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BULLET Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
Swedish hard rockers BULLET have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. Commented the band: "We've always been a band with a lot of ideas and now it's time to let them all loose. "We think Nuclear Blast is the right label to help us out to make better records, cooler shows and more of ...August 11, 2011
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER Interviewed On 'Heady Metal With Jeff Olson' (Audio)
Canadian guitarist Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND, EIDOLON) was interviewed on this past Monday's (August 8) edition of "Heady Metal With Jeff Olson", the Internet radio show hosted by original TROUBLE drummer and RETRO GRAVE mainman Jeff "Oly" Olson. The chat can now be streamed in two parts u...August 11, 2011
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Final Design For 'Jimi Hendrix Park' Unveiled In Seattle (Video)
Butterflies and guitars, flowers and music, sun and water, and creative use of color are reflected in the final design concept of Jimi Hendrix Park to pay tribute to the legendary Seattle rock star. Compiled from three initial concepts, the final design was unveiled for the community and the public...August 11, 2011
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ATHEIST: Video Interview With STEVE FLYNN
Riff-Mag.com conducted an interview with drummer Steve Flynn of reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST at this year's Hellfest, which took place June 17-19, 2011 in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. ATHEIST canceled its previously announced European tour w...August 10, 2011
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STEVEN ADLER In New Season Of 'Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew': Entire Seventh Episode Available
VH1 has once again partnered with Dr. Drew Pinsky for a fifth season of the hit reality series "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew". Similar to the first four cycles, the fifth season follows the real-life experiences of celebrity patients undergoing detoxification and treatment at The Pasadena Recovery...August 10, 2011
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VOIVOD Drummer Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Audio)
On August 9, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD. You can now listen to the 11-minute chat below. In a recent interview with Exclaim.ca, Away stated about the new VOIVOD live album, "Warriors Of Ice"...August 10, 2011
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RIVAL SONS Perform On 'Lopez Tonight' (Video)
Californian blues-rockers RIVAL SONS performed on last night's (Tuesday, August 9) edition of "Lopez Tonight", comedian George Lopez's talk show on TBS. Check out video footage of the band's appearance below. "Pressure & Time" is out now worldwide on CD and limited-edition audiophile vinyl, as w...August 10, 2011
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DIR EN GREY: 'Dum Spiro Spero' First-Week Sales Revealed
"Dum Spiro Spero", the eighth studio album from the unique, artful Japanese rock band DIR EN GREY, sold around 3,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 135 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 2 on the Top New Artist Albums ...August 10, 2011
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HYPOCRISY To Release 'Hell Over Sofia' DVD
"Hell Over Sofia - 20 Years Of Chaos And Confusion", the new DVD from Swedish extreme metallers HYPOCRISY, will be released on October 14 via Nuclear Blast. The disc will contain footage of the band's February 27, 2010 concert at the Blue Box club in Sofia, Bulgaria. Guitarist Mikael Hedlund states,...August 10, 2011
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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Granted Permission To Put Up Marquees For Weddings
According to Shropshire Star, former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing has been granted permission to put up marquees for weddings and other functions at his home at Astbury Hall in Shropshire, England. It has been claimed if the marquees idea proves successful it would boost plans to bu...August 10, 2011
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SOUNDWAVE REVOLUTION Canceled Due To Poor Ticket Sales?
According to Australia's long-running rock station Triple M, AEROSMITH was the second headliner the organizers of the Soundwave Revolution festival were chasing before the entire event was ultimately called off due to "poor ticket sales." "The organizers were saying they were waiting for a No. 2 hea...August 10, 2011
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ATHEIST Cancels European Tour
Reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST have canceled their previously announced European tour which was scheduled to take place this month. Commented the band: "Unfortunately, ATHEIST drummer Steve Flynn was forced to remain in the U.S. for an unavoidable personal commitment. This happ...August 10, 2011
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ZAKK WYLDE Interviewed On Brazil's 'Wikimetal' (Audio)
Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman Zakk Wylde. You can now stream the podcast using the audio player below. (Note: The Wylde interview begins around the 14-minute mark.) Wikimetal podcast (audio):August 9, 2011
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Former ONLY LIVING WITNESS Drummer Dies At 46
Eric Stevenson, former drummer of the acclaimed Massachusetts-based heavy rock band ONLY LIVING WITNESS, died on Monday, August 8 after a five-month battle with melanoma, a type of skin cancer. He was only 46 years old. He leaves behind a son, Thomas, aged six. Stevenson (also ex-FORMICIDE) co-found...August 9, 2011
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Australia's SOUNDWAVE REVOLUTION Festival Officially Canceled
Australia's Soundwave Revolution traveling festival has officially been canceled after the second-biggest headliner pulled out of the event. Speaking to Australia's Nova 969 radio station, festival promoter AJ Maddah said, "The festival as we know it has been canceled. The situation is that we were...August 8, 2011
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