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ÅKERFELDT/WILSON Collaboration: New Photos Posted Online

Several new photos of STORM CORROSION, the much-anticipated collaboration project between OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt and PORCUPINE TREE's Steven Wilson, can be seen below. STORM CORROSION last year completed work on its self-titled debut album for an April 2012 release through Roadrunner Records. Apar...

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Reformed HERETIC Announces New Bassist, Drummer

Former Metal Blade recording artists HERETIC have announced the addition of ex-HIRAX/REVEREND bassist Angelo Espino and drummer Ignazio Copolla to the group's ranks. The band's current lineup is rounded out by original members Julian Mendez on vocals and Brian Korban on guitar, along with new additi...

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RIOT Guitarist Hospitalized Due To Complications Of Crohn's Disease

RIOT founder and guitarist Mark Reale has been admitted to a San Antonio hospital in critical condition due to complications of Crohn's disease. Subsequently, there is a possibility that he may not appear in the band's upcoming performances in the Northeast and aboard the 70,000 Tons Of Metal cruise...

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MACHINE HEAD Guitarist Jams With BUTLERS In California (Photos)

MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel joined BUTLERS — San Francisco Bay Area's favorite cover band — on stage this past Saturday, January 7 at Pine Street in Livermore, California to perform two songs: JUDAS PRIEST's version of the FLEETWOOD MAC classic "The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown)"...

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METALLICA Bassist To Perform At Guitar Center's 'Drum-Off'; PETER CRISS To Be Inducted

Guitar Center, the world's largest musical instrument retailer, has announces additional performers and judges for the twenty-third annual Guitar Center's Drum-Off, the nationwide search for the next great undiscovered drummer, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on January 14, 2012. In addition to the fiv...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: Two New Songs Available For Streaming

"The Doom" and "Time Of Trials", two brand new songs from Raleigh, North Carolina legends CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. Both tracks come off the band's self-titled new album, which is scheduled for a February 28 North American release via Candlelight Records. Re...

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MIKE PORTNOY, STEVE MORSE, NEAL MORSE Unite In FLYING COLORS; Debut Album Details

Mascot Label Group has announced the release of the eponymous debut album from FLYING COLORS — the spectacular new virtuoso prog/pop/metal rock band formed by drummer Mike Portnoy (ex-DREAM THEATER) and guitarist Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE). The CD will be made available via Music Theories Recordings...

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HOTEL DIABLO: Entire New EP Available For Streaming

"Psycho California", the new EP from HOTEL DIABLO — the band featuring vocalist Rick Stitch (LADYJACK, ex-ADLER'S APPETITE),guitarist Alex Grossi (QUIET RIOT),bassist Mike Duda and drummer Mike Dupke (both of W.A.S.P.) — can be streamed in its entirety below. The EP consists of material the group...

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ADRENALINE MOB's Self-Titled Debut EP Going Out Of Print

The self-titled debut EP from ADRENALINE MOB, which was released last summer, will soon be going out of print. Self-produced by the band, the effort features four original tracks as well as a cover of the Ronnie James Dio-era BLACK SABBATH classic "The Mob Rules". The group states, "We put it out so...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Drummer Talks New Album, Upcoming Tour In Video Interview

Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! conducted an interview with drummer/vocalist Reed Mullin of Raleigh, North Carolina legends CORROSION OF CONFORMITY after the band's December 30, 2011 concert at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. You can now watch the chat below. CORROSION OF CONFORMITY...

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HYDROGYN: New Album Title Announced

Kentucky rockers HYDROGYN have set "Private Sessions" as the title of their fourth album, tentatively due this spring. 13 songs were recorded for the CD at guitarist Jeff Westlake's Ridgeline Studio in Ashland, Kentucky and Patrick Liotard's Peek Studio in Boisseron, France. After months of uncertai...

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Former EXODUS Guitarist Performs With PAIN CLINIC At 'Thrashocalypse'; Video Footage, Photo

Former EXODUS guitarist Rick Hunolt played two songs with the band PAIN CLINIC on Sunday, January 8 at the Thrashocalypse festival at the Workshop in Ceres, California (near Modesto). According to a press release, "PAIN CLINIC's manager Larry Rinetti offered Rick the gig and after many texts and pho...

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EMMURE Begins Recording New Album, Announces New Drummer

Queens, New York-based deathcore act EMMURE has entered the studio with producer Joey Sturgis (ASKING ALEXANDRIA, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA) to begin recording its new album for a late spring release via Victory Records. The CD will mark the recording debut of the band's new drummer, Mark Costillo, who...

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FAITH NO MORE Singer To Score 'The Place Beyond The Pines' Movie

Mike Patton (FAITH NO MORE, TOMAHAWK, MR. BUNGLE) has been selected by writer/director Derek Cianfrance ("Blue Valentine") to provide the score for "The Place Beyond The Pines", which stars Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper and Eva Mendes. Patton, who rose to prominence as a teenager as the frontman for...

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SYMPHONY X Bassist To Appear On METAL MIKE's 'The Metalworker' Album

HALFORD guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak has tapped Mike LePond of progressive metallers SYMPHONY X to play bass on Chlasciak's solo album, "The Metalworker". "I am really excited to have once again being able to work with Mike," said Chlasciak. "Mike's ability as a musician and bassist are hard to...