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VINNIE PAUL Responds To Accusations That He Is 'Cashing In' On DIMEBAG's Legacy

During an appearance on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" this past Monday night (November 17),former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott was asked about the criticism he has received via various Internet message boards for the fact that the proceeds from his Dimeb...

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TOM MORELLO Performs On maniaTV's 'Stage 5'; Video Available

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello stopped by maniaTV recently to play a few songs on "Stage 5". Video footage of him performing the tracks "The Fabled City", "The King of Hell" and "Midnight in the City of Destruction", off Morello's latest solo album, "The Fabled City", can be viewed a...

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SLAYER: New Video Interview With KERRY KING Posted Online

Austria's Mulatschag.TV has posted a six-minute video interview (see below) with guitarist Kerry King of the California thrash metal veterans SLAYER. Kerry talks about the beginning of the band's career, "Angel of Death", 9/11, and why he will not go for a beer with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield...

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VINNIE PAUL Signs Copies Of DIMEBAG Book In Las Vegas; Photos Available

Former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott took part in a signing session for "He Came To Rock" — the new paperback photo book/DVD on his late brother, PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott — yesterday (Tuesday, November 18) at the Hard Rock Café in Las Vegas, Nevada. Severa...

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STYGIA: 'Divine Allegiance' Track Listing Revealed

Boston, Massachusetts-based up-and-coming "shred" guitarist Todd Seitz has finalized the track listing for the debut album from his STYGIA project, entitled "Divine Allegiance". It is as follows: 01. Colossus 02. The Hunter 03. Journey Through The Sea 04. Spirit Bomb 05. Moonlight 06. Oblivion Overc...

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DREAMLAND To Enter Studio This Week

Swedish metal band DREAMLAND will enter Andy La Rocque's (KING DIAMOND) Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden this week to begin recording its new album for a March 2009 release via Dockyard 1. According to the group, "Alexx will start with the drums on Friday the 21st and then the Sonic Train will...

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Traced in Air

In 1993 a band called CYNIC set the standard for not just progressive death metal (you could make the argument for ATHEIST and even PESTILENCE too),but also progressive rock/metal with the seminal "Focus". Vocalist/guitarist Paul Masvidal had a vision for a band that would break the mold and succee...

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Thrash Speed Burn

Canada's EXCITER are speed metal legends, hands down, and '80s albums like "Violence and Force" and "Heavy Metal Maniac" helped define the genre. It has been eight years and now comes "Thrash Speed Burn", a white-hot thrasher with guitarist John Ricci proudly carrying the torch. Drummer/vocalist Dan...

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SAXON: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available

British metal legends SAXON will release their new new studio album, "Into The Labyrinth" in Europe on January 12, 2009 (Germany: January 9; USA: January 13) via SPV Records. The CD was recorded at the Twilight Hall in Krefeld, Germany, under the direction of Charlie Bauerfeind. SAXON laid down 13 n...

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LORDI Mainman, VINNIE PAUL ABBOTT To Guest On 'Chaos With Full Metal Jackie'

LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi and former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott will be the featured guests on this Sunday's (November 16) edition of Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie" at 10:00 p.m. PST (1:00 a.m. EST Monday morning). To listen to the...

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VINNIE PAUL Signing DIMEBAG Book: Locations And Times Announced

Former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott will publish a paperback photo book/DVD on his late brother, PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, on November 18 via Vinnie's Big Vin label. Entitled "He Came To Rock", the book will contain over 400 pictures of Dimebag along with...

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OPERA DIABOLICUS Completes Mixing Debut Album

OPERA DIABOLICUS, the Swedish doom rock-opera project featuring multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME),has finished mixing its debut album at Andy La Rocque's (KING DIAMOND) Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden. The CD will be...

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MAYHEM: 'Pure F**king Mayhem' Documentary To Be Shown At Finland's ROKUMENTTI

"Pure Fucking Mayhem" — an impressive account of the history of the legendary Norwegian black metal band MAYHEM, focusing on the years 1984-1993 with the group's tales of unrelenting, brutal black metal and bloody crimes — will be premiered at the Rokumentti rock film festival, which is being held N...

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TESTAMENT: 'More Than Meets The Eye' Ringtone Available

A ringtone for the TESTAMENT song "More Than Meets The Eye" is available at this location. The track comes off the long-running San Francisco Bay Area metal band's new album, "The Formation of Damnation", which is available on limited-edition green vinyl at www.testamentlegions.com. Supplies are lim...

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GLEN DROVER, TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Interviewed On 'The Metal File'; Audio Available

Former MEGADETH/KING DIAMOND guitarist Glen Drover and powerhouse heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) were interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show online at this location. Glen Drover fille...