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WARBRINGER: First 'North America Torn Asunder Tour' Webisode Available

The first in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from WARBRINGER's "North America Torn Asunder Tour" with DIAMOND PLATE, LANDMINE MARATHON and LAZARUS A.D. can be seen below. WARBRINGER's third album, "Worlds Torn Asunder", sold around 2,000 copies in the United States in its f...

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ICON IN ME: 'Lost For Nothing' Video Released

"Lost For Nothing", the new video from ICON IN ME the Russian/Swedish/Danish modern metal band featuring HOSTILE BREED guitarist Dmitry Frans, Danish drummer Morten Lwe Srensen (SUBMISSION, THE ARCANE ORDER, SCARVE, INSTANT CARNAGE, STRANGLER, SCARVE, SOILWORK) and Swedish vocalist Tony Jelencovich...

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KISS: More Footage Of 'Unplugged' Performance From 'Kiss Kruise'

The first-ever Kiss Kruise launched in style Thursday afternoon from Miami, Florida with a non-makeup unplugged KISS sail-away concert. Over 2,500 Kiss Army members became inaugural members of the Kiss Navy. According to Kiss Asylum, the live and unplugged non-makeup set aboard the Kiss Kruise featu...

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LION'S SHARE Continuing Work On New Material

Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE have issued the following update: "The songwriting for the seventh LION'S SHARE album is going great. So far we have music and vocal melodies written for six new songs that we are really excited about." LION'S SHARE's critically acclaimed "Dark Hours" album...

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AXL ROSE Talks About SLASH While Hanging Out With Fans In Paraguay (Video)

A short video clip of GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose talking to fans about picking up girls with guitarist Slash during the band's early days can be seen below. The clip was filmed while Axl was staying at Hotel Sheraton in Asuncin, Paraguay prior to the GN'R's headlining concert in the city on Oct...

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Sympathetic Resonance

Shimmering melodies in multiple forms; sections during which emotion and music are inseparable, soaring so high that chills are a guarantee; a rhythm section able to steer the sharpest of curves without missing a single muscular beat; and riff/bass combos that punch and pull like a mutated form of T...

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Boldly Stride the Doomed

Signing ARGUS was a smart move on the part of Cruz Del Sur. Condolences to any label that decided to pass. The self-titled debut on Shadow King Records established the heavy metal doomsters as a force to be reckoned with and on "Boldly Stride the Doomed" the Pennsylvanians have reached elite status...

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Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae

A little late on the review, but no reason for you to overlook PORTRAIT's "Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae". Stop all the petty bickering and inconsequential quibbling over the value placed upon originality in assessing a heavy metal recording because when the material is this well played, well wri...

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City of Steel

Man oh man, is it ever tough to distinguish one's retro thrash metal band from the army of retro thrash metal bands currently waging guerilla warfare in various continental hot spots. Outside of forays into the progressive reaches of the genre there just aren't many places to go that haven't already...

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PAUL SHORTINO Interviewed On 'Mars Attacks' Podcast (Audio)

In the latest episode of the "Mars Attacks" podcast, host Victor M. Ruiz interviews legendary hard rock singer Paul Shortino, who has worked with such bands as ROUGH CUTT, QUIET RIOT, and, most recently, KING KOBRA. During the chat, Shortino discusses the latest, self-tilted KING KOBRA release, bein...

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HAIL! Featuring PORTNOY, CRANE, DROVER, LOMENZO Performs In Turkey; Video Available

HAIL! the supergroup featuring a rotating list of musicians, including current and former members of SEPULTURA, TESTAMENT, DREAM THEATER and MEGADETH played a festival at Kucukciftlik Park in Istanbul, Turkey on Saturday, October 15. The band's lineup for this performance consisted of the following...

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DIRGE WITHIN To Enter Studio In December

Former SOIL and current DIRGE WITHIN guitarist Shaun Glass has issued the following update: "[DIRGE WITHIN] just wrapped up a full U.S. tour for the new 'Absolution' EP and we're now preparing to enter the studio in early December to begin the new album and we're pretty stoked on how much the songs...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Cancer Fund Awards Gala: More Details Revealed

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded last year in memory of the world-renowned voice of DIO, BLACK SABBATH and HEAVEN & HELL, will host its first Awards Gala on Tuesday, November 1 at the world-famous Playboy Mansion in Holmby Hills, California. Awards will be presented t...

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CANDLEMASS Signs With NAPALM RECORDS For Farewell Album

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS have inked a deal with Napalm Records. The band is currently working on material for its farewell album, which is tentatively scheduled for a spring 2012 release. Commented CANDLEMASS in a statement: "Now it is official, Swedish doom 'meisters' CANDLEMASS have...

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KISS: First Video Footage From 'Kiss Kruise'

The first-ever Kiss Kruise launched in style yesterday afternoon from Miami, Florida with a non-makeup unplugged KISS sail-away concert. Over 2500 Kiss Army members became inaugural members of the Kiss Navy. According to Kiss Asylum, the live and unplugged non-makeup set aboard the Kiss Kruise featu...