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HAWKWIND Guitarist HUW LLOYD-LANGTON Dead At 61

Cleopatra Records is sad to pass on the news that HAWKWIND guitarist Huw Lloyd-Langton has passed at the too-young age of 61. Huw had been bravely battling cancer for the past several years and died peacefully at home in England with his devoted wife Marion by his side. A self-taught guitarist with...

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SOLILOQUIUM Recording New Demo

SOLILOQUIUM, the Swedish death/doom act featuring Stefan Nordström and Jonas Bergkvist from DESOLATOR (currently signed to Hellthrasher Productions) and ENDING QUEST, is hard work on its second demo, "The Concept Of Escape". According to the group, the recording "is musically ready. Time to solve th...

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SABATON Bassist Says Former Members Lacked Motivation

Mark Holmes of Metal Discovery conducted an interview with bassist Pär Sundström of Swedish metallers SABATON before the band's November 3 concert in Manchester, England. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Discovery: I interviewed Joakim [Brodén, vocals] on the DRAGONFORCE tour b...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH At SPOTIFY's New York City Press Conference; Video Available

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich joined Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek and former Napster co-founder and current Spotify investor Sean Parker on stage at today's press conference in New York City to announce that Spotify has reached an agreement with METALLICA to make the band's entire music catalog...

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VISTA CHINO Featuring Ex-KYUSS Members: Artisan News Video Report Available

Brant Bjork, John Garcia and Nick Oliveri — formerly of KYUSS — last week announced their new project: VISTA CHINO. The group, comprised of the three founding members of the legendary rock band and guitarist Bruno Fevery, is currently recording new material in anticipation of a 2013 worldwide releas...

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TESTAMENT, DESTRUCTION, DEATH ANGEL To Join Forces For Japanese Dates

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT have scheduled two exclusive shows in Japan alongside thrash titans DESTRUCTION and DEATH ANGEL. The events will take place on March 9-10, 2013 at Club Citta in Kawasak-Shi, Japan. Fans can pre-reserve tickets starting December 8 at this locatio...

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NIGHTWISH Singer's REVAMP Begins Recording Second Album

REVAMP, the band led by former AFTER FOREVER and current NIGHTWISH touring vocalist Floor Jansen, has entered the studio to begin recording its sophomore album for a fall 2013 release via Nuclear Blast Records. REVAMP states: "REVAMP started recording the drums for the second album! 33 mics will cat...

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TED NUGENT Slams BOB COSTAS' Gun-Control Commentary

Legendary rocker Ted Nugent has slammed Bob Costas over the sportscaster's "Sunday Night Football" halftime commentary supporting gun control. Addressing this past weekend's murder-suicide involving Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend, Costas quoted from an article by Fox...

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LAMB OF GOD Frontman Officially Indicted On Manslaughter Charge In Czech Republic

According to the Czech news portal Novinky.cz, a Czech state attorney filed criminal charges against LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe on Friday (November 30) related to the death of a fan in Prague two years ago, the attorney's office spokeswoman Štepánka Zenklová told the Czech News Agency (CTK)....

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Interviewed At U.K.'s 'Hard Rock Hell' (Video)

Mick "The Beard" of Metal Gods TV conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Skolnick of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT at the Hard Rock Hell festival, which took place between November 29 and December 3 at Hafan-y-Mor Holiday Camp in North Wales, United Kingdom. You can now watch the ch...

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EPICA Guitarist Interviewed On 'Nada Que Hacer' Show (Video)

The "Nada Que Hacer" show recently conducted an interview with guitarist Mark Jansen of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA. You can now watch the chat below. EPICA in October kicked off an extensive North American tour. Support on the trek is coming from ALESTORM, INSOMNIUM and DESTINY POTATO. EPICA wi...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Says DAVE MUSTAINE Was 'Absolutely Fantastic' To Work With

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman was interviewed on the latest Metal Injection Livecast. You can now listen to the entire chat using the audio player below. (Note: The Friedman interview begins around the one-hour, 15-minute mark.) ...

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ANVIL Begins Recording New Album

Canadian metal legends ANVIL have entered NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California with producer Bob Marlette (BLACK SABBATH, AIRBOURNE, FILTER, ATREYU, ALICE COOPER) to begin recording their new album, "Hope In Hell", for a late spring/early summer release via The End Records in North A...

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TONY HARNELL Performs Acoustic Versions Of TNT Classics (Audio)

An audio recording of former TNT singer Tony Harnell and his band THE MERCURY TRAIN performing acoustic versions of a couple of TNT classics at the Rockwood Music Hall in New York City can be streamed below. As previously reported, TONY HARNELL & THE WILDFLOWERS FEATURING BUMBLEFOOT, the band fe...

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LITA FORD: Behind-The-Scenes Look At Photo Shoot

A behind-the-scenes look at the photo shoot with photographer Christopher Ameruoso and '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford can be seen below. The video was shot by Daniela Ameruoso and edited by Christopher Ameruoso and it features the song "Branded" from Ford's new CD, "Living Like A Runaway", out now o...