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Swiss Extreme Metal Group SCHAMMASCH Signs With PROSTHETIC RECORDS
Prosthetic Records has announced the signing of the Basel, Switzerland-based extreme metal quartet SCHAMMASCH (aka Šamaš, the sun god from Akkadian / Babylonian mythology). The band's sophomore album, "Contradiction", will be released later in the year. The effort is described in a press release as...March 3, 2014
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Oruga
"Oruga" is the Spanish word for caterpillar, which seems like a peculiar name for a doom and stoner band until you recall the hookah-toking caterpillar from "Alice in Wonderland", then it all makes sense. France's ORUGA makes no pretentions about what they are. They are a European interpretation of...March 2, 2014
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Whales and Leeches
Portland, Oregon continues to amaze as a hub for some of the best underground rock on American terra firma. The loud and earthy fuzz of RED FANG might represent the beacon call to finally summon the spotlight upon this prolific scene. There's a ton of buzz about RED FANG with their third album, "Wha...March 2, 2014
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Bridge the Gap
Time and tide, as they say. It's been since 1979's "Lovedrive" that former SCORPIONS cohorts Michael Schenker, Herman Rarebell and Francis Buchholz were last together on record. Cool to see these guys allied once again in 2014 under the banner of MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK. The mere propositi...March 2, 2014
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AMEN's CASEY CHAOS: 'It Just Seemed Like Perfect Timing' For Band To Come Back
Los Angeles "punk" band AMEN, led by the enigmatic, energetic, and perennially self-destructive frontman Casey Chaos, will reform for a one-off performance at this year's fan-funded festival Alt-Fest. Scheduled to take place August 15-17 at Boughton Estate, Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdo...March 2, 2014
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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Says He Is Doing 'Quite A Bit' Of The Writing Himself For His Upcoming Memoir
Scott Ian, co-founder of the iconic thrash metal band ANTHRAX, last year inked a deal with Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, for the release of his book entitled "I'm The Man". Da Capo executive editor Ben Schafer made the deal with Jim Fitzgerald at the James Fitzgerald Agency. In...March 1, 2014
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METALLICA's 'Black' Album To Pass 16-Million SoundScan Mark In U.S. Sales
According to Billboard.com, METALLICA's self-titled 1991 album should surpass 16 million copies sold in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, in about three or four months at its current rate of sales (about 2,000 to 3,000 per week). The set — often referred to as "the black album" — was already...March 1, 2014
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MATT SORUM'S FIERCE JOY: Third 'Stratosphere' Webisode Available
Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer and legendary drummer of GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER and THE CULT, Matt Sorum will release his new album, "Stratosphere", under the moniker MATT SORUM'S FIERCE JOY on March 11 on Rok Dok Recordings via Kobalt Label Services. "Stratosphere" is major departure from the h...February 28, 2014
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EPICA: First 'The Quantum Enigma' Studio Clip Posted Online
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA will release their sixth studio album, "The Quantum Enigma", on May 2 in Europe and May 13 in North America through Nuclear Blast. The first in a series of webisodes featuring footage from the "The Quantum Enigma" recording sessions can be seen below. W...February 28, 2014
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SLIPKNOT To Begin 'Major, Major Work' On New Album In March, Says COREY TAYLOR
SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has told U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine that the band will begin "major, major work" on its fifth album in March. 17 demos are ready for SLIPKNOT's first CD since 2008's "All Hope Is Gone" and the first since the 2010 death of bassist Paul Gray and December 2013 departure of...February 27, 2014
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MASTODON's BRANN DAILOR Speaks To THE AU REVIEW (Video)
The AU Review conducted an interview with drummer Brann Dailor of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON on Sunday, February 23 at the Sydney stop of this year's Soundwave festival in Australia. You can now watch the chat below. MASTODON bassist and co-vocalist Troy Sanders spoke to Stereogum about...February 27, 2014
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DEEP PURPLE: Deluxe Edition Of Seminal Live Album 'Made In Japan' Due In May
Universal Music has announced the deluxe release of DEEP PURPLE's seminal live album "Made In Japan" in multiple formats on May 19. Together with LED ZEPPELIN and BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE has been referred to as the "unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal" in the early to mid-Seventie...February 27, 2014
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GUNS N' ROSES, KORN To Perform At This Year's REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS Awards Show
The Revolver Golden Gods awards show presented by Epiphone, America's only hard-rock and heavy-metal awards show, has announced its return to Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 23. Among this year's nominees are heavyweights BLACK SABBATH, KORN, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, METALLICA, and...February 26, 2014
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PRONG: 'Ruining Lives' Album Details Revealed
PRONG's new album, "Ruining Lives", will be released through Steamhammer/SPV in Scandinavia on April 23, in Germany on April 25, in the rest of Europe on April 28 and in the U.S./Canada on May 13. It will be made available as a limited digipak version including one bonus track and poster, as a doubl...February 26, 2014
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DEF LEPPARD's VIVIAN CAMPBELL Talks To WRFX About 'Slang Deluxe Edition' (Audio)
DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell recently spoke to Arroe Collins of the Charlotte, North Carolina radio station WRFX about the deluxe edition of the band's 1996 album "Slang", the group's place in British music, "VIVA! Hysteria" and more. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widg...February 25, 2014
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