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FORBIDDEN: New Songtitles Revealed

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN have entered Sonic Room Studios in Livermore, California to record their as-yet-untitled fifth studio album for a late 2010 release via Nuclear Blast Records. Last week, drum tracks for the effort were laid down at Bombshelter Studios in downtow...

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IMMOLATION: New Audio Interview With ROBERT VIGNA Available

Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with guitarist Robert Vigna of New York death metal veterans IMMOLATION. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. The second in a series of trailer for "Majesty And Decay", the eighth album from IMMOLATION, can be viewed bel...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Drummer Interviewed On 'The Governor's Ball'

Drummer Billy Rymer of critically acclaimed rockers THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN was interviewed for the latest episode of "The Governor's Ball". You can now stream the program in two parts below. Part 1:

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STEVE VAI Talks Ibanez Universe 20th Anniversary Reissue

Video footage of legendary axeman Steve Vai talking about the origins of his Ibanez Universe seven-string guitar and introducing the 20th anniversary reissue can be viewed below. In 1990, Ibanez released Steve Vai's signature seven-string electric guitar — the Universe. Following the release, Ibanez...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Interviewed On Australia's 'The Racket'

Earlier this week, Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) was interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "The Racket". Listen to the program in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The first part...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Members To Guest On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show

Mikael Stanne of DARK TRANQUILLITY and Trevor Strnad of THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will guest on this weekend's (March 12-14) edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to FullMetalJackieRadio.com. Full Metal...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: New Video Interview Available

Agent Ex of the Bare Bones Music Network recently conducted an interview with guitarist Ben Weinman of vocalist Greg Puciato of critically acclaimed rockers THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN. Watch the chat below. THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN's new album, "Option Paralysis", will be released on March 23. The o...

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BRIAN MAY, STEVE VAI To Guest On New MEAT LOAF Album

Roadrunner Records/Loud & Proud Records has announced the signing of MEAT LOAF. His new album, "Hang Cool Teddy Bear", whose title was taken from a line in "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls", is 13 tracks of classic Meat Loaf, primed and ready for the 21st century. More than four decades into his...

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KOTTAK Interviewed On 'Let There Be Rock'

"Let There Be Rock" recently conducted an interview with KOTTAK (formerly KRUNK) — the band featuring singer/songwriter/guitarist Jimmy Ratchitt (a.k.a. former KINGDOM COME and current SCORPIONS drummer James Kottak) and his wife Athena (sister of MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee) on drums. The chat is now a...

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ZOROASTER Begins Recording New Album

Atlanta, Georgia's "psych metal" band ZOROASTER has entered Living Room Studios (MASTODON, THE BLACK LIPS) in the band's hometown to begin recording its new album, "Matador", for a July release via E1 Music. The CD is being produced by Sanford Parker (PELICAN, THE GATES OF SLUMBER) and will be maste...

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DREAM THEATER, DANGER DANGER Members To Take Part In Canada's 'Guitar Workshop Plus'

John Petrucci (DREAM THEATER),Andy Timmons (DANGER DANGER) and Tony Macalpine (STEVE VAI) are among the musicians that will take part in the Guitar Workshop Plus program in Oakville, Ontario, Canada and Squamish, British Columbia, Canada this summer. The following artists are scheduled to appear: A...

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ANATOMY OF I Featuring SOILWORK Drummer, SADUS Bassist: Another Song Posted Online

ANATOMY OF I, the brainchild of vocalist/guitarist Michael Dorrian, with longtime friends Dirk Verbeuren (SCARVE, SOILWORK) on drums and Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, DEATH, TESTAMENT) on bass, has posted another song on its MySpace page. Mixing a wide range of influences into a mold of traditional metal,...

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RICHARD CHRISTY, ANNICK 'THE MORBID CHEF' GIROUX Interviewed On 'Talking Metal'

This latest episode of "Talking Metal" features an interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with acclaimed metal drummer Richard Christy (CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED, ICED EARTH, DEATH, LEASH LAW, CONTROL DENIED, BURNING INSIDE). Also included an interview with Annick "The Morbid Che...

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IMMOLATION: Second 'Majesty And Decay' Trailer Posted Online

The second in a series of trailers for "Majesty And Decay", the eighth album from New York death metal veterans IMMOLATION, can be viewed below. Released on March 9 in North America (one day earlier internationally) via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was recorded Millbrook Sound Studios in New York w...

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MUSHROOMHEAD Vocalist Reveals New Album Title In 'Iron City Rocks' Podcast

The "Iron City Rocks" podcast recently conducted an interview with Jeffrey Nothing (vocals; a.k.a. Jeffrey Hatrix) of the Ohio-based alternative metal band MUSHROOMHEAD. The chat, in which Jeffrey reveals the working title ("Slaughterhouse Road") of the group's new album, can now be streamed using t...