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MY DYING BRIDE: New Album Details Revealed

U.K. doom metal veterans MY DYING BRIDE have set "A Map Of All Our Failures" as the title of their new album, due on October 15 In Europe and October 16 in the U.S. via Peaceville Records on CD, double vinyl and special-edition CD/DVD. The effort was recorded and mixed at Futureworks Studios in Manc...

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DELAIN's WESTERHOLT: 'We Already Started The Creative And Writing Process For The Next Album'

Raymond Westland of About.com Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with keyboardist and main composer Martijn Westerholt of Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers DELAIN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. About.com Heavy Metal: A lot of things happened before [the new DELAIN...

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DANKO JONES: 'Rock And Roll Is Black And Blue' To Receive North American Release In October

Canadian rockers DANKO JONES will release their new album, "Rock And Roll Is Black And Blue", on October 9. Over the course of six full-length albums, DANKO JONES has forged a singular sound that draws equally from the blues, '60s garage, '70s hard rock, '80s hardcore, punky power-pop, Scandinavian...

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SKUNK ANANSIE Frontwoman Pens Foreword To 'What Are You Doing Here?'

Bazillion Points Books has revealed that legendary performer Skin, frontwoman of SKUNK ANANSIE, has penned a foreword titled "Who Put That Shaven-Headed Black Woman On The Stage?" for the forthcoming book "What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman's Life And Liberation In Heavy Metal", by author Laina...

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PESTILENCE Recruits PSYCROPTIC Drummer

Guitarist/vocalist Patrick Mameli of the resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metal outfit PESTILENCE has issued the following update: "We are very pleased that we can officially announce that David Haley (PSYCROPTIC) will replace Tim Yeung for the upcoming PESTILENCE album and upcoming shows. Bas...

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SKINNER Parts Ways With Drummer, Adds Guitarist

SKINNER, the San Francisco Bay Area thrash band led by former IMAGIKA frontman Norman Skinner, has parted ways with drummer Ramon Ochoa and has replaced him with Noe Luna from 3 LUNAS. In addition, a third guitarist, Luis San-Miguel, was recruited to enable SKINNER to deliver crushing rhythms over d...

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LAMB OF GOD's Manager Says Czech Prosecutor Is Challenging RANDY BLYTHE's Increased Bail

LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe was arrested in the Czech Republic on June 27 and is facing manslaughter charges in connection with a 2010 Prague concert at which he allegedly shoved a local fan off the stage. The man, who is said to have stormed the stage three times during the show, reportedly s...

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SEX PISTOLS: 'Never Mind The Bollocks' 35th-Anniversary Super-Deluxe Box Set Due In September

As one of the most iconic and influential albums in music history, "Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols" still sounds as powerful and unique as ever, 35 years since the original release. As such an important musical and cultural force the album changed the landscape for records and the m...

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Clockwork Angels

1985 was the year RUSH broke mega with their pop-prog commercial juggernaut, "Power Windows". The year also represents an apparent point of no return as RUSH broke away from their spellbinding math rock rhapsodies from "Grace Under Pressure" on back through their venerable catalog. "Roll The Bones",...

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L'Enfant Sauvage

In 2008 GOJIRA came along and lit a white hot fire under our asses with "The Way of All Flesh". Four years later, that fire is not only still burning, but the band returned to pour fuel all over that flame with "L'Enfant Sauvage". Simply put, GOJIRA's fifth album is a game-changer. There has been .....

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SYLOSIS: First 'Monolith' Studio Webisode Released

The first in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Monolith", the new album from U.K.-based modern thrash heroes SYLOSIS, can be seen below. Recorded with Romesh Dodangoda at Monnow Valley Studio in Wales, the CD will be released on October 5 via Nuclear Blast...

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SLASH Revisits GUNS N' ROSES' 'Appetite For Destruction' In FUSE TV Interview

Video footage of Slash talking to Fuse TV about the 25th anniversary of GUNS N' ROSES' classic debut album, "Appetite For Destruction", can be seen below. Slash reveals the dirty alternate lyrics for "Paradise City" and talks about how "Welcome To The Jungle" became the LP's anchor. "'Appetite' is n...

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BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART Parts Ways With Singer

Glam-rock powerhouse BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART has announced today that vocalist Tony Gambino will be leaving the band for personal reasons. Stepping up to the mic to replace him will be current guitarist Sam Ryder, who brings with him Gambino's full endorsement. "This is one of the hardest decision...

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TOMMY BOLIN Gets Box-Set Treatment

Rock guitar legend Tommy Bolin will be honored with a box set release of his lauded solo release "The Definitive Teaser" — a three-CD collection featuring a remastered version of his classic album along with two CDs of outtakes and alternates. The project was produced by Greg Hampton and Johnnie Bol...

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DREAMING DEAD Announces New Guitarist

Los Angeles-based progressive melodic death metallers DREAMING DEAD have announced the addition of guitarist Chris McCarthy to the group's ranks. The band states, "After many tiring years of continuous search, we are very pleased to announce the addition of guitar guru and long time friend Chris McC...