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FIREBIRD: New Album To Receive Japanese Release In July

FIREBIRD, the British power trio led by CARCASS/ex-NAPALM DEATH guitarist Bill Steer, will release its new album, tentatively titled "Double Diamond", in July via Trooper Entertainment. The CD features ten songs recorded at Graveland studios in 's-Graveland, Holland during January. According to the...

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THE LAST VEGAS To Open For AC/DC In Des Moines

Chicago glam rockers THE LAST VEGAS have been selected to open for AC/DC at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on April 17. Dubbed the "Best Discovery" by Spin magazine and armed with the iTunes critics pick for the "Best Single of 2009" (Rock),"I'm Bad", THE LAST VEGAS quickly built an impr...

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TOBIAS SAMMET Talks AVANTASIA, The Future Of EDGUY

AVANTASIA/EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet was interviewed this past weekend by his webmaster, Harmon Caldwell. The question-and-answer session follows in its entirety below. Q: Tobias, the day has come: Your two new AVANTASIA albums, "The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon", have hit the record stor...

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EYEHATEGOD Announces U.S. Tour Dates

New Orleans, Louisiana sludge metal icons EYEHATEGOD will embark on a U.S. tour in June following an appearances at this year's edition of the Maryland Deathfest. The 18-date trek will kick off at Blackbooth in Orlando, Florida on June 3 and will rage through 16 more cities before coming to a close...

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SLASH Says 'Chinese Democracy' Was 'The Perfect AXL Record'

Larry Getlen of the New York Post recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES). An excerpt from the chat follows below. New York Post: When Axl [Rose] finally released "Chinese Democracy" in 2008, What did you think? Slash: It was the perfect Axl re...

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TARJA TURUNEN, BLOODBOUND, FATAL SMILE, CARNAL FORGE Confirmed For Sweden's ROCKWEEKEND

TARJA TURUNEN, BLOODBOUND, FATAL SMILE, CARNAL FORGE and CRAZY LIXX are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's edition of the Rockweekend festival, set to take place July 8-10 in Kilafors (two hours north of Stockholm),Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical...

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SAMMY HAGAR, CINDERELLA, PAT TRAVERS, BLACK STONE CHERRY Added To MOONDANCE JAM

SAMMY HAGAR AND THE WABOS, CINDERELLA, PAT TRAVERS, BLACK STONE CHERRY and TONIC have all been added to this year's Moondance Jam schedule, joining the previously announced LYNYRD SKYNYRD, REO SPEEDWAGON, PAT BENATAR (with Neil Giraldo),BUCKCHERRY, COLLECTIVE SOUL, HOOBASTANK, former Eagle Don Feld...

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SLIPKNOT's CHRIS FEHN To Play Bass For WILL HAVEN

Sacramento, California's WILL HAVEN has recruited SLIPKNOT percussionist Chris Fehn to play bass on the band's upcoming album and tour. Commented WILL HAVEN in a statement: "[Former WILL HAVEN bassist] Mike Martin has had to step away from the band to take care of his family which some of you have k...

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SHAVO ODADJIAN Art Piece To Be Released Through WHEN ART IMITATES LIFE

SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist and ACHOZEN visionary Shavo Odadjian bleeds art. So in honor of his multi-faceted musical and visual soul, Los Angeles-based creative firm When Art Imitates Life will release a limited-edition print designed and conceived by the Grammy-winning multi-platinum musician himself...

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Y&T To Release 'Facemelter' In May

Y&T, featuring original members Dave Meniketti (vocals and lead guitars) and Phil Kennemore (bass),along with longtime members John Nymann (guitar) and Mike Vanderhule (drums),will release its first studio album in 13 years, aptly titled "Facemelter", in Europe on May 21 via Frontiers Records....

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MIKE TERRANA At MUSIKMESSE; Video Footage Available

Video footage of DrumCraft endorser Mike Terrana's (TARJA TURUNEN, MASTERPLAN, AXEL RUDI PELL, SAVAGE CIRCUS, RAGE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) performance at this year's Musikmesse Frankfurt 2010 fair, which was held March 24-27, 2010 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, can be viewed below. Mike Terrana is an Ame...

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MALEFICE: New Video Interview

ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with British metallers MALEFICE at the Hammerfest II festival, which was held March 11-13, 2010 at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. MALEFICE's "Architect Of Your Demise" video was directed by Scott Fulton a...

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ORPHANED LAND: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Sapari' Video Shoot Available

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Sapari", the new video from Israeli progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND, can be viewed below. Commented ORPHANED LAND vocalist Kobi Farhi: "With the video clip, we are trying to reflect this inner search of a man and his spirit. The actor, Matti...

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NIGHTFALL: First Photo Of New Lineup Released

Reformed Greek metallers NIGHTFALL have released the first photo (see below) of the band's new lineup — featuring frontman and lyricist Efthimis Karadimas alongside Evan Hensley on guitar, Stathis Kassios on keyboards and Jörg Uken on drums. NIGHTFALL recently entered the studio to begin recording i...

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SOILWORK Completes Recording New Album

Swedish metallers SOILWORK have finished recording their new album, "The Panic Broadcast", and are currently mixing the effort at Fascination Street studio in Örebro, Sweden with Jens Bogren (OPETH, KATATONIA, PARADISE LOST, BLOODBATH). Commented vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid: "There are no limitatio...