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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Lead Designer Interviewed By 'Talking Metal'; Video Available
MTV2's Headbanger's Blog has uploaded an interview "Talking Metal" hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with Guitar Hero: Metallica lead designer Alan Flores. Topics include METALLICA's involvement in the game's creation, its exclusive add-on double bass drum pedal, and both the METALLICA...February 5, 2009
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STEEL ATTACK Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement
Swedish metallers STEEL ATTACK have issued the following update: "We're sad to announce that [guitarist] Simon Johansson (MEMORY GARDEN, ABSTRAKT ALGEBRA) has left the band 'due to personal reasons.' There's no bad feelings between us, it just didn't work.... simple as that! We bow and thank you Sim...February 4, 2009
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GORGOROTH Trial Update: Witness List Revealed
The two-day trial over the rights to the GORGOROTH band name involving vocalist Gaahl, bassist King ov Hell and the group's estranged guitarist Infernus was held January 28-30 in Oslo, Norway. Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) filed a lawsuit against King ov Hell (real name: Tom Cato Visnes) in Sept...February 4, 2009
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DREAMLAND: 'Exit 49' Release Date Announced
Dockyard 1 Records has set an April 22 release date for "Exit 49", the third album from the Swedish metal band DREAMLAND. The CD is currently being mixed at Andy La Rocque's (KING DIAMOND) Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "The Warning", "Rescue Me",...February 4, 2009
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GOD DETHRONED: Limited Edition Of 'Passiondale' To Include Bonus Disc
Dutch melodic death metal band GOD DETHRONED will release its new album, "Passiondale", as a limited double digipak edition including a bonus CD. The double-digipak will feature stunning artwork (soon to be revealed) and two discs: the regular album plus a live recording from 2005 featuring nine son...February 4, 2009
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DREAMLAND Begins Mixing New Album
Swedish metal band DREAMLAND has begun mixing its third album, "Exit 49", at Andy La Rocque's (KING DIAMOND) Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden for an April release via Dockyard 1 Records. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "The Warning", "Rescue Me", "Two Worlds", "Nordic Rage", "Touch...February 3, 2009
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ROTTING CHRIST: 'Non Serviam - A 20 Year Apocryphal Story' DVD Details Revealed
Greek extreme metallers ROTTING CHRIST will release their long-awaited 2DVD + 2CD digipack, "Non Serviam - A 20 Year Apocryphal Story", in Europe on February 23 and in the U.S. on May 5 via Season of Mist. The set will feature the band's most popular and classic songs, including some rare treats, to...February 3, 2009
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SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Bassist Releases New Solo Single
SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA bassist Johnny Lee Middleton has released his second solo single, "Broken Wings". Information on how to purchase the track digitally is available on Johnny's MySpace page. Johnny Lee Middleton first came to prominence as a member of SAVATAGE, the Florida metal band...February 3, 2009
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NIGHTWISH: 'Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places)' CD/DVD Track Listing Revealed
On March 13, Nuclear Blast Records will release "Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places)", the new CD/DVD from Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH. The set will contain a DVD documentary (with a running time of approximately 45 minutes) of NIGHTWISH's world tour in support of the b...February 2, 2009
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The End is not Near Enough
A few years back it seemed like every time I turned around I was getting killer sludge/doom releases from the fertile Northeast Ohio scene. Releases from FISTULA, RUE, and tons of others on labels like Retribute and Corley Music (superman Corey Bing's label) were constantly filling my mailbox. Then...February 2, 2009
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The Final Assault
Now this is old-school trash! And it hasn't got a damn thing to do with jumping on the bandwagon of the current wave of new/old school thrashers. The members of Denmark's VICTIMIZER play '80s-inspired thrash metal from the very depths of their blackened souls and "The Final Assault" is about calling...February 2, 2009
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CRYPTOPSY Guitarist Quits
Guitarist Alex Auburn has announced his departure from the Canadian death metal act CRYPTOPSY. "There are many reasons why I must leave the band, and this has been going on for a while now, so I am quitting," Alex said in a statement released to BLABBERMOUTH.NET. "The band and I believe it is better...February 1, 2009
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ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM Tour Creator To Guest On 'Chaos With Full Metal Jackie'
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour creator Kevin Lyman will be the featured guest on this Sunday's (Februayr 1) edition of Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie" at 10:00 p.m. PST (1:00 a.m. EST Monday morning). To listen to the program live via the Internet,...January 31, 2009
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SAXON Films 'Battalions Of Steel' Video
British heavy metal legends SAXON have just shot a video for the song "Battalions Of Steel". The track comes off the band's latest album, "Into The Labyrinth", which sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 29 o...January 31, 2009
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STYGIA Debut To Be Mixed In March Or April
Boston, Massachusetts-based up-and-coming "shred" guitarist Todd Seitz has issued the following update on the debut album from his STYGIA project, entitled "Divine Allegiance": "At the moment, Mike [Vescera; ex-LOUDNESS, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN] is working on getting the vocals recorded. Everything is c...January 30, 2009
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