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MEGADETH Drummer On New CD: 'I Am Very, Very Proud Of This Record'

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "It has been a bit since my last post here, but as I am sure most of you are aware, things have been quite busy with us — the latest being our quick trip over to ...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: Chinese, Australian Dates Announced

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has announced plans to play China for the first time in early September. In addition, he has officially confirmed two shows in Australia, set to take place a few days after the Chinese performance. The details are as follows: Sep. 09 - Beijing, CHN @ Chaoyang...

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EAGLE ROCK Sells SPITFIRE RECORDS

In its first move under its new name of Redux Records, the company formerly known as Sheridan Square Entertainment has acquired the 200-album Spitfire Records catalog from Eagle Rock Entertainment. The Spitfire catalog includes BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, TWISTED SISTER, ALICE COOPER, TED NUGENT, YNGWIE MA...

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DARK FUNERAL: 'It Will Be Killer To Finally Return Overseas'

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have issued the following update: "Just returned from Spain, where we played Metalway Festival together with TESTAMENT, MINISTRY, METAL CHURCH and CELTIC FROST, among others. How fucking awesome line-up wasn't that!? Getting to see TESTAMENT and MINISTRY complete...

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NOVEMBERS DOOM Announces European Tour

Chicago's NOVEMBERS DOOM has scheduled dates for its first European headlining tour this November. Support will come from AGALLOCH and THURISAZ. Denmark's SATURNUS also joins the tour for select dates. The details are as follows: Nov. 17 - Plato - Helmond, Netherlands (w/ AGALLOCH, THURISAZ) Nov. 18...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: Video Of New Song Available

A video clip of former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach and his solo band performing a new song, entitled "By Your Side", on Sunday, July 30 at the Wembley Arena in London, England has been posted online at YouTube.com. Bach played the Wembley as the support act for GUNS N' ROSES, whose lead ...

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Drummer JOHN TEMPESTA To Perform With TESTAMENT In Bulgaria

Drummer John Tempesta (ex-WHITE ZOMBIE, TESTAMENT, EXODUS, HELMET) will rejoin his former TESTAMENT bandmates on August 25 when the band play the Kaliakra Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria. He will be filling in for Louie Clemente, who has been absent from the recent dates due to medical reasons. Commented...

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Come What(ever) May

Before we got all mixed up with eighteen million different subgenres of metal, there was just one single genre: heavy metal (or hard rock),a musical space marked by a significantly harder edge than the mothership of rock and roll but also a field wide open to many different sounds and styles. Thus...

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TESTAMENT, ARCH ENEMY, SAXON, HAMMERFALL: Photos From Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST Available

221 high-quality pictures of last weekend's Earthshaker Fest (which took place July 21-22 in Kreuth, Germany) have been posted online at www.metalchroniques.com. Included in the batch are pictures of the following artists: DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER ARCH ENEMY BRAINSTORM CALIBAN ENSIFERUM EQUILIBRIU...

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NICK BARKER Jams With TESTAMENT: Video Available

Former CRADLE OF FILTH/DIMMU BORGIR and current BENEDICTION drummer Nick Barker joined TESTAMENT on stage for a special rendition of the Bay Area thrash classic "Over the Wall" during their headlining appearance at Rio's in Bradford, England on Tuesday, July 25. Watch a low-quality video clip of the...

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SLAYER Drummer Says 'Everybody Should Shut Up' About SHADOWS FALL's BITTNER

Cam Lindsay of Canada's Exclaim! magazine recently conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Exclaim!: What are your current fixations? Lombardo: "Right now it's music and it's been that for a while: rhythm and music, immersing myself in as much g...

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Ex-CRADLE OF FILTH/DIMMU BORGIR Drummer Jams With TESTAMENT In Bradford

Former CRADLE OF FILTH/DIMMU BORGIR and current BENEDICTION drummer Nick Barker joined TESTAMENT on stage for a special rendition of the Bay Area thrash classic "Over the Wall" during their headlining appearance at Rio's in Bradford, England on Tuesday, July 25. Check out photos from the gig at this...

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TESTAMENT Explains Dudley Cancellation

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have issued the following statement regarding the cancellation of their July 26 show at JB's in Dudley, England: "Due to unfortunate circumstances, TESTAMENT will be unable to perform at the scheduled show set for today, July 26th, at JB's in Dudley...

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TESTAMENT: Dudley Show Cancelled

TESTAMENT's July 26 show at JB's in Dudley, England has been cancelled. A posting on the venue's web sitereads as follows: "Unfortunately, because of a total misjudgment of the amount of time it takes to get from one venue to the next by the band's production team, the band have been forced to ...

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SOILWORK Frontman Performs With TESTAMENT At Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We had an awesome time at Earthshaker [Fest in Germany] and Metalcamp [festival in Slovenia] this weekend. Thanx for awesome support... I personally wanna take the time to thank Chuck Billy and T...