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OVER THE RAINBOW Announces Temporary Lineup Change

OVER THE RAINBOW will be joined by keyboardist Paul Morris for the group's June 4, 2009 appearance at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Tony Carey, the original and permanent keyboardist for the band, is unavailable to perform on this date. After returning from OVER THE RAINBOW's succe...

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OPETH Frontman Says Some Songs On 'Watershed' Were Inspired By Former Girlfriend

Christopher Porter of Washington Post Express recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Washington Post Express: Last time you played D.C. you were opening for DREAM THEATER. Were...

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JUDAS PRIEST's HALFORD, TIPTON Get Probed By RICK WAKEMAN

Vocalist Rob Halford and guitarist Glenn Tipton, members of JUDAS PRIEST, recently talked to Rick Wakeman and provided a mesmerizing insight into the drive and determination that led the Metal Gods from the working-class steel town of Birmingham, England to becoming one of the biggest heavy metal ba...

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SUIDAKRA Announces New Guitarist, Prepares To Hit The Road In China

German melodic folk/death metallers SUIDAKRA have announced the addition of guitarist Sebastian Hinz (pictured below) to the group's ranks. The band states, "[Sebastian is] a hell of a nice guy and knows to rip his guitar and vocal cords on stage, plus he's already contributed some backing vocals on...

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DEVILDRIVER Bassist Says 'Villains' Is 'Without A Doubt' Band's Finest Album To Date

Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER will release its fourth full-length album, "Pray For Villains", on July 14 via Roadrunner Records. The effort — which will also be made available as a special-edition CD/DVD package featuring three bonus tracks, a behind-the-scenes DVD and expanded artwork — w...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: New Audio Interview With GEOFF TATE Available

Italian journalist Paolo Bianco recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate for the news blog Musica Metal. The full 20-minute chat can be streamed at this location (click on green play button to lauch audio). QUEENSRŸCHE took its acclaimed "American Soldier Tour" online by br...

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BUCKCHERRY Interviewed At ROCK ON THE RANGE: Video Available

Californian rockers BUCKCHERRY were interviewed by CageRattle.com at the third annual Rock On The Range festival, which was held at Columbus, Ohio's Crew Stadium on Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17. Watch the chat below. BUCKCHERRY premeried the new video for its cover of DEEP PURPLE's "Highway S...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: More Quality New York City Footage Available

Quality video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE performing the song "The Killer" on May 15, 2009 at the Nokia Theatre in New York City can be viewed below. QUEENSRŸCHE took its acclaimed "American Soldier Tour" online by broadcasting an entire show live in high definition at cdpulse.tv. When the band took the...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'My Reality Scheme Is That I'm A 40-Year-Old Dude With Bad Teeth And No Hair'

Rachel Jablonski of Stream Of Consciousness recently conducted an interview with acclaimed Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Stream Of Consciousness: "Ki" is the first of four...

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NIGHTMARE Signs With AFM RECORDS

French power metallers NIGHTMARE have inked a worldwide deal with Germany's AFM Records. The band is currently recording its seventh album, "Insurrection", at Peek studio in France with Patrick Liotard and at U3multimedia and Indiscreet Studios in Stuttgart, Germany with Achim Köhler (PRIMAL FEAR, E...

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INACTIVE MESSIAH Hard At Work On New Concept Album

According to Metalzone.gr, Greek melodic deathsters INACTIVE MESSIAH have commenced work on their fourth album for a late 2009 release. The follow-up to 2008's "Sinful Nation" (Holy Records) will be a concept effort based on the movie "Devil's Advocate", starring Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves and Charlize...

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MARYLAND DEATHFEST Photos Available

Return to the Pit has uploaded several hundred photos from this year's Maryland Deathfest, which was held May 22-24 at the Sonar in Baltimore, Maryland. Included in the batch are pictures from the following artists: May 22, 2009 (photos): ASPHYX (187 pics) CATTLE DECAPITATION (202 pics) CEPHALIC CAR...

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SUICIDE SILENCE: European 'No Time To Bleed' Artwork Unveiled

California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE will release their new album, "No Time To Bleed", in North America on June 30 via Century Media Records (one day earlier internationally). The CD was recorded with acclaimed producer Machine (LAMB OF GOD). The European version of "No Time To Bleed" will b...

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'A Touch Of Evil: Live' Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

As the creators of a live release that is considered to be one of the all-time great concert recordings in the realm of heavy metal (1979's "Unleashed In The East"),whenever British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST announce a new live album, metalheads worldwide instantly take note. And on "A Touch...

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CARPATHIAN FOREST's VRANGSINN Previews Track From A WASTE OF TALENT Project

A WASTE OF TALENT, one of the projects of producer and CARPATHIAN FOREST bass player Vrangsinn (also of NATTEFROST, SECHT),is streaming "Machines Kept Pumping Blood From Earth", a track from the band's next album, on MySpace. Entitled "The Last Remains of Humankind", the concept effort is set in a...