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WITHIN TEMPTATION Singer On New Album: 'We Wanted To Take A Step In A New Direction'

Chad Bowar of About.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Sharon den Adel of Dutch hard rockers WITHIN TEMPTATION. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. About.com: Your new album, "The Unforgiving", is a concept album based on a comic book. Was it an existing story, or somethi...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Talks About LOADED Documentary In New Video Interview

Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, GUNS N' ROSES) recently spoke to the Artisan News Service (see video below) about the upcoming feature-length film about him and his band LOADED. The movie is based on LOADED's new album, "The Taking", and was helmed by Seattle filmmaker and docu...

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BORN OF OSIRIS Guitarist Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Audio)

On March 30, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Lee McKinney of the Chicago-based progressive metal hybrid BORN OF OSIRIS. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. BORN OF OSIRIS was denied entry to Canada Wednesday night and will ther...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist DJ ASHBA To Undergo Knee Surgery

GUNS N' ROSES/SIXX: A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba revealed in a March 31 Facebook posting that he will have to undergo surgery for a nine-millimeter tear in his knee ligament. A photo of Ashba having an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan of his knee can be viewed below. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...

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BORN OF OSIRIS Denied Entry To Canada; Band Forced To Pull Out Of AUGUST BURNS RED Tour

Chicago-based progressive metal hybrid BORN OF OSIRIS has been denied entry to Canada last night and will therefore be unable to join AUGUST BURNS RED on their previously announced Canadian dates. Commented BORN OF OSIRIS guitarist Lee McKinney: "Due to some very unexpected problems at the border, w...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION Singer Gives Birth To Baby Boy

Lead singer Sharon den Adel of Dutch symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION gave birth to a beautiful baby boy yesterday (Wednesday, March 30). Logan Arwin Westerholt (pictured below),who weighed in at five pounds, 8.7 ounces and measured 47 centimeters long, came into the world a little over five w...

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AVANTASIA's 'The Flying Opera' Lands On Austrian, German Charts

The new AVANTASIA four-disc box, "The Flying Opera - Around The World In 20 Days", has entered the official Austrian chart at position No. 1. In Germany, the double DVD that comes with the double CD has landed on the official album chart at No. 18. According to a press release, the "The Flying Opera...

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DEFTONES Singer Reveals New Side Project

DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno recently spoke to AOL's Noisecreep about a new project he's working on with FAR guitarist Shaun Lopez. "Shaun [has] been a good friend of mine since we were kids," he said. "He's my neighbor and we've done stuff together before. But just recently, during these little b...

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HAMMERFALL To Play Two 'Infected' Preview Shows In Germany

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL are back with a new album, "Infected", which is set for European release on May 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. To celebrate the occasion, the band decided to play two exclusive shows in Germany where fans can listen to the entire CD three weeks before its release....

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ARGUS: New Album Details Revealed

Pennsylvania's ARGUS, which features the powerful voice of former PENANCE vocalist Butch Balich, will release its sophomore album, "Boldly Stride The Doomed", on May 3 via the Italian heavy metal label Cruz Del Sur Music. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Abandoning The Gates Of Byzant...

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LIFE OF AGONY Bassist To Produce Live-Action Film Of His 'Wire Hangers' Graphic Novel

Alan Robert, best known for being the bassist and creative force behind the respected hard rock group LIFE OF AGONY, has formed a new film production company, Wasted Talent Entertainment. The first project in the pipeline is a live-action film adaptation of Robert's own horror/crime graphic novel Wi...

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MUTINY WITHIN: New Video Message Posted Online

A new video message from New Jersey-based metallers MUTINY WITHIN can be viewed below. Also available is a newly released clip for the band's song "Forsaken" consisting of a compilation of footage from the past two years. In other news, MUTINY WITHIN has announced a management deal with Adam Foster,...

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THE WOLVES OF AVALON To Release 'Carrion Crows Over Camlan' In April

British pagan metal band THE WOLVES OF AVALON will release its new album, "Carrion Crows Over Camlan", in April via Godreah Records. Featuring Metatron (THE MEADS OF ASPHODEL),THE WOLVES OF AVALON is an embodiment of ancient British spirit and pride and not to be confused with any modern interpreta...

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IMPLODE: 'No Limitations' Video Released

"No Limitations", the first video from Swedish extreme metallers IMPLODE, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's debut album, "The Hour Has Come", which will be released in May via Supernova Records. IMPLODE's "Memento Mori" demo earned the band the tag "Best Unsigned Act in Sweden" cour...

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AMARANTHE Begins Filming Second Video

AMARANTHE — the project featuring Olof Mörck (NIGHTRAGE, DRAGONLAND),Jake E (ex-DREAM EVIL, DREAMLAND),Andy Solveström (WITHIN Y, EVILDOER, CIPHER SYSTEM),Morten Lowe Sorensen (THE ARCANE ORDER, SUBMISSION) and Johan Andreassen (ex-ENGEL) — started filming its second video today with acclaimed di...