN, MIKE WENGREN

The official German DISTURBED web site Disturbed.de recently conducted an interview with the band's vocalist David Draiman and drummer Mike Wengren. You can now watch the 23-minute question-and-answer session below. As previously reported, Draiman had strong words for rock musicians who collect Nazi...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: One Of The Devil's Greatest Tricks Is Convincing People He Doesn't Exist

Pat Prince of Goldmine magazine recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Goldmine: How did it feel getting [bassist] Dave Ellefson back in the band? Mustaine: Yeah, it felt pretty good. He's a good guy. We had our falling o...

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TIGERTAILZ To Be Joined By Drummer ROBIN GUY For Upcoming Shows

Long-running U.K. glam rockers TIGERTAILZ have issued the following update: "TIGERTAILZ are delighted to announce that Robin Guy will be joining the band on drums for the next run of shows. "It's too soon to say whether this will become a permanent arrangement — but we wanted to give you an update o...

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Hindsight: Suffering Hour and Reason Revisited

Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and there was no such thing as Pro Tools, bands used to routinely sound like truckloads of dogshit when they first tried to record something. The equipment they had at their disposal was usually old, broken, or worthless, and most of the players suffered from the...