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DON DOKKEN On 'Lightning Strikes Back', Upcoming Solo Album

Marko Syrjälä of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with DOKKEN mainman Don Dokken. A couple of excerpts from the the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: What is happening with new the DOKKEN album "Lightning Strikes Back"? It's been in the works for about two years now? Dokken: Yeah it's bee...
January 17, 2008
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New MEGADETH Guitarist: 'I Realize I Have Some Big Shoes To Fill'

New MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick (formerly of JAG PANZER and NEVERMORE) — who recently replaced Glen Drover — has issued the following update: "I realize I have some big shoes to fill and I will do my best. So far I am really enjoying playing all the songs but having only known them for two .....
January 16, 2008
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Live Progression

It is hardly surprising that "Live Progression" from Montreal technical death metal masters NEURAXIS is an easy one to recommend for fans of the band and DM mongers in general. "Trilateral Progression" knocked more than a few dicks in the dirt and this performance recorded in Quebec City during the...
January 15, 2008
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New MEGADETH Guitarist: 'I Will Not Be Able To Do Any More Shows With JAG PANZER Or NEVERMORE'

New MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick has commented on his status in his previous bands NEVERMORE and JAG PANZER as well as his latest gig, which was officially announced earlier today (after first being reported on BLABBERMOUTH.NET on January 7). Said Chris: "I'm glad I have [the fans'] support in...
January 14, 2008
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TERROR SYNDROME: Mixing Update

THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen has issued the following update on the status of the as-yet-unreleased debut album from his Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based band TERROR SYNDROME: "So, here's an update on mixing... Just got a song back from Devin [Towsend, who is mixing...
January 11, 2008
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ROB HALFORD On New JUDAS PRIEST Album, PANTERA Comparisons And Infamous 'Metal Is Dead' Comment

Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the status of the new JUDAS PRIEST CD, "Nostradamus": Halford: I've been away for about a month while Glenn [Tipton] and K.K. [Downing] have been doing their final guit...
January 10, 2008
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PAUL RODGERS Celebrating 40th Anniversary As Recording Artist

Paul Rodgers, legendary singer/songwriter of FREE, BAD COMPANY, THE FIRM and QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS is celebrating his 40th anniversary as a recording artist in 2008. Bursting onto the music scene in 1968 and forming British rock band FREE, Rodgers has released over 30 albums with sales exceeding 92 m...
January 8, 2008
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ABYSMAL DAWN: 'The Mixing Process Is Close To Done'

Charles Elliott of the Los Angeles-based extreme metal band ABYSMAL DAWN has issued the following update regardingthe status of the group's sophomore release: "We've been in and out of John Haddad's (INTRONAUT, EYES OF FIRE) new studio since November and things are finally starting to come together....
January 8, 2008
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HENRY ROLLINS Travels To Pakistan

Punk rock icon Henry Rollins has issued the following update: "I finished work on 'Ice 44' (or whatever the film will eventually be called) on December 20th and the next day left town for Islamabad, Pakistan. Why did I go there? A couple of reasons: I am curious and at the end of 2006, when ...
January 5, 2008
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NEVER ENOUGH: More Acoustic Performance Footage Posted Online

NEVER ENOUGH (a.k.a. N3V3R 3N0U6H) — the band featuring EIGHTEEN VISIONS guitarist Keith Barney (ex-THROWDOWN) drummer Trevor Friedrich, and ex-LYLAH frontman Norman Matthew — has posted more footage of their recent acoustic shows online, including a rare performance of "Where The Rain Never Stops"....
January 4, 2008
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CAULDRON BORN: 'Born Of The Cauldron' Being Reissued

Stormspell Records will re-release CAULDRON BORN's "Born of the Cauldron" LP on January 7. According to a press release "Born of the Cauldron" is "undoubtedly one of the best U.S. power metal gems from the mid-'90s! A honest, crunchy epic metal, with soaring high-pitched vocals, and sword and sorcer...
January 4, 2008
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FEAR FACTORY Singer: 'I've Never Really Considered Myself A Metal Guy'

FEAR FACTORY singer Burton C. Bell recently spoke to MTV.com about his new band, ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS, which will release its debut full-length, "Numinosum", next month. "I've never really considered myself a metal guy," Bell explained. "Yeah, I've been in a metal-industrial band, but the music...
January 4, 2008
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AUGURY Guitarist's HUMANOID Solo Project Due In February

Panoptic Records, a new division of the Disconcert Music Company, has set a February 12 release date for HUMANOID's debut album, entitled "Remembering Universe". AUGURY guitarist Mathieu Marcotte's instrumental solo project, HUMANOID is an acoustic-space-metal concept with varied influences such as...
January 3, 2008
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TERROR SYNDROME Debut To Be Mixed By DEVIN TOWNSEND

THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen has issued the following update on the status of the as-yet-unreleased debut album from his Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based band TERROR SYNDROME: "So, mixing starts today and the guy we have decided to use for mixing the entire record is...
January 2, 2008
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CROWBAR Working On New Material

Kirk Windstein, who has spent much of 2007 recording and touring behind DOWN's third album, "Over the Under", has issued the following update on the current status of his longtime band CROWBAR: "As y'all know, I've been very busy with DOWN. But fear not, children of doom. I've been down in Miami wri...
December 30, 2007