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MATT SORUM To Perform With STEVIE SALAS In Toronto

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum will perform with guitarist Stevie Salas this Saturday, November 29 at the Sound Academy in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The three-piece band will be rounded out by Jara Slapbak on bass. According to Salas, "We will also do a song Friday night [Novemb...

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HOLZWARTH Brothers To Hold Rhythm Section Clinic In Germany; Video Available

BLIND GUARDIAN bass player Oliver Holzwarth (most recently on tour with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen) and his brother Alex Holzwarth (RHAPSODY OF FIRE drummer) held a "rhythm section" bass-and-drum clinic on November 22, 2008 at Blue Box in Siegen, Germany. Alex and Oliver played "Into The...

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THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER: Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Canadian cult metal band THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER (a.k.a. PILEDRIVER) has posted several short video clips that were filmed late last year during the recording sessions for the group's first album in 22 years, "Metal Manifesto". Check them out below. Released on November 18, "Metal Manifesto" was mixe...

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IN FLAMES, DISMEMBER, EVERGREY, MESHUGGAH, OPETH In The Running For Swedish GRAMMIS Award

IN FLAMES, DISMEMBER, EVERGREY, MESHUGGAH and OPETH are among the artists that are competing for the "Best Hard Rock" honor at the Swedish Grammis awards, which will be held January 7, 2009 at Hovet in Stockholm. The bands are all in the running to be nominated for their most recent releases, all of...

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SAMMY HAGAR: 'Cosmic Universal Fashion' First-Week Sales Revealed

Sammy Hagar's new album, "Cosmic Universal Fashion" (Loud & Proud Records),sold 7,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 94 on The Billboard 200 chart. The digital booklet for "Cosmic Universal Fashion" is available for viewing and/or download at t...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE Wants To Chill With The President

Fan-filmed video footage of Virginian thrashers MUNICIPAL WASTE performing their "classic" song "I Want To Kill The President" — now retitled "I Want To Chill With The President" — this past Sunday, November 23 at the Rock N Roll Hotel in Washington, D.C. can be viewed below (clip filmed and uploade...

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MAYHEM's 'Life Eternal' Digipack To Contain 'De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas' Demo

When the MAYHEM's cult milestone "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas" was released in 1994, its mastermind Euronymous was not able to witness this album become the single most important release of the Norwegian black metal scene, as he had been killed by Varg Vikernes (BURZUM) a short time eariler. Vikernes...

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ROSS THE BOSS: Munich Performance Footage Available

Former MANOWAR/current DICTATORS guitarist and solo artist Ross The Boss has just completed a European tour as the support act for SINNER. Video footage of Ross The Boss' November 20, 2008 performance in Munich, Germany can be viewed below (courtesy of "eblinternational"). "New Metal Leader", the ne...

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FIREWIND To Be Joined By Singer TARA TERESA For Last Three Shows Of The Year

Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND will be joined by female singer Tara Teresa on the band's three final shows of 2008: Dec. 11 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Principal Club Theater Dec. 12 - Sofia, Bulgaria - Blue Box Club Dec. 14 - Athens, Greece - Gagarin Tara was last seen performing with FIREWIND at va...

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STAIND: Live Webcast Scheduled

Massachusetts rockers STAIND will take part in a live webcast at AT&T blue room on Wednesday, December 3 at 7:00 p.m. EST. STAIND recently shot videos for the songs "All I Want" and "The Way I Am" with director Christopher Sims, who has previously worked with LAMB OF GOD, AS I LAY DYING, ...

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BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, DOKKEN, STEPHEN PEARCY Confirmed For CABIN FEVER ROCK FEST

BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, DOKKEN and STEPHEN PEARCY are among the confirmed bands for the 2009 edition of the Cabin Fever Rock Fest, set to take place May 8-9, 2009 at the Halifax Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, May 8, 2009: BLUE ÖYSTER CULT FOGHAT WHITE...

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Drummer MICHAEL LEE Dead At 39

Drummer Michael Lee passed away yesterday morning (Monday, November 24). Lee, best known for his work with ROBERT PLANT, LENNY KRAVITZ, THIN LIZZY, THE CULT and THE QUIREBOYS, was just 39 years old. Daniel Stanton of Coallier Entertainment, which has worked with THIN LIZZY in the past, said in a sta...

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'Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year': TV Commercial Available

On October 14, Armoury Records, distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment, released one mighty molten metal blast of good CD cheer: "We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year". A 30-second TV commercial for the collection can be viewed below. Check out an e-card at this location. It's an all...

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Surviving Members Of MELDRUM Complete Work On New Album

The surviving members of MELDRUM — the band formed by ex-PHANTOM BLUE guitarist Michelle Meldrum, who died on May 21 as a result of a cystic growth that had restricted oxygen and blood flow to her brain, rendering her braindead — have completed work on the group's third album (for which Michelle rec...

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CYNIC: Interview With PAUL MASVIDAL

By: Scott Alisoglu Paul Masvidal had an epiphany that it was time to unleash CYNIC and blow minds all over again. For the last 15 years, "Focus" has served as the bench mark for the heavy end of progressive metal (some might say progressive "death" metal, but more on that later) and here we are ...