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SODOM, KREATOR Confirmed For Germany's LEGACY FEST
SODOM and KREATOR have been confirmed for next year's Legacy Fest, set to take place May 21-23 in Dessau, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABORTED BEHEMOTH BURNING SKIES CALLEJON DEMONICAL DESASTER DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER EISREGEN ELUVEITIE ENDSTILLE EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKE...December 10, 2008
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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist CHRIS PITMAN Releases SEXTAPES
SEXTAPES, the Hollywood, California-based band featuring GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Chris Pitman on vocals and guitar synth, released its self-titled debut album on November 11, 2008 via ToneRiot Records. The CD was made available through iTunes (worldwide),Best Buy stores, FYE, Borders Books, Where...December 10, 2008
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THE HAUNTED Frontman Guests On COLDTEARS EP
Vocalist Peter Dolving of Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED has recorded a guest appearance on the new EP from COLDTEARS, an up-and-coming Gothenburg, Sweden-based metal band which has been around since 2005. Dolving wrote the lyrics to and laid down lead vocals on the song "No Ordinary Ghost", which op...December 9, 2008
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RUSH Guitarist: 'I Don't Think It's Going To Be Anytime Soon That We're Going To Be Retiring'
RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com has posted excerpts from a new interview with RUSH's Alex Lifeson that Skip Daly conducted for Modern Guitars magazine. The interview has not been published yet but Daly was kind enough to post a few excerpts to the Counterparts message board at this location. A few exc...December 9, 2008
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ALLHELLUJA Parts Ways With Singer JACOB BREDAHL; New Lineup Announced
ALLHELLUJA, the Italian project featuring Stefano Longhi from Scarlet Records, has issued the following update: "ALLHELLUJA are busy in the studio in Milan completing their new album, a sonic apocalypse rising from the most brutal and corrosive death and roll with groovy stoner/doom influences and t...December 9, 2008
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Ex-YOUTH OF TODAY/JUDGE Member PORCELL Launches Straight-Edge Merchandise Company
John "Porcell" Porcelly, a former member of YOUTH OF TODAY, JUDGE, BOLD, SHELTER and more, has launched a new straight-edge merchandise company called True Till Death. Regarding his decision to start a clothing company, Porcell said, "First and foremost, I'm what you call a 't-shirt enthusiast' — I'...December 8, 2008
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WEIRD OWL Signs With TEE PEE RECORDS
Brooklyn's WEIRD OWL has inked deal with Tee Pee Records. The band's debut LP, "Ever The Silver Cord Be Loosed", will be released on February 17. WEIRD OWL is a Brooklyn band that resides in the heaviness inherent in the convergence of imagination, poetry and sound. First formed in 2004 and through...December 8, 2008
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AMORPHIS At RADIO ROCK FINLANDIA 2008 Awards: Video Available
Professionally filmed video footage of AMORPHIS' performance at the Radio Rock Finlandia 2008 awards on December 5 at the Ice Hall in Helsinki, Finland can be viewed below. The event was broadcast live by Radio Rock and the Finnish TV channel Nelonen. The Radio Rock Finlandia award — which recognize...December 7, 2008
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DIR EN GREY: We Don't Have To Make An English Song To Sell Records Outside Of Japan
Bryan Reesman of Metal Edge magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Kaoru of Japan's DIR EN GREY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Edge: Singing in Japanese does not seem to be a detriment in selling DIR EN GREY to an international audience. Was it ever your pla...December 7, 2008
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BELPHEGOR, EMERGENCY GATE, CALLEJON, ULTRAWURSCHT Confirmed For SUMMER NIGHTS OPEN AIR
BELPHEGOR, EMERGENCY GATE, CALLEJON and ULTRAWURSCHT have been confirmed for the Summer Nights Open Air festival, set to take place May 22-24 at Burg Frauentstein in Mining am Inn, Austria. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: KREATOR SATYRICON SODOM KATAKLYSM WINTERSUN BEHEMOTH DIE APOKAL...December 5, 2008
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LED ZEPPELIN Bassist To Jam With SONIC YOUTH For Dance Score
According to Guardian.co.uk, LED ZEPPELIN bassist John Paul Jones will perform with experimental rockers SONIC YOUTH in a work composed by mixed-media sound composer Takehisa Kosugi for New York's Merce Cunningham Dance Company. The event will honor the 90th birthday of choreographer Merce Cunningha...December 4, 2008
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WEDNESDAY 13 Announces Yet Another U.K. Tour
Wednesday 13 will embark on yet another U.K. tour in March/April 2009. He commented, "We have such a loyal fanbase in the U.K. That we wanted to return and do a full on U.K. run prior to taking a break from touring. This will probably be our last run for the year overseas. I will ...December 3, 2008
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ALICE IN CHAINS: Studio Update
ALICE IN CHAINS entered a Los Angeles studio in October with producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, RUSH, STONE SOUR, TRIVIUM, SHADOWS FALL, DEATH ANGEL) to begin recording its first all-new studio effort since 1995's self-titled third album. According to an online posting by The Baldy — whose job...December 3, 2008
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SONIC SYNDICATE: Video Interview Available
Capital Chaos conducted an interview with guitarist Robin Sjunnesson and bassist Karin Axelsson of the Swedish metal band SONIC SYNDICATE on May 22, 2008 at The Boardwalk in Orangevale, California (shot during the group's U.S. tour with NIGHTWISH). Watch the chat below. SONIC SYNDICATE has been conf...December 2, 2008
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HAMMERFALL: Photos From 'Any Means Necessary' Video Shoot Available
Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL have just finished filming a video for the song "Any Means Necessary" in Belgrade, Serbia. Check out photos from the video shoot below. "For the second time we went to Belgrade, Serbia, to shoot a video for a first single," explains singer Joacim Cans. "Together...December 2, 2008
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