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THE MAN-EATING TREE's Debut Album To Be Released Through CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS
THE MAN-EATING TREE — the new atmospheric metal band featuring former SENTENCED drummer Vesa Ranta alongside current/former members of POISONBLACK, REFLEXION and EMBRAZE — will release its debut album, "Vine", in September in Finland via Cobra Records and in other territories through Century Media R...July 15, 2010
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TOMMY THAYER To Reunite With BLACK 'N BLUE For OREGON MUSIC HALL OF FAME Induction
BLACK 'N BLUE will reform the classic lineup of Tommy Thayer, Jaime St. James, Pete Holmes, Patrick Young and Jeff Warner for an appearance at the Oregon Music Hall Of Fame. BLACK 'N BLUE is also among the inductees at this year's event. Also scheduled to perform is SHOCK, which was inducted into th...July 15, 2010
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JACKYL Partners Up With ADULT SWIM For Animated TV Series 'Squidbillies'
Who better to pen a song for an animated family of anthropomorphic hillbilly squids living in the Appalachian region of North Georgia's mountains than the Georgia-based rock act JACKYL? Adult Swim has certainly hit the nail on the head by assigning Jesse James Dupree, along with fellow JACKYL band m...July 14, 2010
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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Opens Up 'The Flynn Vault Of Doom'
MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "The Flynn Vault of Doom! "Like any normal person does after touring the world for three years, I came home, sold my house and moved! Yay! No sitting around and watching TV, lounging around and relaxin...July 14, 2010
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IRON MAIDEN Guitarist: 'I Wouldn't Want To Carry On As A Parody Act Doing A Cabaret Show'
Scott Mervis of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN guitarist Janick Gers. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On playing more than one new song on the band's current tour: "Back in the early '80s you could probably do that, but now with YouTube and do...July 14, 2010
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DEEP PURPLE Guitarist STEVE MORSE To Release ANGELFIRE Debut
ANGELFIRE, the new project featuring DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse and female singer Sarah Spencer, will release its debut album on August 11 via Radiant Records. Morse's career has encompassed everything from bluegrass, to jazz fusion, to hard rock. Whether writing and performing with the DIXIE...July 13, 2010
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VAN HALEN, AC/DC, DEEP PURPLE, QUEEN, RATT Members To Guest On New DWEEZIL ZAPPA CD
Eddie Van Halen (VAN HALEN),Brian May (QUEEN),Steve Vai, Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE),Angus and Malcolm Young (AC/DC),Yngwie Malmsteen and Warren DeMartini (RATT) are among the musicians who have recorded guest appearances on "What The Hell Was I Thinking?", the long-awaited new project from guitar...July 13, 2010
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ALICE IN CHAINS: Pro-Shot Footage Of OPTIMUS ALIVE! 10 Performance Available
Professionally filmed video footage of ALICE IN CHAINS's performance at the Optimus Alive! 10 festival — which took place July 8-9, 2010 at Passeio Marítimo de Algés in Oeiras, Portugal — can be viewed at this location (the footage originally aired on the Portuguese cable television channel SIC Radi...July 13, 2010
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RAUNCHY: 'A Discord Electric' Artwork Unveiled
Danish modern metal combo RAUNCHY will release its new album, "A Discord Electric", through Lifeforce Records on September 20 in Denmark; October 8 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland; October 11 in the rest of Europe; and on October 12 in the U.S. "A Discord Electric" track listing: 01. Dim the Li...July 13, 2010
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XERATH To Enter Studio In November
U.K.-based experimental/progressive extreme metallers XERATH have issued the following update: "We're still busy finalizing the music for our second release and were still completely stoked with the new material. "Not trying to sound over-confident but multi-platinum awards have ALREADY been awarded...July 12, 2010
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BLAZE BAYLEY Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO At U.K.'s SOS Festival
Former IRON MAIDEN and current WOLFSBANE vocalist Blaze Bayley teamed up with members of 4BITTEN, FURY UK and BABYLON FIRE on Saturday, July 10 at the SOS festival in Radcliffe, England to perform a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Heaven And Hell" as a tribute to Ronnie James Dio. Fan-fi...July 12, 2010
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DEVIN TOWNSEND: Video Of TUSKA Press Conference Available
Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) took part in a press conference at the thirteenth annual Tuska festival, which was held July 2-4, 2010 in Helsinki, Finland. The question-and-answer session can now be viewed in two parts belo...July 12, 2010
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FEAR FACTORY Frontman On Band's New Lineup, Influencing Younger Groups
Shannon Joy of the LA Music Blog recently conducted an interview with vocalist Burton C. Bell of Los Angeles cyber metallers FEAR FACTORY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. LA Music Blog: "Mechanize" takes a step back to the classic FEAR FACTORY sound. Was there a conscious effort to...July 11, 2010
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ATHEIST: New Album Title Revealed
Reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST have set "Jupiter" as the title of their long-awaited fourth album, tentatively due in November. The CD is being recorded at LedBelly studios in Atlanta, Georgia with engineer Matt Washburn and will be mixed by Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, CHIMAIRA, DEV...July 11, 2010
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MEGADETH: SHAWN DROVER's Guide To Thrash Drumming
MusicRadar.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MusicRadar.com: What were your thoughts on thrash as it first developed? Drover: "Obviously double bass drum and all that speedy stuff was defined around the time that...July 11, 2010
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