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JOE STUMP Continuing Work On New Album
Guitar virtuoso Joe Stump (HOLYHELL, REIGN OF TERROR) is working on a new solo album, tentatively due early next year. According to Stump, "most of the guitars for [the follow-up to 2009's 'Virtuostic Vendetta'] are recorded. I spent some of May and most of June holed up tracking guitars in my home...August 14, 2011
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DRAGONLAND Completes Work On New Album
Swedish symphonic power metallers DRAGONLAND have completed work on their fifth album for a late 2011 release via Germany's AFM Records. Several different studios were used to track this utterly ambitious CD, with Jacob Hansen adding his magic touch to the mix at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark. Twe...August 14, 2011
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KORN Guitarist Talks Touring, Songwriting Process
UglyScene.com recently conducted an interview with KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. UglyScene.com: The last show that I saw with KORN was close to the stage and I saw how much of an effort you put into connecting with the audience. Munky: I think...August 13, 2011
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THE SMASHING PUMPKINS Announces Fall Tour
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS singer/guitarist Billy Corgan, guitarist Jeff Schroeder, drummer Mike Byrne and bassist Nicole Fiorentino will return to the road this fall for an intimate 12-city U.S. tour that will serve as a warm-up to a big year of touring for the band in 2012. The fall trek launches in Lo...August 12, 2011
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Former WARRANT Singer JANI LANE Dead At 47
According to TMZ.com, former WARRANT singer Jani Lane was found dead earlier this evening (Thursday, August 11) at a Los Angeles-area hotel. He was 47 years old. Lane was pronounced dead by Fire Department personnel who responded to a call shortly before 5:30 p.m. in the Comfort Inn in the 20100 blo...August 11, 2011
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GRAVE Members Join Forces With OBITUARY Guitarist In REDSCREAM
Three members of the legendary Swedish death metal band GRAVE have joined forces with Florida-based guitarist Ralph Santolla (OBITUARY, DEICIDE) in a brand new group called REDSCREAM. The project is currently writing material in Stockholm while seeking a lead singer to complete the band's lineup. Re...August 11, 2011
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DIR EN GREY: 'Dum Spiro Spero' First-Week Sales Revealed
"Dum Spiro Spero", the eighth studio album from the unique, artful Japanese rock band DIR EN GREY, sold around 3,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 135 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 2 on the Top New Artist Albums ...August 10, 2011
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METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN, AC/DC, GUNS N' ROSES Classics Among Top Songs Of All Time
Sweden's biggest rock radio station Rockklassiker 106.7 has published a list of the Top 666 songs of all time, as voted by the station's listeners. Fans voted in an online poll, submitting their top six tracks of all time, which was then built into a total top 666. AC/DC and KISS had the most entrie...August 9, 2011
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DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist Talks About Performing With Orchestra (Video)
More-Metal.com conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey on July 23 in Dresden, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. DEEP PURPLE recently completed its first tour of North America in four years. The pioneering rock band featuring classic members Ian Gillan (lead vocals),Ro...August 9, 2011
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Former DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist JON LORD Diagnosed With Cancer
Former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord has released the following statement via his official web site, JonLord.org: "I would like all my friends, followers, fans and fellow travelers to know that I am fighting cancer and will therefore be taking a break from performing while getting the treatment a...August 9, 2011
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DIR EN GREY: Video Interview, Pro-Shot Footage From Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
A short video interview with the unique, artful Japanese rock band DIR EN GREY conducted on August 6, 2011 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany can be seen below. Also available is professionally filmed video footage of the group's performance at the event. "Dum Spiro Spero" (translate...August 8, 2011
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IRON MAIDEN Singer Slams Norwegian Mass Murderer, Says Band's Music 'Unites People' (Video)
IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson has slammed Anders Breivik, the man responsible for killing 77 people in Norway, as an "asshole." Breivik, a white native Norwegian, was described by the Guardian as "a Christian fundamentalist with a deep hatred of multiculturalism, of the left, and of Muslims." D...August 6, 2011
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SAXON: 'Call To Arms' Video Released
"Call To Arms", the new video from British heavy metal legends SAXON, can be seen below (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep). The song is the title track of the band's new album, which will be released in North America on September 27 via UDR Music/EMI. The digipack version of "Call To Arms" includes a .....August 5, 2011
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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION: New Video Interview With GLENN HUGHES
O2 Academy TV recently conducted an interview with BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (formerly of DEEP PURPLE and BLACK SABBATH). You can now watch the chat below. According to a recent Twitter post from Hughes, the shows on the current BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION tour are being prof...August 4, 2011
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FATES WARNING: Athens Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of FATES WARNING's August 2, 2011 concert at Terra Vibe in Athens, Greece as the support act for DREAM THEATER can be seen below. FATES WARNING will spend the remainder of the year working on material for a new studio album, tentatively due in 2012. FATES WARNING 2011 is: Ra...August 4, 2011
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