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AS I LAY DYING: New Audio Interview Available

AS I LAY DYING frontman Tim Lambesis was recently interviewed by Rick Florino of JamNow. To listen to the chat, go to this location (select "As I Lay Dying Interview" in the Jam Player on the upper right). AS I LAY DYING's new album, "An Ocean Between Us", achieved the following first-week chart ...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Letting Fans Come Up With Guitar Solo

The Pulse of Radio reports: AVENGED SEVENFOLD is giving fans a chance to create their own guitar solo for the band's latest single, "Almost Easy". Anyone who pre-orders the group's new self-titled album or buys it after it comes out on October 30 at the iTunes store will receive a bonus "jam-along"...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: 'I Never Thought I'd Have A Career In Music'

Aedan Sieber of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On achieving a fairly notable status within today's metal world: "(Laughs) I don't really think about it like that! I don't know — it's just...

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AC/DC Poised To Shatter International Sales Records With 'Plug Me In'

Kathy McCabe of Australia's The Daily Telegraph reports that AC/DC is poised to shatter international sales records with the release of a definitive live retrospective DVD collection "Plug Me In" this week. More than 500,000 copies have already been ordered worldwide for the concert footage compilat...

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HELLOWEEN, GAMMA RAY: Japanese Dates Announced

HELLOWEEN and GAMMA RAY have announced the details of the Japanese leg of their "Hellish Rock" tour. The dates are as follows: Feb. 08 - Fukuoka, Japan - Drum Logos Feb. 09 - Hiroshima, Japan - Club Quattro Feb. 11 - Osaka, Japan - Namba Hatch Feb. 12 - Nagoya, Japan - Diamond Hall Feb. ...

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HIM: New Audio Interview With VILLE VALO Available

Vocalist Ville Valo of the Finnish "love metallers" HIM was recently interviewed by Rick Florino of JamNow. To listen to the chat, go to this location (select "HIM Interview" in the Jam Player on the upper right). As previously reported, HIM will be the featured guests on the nationally syndicated r...

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METALLICA, ANTHRAX Guitarists Get Matching '666' Tattoos

Legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin revealed on his web site that he took pictures of METALLICA in the Los Angeles area on Friday, October 12, presumably while the band was in the studio recording its new album. According to Halfin, "the highlight [of the session was] Kirk Hammett [METALLICA gui...

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10 YEARS: New Album To Arrive In March

Knoxville, Tennessee's 10 YEARS will release its new album in March 2008. A single will precede the full-length effort in January. 10 YEARS' new album was produced by Rick Parashar (PEARL JAM, NICKELBACK, ALICE IN CHAINS, ROB ZOMBIE). The band's debut CD, "The Autumn Effect", came out in 2005. 10 YE...

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RAGE, EDENBRIDGE: European Tour Dates Announced

German power metalers RAGE will team up with EDENBRIDGE (Austria) and ASPECT (Russia) for a European tour in March-May. Confirmed dates are as follows: Mar. 27 - DK Copenhagen @ The Rock Mar. 28 - SE Mariestat @ Klubb Kaliber, Folketspark Mar. 29 - SE Västeras @ Sigurdsgatan 25 Mar. 31 - DE Hamburg...

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DIVINE HERESY Guitarist Reveals Favorite Dining Hotspots

DIVINE HERESY, the band led by ex-FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares, kicked off its worldwide touring campaign for its acclaimed debut album "Bleed the Fifth", last week as part of the "Operation: Annihilation" tour alongside STATIC-X, SHADOWS FALL and 3 INCHES OF BLOOD. Cazares and DIVINE HERESY...

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PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS Calls It Quits

Guitarist/vocalist Michael P. Ricketts (a.k.a. Mongo) of Denver's PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS has issued the following update: "It's true; PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS will be doing their last tours and shows in the next nine months. We will be doing Gainesville Fest, an East Coast tour in November, a sm...

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Reunited CARCASS Confirmed For Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Reactivated British extreme legends CARCASS have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are IRON MAIDEN (headliners),CHILDREN OF BODOM, AVANTASIA, KREATOR and SONATA ARCTICA....

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LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT To Headline Pennsylvania's NEARFEST X

LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT — the instrumental progressive rock/metal project featuring DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy (drums),John Petrucci (guitar) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards) alongside progressive rock icon Tony Levin (bass) of KING CRIMSON and PETER GABRIEL fame — will headline the first ni...

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Early Grunge Act Featuring PEARL JAM Members Reuniting

The Pulse of Radio reports: GREEN RIVER, an important early grunge act from Seattle, will reunite next summer to perform at a 20th anniversary concert for Sub Pop Records, according to Billboard.com. The group featured bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Stone Gossard, who later formed first MOTHER LOV...

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PRONG Mainman Discusses 'Power Of The Damager'

Alex Zander of MK magazine recently conducted an interview with PRONG mainman Tommy Victor. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MK: How did [Monte Pittman, guitar] come into the whole picture? How did you cross paths with someone like Monte Pitman? Victor: Actually it was through Ivan de Prum...