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OVERKILL Frontman Interviewed On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show (Audio)

Vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL was interviewed on the April 20-22 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when...

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DEAD TROOPER Announces New Bassist

Norwegian thrashers DEAD TROOPER have announced the addition of bassist Andreas Stenvoll (pictured below) to the group's ranks. The band comments, "Andreas plays with Norwegian stompers BLODSPOR and he is possibly one of the best finger-pickin' thrashmasters out there!!" DEAD TROOPER last month part...

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SEPULTURA Bassist's THE UNABOMBER FILES: New Video Footage From The Studio

Video footage of THE UNABOMBER FILES frontman Vladimir Korg laying down the vocal track to the band's song "Adjust The Timer" earlier this month can be seen below. In addition to Korg, THE UNABOMBER FILES features current/former members of SEPULTURA and EMINENCE. THE UNABOMBER FILES last year record...

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MOONSPELL Frontman Discusses New Album In Audio Interview

The Age Of Metal recently conducted an interview with vocalist Fernando Ribeiro of Portuguese gothic metallers MOONSPELL. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. MOONSPELL's new video, "Lickanthrope", can be seen below. The clip was directed by Filipe Melo, who worked with th...

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FEAR FACTORY: 'The Industrialist' Box Set Unveiled

"The Industrialist", the new album from Los Angeles cyber metallers FEAR FACTORY, will be released in North America on June 5 via Candlelight Records (four days earlier in Europe through AFM Records). The effort will be made available in Europe on four formats: standard CD, a limited-edition deluxe...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Frontman's Side Project To Be Unveiled On Monday

According to a new tweet from BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE frontman Matt Tuck, the "official unveiling" of his new side project will take place this coming Monday, April 30. He wrote, "Can't believe it's been such a well-kept secret!! METAAAAAAAAAAALL!!!!!!" Tuck added that he is not leaving BULLET FOR M...

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SYMPHONY X Bassist To Appear On ASHENVEIL Debut

ASHENVEIL, the new "ambitious" female-fronted metal band out of New Jersey featuring OPERATIKA drummer Yuri Liakhovitch, has tapped Mike LePond of SYMPHONY X to lay down the bass tracks on ASHENVEIL's upcoming debut album, "Black Of Light", to be released this summer. Described by LePond as "heavy m...

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New FEAR FACTORY Lineup Performs Live For First Time; Video Of Entire Concert Available

The new lineup of FEAR FACTORY made its live debut this past Thursday night (April 26) at Teatro Vorterix in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fan-filmed video footage of the entire concert can now be seen below. FEAR FACTORY recently enlisted Matt DeVries as the band's new bass player. DeVries, previously o...

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New FEAR FACTORY Lineup Performs Live For First Time; Video Available

The new lineup of FEAR FACTORY made its live debut last night (Thursday, April 26) at Teatro Vorterix in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. FEAR FACTORY recently enlisted Matt DeVries as the band's new bass player. DeVries, previously of CHIMAIRA (whe...

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MORS PRINCIPIUM EST Signs With AFM RECORDS

Finnish melodic death metallers MORS PRINCIPIUM EST have inked a deal with AFM Records. Singer Ville Viljanen states, "We talked to some other labels, too, but AFM seemed the right choice for us. We can't wait to get to the studio in the summer and release the new album at the end of 2012. And ...

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Is A KURT COBAIN Hologram A Possibility?

The Pulse Of Radio reports: Following the debut of a holographic image of late rapper Tupac Shakur "performing" at the Coachella Festival in California earlier this month, Sanj Surati of Musion Technology, the company that created the Shakur hologram, now has other dead artists in his sights. Surati...

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STAIND Frontman Releases New Country Video

"Endless Summer", the new video from STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis, can be seen below. Coming off his 2011 debut solo EP "Town Line" — which entered the Billboard Country Albums chart at #1 and produced the ACM-nominated, gold-selling single "Country Boy" — Lewis will release a much-anticipated full l...

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DREAM THEATER Is Big In Japan

Progressive hard rock icons DREAM THEATER were honored to receive several awards from the leading Japanese rock magazine Burrn! while on their current Asian tour. The band's latest album, "A Dramatic Turn Of Events", won "Best Album" and "Best Front Cover" in the 2011 readers' poll. In addition to t...

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VAMPIRES EVERYWHERE! Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Temporary Replacement

Vocalist Michael Vampire of Los Angeles-based goth-metallers VAMPIRES EVERYWHERE! has issued the following update: "It is with great sadness that I have to announce Philip Kross's [bass] departure from VAMPIRES EVERYWHERE! Philip did an amazing job contributing to VE! the past year and we will never...

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PRONG In Denver: Video Interview, Quality Performance Footage Available

"Superskum" (web site) conducted an interview with PRONG mainman Tommy Victor when the band played at the Marquis Theater in Denver, Colorado with CROWBAR. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is quality performance footage from the Denver concert. PRONG's new album, "Carved Into Stone",...