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FIREWIND Guitarist Issues European Tour Recap

Guitarist Gus G. of the Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND has issued the following update: "Besides the Greek and Bulgarian shows that are now postponed for January, I wanted to give you an update on the European tour we just completed. Sitting at home right now and looking back on it, I must say it...

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TIMO TOLKKI's REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE Signs With SCARLET RECORDS

REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, the new band led by former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki, has inked a worldwide deal with Scarlet Records. Tolkki and his bandmates have spent the last few weeks putting the finishing touches to their new album entitled "Age Of Aquarius". Recorded over three months in F...

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CHRIS CORNELL: Making Of 'Scream' Video

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of Chris Cornell's (AUDIOSLAVE, SOUNDGARDEN) new video for "Scream", the title track from his forthcoming album, can be viewed below. Cornell's third solo album, "Scream", a collaboration with producer Timbaland, is now due to be released in early 2009. The...

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SUHRIM Announces New Guitarist

Belgian death metallers SUHRIM have announced the addition of guitarist Pieter Vandeputte (BATTALION) to the group's ranks. Vandeputte joins the band as the replacement for Thomas Bleys, who exited SUHRIM in July "due to a series of events." SUHRIM is currently in pre-production for its new, as-yet-...

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PUSCIFER: Third Las Vegas Show Announced

TOOL vocalist Maynard James Keenan recently set February 13 and February 14 as the dates for the live debut of his side act PUSCIFER in Las Vegas. Those shows sold out within an hour of their on sale this past weekend, and a third concert has now been announced. The additional gig will take place .....

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DEUS INVICTUS Signs With BOMBWORKS RECORDS

Bombworks Records has announced the signing of DEUS INVICTUS. The band will enter Red Room 104 Studios in January with Charles Clifton to record its first full-length — a concept album featuring over one hour of music — for a mid-2009 release. Hailing from the greater Atlanta area in Georgia, DEUS I...

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DESPISED ICON: Video From 'Montreal Assault' DVD Posted Online

Montreal extreme metallers DESPISED ICON will release their first DVD, "Montreal Assault Live", on January 27 via Century Media. The disc features a "stellar" multi-camera shoot from the band's sold-out hometown show, alongside a new hour-long documentary and all of the band's promotional video clip...

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JIMMY PAGE, JIMI HENDRIX, EDDIE VAN HALEN, STEVE VAI Among 'Chop Shop''s Top Guitarists

Envision Radio Networks' "Chop Shop" guitar show has announced "The Chop Shop's Top 100 Most Complete Guitar Players of All Time", a newly published list of the all-time greatest guitar players. Program host Steve Black (WRIF-FM) assembled a panel of music industry experts to help choose the list fe...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE: New Album Samples Available

Audio samples of all the tracks that appear on "Evisceration Plague", the forthcoming album from Tampa, Florida-based death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE, are available on Amazon.com. "Evisceration Plague" is scheduled for release on February 3, 2009 via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2006's...

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Former CELTIC FROST Frontman Invited To 1349 Recording Session

Former CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update: "I will return to Norway tonight [Tuesday, December 16] for most of the remainder of December, following an invitation by [Norwegian black metallers] 1349 to visit them in the studio during the re...

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ROB ZOMBIE Confirmed For 'Halloween' Sequel

Michael Fleming of Variety.com reports that Dimension Films and Rob Zombie are teaming for another chapter of "Halloween", tentatively due for release in October. Zombie will write and direct "H2", the sequel to his 2007 reinvention of the John Carpenter horror classic. Production will begin in Marc...

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SEPULTURA: Photos From 'We've Lost You' Video Shoot Available

Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA filmed a video for the song "We've Lost You" yesterday (Monday, December 15) in São Paulo, Brazil. Check out photos from the video shoot at this location. A few of the pictures can also be viewed below. The track comes off the band's new album, "A-Lex", which will be re...

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DORO: More 25th Anniversary Concert Footage Available

Doro Pesch celebrated her 25-year career as the reigning queen of German heavy metal by performing a three-hour set this past Saturday night (December 13) at the 20,000-capacity ISS Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany. HOLY MOSES, LEAVES EYES' and ARCH ENEMY opened the show and were followed by full set by...

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MEGADETH Drummer Shoots Down GIGANTOUR Rumors

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has shot down rumors that AVENGED SEVENFOLD and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE are in talks to take part in next year's North American Gigantour — the acclaimed traveling heavy music festival launched by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. Posting in the "Forums" section of the ba...

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CHRIS CORNELL: 'Scream' Video Available

Chris Cornell's (AUDIOSLAVE, SOUNDGARDEN) new video for "Scream", the title track from his forthcoming album, can be viewed below. Cornell's third solo album, "Scream", a collaboration with producer Timbaland, is now due to be released in early 2009. The CD has already caused controversy for ditchin...