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MARSHALL LAW Forced To Pull Out Of U.K.'s HAMMERFEST
Long-running Birmingham, U.K. metallers MARSHALL LAW have cancelled their appearance at this year's Hammerfest II festival, set to take place March 11-13, 2010 at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, United Kingdom. The band states, "Sadly, Steve [Hauxwell, drums] has been involved in an accident...March 9, 2010
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GENE HOGLAN, STEVE DIGIORGIO To Guest On New MEMORAIN Album
Gene Hoglan (drums; DETHKLOK, FEAR FACTORY, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DEATH, DARK ANGEL),Steve DiGiorgio (bass; DEATH, SADUS, TESTAMENT) and Chris Valagao (vocals; ZIMMERS HOLE) will make guest appearances on the forthcoming album from Greek metallers MEMORAIN. Entitled "Evolution", the CD will feature...March 9, 2010
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LD/50 Adds SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY Bassist
LD/50, the San Francisco, California-based band featuring Glen Alvelais (TESTAMENT, FORBIDDEN) on guitar, Clark Brown (GEEZER) on vocals, and Jeremy Colson (STEVE VAI, MARTY FRIEDMAN) on drums, has announced the addition of bassist Terry Goss (SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY) to the group's ranks. According t...March 9, 2010
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DÉTENTE Singer To Guest On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'
New vocalist Tiina Teal of reunited California metallers DÉTENTE will guest on the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show with Mike "The Big Cheese". The interview will take place during the Sunday, March 28 broadcast from 6 to 8 p.m. EST. For information, go to this location. DÉTENTE's current lineup — wh...March 8, 2010
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CROWBAR/DOWN's KIRK WINDSTEIN Auctioning Off GIBSON Axe
A 1961 Gibson SG reissue guitar that was used by DOWN/CROWBAR's Kirk Windstein on stage and in the studio is being auctioned on eBay at this location. According to a posting on the auction page, the axe comes with a custom-fit hardshell case. CROWBAR will support Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTU...March 8, 2010
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DEVIN TOWNSEND Debuts New Music At Free Redmond Show; Video Available
Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) played a free solo acoustic show at the SoulFood bookstore in Redmond, Washington on February 27. The event, presented by Alvarez Guitars, Mackie and InsideOut Music, was the first in a series...March 7, 2010
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CAMP FREDDY Performs At Pre-OSCARS Party In Hollywood; Video Available
CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring Dave Navarro (JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS),Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist),Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Donovan Leitch (son of legendary folk singer Donovan),and Chris Cha...March 7, 2010
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EVANESCENCE's 'Bring Me To Life' Single Certified Platinum
The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) has confirmed that the hit single "Bring Me To Life" from the Grammy Award-winning band EVANESCENCE has been certified platinum for sales in excess of one million copies. The single, which was released on July 18, 2006, is from the band's debut al...March 7, 2010
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SOILWORK Drummer Featured In ANATOMY OF I Project
ANATOMY OF I is the brainchild of vocalist/guitarist Michael Dorrian, with longtime friends Dirk Verbeuren (SCARVE, SOILWORK) on drums and Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, DEATH, TESTAMENT) on bass to complete the lineup. Mixing a wide range of influences into a mold of traditional metal, thrash and death me...March 6, 2010
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ANVIL's 'Story' Named 'Best Documentary' At INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS
ANVIL's acclaimed documentary, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", was honored in the "Best Documentary" category at this year's Independent Spirit Awards, which was held last night (Friday, March 5) at LA Live's panoramic event deck in downtown Los Angeles. ANVIL also performed twice during the ceremony,...March 6, 2010
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IMMOLATION: First 'Majesty And Decay' Trailer Posted Online
The first in a series of trailer for "Majesty And Decay", the eighth album from New York death metal veterans IMMOLATION, can be viewed below. Due on March 9 in North America (one day earlier internationally) via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was recorded Millbrook Sound Studios in New York with lon...March 5, 2010
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EVANESCENCE Singer Says The New Songs Are 'A Rainbow Of Sounds'
SPIN.com recently conducted an interview with EVANESCENCE frontwoman Amy Lee. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. SPIN.com: EVANESCENCE took about two years off. Why return now? Amy Lee: For a long time I didn't know what I wanted to do. I really love scoring film and that was definitely wher...March 5, 2010
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CONTRIVE: Two New Songs Posted Online
Melbourne, Australia trio CONTRIVE has uploaded two brand new songs — "Is This The Way?" and "The Internal Dialogue" — on its MySpace page. The tracks comes off the band's second album, "The Internal Dialogue", which is tentatively due in April/May via an as-yet-undisclosed record label. CONTRIVE wi...March 5, 2010
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FORBIDDEN Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band entered the studio on March 1 to begin recording its new album for a late 2010 release. Commented the group in a statement: "We are very proud to announce that FORBIDDEN has signed to Nuclea...March 5, 2010
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DEVIN TOWNSEND Schedules Sydney Signing Session
Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) will take part in an in-store signing session on Saturday, March 13 at Allans Music in Sydney, Australia at 12:30 p.m. For more information, see the poster below. THE DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT wi...March 4, 2010