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PARADOX Announces New Guitarist

Long-running German metal band PARADOX has announced the addition of BIOMECHANICAL guitarist Gus Drax to the group's ranks. Drax (pictured below) was born in Larissa, Greece on September 21, 1987. He decided to play guitar at the age of 14 when he saw "Live in Tokyo" by DREAM THEATER and was amazed...

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SILENT CIVILIAN Completes Work On New Album

SILENT CIVILIAN, the band led by SPINESHANK vocalist Jonny Santos, has completed work on its sophomore album for an early 2010 release via Mediaskare/Century Media. The group recorded a total of 15 songs for the CD, but only between 10 and 12 tracks will make the final record. In addition, SILENT CI...

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DEFIANCE: More Video Footage Of First Show In 15 Years Posted Online

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE played their first show since 1994 on December 19, 2009 at Blake's on Telegraph in Berkeley, California. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below. DEFIANCE's current lineup includes the band's latest additions, Shawn Bozarth on g...

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D.A.M.N.: 'Forbidden Anger' To Receive Japanese Release In January

Braunschweig, Germany-based, female-fronted death metallers D.A.M.N. (DIARY ABOUT MY NIGHTMARES) will have their new album, "Forbidden Anger", released in Japan at the end of January 2010 via Spiritual Beast Records. The CD, which was issued in Europe in October via the Swedish record label Unexplod...

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FORBIDDEN/Ex-NEVERMORE Guitarist Joins Forces With Former BIOMECHANICAL, MERCENARY Members

Guitarist Steve Smyth (FORBIDDEN, TESTAMENT, NEVERMORE) has joined forces with former members of BIOMECHANICAL and MERCENARY in a new, as-yet-unnamed new project. The group's lineup is as follows: Jamie Hunt (BIOMECHANICAL) - Guitar Adrian Lambert (BIOMECHANICAL) - Bass Morten Sørensen (ANUBIS GATE,...

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HANK SHERMANN's DEMONICA: Debut Album Due In February

DEMONICA, the new project featuring MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Hank Shermann, will release its debut album, "Demonstrous", on February 26, 2010 via Massacre Records. The CD was mixed at Flatline Audio in Denver, Colorado with Dave Otero (CEPHALIC CARNAGE, MARTRIDEN, COBALT). "We are totally stoked how...

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DEFIANCE Plays First Show In 15 Years; Video Available

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE played their first show since 1994 this past Saturday, December 19 at Blake's on Telegraph in Berkeley, California. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below. DEFIANCE's current lineup includes the band's latest additions, Shawn B...

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SPIRALARMS Completes Recording Full-Length Debut

SPIRALARMS, the San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN, ex-MANMADEGOD) on guitar, Tim Narducci (ex-SYSTEMATIC) on vocals, Chris "Cornbread" Lombardo on bass, Brad Barth on keyboards, Greg Narducci on rhythm guitar and Ron Redeen on drums, has finished recording its ful...

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DEFIANCE Announces New Lineup

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE have issued the following update: "With our first show since 1994 just a couple of days away, we wanted to take this opportunity to let you all know about some pretty major changes in the lineup of the band. "With our new album, 'The Prophecy', complet...

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HELLHOUND Reunites, Records New Material

'80s underground thrash metallers HELLHOUND have reformed and are currently recording their first new material in over 20 years. The band will perform new and classic songs during its January 9, 2010 concert at the Venuez in Santa Clara, California. Formed in the early '80s and based in San Francisc...

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VOIVOD: Montreal Footage Available

Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD performed at Club Soda in Montreal on Saturday, December 12 — the band's first headlining show in the city in ten years. The concert was being billed as a release party for the group's new DVD, "Tatsumaki: Voivod in Japan 2008", which was released on November 17 via...

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'Full Metal Jackie Certified' Book-Launch Party Confirmed For Next Monday

To celebrate the release of her forthcoming book "Full Metal Jackie Certified: The 50 Most Influential Heavy Metal Songs Of The '80s And The True Stories Behind Their Lyrics", Jackie Kajzer — a.k.a. "Full Metal Jackie" — will host a special book-signing/release party Monday, December 21 at House Of...

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ZAKK WYLDE: 'I Haven't Been Drinking The Last Three Months'

I Heart Guitar blog recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. I Heart Guitar: Zakk! How ya been? Zakk: Everything's going good, man. We did an in-store the other day, now I'm just hanging out with the rest o...

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VOIVOD Drummer Interviewed On 'Metal File'

Drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD was interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show online at this location. VOIVOD will perform at Club Soda in Montreal on Saturday, December 12 — the band's first headlining sh...

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SILENT CIVILIAN Announces 'In The Dead Of Wintour'

SILENT CIVILIAN, the band led by SPINESHANK vocalist Jonny Santos, will embark on the "In The Dead Of Wintour" in January with BLIND WITNESS and YEARS OF RED SKIES. For a list of upcoming shows, go to this location. SILENT CIVILIAN recently entered the studio to commence recording its sophomore albu...