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HEARSE: In Mixing Mode

HEARSE, the Swedish "death 'n' roll" band featuring former ARCH ENEMY singer Johan Liiva and ex-FURBOWL drummer Max Thornell, is currently mixing its fifth album for an early 2009 release via Vic Records. Commented Thornell: "Yup, as told the new album is recorded. Time for mixing and time for Dan S...

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HAMMERFALL Guitarist To Guest On New JADED HEART Album

Guitarist Pontus Norgren (HAMMERFALL, ex-THE POODLES, TALISMAN, GREAT KING RAT) will make a guest appearance on the new album from German melodic hard rock masters JADED HEART. Pontus has also written a song for the follow-up to 2007's "Sinister Mind", which is being recorded with producer Chris Lau...

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THROWDOWN Rumored To Have Split With Drummer

Orange County, California's hardcore/metal act THROWDOWN is rumored to have parted ways with drummer Ben Dussault. The band has yet to make an official announcement on the matter. HardTimes.ca recently conducted an interview with THROWDOWN vocalist Dave Peters. Watch the nine-minute chat below. THRO...

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BILLY CORGAN Says SMASHING PUMPKINS Won't Release Any More Albums

According to The Pulse of Radio, SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan says the band will not release any more new albums, citing the lack of enthusiasm for their 2007 comeback effort, "Zeitgeist", as one of the reasons. In a new interview with the Chicago Tribune, Corgan said, "We're done with ('...

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ACHERON To Team Up With PANDEMIA For European Tour

Underground metal madmen ACHERON will team up with Czech Republic's PANDEMIA for the Luciferion Europe Tour 2009. The first confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 18 - Leeuwarden, Netherlands - Poppodiumromein- Death Fest Apr. 19 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Baroeg (with LIVIDITY) Apr. 24 - Annaberg-Buc...

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PAUL STANLEY: New Video Interview Available

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley was recently interviewed by San Diego's KUSI TV station. Watch the chat at this location. Paul Stanley recently confirmed to Classic Rock magazine that the band is seriously considering recording a new album. When asked what the future holds for KISS, Stanley rep...

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DIMEBAG Tribute Page On DEAN GUITARS Web Site

To commemorate the fourth anniversary of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),Dean Guitars has launched a tribute page featuring video footage of the Dimebag tribute from this year's Ozzfest and other Dimebag-related video material. "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was shot to death along with...

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JOE THRASHER: 'Speed Kills' Video Released

"Speed Kills", the third video from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada-based metallers JOE THRASHER, can be viewed below. JOE THRASHER will perform at Maverick's in Ottawa, Ontario on Saturday December 6. This will be the band's first show with its new lineup featuring vocalist Scott Wark on bass. Also on the...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: LEACH/JONES Duet From 'Roadrunner United The Concert' DVD Available

Video footage of former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach dueting with the band's current vocalist Howard Jones for KSE's "My Last Serenade" from the "Roadrunner United The Concert" DVD can be viewed below. Roadrunner Records will release the "Roadrunner United The Concert" DVD on December 9, 200...

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MASTODON Drummer Talks About Upcoming Album

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with drummer Brann Dailor of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: What's it like playing as a trio? Did you have to work everything out and rearrange stuff? Brann Dailor: Not really. We pl...

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EPICA Singer To Perform At 'Equilibrio' DVD-Release Party

Vocalist Simone Simons of EPICA will perform with the Dutch progressive metal band XYSTUS at the special "Equilibrio" DVD-release party on January 11, 2009 in Den Bosch, Netherlands. More information (in Dutch) is available on the poster below. XYSTUS' third album, "Equilibrio", was released in Nort...

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Guitarist MARIO PARGA To Be Joined By GRAHAM BONNET For NAMM Performance

UK guitarist Mario Parga will appear at the 2009 NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, which will be held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. He will perform an all-acoustic set on January 17 at the Fishman Transducers Inc. booth alongside his friend...

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'Roadrunner United The Concert' DVD: More Preview Clips Posted Online

Roadrunner Records will release the "Roadrunner United The Concert" DVD on December 9, 2008. The double-disc set hits shelves almost three years to the day after the now-legendary concert held at the Nokia Theater in Times Square in New York City on December 15, 2005. The show — which celebrated the...

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EDGUY Frontman: 'I Never Said That I Hate The USA'

Vocalist Tobias Sammet of German metallers EDGUY has clarified a statement that he made in a recent interview regarding his opinion of the U.S. and whether he would ever want to live there. Asked if the band would ever be really big outside mainland Europe, Sammet told Rushonrock.com, "It's getting...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: I Like To Play The Stuff That Makes You Say, 'How Does He Do That And Sing?'

MEGADETH is in the early stages of the songwriting process for the band's new album, which is tentatively expected sometime next year via Roadrunner Records. The CD is once again being helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap, who produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations"...