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AMORPHIS: Winter Fun Video Posted Online

Finnish metallers AMORPHIS have posted a new clip showing them skiing in Levi before their show at Hullu Poro Areena last week. Watch it below. AMORPHIS will embark on a one-month "Forging Europe Tour 2009" European headlining tour in October/November. Tickets for the trek will go on sale on Monday,...

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DUFF MCKAGAN: Rock Has Changed, My (Facebook) Friends

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his weeky column, which appears every Thursday on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com. A couple of excerpts follow below. "So here I go again; off on yet another of the by-now-countless rock tours required to support...

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TOM MORELLO And BOOTS RILEY Join Forces To Form STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUB

Tom Morello and Boots Riley have joined forces to form STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUB. The group's anticipated self-titled debut album will be released June 16 through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group. The 11-song set was produced by Tom Morello and features Boots Riley on vocals, Morello on...

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IN-QUEST: Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Belgian technical death metallers IN-QUEST will release their new album, "Made Out Of Negative Matter", later in the year via an as-yet-undetermined record label. According to the band, the new CD "came to life in cooperation with Jochem Jacobs (TEXTURES) of Split Second Sound [studios]. Guitars and...

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TESTAMENT, KREATOR, ANTHRAX, DESTRUCTION Featured On 'Thrash 'Til Death' Compilation

TESTAMENT, KREATOR, ANTHRAX, DESTRUCTION, SODOM and OVERKILL are among the featured bands on the "Thrash 'Til Death" compilation, due on May 15 via Germany's AFM Records. The track listing for the double-CD set is as follows: CD 1: 01. TANKARD - Stay Thirsty 02. OVERKILL - What It Takes 03. KREAT...

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DEATH ANGEL: 'Sonic German Beatdown' DVD Preview Available

Five years after the release of the band's acclaimed comeback album, "The Art Of Dying", and the follow-up effort, "Killing Season", influential Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL will release a DVD with two full-length concerts filmed in Germany. Entitled "Sonic German Beatdown", the package — which wa...

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AMORPHIS Announces 'Forging Europe Tour 2009'

Finnish metallers AMORPHIS will embark on a one-month "Forging Europe Tour 2009" European headlining tour in October/November. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 07 - Kato, Berlin (D) Oct. 08 - Club Romein, Leeuwarden (NL) Oct. 09 - De Nieuwe Pul, Uden (NL) Oct. 10 - Underworld, London (GB) Oct. 1...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Frontman Talks Politics, Upcoming Studio Album

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN frontman Greg Puciato has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "I'm gonna dive right into this. I hope you have about twenty minutes to kill. If you just wanna read some musical news and skip the rest go down to the bottom. "I just read a new gallop poll, ...

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BILLY SHEEHAN Discusses MR. BIG Reunion

BigMusicGeek.com recently conducted an interview with legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS). Several excerpts from the chat follow below. BigMusicGeek.com: What were the main motivations behind MR. BIG reuniting? I had always assumed, based solely on the rumors and half-tr...

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AMORPHIS: 'Skyforger' Trailer Available

A video trailer for AMORPHIS' new album, "Skyforger", which is scheduled for release on May 29 via Nuclear Blast Records (May 27 in Finland),can be viewed below. The follow-up to the "Eclipse" and "Silent Waters" LPs, both of which were certified gold in the band's native Finland, was recorded at S...

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METALLICA: Sessions M4 Jacket Available

Sessions, a leading snowboard and action sports company that designs, merchandises, sources, and distributes high-performance snowboard apparel and accessories for the core, youth-driven sports segment, has produced a special METALLICA M4 jacket. Sessions' affiliation with METALLICA stems from compa...

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ALICE COOPER, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, TEENAGE HEAD Members To Guest On C101.5 FM

Hard rock legends Dennis Dunaway (founding member and bassist of the original ALICE COOPER band),Albert Bouchard (founding member and drummer of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT) and TEENAGE HEAD guitarist Gord Lewis will be interviewed round table-style today at 4:00 p.m. EST on C101.5 FM in Hamilton, Ontario, Ca...

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AMORPHIS: New Video Blog Available

A new AMORPHIS video blog featuring footage from singer Tomi Joutsen's birthday party on stage can be viewed below. AMORPHIS will release a new single, "Silver Bride", in Finland on April 22. The "radio edit" version of the track is now available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The "Silver...

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DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA: Footage From Recording Studio Posted Online

Swedish avant-garde rock band DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA entered In Flames studio in Gothenburg on April 6 with producer Roberto Laghi (IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE, MUSTASCH, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR) to begin recording its new album, "Sing-Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious", for a September release v...

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SONIC SYNDICATE Continuing Vocalist Search

Guitarist Robin Sjunnesson of the Swedish modern metal band SONIC SYNDICATE has issued the following update: "On March 30, we released the breaking news about [vocalist] Roland [Johansson; who is responsible for the "clean"/melodic singing in the group] leaving SONIC SYNDICAT. "When we found our Rol...