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IMPELLITTERI To Release 'Wicked Maiden' In January

IMPELLITTERI will release its long-awaited new album, "Wicked Maiden", in Japan on January 21, 2009 via Victor Entertainment. The CD, which had the working title of "Good and Evil", was mixed in Vancouver, British Columbia with Greg Reely (DEVILDRIVER, FEAR FACTORY, etc.) and is "by far the most ama...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY Confirms Guitarist Split, Prepares To Enter Studio

Vocalist Jonny Davy of Arizona extreme metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY was recently interviewed by Way Too Loud! A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Way Too Loud!: You're working on a new album. Can you tell me what stage your in right now? Jonny Davy: We have half the record, ...

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CHICKENFOOT Resumes Work On Debut Album

According to bassist Michael Anthony (ex-VAN HALEN),work has resumed on the debut album from his new collaboration with Sammy Hagar (ex-VAN HALEN),guitar legend Joe Satriani and drummer Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS). "Chad and I just got back this week from recording in the San Francisco area...

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NAME Signs To LIFEFORCE RECORDS

Lifeforce Records has announced the signing of California's NAME (a.k.a. NEW APPROACH TO MARTYRS EXPRESSIONS). Founded in 2003 by brothers Wes and Jeremy Fareas, the NEW APPROACH TO MARTYRS EXPRESSIONS is an amalgam of experimental tech metal, grindcore, ambient sounds, freeform jazz, blues, cultura...

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SEPULTURA Seeks Fans For 'We've Lost You' Video Shoot

Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA will film a video for the song "We've Lost You" on Monday, December 15 from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Av. Eng Luis Carlos Berrini in São Paulo, Brazil. If you are interested in appearing in the clip, write to [email protected] (please include your full name and pho...

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VAN HALEN's Legendary M&M's Rider Unveiled

The Smoking Gun web site has posted the most famous backstage concert rider of them all, the one in which VAN HALEN famously stipulated that brown M&M's were to be banished from the band's dressing room. The web site has finally obtained the 1982 Van Halen World Tour rider — typewritten and 53 ....

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VH1's '100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs' Gives Inside Look At Most Legendary Songs

This month VH1 is paying tribute to the ultimate rock gods by counting down the "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs". The five-part compilation, hosted by POISON singer Bret Michaels, will feature the most awesome guitar-driven, head-banging jams in rock history — from AC/DC to LED ZEPPELIN and everything...

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SEPULTURA: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available

Audio samples of all the tracks that appear on SEPULTURA's new album, "A-Lex", are available at SPV.de. "A-Lex" (which stands for "no law" or "without law") will be released via SPV Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Brazil: January 23 UK, Scandinavia, rest of Europe: Jan...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Discusses EVH Wolfgang Guitar; Video Available

According to the Van Halen News Desk, VAN HALEN guitar legend Edward Van Halen and Guitar World's Chris Gill discuss the new EVH Wolfgang guitar in a new video from the CD-ROM included in the February 2009 issue of Guitar World. The issue ships this week at VanHalenStore.com, and will hit ...

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HELSTAR: 'The King Of Hell' North American Release Date Confirmed

"The King of Hell", the new album from reactivated Texas heavy metal legends HELSTAR, will receive a North American release on January 13, 2009 via Locomotive Records. "The King of Hell" was released in Europe on September 26, 2008 on AFM Records. "The King of Hell" track listing: 01. The King of He...

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New Music From A PERFECT CIRCLE On The Way?

TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan told The Pulse of Radio last week that he and guitarist Billy Howerdel have been working on some fresh material for A PERFECT CIRCLE, the group they formed in 2000 while Keenan had time off from TOOL, but which has been inactive since 2004. However, Keenan revealed...

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VINNIE MOORE: New Solo Album Title Announced

UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore has set "To The Core" as the title of his new solo album, due in early 2009 via Holland's Mascot Records. According to the label, "Vinnie was among the first artists with releasing instrumental guitar albums ('Mind's Eye'),he played with ALICE COOPER amongst others and is...

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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Explains HDK Project

HDK (formerly HATE DEATH KILL),the Dutch project led by AFTER FOREVER co-founder, main songwriter and guitarist Sander Gommans, will release its debut album, "System Overload", on February 23 in Europe and on April 21 in North America via France's Season of Mist. Sander explains how the project cam...

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DEAD HEAD: New Song Posted Online

Veteran Dutch thrashers DEAD HEAD have posted a new song, "Less Than Zero", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new full-length CD, "Depression Tank", due in February 2009 via Displeased Records. The CD was recorded at Hooiland Studios in Zwolle, Holland and was mixed and mastered...

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'Females In Metal' Book Author Interviewed

Metal Portal recently conducted an interview with Marta Samitowska, who recently launched a publishing company called Muse(ic) Books through which she is planning to release a series of books on female-fronted metal artists. Her newest 134-page book, "Through My Eyes, In Their Own Words - Females In...