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NACHTMYSTIUM To Perform Entire 'Instinct: Decay' Album At Holland's ROADBURN

Chicago black metal assassins NACHTMYSTIUM will play a very special show at VOIVOD-curated Au-del du Rel event at Holland's Roadburn festival on Friday, April 13, 2012 at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland. For the first and only time, the band will perform its landmark album "Instinct: Decay" in its...

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MINISTRY To Release 'Relapse' In March

"Relapse", the new studio album from the reactivated MINISTRY, will be released on March 30, 2012 via MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen's 13th Planet Records. Jourgensen spoke to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about his band's decision to reform for a new album and tour, including an appearance at next y...

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SAMMY HAGAR On New VAN HALEN Album: 'I'll Be The First Guy Waiting In Line At The Record Store'

Andy Greene of RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with CHICKENFOOT/ex-VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RollingStone.com: We're hearing that VAN HALEN signed to Interscope this week. Hagar: What? VH? VAN HALEN? I don't think . . . How long h...

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REIGN OF THE ARCHITECT Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album

Multinational symphonic prog metal band REIGN OF THE ARCHITECT has set "Rise" as the title of its debut album, tentatively due in early 2012. Yuval Kramer's (AMASEFFER) brand new sci-fi project will feature guest appearances by Mike LePond (SYMPHONY X),Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY) an...

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URIAH HEEP Drummer Interviewed On 'Rich Davenport's Rock Show' (Audio)

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to join a band that's a bona fide rock institution? URIAH HEEP drummer Russell Gilbrook (who previously played with Tony Iommi, Cozy Powell's former band BEDLAM, and the GENERATORS OF DISTORTED SOUND, among others) found out when he joined the band in 200...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Frontman: 'We Don't Want To Do Anything Unless We Actually Want To Do It'

Liz Ramanand of Loudwire recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mike Muir of the long-running Venice Beach, California thrash/punk band SUICIDAL TENDENCIES. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loudwire: Tell me a little about why you decided to create Suicidal Records. Muir: Orig...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: New Music To Premiere On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY has finished mixing its new album at Dave Grohl's 606 Studios in Northridge, California and is currently mastering the effort for an early 2012 release via Candlelight Records. In other news, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY vocalist/bassist Mike Dean will debut some of the band's new...

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Former FEAR FACTORY Bassist/Guitarist Joins BEOWLF

Former FEAR FACTORY guitarist/bassist Christian Olde Wolbers has joined Venice Beach, California crossover thrashers BEOWLF as the band's new bassist. The group's sixth studio effort, "Jesus Freak", will be released on December 23. The CD was produced by founding member, vocalist/guitarist Dale Hend...

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ACE FREHLEY: Video Footage From Chicago Book-Signing Event

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley signed copies of his book, "No Regrets: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir", at Books A Million in Chicago, Illinois. Check out video footage below. "No Regrets: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir" landed at position No. 10 on the New York Times "Hardcover Nonfiction" best sellers list....

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CHICKENFOOT To Perform At 'Mark And Brian Christmas Show'

CHICKENFOOT will perform at this year's Mark And Brian Christmas Show at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Thursday, December 15. Also scheduled to appear are STEVE MILLER BAND, Steve Lukather and Kevin Cronin, among others. As top-rated syndicated morning show personalities, Mark Thom...

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ACE FREHLEY Discusses 'No Regrets' Book In New Audio Interview

Scott Engel, RotoExperts.com managing director, recently conducted an interview with original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley about Ace's book, "No Regrets: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio):

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MASTODON: 'The Hunter' 180-Gram Vinyl Edition Unboxing Video

The "unboxing" video for the deluxe 180-gram vinyl edition of "The Hunter", the latest album from Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON, can be seen below. The LP can be ordered now at MastodonRocks.com. "The Hunter" sold 39,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at po...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer: 'I Was Introduced To Anxiety' During Making Of 'Nightmare'

Mary Ouellette of Loudwire recently conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loudwire: Is the plan now to finish out this tour, go home for the holidays and relax a bit and then get back into writing new material? M. Shadows: W...

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DEVILDRIVER's KENDRICK Talks About His Online Guitar Community In New Video Interview

A two-and-a-half-minute video clip of DEVILDRIVER guitarist Jeff Kendrick talking to ARTISTdirect about www.allaxess.com, the online guitar community he started with fellow DEVILDRIVER axeman Mike Spreitzer can be seen below. AllAxess.com is shaping up to become a premier online guitar community, a...

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New DREAM THEATER Drummer MIKE MANGINI: 'I Knew I Had To Get Into This Band'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with new DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Classic Rock Revisited: How does it feel to be a member of DREAM THEATER? Mike: It is such a feeling of completeness for me. The way that...