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KAMELOT Guitarist Says 'Religious Aspect' Played Part In Singer's Decision To Sit Out Tour
Jorge Ciudad of Chile's PowerMetal.cl web site recently conducted an interview with KAMELOT guitarist Thomas Youngblood. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On recruiting singer Fabio Lione (RHAPSODY OF FIRE) to fill in for longtime KAMELOT frontman Roy Khan, who has declined to take pa...March 16, 2011
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DEF LEPPARD Members Perform Acoustically For ROLLING STONE Magazine (Video)
DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott and guitarist Phil Collen stopped by the Rolling Stone office recently to play stripped-down acoustic versions of two of their band's biggest hits, "Hysteria" and "Pour Some Sugar on Me". Video footage of the performance and an interview conducted by David Fricke can b...March 16, 2011
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ICED EARTH Announces New Singer
In the wake of vocalist Matt Barlow's retirement, dozens of demos and resumes flooded ICED EARTH's management team. But one name kept popping up — INTO ETERNITY vocalist Stu Block (pictured below),who has been named the new lead singer for ICED EARTH. According to Schaffer, Robert Kampf, CEO of Cen...March 16, 2011
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SABATON Drummer Forced To Sit Out Tour Dates
Swedish metallers SABATON have issued the following update: "Unfortunately, our drummer, Daniel Mullback, had to leave the current tour due to problems with his knees. But... The show must go on, and this Swedish War Machine cannot be stopped that easy... We stole NIGHTMARE's drummer Kevin [Foley],...March 15, 2011
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VADER Begins Recording New Album
Polish death metal veterans VADER have entered Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland to begin recording their new album, "Welcome To The Morbid Reich". The band is laying down a total of 12 or 13 songs for the CD, which will be mixed and mastered in May for a tentative late 2011 release. Working songtit...March 15, 2011
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POISON's BRET MICHAELS: 'I Still Play Music For The Love Of It'
Christina Fuoco-Karasinski of SoundSpike recently conducted an interview with POISON singer Bret Michaels. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. SoundSpike: You must be excited about the tour with MÖTLEY CRÜE and NEW YORK DOLLS. Music by all three acts still sounds timeless. Bret: Thank y...March 15, 2011
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'Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock And Heavy Metal' Book: More Details Revealed
Abrams has set an April 1, 2011 release date for "Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock And Heavy Metal", a new 240-page book from Eddie Trunk, the host of VH1 Classic's hit television program "That Metal Show". Featuring a foreword by JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford, the book covers Trunk's favorite ba...March 15, 2011
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SYMPHONY X: Performance Footage Of Two New Songs From Tournefeuille Available
Video footage of New Jersey progressive metal masters SYMPHONY X performing two brand new songs, "End Of Innocence" and "Dehumanized", on March 1, 2011 at Le Phare in Tournefeuille, France can be viewed below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Of Sins And Shadows 02. Domination 03. Serpent's Ki...March 14, 2011
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NIGHTWISH: 'Imaginarium' Tour To Kick Off With One-Off U.S. Show In Los Angeles
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will kick off the "Imaginarium" world tour in Los Angeles. The very first show of the trek will take place at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California on Saturday, January 21. This will be the biggest NIGHTWISH show production ever on North...March 14, 2011
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VICIOUS RUMORS: New Song Available For Streaming
"Pearl Of Wisdom", a brand new song from veteran California power metallers VICIOUS RUMORS, can be streamed using the audio player below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Razorback Killers", which will be released in Europe on March 28 (except in Germany, where it will arrive three days ea...March 14, 2011
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CHRIS CORNELL Performs Acoustic Show In Austin (Video)
SOUNDGARDEN/ex-AUDIOSLAVE singer Chris Cornell played a short acoustic set Saturday night (March 12) at the Belmont hotel at the heart of downtown Austin, Texas as part of the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in the city. The original setlist for the Nokia-sponsored event was as follows: 01. Terra...March 14, 2011
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MORBID ANGEL: Entire SCION ROCK FEST Performance Posted Online
Floridian death metal veterans MORBID ANGEL made their live debut with the band's new drummer Tim Yeung (DIVINE HERESY, ALL THAT REMAINS, NILE, HATE ETERNAL, VITAL REMAINS) on March 5 at the Scion Rock Fest in Pomona, California. Fan-filmed video footage of the entire set can be found at Tyronehood....March 14, 2011
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KING DIAMOND Completes Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
Livia Zita, the 26-year-old wife of 54-year-old Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (real name: Kim Bendix Petersen; MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND) — who underwent open-heart triple-bypass surgery last November — has issued the following update: "Some of you have been asking for an update on King's...March 14, 2011
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BLACK Hoping To Hit The Road Later This Year
Vocalist Tony Martin (BLACK SABBATH),bassist Magnus Rosén (HAMMERFALL),guitarist Andy La Rocque (KING DIAMOND) and drummer Danny "Danté" Needham (VENOM, TONY MARTIN) have joined forces in a new "supergroup" which is presently going under the working band name BLACK. Commented Rosén: "It feels very...March 12, 2011
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SYMPHONY X Frontman Interviewed On 'Mars Attacks' Podcast (Audio)
The latest episode of the "Mars Attacks" podcast features separate interviews host Victor M. Ruiz conducted with SYMPHONY X lead singer Russell Allen and ex-WHITE WIZZARD/THE MORE I SEE vocalist Peter Ellis. You can now stream the podcast using the audio player below. ...March 11, 2011
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