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MASTERPLAN Guitarist To Guest On ASYLUM Album
Roland Grapow (HELLOWEEN, MASTERPLAN) is the latest member to make an appearance on the debut album from ASYLUM, the Illinois-based project featuring Marcus Johnson (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Johnny Rox (bass). Also contributing to the CD are Kevin Talley (DAATH, CHIMAIRA, DYING FETUS, MISERY IN...February 8, 2008
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SHADOWS FALL At NAMM: Video Available
Video footage of SHADOWS FALL at this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 17-20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California can be viewed below. Commented SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner: "What you are about to witness here is some...February 8, 2008
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CHUCK BILLY To Be Joined By Former/Current TESTAMENT Members At 'Longest Walk' Kick-Off Concert
Chuck Billy, lead singer of legendary thrash metal band TESTAMENT and proud member of the Pomo Indian tribe, will perform at the Longest Walk kick-off concert on Saturday, February 9. He will be joined during the performance by his brother Andy Billy (guitar; DUBLIN DEATH PATROL) and singer Star Nay...February 7, 2008
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SEVENDUST Drummer Comments On Upcoming 'Rockstar' Tour
SEVENDUST is forming its tour plans to support the arrival of the band's seventh studio album, "Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow", on April 1. The group will travel to Australia in mid-March to open three shows for OZZY OSBOURNE, before coming home to the U.S. for a spring headlining run of its own. Aft...February 7, 2008
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SWORN ENEMY Completes Successful Japanese Run; Posts New Commercial Online
Queens, New York-based hardcore/metal act SWORN ENEMY recently completed its inaugural Japanese trip by co-headlining the country's Pump Up The Volume festivals in Kawasaki and Osaka. This marked the second international tour in support of the group's new album, "Maniacal", which is set for a Februa...February 7, 2008
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JON OLIVA'S PAIN, CIRCLE II CIRCLE, MANTICORA To Team Up For North American Tour
JON OLIVA'S PAIN, CIRCLE II CIRCLE and MANTICORA will team up for the first leg of the North American "Global Intrusions" tour this fall. This marks the first time that Jon Oliva (JON OLIVA'S PAIN, SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) and Zak Stevens (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, ex-SAVATAGE) have toured togeth...February 6, 2008
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SWORN: European Dates Announced
SWORN, the Norwegian black metal project led by Lars Jensen (MYRKGRAV),has scheduled the following dates:: Mar. 28 - Ragnarök Festival - Lichtenfels, Germany Mar. 29 - Tomahawk Festival - Osnabrück, Germany May 02 - Walpurgis Metal Days - Hauzenberg, Germany May 23 - Rock Mania Festival - Dettelbac...February 6, 2008
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New ANTHRAX Singer Says He's Being Treated 'Like Family'
Dixon Christie of PunkTV.ca recently conducted an interview with new ANTHRAX singer Dan Nelson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: PunkTV.ca: The big question that everyone would love to ask, and I know that you may not have the answer, is: what happened to Joey [Belladonna, former singer] t...February 5, 2008
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Pathology of Murder
When Napalm signs the occasional brutal band, they don't tend to mess around, BELPHEGOR (now on Nuclear Blast),HURTLOCKER and now CATASTROPHIC being the cases in point. Most recall that CATASTROPHIC was formed by Trevor Peres (OBITUARY) and Keith Devito (PYREXIA) when the latter was filling for Joh...February 3, 2008
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Into Oblivion
All hail Australian extreme metal! So many of the black, death, and grindcore bands in that country make some of the most blasphemous, blast beaten, drunk-ass metal anywhere in the world. DESTROYER 666, ABOMINATOR, you name it, the flames dance high in the night sky and ears bleed profusely. Now, se...February 3, 2008
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Extreme Championship Drinking
You either have a soft spot for this kind of moronic, juvenile dick-joke band or you don't. Chicago punk/metal legends JOHNNY VOMIT have been around forever, and are far, far too old to be singing songs about using bread bags as impromptu condoms and getting blown on a drunken roadtrip. But this is...February 3, 2008
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SOILWORK Working On 'Sworn To A Great Divide' Video
Swedish heavyweight titans SOILWORK will return to North America as direct support to THROWDOWN this February/March. Joining them on what has been dubbed "The Scum Of The Earth" tour are THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD and WAR OF AGES. These Swedes have been touring tirelessly (aside from a little holi...February 1, 2008
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Former SPREAD EAGLE Frontman Launches HOSTEL INC.
Former SPREAD EAGLE frontman Ray West has launched his new band HOSTEL INC. Rounded out with members from two of New Jersey's more popular bands — guitarist Ladd, bassist Chigger (both formerly of SMOKE STAR) and drummer Jeff Hardee (formerly of SYNDROME 8) — the group has a clear intention of makin...February 1, 2008
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RAMMSTEIN: New Audio Interview With RICHARD Z. KRUSPE Posted Online
The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features an interview host John Ostronomy conducted with Richard Z. Kruspe of EMIGRATE and RAMMSTEIN. The podcast can be downloaded at this location. iTunes users can also subscribe to "Talking Metal" for free at this location. Fuse, the national music televisio...February 1, 2008
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SILENT FORCE Guitarist's VOODOO CIRCLE Project; Audio Samples Available
SILENT FORCE guitarist Alex Beyrodt is putting the finishing touches on his first solo album which will be released under the VOODOO CIRCLE banner. Due later in the year, the CD will feature contributions from the following musicians: David Readman (PINK CREAM 69) - Vocals Mel Gaynor (SIMPLE MINDS,...January 31, 2008
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