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Former SOILWORK/CHIMAIRA Drummer Joins Australia's GRETCHEN LEWIS
Swedish drummer Richard Evensand (ex-THERION, SOILWORK, CHIMAIRA),who is currently based in Victoria, Australia, has joined the Aussie alternative/rock outfit GRETCHEN LEWIS. He says, "It was only one week ago I went to the audition for the drummer spot, I'm glad I did. The band is different from a...February 17, 2009
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ARMORED SAINT Frontman: 'Many People Dream Of This, And I Was Able To Live It'
Simon Milburn of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with ARMORED SAINT/ex-ANTHRAX singer John Bush. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his career to date: "I think that I was really lucky to be able to make a lot of music. I mean, I've made a lot ...February 16, 2009
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AC/DC, METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES Among Top-Selling Albums Of 2008
AFP reports that AC/DC's "Black Ice", METALLICA's "Death Magnetic" and GUNS N' ROSES' "Chinese Democracy" were among the top-selling albums of 2008 globally, according to new figures from the London-based International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI),which represents the recording in...February 16, 2009
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STAIND: New Video Interview Available
Austria's Mulatschag.TV has posted a four-minute interview with STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis and drummer Jon Wysocki conducted during the band's most recent European tour. Watch the footage below. STAIND is continuing to support its latest album, "The Illusion of Progress". The band has posted a vide...February 14, 2009
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DEICIDE Frontman Talks About Sweden Concert Bombing, Meeting EURONYMOUS; Video Available
Video footage of DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton answering fan questions midway through the band's February 11, 2009 concert at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia can be viewed below. Glen talks about the DEICIDE concert "bombing" in Sweden, meeting Euronymous of MAYHEM, burning the upside down cross i...February 13, 2009
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ALL THAT REMAINS Fronman Checks In From The Road
Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS are nearing the end of a successful European co-headlining tour with legendary Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED, a trek that concludes February 15 in Brussels, Belgium. From there, the band will head to Australia, where they'll play the Soundwave Festival series...February 12, 2009
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: Audio Interview Posted Online
A seven-minute audio interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen conducted in September 2008 by Norway's Metal Express Radio has been posted online at this location. "Perpetual Flame", the new album from Malmsteen, sold around 2,000 copies in the United States in its first week of re...February 12, 2009
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FALLOUT MOON Schedules Finnish Dates
FALLOUT MOON, the new band led by former ALTARIA mastermind Marko Pukkila, has scheduled the following dates: May 27 - Kuopio, Henrys Pub May 28 - Tampere, Music Bar Sputnik May 29 - Seinäjoki, [to be announced] May 30 - Pietarsaari, Music Club Jeppis FALLOUT MOON will enter the studio this summer t...February 11, 2009
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New DAATH Webisode Posted Online
Atlanta-based quintet DAATH has posted a new webisode (see below) featuring the screaming talents of the dynamic new vocalist Sean Z. Guitarist Eyal Levi states, "Sean Z is a fucking beast. This video is just us rehearsing a few tunes in the studio. Listen to how close he sounds to the record just i...February 11, 2009
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BIG NOIZE: 'Battlefileds' Song Posted Online
BIG NOIZE, the band featuring vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),bassist Phil Soussan (OZZY OSBOURNE),guitarist Carlos Cavazo (QUIET RIOT) and drummer Simon Wright (DIO, AC/DC),has issued the following update: "We are happy to announce that the song 'Battlefileds' t...February 10, 2009
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PHILIP ANSELMO, PEPPER KEENAN Talk About Heavy Metal Scene In New Orleans
Alison Fensterstock of BestOfNewOrleans.com reports: Heavy metal stars Pepper Keenan and Phil Anselmo and their band DOWN just completed a tour opening for METALLICA at the New Orleans Arena. Along with Mike IX Williams, they are three of the city's best-known musicians —outside of New Orleans. "You...February 10, 2009
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MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN Says He Quit The Band On Last European Tour
Guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD has issued the following update: "Sippin' on some Sizzurp, sip-sippin'-on-some-sip, sippin' on some Sizzurp, sip-sippin'-on-some-sip... "We're out with METALLICA right now in America (that's right bitches!!... main suppor...February 10, 2009
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ARMORED SAINT Bassist Discusses Songwriting Process For New Album
Dirty Rock Magazine recently conducted an interview with ARMORED SAINT bassist Joey Vera. A couple of excerpts for the chat follow below. Dirty Rock Magazine: You announced in December you're writing material for a new SAINT album. Can you give us any idea on the progress so far and when you might e...February 9, 2009
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STIGMA To Perform At New York City In-Store
STIGMA, the band led by legendary AGNOSTIC FRONT guitarist Vinny Stigma, will play a short set at Generation Records in New York City (210 Thompson St, between Bleecker and West 3rd) on February 26 at 7:00 p.m. STIGMA released its first album, "New York Blood", in the U.S. on February 3 via I Scream...February 7, 2009
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NO CONSEQUENCE Signs With BASICK RECORDS
U.K. technical death metallers NO CONSEQUENCE have inked a deal with Basick Records. The band's debut album, "In The Shadow Of Gods", will be released in August. Commented vocalist Phil Winterbottom: "Having watched Basick grow as a label since its conception we cannot think of a better label to rel...February 6, 2009
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