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REVERENCE: 'After The Leaves Have Fallen' Video Released

"After The Leaves Have Fallen", the new video from REVERENCE, the power metal band featuring vocalist Todd Michael Hall (JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR, HARLET),guitarist Bryan Holland (TOKYO BLADE, ARREST),drummer Steve "Dr. Killdrums" Wacholz (SAVATAGE, CRIMSON GLORY),bassist Ned Meloni and lead gu...

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Video: SLASH's Signature Marshall SL-5 Amplifier Unveiled At NAMM

Richard Beech of SonicState.com caught up with Nick Bowcott of Marshall Amplification at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California to discuss the new Marshall SL-5 signature Slash amplifier. Check out the footage below. Th...

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VAN CANTO Mastermind's HEAVATAR Signs With NAPALM RECORDS

HEAVATAR — the new project from VAN CANTO mastermind Stefan Schmidt — has inked a deal with Napalm Records. HEAVATAR's debut album, "Opus I - All My Kingdoms", will be released on February 22. Each song on the CD borrows — some more, some less — a motif from classical composers, ranging from Bach to...

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Video: TESTAMENT Guitarist Demonstrates Peavey Vypyr VIP-2 Amp At NAMM

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick demonstrated the new Peavey Vypyr VIP-2 modeling guitar amp yesterday (Wednesday, January 23) during media preview day at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Check out video footage...

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METAL MIKE To Lead 'Metal Camp - Mayhem In The Mountains'

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, SEBASTIAN BACH, TESTAMENT) will return to lead School Of Rock's "Mayhem In The Mountains" heavy metal destination camp to take place August 18-24 at Camp Lakota, Catskills, New York. Developed for young metal heads in the age group of 12-18, the summer camp...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'ABachalypse Now' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Former SKID ROW vocalist Sebastian Bach's brand new CD/DVD package, "ABachalypse Now", has now been set for a March 26 North American release via Frontiers Records. The "ABachalypse Now" Ultimate CD/DVD Edition includes never-before-seen footage from last year's Graspop Metal Meeting festival in Des...

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PSYCHOPUNCH To Release 'Smakk Valley' Next Month

Swedish rockers PSYCHOPUNCH will release their new album, "Smakk Valley", on February 25 via SPV/Steamhammer. With the band's typical mix of full throttle and diversity, toughness and melodies, simplicity and complexity, PSYCHOPUNCH have produced an album full of highlights. Be it with their typical...

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U.D.O. Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement

Guitarist Igor Gianola has left U.D.O. — the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider — "due to conflicts between band appointments and his private life and business." The remainining members of the group state: "Since the business of U.D.O. develops and the band tours more...

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ATTACKER Signs With METAL ON METAL RECORDS

Metal On Metal Records has announced the signing of U.S. power/heavy metal veterans ATTACKER. The band's fifth album, "Giants Of Canaan", will be released on February 2 at the Metal Assault festival where the band will perform alongside other legendary traditional metal acts like MANILLA ROAD, BROCA...

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AMORPHIS: 'Circle' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Finnish melancholic dark metal forerunners AMORPHIS have set "Circle" as the title of their eleventh album, due on April 19 via Nuclear Blast Records. Production and mixing duties for the follow-up to 2011's "The Beginning Of Times" were handled by HYPOCRISY and PAIN mastermind Peter Tägtgren, who h...

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THE FACELESS Drummer Quits

Drummer Lyle Cooper has confirmed his departure from Los Angeles-based progressive death metal titans THE FACELESS. Said Cooper in a statement: "After almost five years with the band, I've decided to part ways. "Over the last couple of years it seemed that the interests, goals and musical approach o...

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BULLETBOYS: New Video Interview With MARQ TORIEN

Brian Hand of Power Of Music Productions conducted an interview with BULLETBOYS frontman Marq Torien after the band's January 13 concert at Dewey's Pub in Seymour, Connecticut. You can now watch the chat below. When asked about the reunion of BULLETBOYS' original lineup — Torien on vocals, Mick Swed...

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AVATAR: 'Smells Like A Freakshow' Video Released

"Smells Like A Freakshow", the new video from Swedish metallers AVATAR, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's fourth full-length album, "Black Waltz", which was released on February 14, 2012 via eOne Music. The CD was produced by Tobias Lindell (EUROPE, MUSTASCH, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR) and i...

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NIACIN Signs With PROSTHETIC RECORDS

Prosthetic Records has announced the signing of neo-fusion instrumental power trio NIACIN. The supergroup, which consists of legendary bass guitarist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, STEVE VAI, DAVID LEE ROTH),keyboardist John Novello (CHICK COREA, EDGAR WINTER) and world-renowned drummer Dennis Chambers (S...

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HELLOWEEN: New Audio Interview With MICHAEL WEIKATH

Metalshock Finland's Mohsen Fayyazi recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Weikath of German power metal veterans HELLOWEEN. You can now listen to the chat in three parts below. "Straight Out Of Hell", the new album from HELLOWEEN, was released in Europe on January 18 and in North Am...