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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Unveiled

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION has set "Afterglow" as the title of its third album, due on October 30. The CD cover artwork can be seen below. BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION is the English-American rock band featuring the talents of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, TRAPEZE, BLACK SABBATH),blues rock g...

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INCANTATION: New Album Title Revealed

Pennsylvania-based extreme metallers INCANTATION have set "Vanquish In Vengeance" as the title of their new conceptual album, due in November via Listenable Records. Commented INCANATATION mainman John McEntee: "The title track is about the massacre of Saxons in the town of Verdun in 782, called on...

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GEOFF TATE On Split With QUEENSRŸCHE: 'The Betrayal Is Immense'

Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate taped a guest appearance on VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" earlier in the month for an episode which will premiere this Saturday, August 25. A two-minute preview clip can be seen below. Asked about the cirumstances that led to the split with his QUEENSRŸCHE band...

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PAPA ROACH Frontman's Vocal Issues Force Grand Rapids Concert Cancelation

PAPA ROACH was forced to cancel its appearance last night (Tuesday, August 21) at the Grand Rapids, Michigan stop of the Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival tour due to singer Jacoby Shaddix's ongoing vocal issues. Christian hard rockers P.O.D., who have been headlining the second stage during the Uproa...

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FOZZY's 'Sin And Bones' Lands On BILLBOARD Chart

"Sin And Bones", the new album from FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho and STUCK MOJO mastermind Rich "The Duke" Ward — sold around 3,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 143 on the Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at ....

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CRYPTOPSY: Another New Song Available For Streaming

"The Golden Square Mile", a brand new song from Canadian extreme metallers CRYPTOPSY, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below (courtesy of Decibel magazine). The track will appear on the band's self-titled album, which will be released on September 14. Commented CRYPTOPSY: "The song deals...

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GOD SEED To Release Debut Album In October

GOD SEED, the Norwegian band featuring former GORGOROTH members King (bass; real name: Tom Cato Visnes) and Gaahl (vocals; real name: Kristian Espedal),will release its debut album, "I Begin", on October 30 in Europe and October 23 in North America via Indie Recordings. The CD was written, arranged...

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KILL RITUAL Signs With SCARLET RECORDS

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers KILL RITUAL have inked a worldwide deal with Scarlet Records. The band's debut album, "The Serpentine Ritual", will be released on October 30. The CD was recorded and engineered by KILL RITUAL lead guitarist Steve Rice at Fang Studios in San Mateo, California and Fos...

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SLAYER, ANTHRAX, DOWN, EXODUS Members Schedule New York City In-Store

Three of the leading gear/technology companies for both musicians and consumers alike are partnering up with Guitar Center for an in-store appearance unlike any other. The "Metal Masters" will be making a stop at Guitar Center in Union Square (25 West 14th Street) on September 6, a day before their...

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SOUNDGARDEN: New Album Title Revealed

Reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN have set "King Animal" as the title of their new album, tentatively due on November 13. A short preview of a new SOUNDGARDEN song entitled "Worse Dreams" is available in the YouTube clip below. SOUNDGARDEN guitarist Kim Thayil recently told Rolling Stone magazine...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Says JEFF HANNEMAN's Recovery Won't Hold Up New Album

California thrash metal legends SLAYER have spent the last year and half touring without guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who is still recovering from necrotising fasciitis, a flesh-eating disease, which he is believed to have gotten from a spider bite. At last year's "Big Four" concert in Indio, California...

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MASTERPLAN To Enter Studio Next Week

German/Norwegian melodic metallers MASTERPLAN will enter guitarist/mastermind Roland Grapow's (formerly of HELLOWEEN) studio in Slovakia this weekend to begin recording their new album for a March 2013 release. The drums on the CD will be laid down by Czech musician Martin "Marthus" Skaroupka of CRA...

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GODSMACK Singer: No 'Permanent Injury' To Voice

GODSMACK kicked off the Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival tour with SHINEDOWN, STAIND and others on Friday (August 17) in Bonner Springs, Kansas, with singer Sully Erna starting his first major tour since canceling a European run several weeks ago over throat issues. Erna told The Pulse Of Radio just...

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GEOFF TATE Unveils New Bus For Upcoming QUEENSRŸCHE 'Anniversary' Tour

Singer Geoff Tate (QUEENSRŸCHE) has posted the following message on his Facebook page: "Welcome 'Tate 1!' I have a new tour bus for my upcoming solo tour and QUEENSRŸCHE tours [see photo below]. She is about to go through her revamp to be ready to start touring this fall. She will be all custom and...

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NIKKI SIXX: 'DAVE MUSTAINE Is A F**king A**hole'

MÖTLEY CRÜE/SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx has slammed MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine for implying during a concert that Barack Obama was somehow responsible for recent mass shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin. While performing with MEGADETH on August 7 in Singapore, Mustaine told the crowd, "Back in...