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GILLAN's 'Glory Road' Remembered In New App And eBook

A new one-dollar app and eBook tell the story of the making of GILLAN's 1980 album "Glory Road". One could call GILLAN's blustery, heart-racing rock on a clock style a somewhat weird spot of chicanery plaguing and baiting the wider (and younger) NWOBHM exploding around them. Author Martin Popoff exp...

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CULT OF LUNA: 'Vertikal' Release Dates Announced

"Vertikal", the new studio album from Swedish "art rockers" CULT OF LUNA, will be released in Europe on January 25 via Indie Recordings and in the U.S. on January 29, 2013 through Density Records. According to a press release, "Vertikal" marks a much-anticipated return for the band after five years...

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ARCH ENEMY: South American, Mexican Shows To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY are ready to promote their latest album, "Khaos Legions", in Mexico and South America and are giving their fans a chance to be part of an exciting project. Comments the band: "Big news for our upcoming South America tour! We will be documenting the entire...

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INCANTATION: New Song Available For Streaming

"Vanquish in Vengeance", the title track of the new conceptual album from Pennsylvania-based extreme metallers INCANTATION, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. Due on November 26 via Listenable Records, the long-awaited followup to 2006's "Primordial Decimation" carries a recurring lyrical th...

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HIM Frontman Says Upcoming Album Will Sound 'Like ROY ORBISON Meeting METALLICA'

ARTISTdirect.com editor-in-chief Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish love metallers HIM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: With [the new HIM greatest-hits album] "XX - Two Decades of Love Metal" and [upcoming studio CD] "T...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: New EP Artwork Unveiled

Scion Audio/Visual, (a.k.a. Scion A/V),the in-house record label and lifestyle marketing division of the Scion marque produced by Toyota Motor Corporation for the North American market, will release the new EP from Raleigh, North Carolina legends CORROSION OF CONFORMITY. Entitled "Megalodon", the e...

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THIN LIZZY Guitarist To Sign Copies Of Memoir In London

THIN LIZZY guitarist Scott Gorham and journalist Harry Doherty will sign copies of Gorham's memoir, "The Boys Are Back in Town", at Proud Camden in London, England on Tuesday, November 6 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with the backdrop of the photographic exhibition "Thin Lizzy: Vagabonds Of The Weste...

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OZZY OSBOURNE On BLACK SABBATH: 'I Have Never Wanted To Be Serious, To Have Solemn Music'

BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne spoke to The Telegraph about the band's first tour of Australia since 1974, which is scheduled to kick off at the end of April. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the recording sessions for the new BLACK SABBATH album: Ozzy: "Oh yeah, oh yeah, ...

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GOJIRA Frontman Discusses RANDY BLYTHE's Legal Woes In New Audio Interview

Guitarist/vocalist Joseph Duplantier of French progressive metallers GOJIRA was interviewed on the October 19-21 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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ALL HAIL THE YETI Drummer Quits

Drummer Skylar Feigel has announced his departure from the Los Angeles-based metal act ALL HAIL THE YETI. He says in a statement, "Being in an environment where my passion to create and contribute will be looked favorably upon is crucial to me so that visions can be shared and opinions can be voiced...

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THAUROROD Joined By Former SEVENTH WONDER/SILENT CALL Singer

Finnish power metallers THAUROROD have announced the addition of Swedish singer Andi Kravljaca (SILENT CALL, SEVENTH WONDER) to the group's ranks. Commented the band: "As you might know, it hasn't been too easy for us with the previous vocalists. "Facing a vocalist change is never easy and facing a...

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SERENITY Keyboardist Quits

Austrian symphonic melodic metallers SERENITY have released the following statement: "With great mourning we have to tell you all that [Mario Hirzinger], our dear friend, keyboardist, song and lyrics writer as well as founder of SERENITY leaves the band as of now... "We already knew his decision for...

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LOST SOCIETY Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Finnish thrashers LOST SOCIETY have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band's debut album was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki with producer Nino Laurenne and is scheduled for release in the spring. Founded in early 2010 by thrash/speed metal enthusiast Samy Elbanna in the Finnis...

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ARCH ENEMY To Stay Off The Road In Early 2013; DVD/Blu-Ray, New Studio Album Planned

Vocalist Angela Gossow of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY has issued the following update: "[The ARCH ENEMY] European tour was awesome!! Lots of people came to the shows. [We are] very, very grateful for this, given the tough economy all around. "We know how it feels to be broke. Been th...

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ZAKK WYLDE's 'Guitar Apprentice': Sample Of 'Crazy Horse' Video

Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) recently announced his first signature-edition guitar instruction collection, exclusively available at Guitar Centers across the country beginning October 1. Guitar Apprentice takes a hit guitar song and breaks it down into 15 different levels of playi...