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CHRIS BICKLEY Solo Debut To Feature Guest Appearances By MIKE VESCERA, KELLY KEELING

Hailing from New Haven, Connecticut, guitarist Chris Bickley will release his first solo album, "Tapestry Of Souls", on May 1 via Shredguy Records. The CD was produced by Vic Steffens and mastered by 10-time Emmy Award winner and two-time Grammy Award nominee Jim Chapdelaine. Written and recorded ov...

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HALESTORM Singer Says it Was 'Next To Orgasmic' To Sing On ADRENALINE MOB's DURAN DURAN Cover

Lzzy Hale of HALESTORM recently made a guest appearance on ADRENALINE MOB's blistering reinterpretation of DURAN DURAN's classic "Come Undone", which is featured on the MOB's debut album, "Omertá". Commented Hale: "After touring together last summer [as part of the Uproar tour], I was approached by...

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VISION OF DISORDER: Video Footage From The Studio

Hardcore/metal veterans VISION OF DISORDER (a.k.a. V.O.D.) have entered the studio with producer Will Putney (SHADOWS FALL, SUICIDE SILENCE, FOUR YEAR STRONG) to begin recording their new album. Cameron Webb (MOTÖRHEAD, SOCIAL DISTORTION, IGNITE, PENNYWISE) will mix the CD for a late 2012 release vi...

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TAPROOT: 'No Surrender' Video Teaser

A teaser for "No Surrender", the new video from the Ann Arbor, Michigan hard rock band TAPROOT, can be seen below. The full clip will make its online debut on April 4. "No Surrender" comes TAPROOT's new album, "The Episodes", which will be released on April 10 via Victory Records. The CD was produce...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Announces European Tour

Powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (DIO DISCIPLES, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) will embark on the "Metal Messiah" European tour in September/October. Support on the trek will come from SANDSTONE. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 07 - Kubox – Kuurne, Belg...

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GRAVEDANCER RECORDS Announces Formation, First Signings

MuseBox VP of marketing Josh Eldridge has formed a new metal label, Gravedancer Records, in partnership with marketing company MuseBox. The label is launching with three acts on its roster and will be distributed worldwide by EMI. Gravedancer Records looks to deliver the best in heavy music and has...

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THE SMASHING PUMPKINS Pick EMI LABEL SERVICES For Launch Of New Album

EMI Label Services/Caroline distribution has announced that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Martha's Music to release the highly anticipated album from THE SMASHING PUMPKINS entitled "Oceania" on June 19. The agreement covers the world excluding Canada, Brazil and Australia. Produced...

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DREAMSCAPE Is Back With 'Everlight'

Almost five years after their last studio album, German progressive metallers DREAMSCAPE have returned with a brand-new CD on Silverwolf Productions, "Everlight", released on February 29. The album's nine songs and three instrumentals were written by guitarist and DREAMSCAPE founder Wolfgang Kerinni...

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MEGADETH Bassist Talks About Performing With ANSELMO, KING At 'Metal Masters' Clinic (Video)

Samson, Hartke, Zoom and Best Buy have announced the third installment of Samson's "Metal Masters" series, which will be held on Thursday, April 12 at the Key Club on the famed Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. Having blown audiences away at "Metal Masters 2" i...

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SUFFOCATION Bassist: 'It's Not Over!'

Mark Holmes of Metal Discovery conducted an interview with bassist Derek Boyer of New York death metallers SUFFOCATION before the band's March 15 concert in Liverpool, England. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Discovery: So [drummer] Mike Smith left recently, of course, and he'...

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BRENDON SMALL'S GALAKTIKON: First Taste Of 'A High Stakes Intergalactic Extreme Rock Album'

Brendon Small, co-creator of "Metalocalypse", the smash hit animated series on Adult Swim featuring the fictitious metal band DETHKLOK, has written and produced BRENDON SMALL'S GALAKTIKON "A High Stakes Intergalactic Extreme Rock Album", the debut release from his long-awaited side project. Due in A...

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EMMURE: 'Protoman' Video Released

"Protoman", the new Frank Nasso-produced video from the Queens, New York-based deathcore act EMMURE, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's fifth full-length album, "Slave To The Game", which will be released on April 10 via Victory Records. The CD was recorded with producer Joey Sturgis (...

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HOTEL DIABLO To Release Full-Length Debut In May

HOTEL DIABLO — the new band featuring vocalist Rick Stitch (LADYJACK, ex-ADLER'S APPETITE),guitarist Alex Grossi (QUIET RIOT),bassist Mike Duda and drummer Mike Dupke (both of W.A.S.P.) — will release its full-length debut, "The Return To Psycho, California", in May. The band has been in the recor...

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ADRENALINE MOB: European Tour Announced

ADRENALINE MOB — the band featuring featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD),SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen, guitar virtuoso Mike Orlando (SONIC STOMP) and DISTURBED bassist John Moyer — will embark on a European tour in June. Commented Portnoy: "After having now given t...

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MIDAS FATE To Release 'Magnificent Rebel' In July

MIDAS FATE, the band featuring former RIOT/MASTERPLAN frontman Mike DiMeo, will release a new album, "Magnificent Rebel", on on July 24 in Europe and July 31 in North America. The first sample of the forthcoming CD, a song called "Silent Scream", can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. MIDAS FATE...