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SLASH Commences Recording Solo Album

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash has commenced recording his debut solo album with Josh Freese (A PERFECT CIRCLE, NINE INCH NAILS) on drums, Chris Chaney (JANE'S ADDICTION) on bass, and Eric Valentine (SMASH MOUTH, THIRD EYE BLIND, GOOD CHARLOTTE) in the producer's ch...

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CEREMONIAL CASTINGS, IN MEMORIUM Confirmed For NORTHWESTERN BLACK CIRCLE FESTIVAL

CEREMONIAL CASTINGS and IN MEMORIUM are among the confirmed bands for the Northwestern Black Circle Festival, set to take place May 23 in Portland, Oregon. The event will be held at club Satyricon and is said to be "the first official festival dedicated to the black metal scene in the Northwestern r...

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ADAGIO Keyboardist To Guest On STYGIA Debut

ADAGIO's Kevin Codfert will record the majority of keyboards on "Divine Allegiance", the debut album from STYGIA, the project led by Boston, Massachusetts-based up-and-coming "shred" guitarist Todd Seitz. Todd says, "Though there have been a few changes of plans with keyboardists, this should be the...

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STRATOVARIUS: 'Polaris' U.S. Release Date Announced

Armoury Records (a division of Eagle Rock Entertainment) has set a May 26 U.S. release date for "Polaris", the new studio album from Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS. The CD — the group's first since the departure of guitar player and main composer Timo Tolkki — will be made available in Europ...

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CRYSTAL VIPER Confirmed For Germany's MAGIC CIRCLE FESTIVAL

Polish female-fronted heavy metal squad CRYSTAL VIPER has been confirmed for the Magic Circle Festival, set to take place Saturday, July 18 in Loreley, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are headliners MANOWAR along with HOLYHELL, METALFORCE as well as Germany's most famous fantasy author, Wolfgang H...

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SHADOWS FALL To 'Bust Out' New Tunes At Upcoming Shows

New England metallers SHADOWS FALL "will be busting out some new tunes" from their upcoming album when they hit the road starting next month. Newly added shows include a support slot with KORN on Friday, May 22 in Wallingford, Connecticut and an appearance at this year's Bonnaroo festival in Tenness...

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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW: New Album Title, Track Listing, Cover Artwork Revealed

Finnish melodic death metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW has set "Children of the Dark Waters" as the title of its sixth album, due in May via Suomen Musiikki (Finland),Massacre Records (rest of Europe) and Marquee/Avalon (Asia). As was the case with the band's previous five LPs, the forthcoming ef...

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DOMAIN Frontman Interviewed; Audio Available

Vocalist Nicolaj Ruhnow of German metallers DOMAIN was recently interviewed on Belgium's "Dangerzone" radio show. The chat is now available for download as an MP3 audio file at this location. DOMAIN recently posted a new song, "Sweeping Scars", on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the gro...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND To Appear On STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Tribute Album

Ex-MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland will team up with multi-platinum producer and recording artist Matt "Dr." Fink, formerly of PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION, to record a cover version of "Crackerman" for the forthcoming CD "Wicked Garden: A Millennium Tribute to Stone Temple Pilots", due in the summer v...

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PESTILENCE Is 'Very Excited' About Upcoming Tour

Resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metal outfit PESTILENCE will convene in two weeks to begin rehearsing for its upcoming European tour, which kicks off on April 9 at the Inferno festival in Oslo, Norway. The band says, "[We are] very excited to start the tour and will rehearse a good mixture be...

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UNANIMATED: New Song Posted Online

UNANIMATED, the reunited Swedish melodic death metal band featuring former members of ENTOMBED and DISMEMBER, will release its new album, "In The Light Of Darkness (The Covenant Of Death)", in April via Regain Records. The CD was mixed by Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studios (WATAIN, FUNERAL MIST). T...

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TOOL To Tour This Summer

According to a post on TOOL's official web site, the band will embark on a tour this summer. No dates have yet been announced, but it is widely expected that TOOL will fill one of the remaining headlining slots for this year's Lollapalooza festival. The group would join JANE'S ADDICTION, DEPECHE MOD...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

QUEENSRŸCHE's twelfth studio release, the epic concept album "American Soldier", is available for streaming in its entirety at VH1.com. "American Soldier" track listing 01. Sliver 02. Unafraid 03. Hundred Mile Stare 04. At 30,000 Ft. 05. A Dead Man's Words 06. The Killer 07. Middle Of Hell 08. If I...

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SAIDIAN To Release 'Evercircle' In May

German melodic metallers SAIDIAN will release their third album, "Evercircle", on May 29 via Blistering Records. The CD was recorded between March and September of 2008 with producer Axel Heckert, (now also SAIDIAN's live engineer) and it "showcases a broader musical spectrum for SAIDIAN, including...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Interviewed By Military.com; Audio Available

Military.com recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, the brains behind the band’s new album, "American Soldier". Geoff talks about what motivated him to write the LP, what he learned about soldiers along the way, and the state of the music industry. The chat is available...