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THE PLASMARIFLE Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement
Montreal metal band THE PLASMARIFLE has amicably parted ways with drummer Sean Connors and has replaced him with Alexandre Dupras. Commented vocalist Maynard Moore (formerly of NEURAXIS): "Sean is leaving the band for personal reasons. We are very sad to see him leave; he is a great friend and drumm...September 3, 2008
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THE RED CHORD Frontman On Music For Next Album
MetalSucks conducted an interview with THE RED CHORD frontman Guy Kozowyk at the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival stop at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, New York. Excerpts from the chat follow. MetalSucks: What's on the horizon for you guys when you wrap the tour up? Kozowyk: We finish the tour up o...September 3, 2008
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SKULLSHIFTER: New Song Posted Online
SKULLSHIFTER, the New Jersey-based metal band featuring former INSANIAC members Tom Nolz and CJ Scioscia as well as EXXPLORER bassist J. McCaffrey, has posted a new song entitled "The New Conspiracy" on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's forthcoming full-length release, "Inner Demons"...September 3, 2008
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HYDROGYN Performs On REAL MAGIC TV; Video Available
Ashland, Kentucky-based rockers HYDROGYN have issued the following update: "The band just finished the first leg of the Deadly Passions North America tour in great fashion. HYDROGYN co-headlined a show with area mates BOBAFLEX on Sunday, August 31 for the Make a Wish Foundation in Grayson, Kentucky....September 3, 2008
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RATT With New Guitarist CARLOS CAVAZO; New Orleans Video Footage Available
California hard rockers RATT have announced the following South American tour dates: Oct. 28 - Teatro Caupolican - Santiago, Chile Oct. 29 - Voce - Lima, Peru Oct. 30 - Downtown Majestic - Bogota, Colombia Nov. 01 - LedSlay - Sao Paulo, Brazil According to a posting on RATT singer Stephen Pearcy's M...September 3, 2008
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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist To Guest At CHILLER THEATRE Expo
Former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson is one of the scheduled guests for the Chiller Theatre toy, model and film expo, which will be held October 24-26 at the Hilton Hotel in Parsippany, New Jersey. For more information, go to this location. F5's sophomore album, "The Reckoning", was...September 2, 2008
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THE PLASMARIFLE: New Album Delayed
Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based metallers THE PLASMARIFLE have pushed back the release date of their new album, "While You Were Sleeping the World Changed in an Instant", to October 14 from the previously announced September 30 (via Siege of Amida/Ferret Music). According to the band, the delay was c...September 1, 2008
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TIGERTAILZ' 'Rock Opera' Version Of 'I Believe'; Video Available
Welsh opera legend Bryn Terfel has joined forces with late TIGERTAILZ bassist Pepsi Tate's wife, soprano and West End star Shân Cothi and TIGERTAILZ to record a "rock opera" version of the 'TAILZ classic ballad "I Believe". The video can be viewed below. "I Believe" is being used to launch the offic...August 31, 2008
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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Talks F5, ROCKLAHOMA And ROCK 'N' ROLL FANTASY CAMP
A six-minute video clip of former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson talking about the new F5 album, the Rocklahoma experience and the Rock 'n' roll Fantasy Camp shot earlier this month outside the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California can be viewed below (courtesy of SatomiMusicu...August 31, 2008
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WYKKED WYTCH Covers EVANESCENCE's 'Bring Me To Life'; Audio Available
Florida-based, female-fronted extreme metal band WYKKED WYTCH has posted its cover of the EVANESCENCE smash hit "Bring Me To Life" on its MySpace page. The track was recorded by Matt LaPlant (NONPOINT, SIKTH) and Gus Rios (MALEVOLENT CREATION) at Bieler Bros. Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida. Mixin...August 31, 2008
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TYGERS OF PAN TANG To Tour UK With STEVE GRIMMETT
NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG have issued the following update: "Although we are awaiting some more confirmed dates, we wanted to let you all know as soon as possible about the upcoming UK tour. This will be a three-band bill with the TYGERS OF PAN TANG as headliners and the fantastic Steve Grim...August 30, 2008
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THE AUTUMN OFFERING To Enter Studio In December
Daytona Beach, Florida's THE AUTUMN OFFERING will enter a Hollywood, California studio on December 3 with producer Logan Mader (FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, DIVINE HERESY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY) to begin recording its new album for an early 2009 release. According to the group, the follow-up to 2007's "Fe...August 29, 2008
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BLOODSHOT To Release New Album In October
Belgian hardcore-metal masters BLOODSHOT will release their third full-length effort, "Murder The World", on October 20 via Scarlet Records. According to a press release, the follow-up to "Ultimate Hatred" is "more vicious and agressive than ever before, redefining brutality and combining the best e...August 28, 2008
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SKULLSHIFTER: 'Inner Demons' Cover Art Unveiled
SKULLSHIFTER, the New Jersey-based metal band featuring former INSANIAC members Tom Nolz and CJ Scioscia as well as EXXPLORER bassist J. McCaffrey, has uploaded the cover art (see below) for its forthcoming full-length release, "Inner Demons". The follow-up to 2005's "Here In Hell", "Inner Demons" f...August 28, 2008
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CRADLE TO GRAVE Forced To Cancel U.S. Tour
CRADLE TO GRAVE, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based band featuring ex-AGGRESSION guitarist Denis "Sasquatch" Barthe, has been forced to cancel its recently announced tour of the West Coast after the group was detained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security "for suspicion of either sneaking d...August 28, 2008
