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DIR EN GREY: North American Tour Dates Announced
The unique, artful Japanese rock band DIR EN GREY has toured all over the world and they've just announced their return to North America this December. The headlining tour with support from THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE will come on the heels of their new full-length album, "Dum Spiro Spero", out August 2 o...July 18, 2011
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MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'Temple Of Rock' Artwork Unveiled
"Temple Of Rock", the new album from legendary guitarist Michael Schenker, will be released on September 7 in Japan. The CD will arrive in the U.K. on September 26 The CD will reportedly feature guest appearances by the following musicians: * Rudolf Schenker (SCORPIONS) - Guitar * Pete Way (UFO) - B...July 18, 2011
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LIV KRISTINE To Play Special German Acoustic Solo Show
Norwegian singer Liv Kristine (LEAVES' EYES, ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY) will play a special concert on December 2 at Alte Seminarturnhalle in Nagold, Germany under the banner "One Night With Liv Kristine". Liv will perform acoustic versions of her original songs as well as a few covers, including tracks...July 18, 2011
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VINCE NEIL Joins WARRANT On Stage In Connecticut; Video Available
MTLEY CRE singer Vince Neil joined WARRANT on stage on Thursday, July 14 at Mohegan Sun's Wolf Den in Uncasville, Connecticut to perform the LED ZEPPELIN classic "Rock And Roll". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. MTLEY CRE, POISON and the NEW YORK DOLLS were in Uncasville...July 16, 2011
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TRIVIUM Frontman Talks 'In Waves' Album, LADY GAGA In New Interview
Amy Harris recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Amy: What was the process to put the [new TRIVIUM album, "In Waves"] together? I know you guys have been working on it a while. Matt: Basically...July 15, 2011
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DIR EN GREY: New Video Interview Posted Online
On July 14, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with Japanese rockers DIR EN GREY at a hotel room in Century City, California. You can now watch the chat below. DIR EN GREY's eighth studio album, "Dum Spiro Spero" (translates to the Latin phrase "While I breathe, I hope"...July 15, 2011
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JOE LYNN TURNER, JOHN CORABI, JANET GARDNER To Perform With SCRAP METAL
John Corabi, former lead singer of MTLEY CRE, THE SCREAM and UNION, will perform with SCRAP METAL at the Mohegan Sun Wolf Den in Uncasville, Connecticut on Friday, August 5. Also scheduled to appear are Joe Lynn Turner (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW) and Janet Gardner (VIXEN). SCRAP METAL, the celebrity rock...July 13, 2011
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DREAM THEATER Guitarist: 'We Always Try To Push Some Sort Of Boundary'
Revolver magazine conducted an interview with guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER for its July/August 2011 issue. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On the departure of drummer and founding member Mike Portnoy: Petrucci: "I love Mike. We've known each other for...July 13, 2011
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AMENRA Signs With NEUROT RECORDINGS
Neurot Recordings has announced the signing of Belgian sorcerers AMENRA. A perfect fit to Neurot's already organically soulful and cerebrally crushing roster, AMENRA's newly completed fourth full-length album, "Mass V", will be released in the coming months, with a confirmed street date and more det...July 12, 2011
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'Metal Evolution' Documentary Series To Premiere In November
VH1 Classic proclaims 11-11-11 as "National Metal Day," a day-long celebration of all things metal. The metal bonanza begins November 1, 2011 with metal-focused concerts, specials, movies and videos each night leading up to grand finale on 11-11-11. On "National Metal Day" catch the highly anticipat...July 12, 2011
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DREAM THEATER: Fan-Filmed Footage From Holland's BOSPOP Festival
Fan-filmed video footage of DREAM THEATER's July 10, 2011 performance at the Bospop festival in Weert, Netherlands can be seen below. "On The Backs Of Angels", a brand new song from DREAM THEATER, is available for streaming at the Roadrunner Records YouTube channel. The track comes off "A Dramatic T...July 12, 2011
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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: 'We Make The Music That We Like To Hear Ourselves'
Zach Shaw of Metal Insider recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Insider: You mentioned about how you guys have been self-managed for a while now [since 2008]. Has the band e...July 12, 2011
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METALLICA Drummer Receives Copies Of GLENN HUGHES Autobiography
Lars Ulrich of METALLICA took time out at the U.K. Sonisphere event to browse through the autobiography of legendary DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH and BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION singer Glenn Hughes. Ulrich supplied the foreword to the book, titled "Deep Purple And Beyond: Scenes From The Life Of A Rock St...July 10, 2011
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MELIAH RAGE: New Album Details Revealed
Boston power/thrash veterans MELIAH RAGE will release their seventh full-length studio album (or eighth, if you also count the "Unfinished Business" CD),"Dead To The World", on July 28 via Italy's Metal On Metal Records. The CD's cover artwork was created by Jowita Kaminska, who previously worked w...July 8, 2011
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STEELWING To Enter Studio In August
Swedish metallers STEELWING will enter the studio in August to begin recording their sophomore album for an early 2012 release via NoiseArt Records, a division of Rock The Nation. In other news, the band has issued the following update: "The winged assassins are gearing up for a brief but intense fe...July 8, 2011
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