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Finland's SEAR To Release Sophomore Album In March

Finnish extreme metallers SEAR will release their second full-length album, "Lamentations of Destruction", on March 7 in Finland, March 9 in G/A/S (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and March 5 in the rest of the world via Dynamic Arts Records. The CD was recorded last fall/early winter at Studio Ruho...

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VINNIE PAUL, NIKKI SIXX, WARREN DEMARTINI: NAMM Photos Posted Online

Vinnie Paul (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN, HELLYEAH),Nikki Sixx (MÖTLEY CRÜE),Mick Mars (MÖTLEY CRÜE),Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH) and Warren DeMartini (RATT) are among the musicians that attended this year's winter NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants) in Anaheim, Calif...

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JON OLIVA: 'We Never Gave Up On SAVATAGE'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with SAVATAGE/JON OLIVA'S PAIN mastermind Jon Oliva. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What was the motivation behind the formation of JON OLIVA'S PAIN? Jon: "It was mainly the lack of SAVATAGE work that was going on. Because of th...

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SAVATAGE: 1996 Video Footage From DYNAMO OPEN AIR Festival Available

Professionally shot video footage of SAVATAGE performing the song "Dead Winter Dead" at the Dynamo Open Air festival in Eindhoven, Holland in 1996 has been posted online at YouTube.com. The clip originally aired on the German music video channel VIVA TV on the metal show "Metalla". As previously rep...

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SAXON Manager Checks In

SAXON's manager Thomas Jensen has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "After a hectic week I would like to keep you posted on the latest activities of the band. It might be too much information but I'll try to keep it short. "Thursday: Biff [Byford, vocals] and Charlie [Ba...

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THE CULT To Begin Recording New Album

THE CULT will enter the studio next month to begin pre-production on the group's first album since 2001's "Beyond Good and Evil". A fall release is expected. Also planned for release is a DVD of the band's November 13, 2006 concert at Irving Plaza in New York City, tentatively due in April. THE CULT...

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PAUL STANLEY, JOHN 5, TWISTED SISTER AT NAMM: Photos Avialable

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley and son Evan, ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5 and members of TWISTED SISTER stopped by the Gibson Guitars booth at this year's NAMM show in Anaheim, California, where the guitar manufacturer highlighted 11 new offerings ranging from the CJ-165 Gibso...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Appears At FENDER's Winter NAMM Reception: Video Available

Legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen spoke and played guitar at Fender's Winter NAMM 2007 Global Dealer and Distributor Reception, held yesterday (Friday, January 19) at the Marriott in Anaheim, California. Watch video footage of Eddie's appearance at YouTube.com: Video#1 Video#2 Video#3 Video#4 Vide...

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IMPALED NAZARENE: New Album Title Revealed

Finnish extreme metallers IMPALED NAZARENE have issued the following update: "'Latex Cult' (1996) and 'Rapture' (1998) albums have (finally) been remastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox studio. Needless to say, sound quality improved 666% to say the least. Ritual, our house artist, has already worked...

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MOONLIGHT AGONY: New Album Sample Available

A two-minute clip of the new MOONLIGHT AGONY song "Through The Desert Storm" is available for download at this location. The track comes off the Swedish power metal act's second album, "Silent Waters", due in February via Dockyard Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Echoes of a Nightmare" (Massacre Re...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, Ex-MEGADETH, Ex-DOKKEN Members Schedule NAMM Signing Sessions

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's Troy Van Leeuwen, bass virtuoso Billy Sheehan (DAVE LEE ROTH, TALAS, MR. BIG),former MEGADETH/current OHM: guitarist Chris Poland, George Lynch (ex-DOKKEN),THE CULT's Billy Duffy, MINISTRY's Al Jourgensen, THIN LIZZY's Marco Mendoza and MASTODON's Troy Sanders are among t...

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FOR RUIN Signs With SENTINEL RECORDS

Irish black/death metallers FOR RUIN have inked a deal with Sentinel Records. The group's debut is scheduled for release before the summer. FOR RUIN has formally existed since late 2003. Based in Cork, Ireland, founding member John began playing a mixture of melodic black/death metal with strong har...

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DESTRUCTOR: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed

Cleveland, Ohio's legendary power/thrash band DESTRUCTOR has set "Forever in Leather" as the title of its forthcoming album, due on April 13 Auburn Records. The CD was recorded in Cleveland at Metro Sync and Noise Floor studios and is scheduled to be mixed starting next week with producer Don Depew...

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You may have heard of Greek guitar hero Gus G. from his participation in MYSTIC PROPHECY, NIGHTRAGE, and DREAM EVIL. Or maybe you caught him live as a fill-in guitarist with ARCH ENEMY during last year's North American tour. Well he's no longer a member of any of the first three bands so that he ...

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ARMY OF ANYONE Extends Headlining Winter SNOCORE TOUR

ARMY OF ANYONE has announced additional dates to their upcoming headline spot on the 2007 SnoCore Tour, which also features HURT, DROPPING DAYLIGHT and NEUROSONIC in support. The six-week trek — which launches January 18 in Houston — includes a February 1 performance at New York's Bowery Ballroom an...