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SHADOWS FALL Begins Recording New Album

Drummer Jason Bittner of Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL has issued the following update: "Drums have begun for the new SHAD album! However, it's too bad I can't even tell you what the name of it is going to be because we haven't figured that one out yet!!! "Anyhow, I moved into our old stompin...

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AL ATKINS' HOLY RAGE, LAUREN HARRIS, PRAYING MANTIS To Headline U.K.'s ROCK OF AGES Festival

HOLY RAGE, the new band frontman by original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins, PRAYING MANTIS, Lauren Harris (daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris) and IMPERIA have been confirmed for the third Rock Of Ages festival, set to take place June 20-21 at the 2,000-capacity facility Barco 2 in Swansea...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE To Enter Studio In March

Richmond, Virginia-based thrashers MUNICIPAL WASTE will enter Red Planet Studios in March in the band's hometown with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris (THROWDOWN, SHADOWS FALL, HATEBREED) to begin recording their as-yet-untitled new album, due late August via Earache Records. The writing process for th...

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UFO Bassist PETE WAY Taking Time Off From Band Due To Illness

Legedary British rockers UFO have issued the following update: "2009 is shaping up to be a busy time for UFO, what with the studio sessions in Germany (where we're recording the new album, due out later this year),and also the forthcoming tours and festival shows which are being booked right now. B...

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BOURBON CROW: Photos From Video Shoot Posted Online

BOURBON CROW, the southern side project of Wednesday 13 and Rayen Belchere (former WEDNESDAY 13 bassist),recently shot a video for the song "Those Southern Times" from the band's forthcoming CD "Long Way To The Bottom" (Horror High, LLC). Commented Wednesday 13: "The video process was quite easy. W...

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KINGDOM COME: 'Magnified' Audio Samples Available

Five audio samples from the forthcoming album from German hard rockers KINGDOM COME, "Magnified", are available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. (Note: You must choose the "Magnified Samples" playlist on the music player in order to launch audio.) "Magnified" will be released on February 27...

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LILLIAN AXE Signs With BLISTERING RECORDS

New Orleans, Louisiana-based rockers LILLIAN AXE have inked a four-album worldwide deal with the Swedish label Blistering Records. Blistering's U.S. office is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the label is distributed domestically by Ryko. Commented the band: "While searching for a new label o...

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ALICE COOPER: More NAMM Footage Posted Online

ALICE COOPER performed a special set on January 17, 2009 at the Hilton Hotel in Anaheim, California during this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held at the Anaheim Convention Center. Fan-filmed video footage of six songs can be viewed below. ALICE COOPER's lates...

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HERMAN RAREBELL Discusses SCORPIONS Catalog; Audio Available

For the eighteenth installment of the "Shockwaves Skull Sessions" podcast, host Bob Nalbandian is joined by longtime SCORPIONS drummer/songwriter Herman Rarebell along with hard rock/metal journalists/connoisseurs Jon Sutherland and John Kornarens as the four discuss the tremendous 35-year-plus care...

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PRIMAL FEAR: More New Album Details Revealed

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have completed work on their new album, "16.6: (Before The Devil Knows You're Dead)", at House Of Music studios in Winterbach, Germany with Dennis Ward and Achim Köhler. The CD, which is due in May via Frontiers Records, will mark the group's first release with gui...

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Former SCORPIONS Drummer HERMAN RAREBELL TO Hit The Road With New Band

HERMAN ZE GERMAN AND FRIENDS, the band led by former SCORPIONS drummer Herman Rarebell, will embark on a tour of the U.S. and Europe this summer. The group's current lineup is as follows: Herman Rarebell (SCORPIONS) - Drums Duke Jackson (STRIKEFORCE) - Guitar Timexx Nasty (DRIVIN' RAIN, BEGGARS JURY...

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ABORTED: New Video Interview With SVEN DE CALUWÉ Available

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with vocalist Sven de Caluwé of the European death metal butchers ABORTED. Watch the chat in five parts below. ABORTED last fall wrapped up a successful U.S. run with CARCASS, SUFFOCATION, 1349 and ROTTEN SOUND. Released in June 2008 via Century...

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BRING ME THE HORIZON: Show Cancellations Explained

U.K. metalcore act BRING ME THE HORIZON was forced to cancel its January 26 and January 27 concerts in Liverpool, England and Glasgow, Scotland, respectively, due to illness. Commented the band: "We are really sorry to have to cancel [the] performances in Liverpool and Glasgow. Oli [Sykes, vocals] v...

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AC/DC: Tulsa Show Still On

Jennifer Chancellor of Tulsa World reports tonight's (January 26) AC/DC's performance at the the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma will go ahead as scheduled. The forecast continues to call for a wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow this afternoon for much of eastern Oklahoma through Tuesday afte...

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MEGADETH Mainman's Daughter Reports From CES; Video Available

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine's 10-year-old daughter Electra — who co-hosts Animal Planet's hit TV show "Faithful Friends" — and friends interviewed key figures from the electronic industry at the recent CES (Consumer Electronics Show) conference in Las Vegas, asking serious questions about going g...