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SUIDAKRA Announces New Guitarist, Prepares To Hit The Road In China

German melodic folk/death metallers SUIDAKRA have announced the addition of guitarist Sebastian Hinz (pictured below) to the group's ranks. The band states, "[Sebastian is] a hell of a nice guy and knows to rip his guitar and vocal cords on stage, plus he's already contributed some backing vocals on...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Signs With SEASON OF MIST

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN has inked a deal with Season Of Mist Records. The band's fourth studio album will be released in early 2010 in collaboration with the band's brand new label, Phonogetic Records. Commented guitarist Ben Weinman: "It is becoming clear that as the music industry standard conti...

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SHAKRA: 'Ashes To Ashes' Video Released

"Ashes To Ashes", the new video from Swiss hard rockers SHAKRA, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's new album, "Everest", which was released on April 17 via AFM Records. In addition to the regular CD, a limited digipack with bonus material was made available. "Everest" track listing:...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist's Porto Alegre Workshop; Video Footage Available

SEPULTURA's Andreas Kisser held a guitar workshop on Sunday, May 24 at the Made In Brazil megastore in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Watch video footage of his appearance below (courtesy of "renatacaballero"). Kisser's first-ever solo album, "Hubris I & II", is scheduled for release on June 15 via Holla...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER's U.S. Visa Situation 'Has Been Sorted Out'

Legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker has confirmed via his official web site that his "visa situation has been sorted out" and that the MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP U.S. tour is "on as planned!" MSG's North American trek was originally scheduled to take place in March/April but was postponed due to...

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SUSPERIA: 'Predominance / Vindication' Reissue To Include Bonus Tracks

Metal Mind Productions has set a July 6 European release date (August 11 in North America via MVD) for the reissues of teh fist two albums from Norwegian metallers SUSPERIA — "Predominance" (2001) and "Vindication" (2002). The two-CD digipack edition includes five bonus tracks and is limited to 1,00...

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BRET MICHAELS: Fort Campbell Concert Cancellation Explained

POISON singer Bret Michaels' web site has been updated with the following message: "Unfortunately, due to severe thunderstorms and inclement weather, the commanding officer/event coordinator Lynette Foster and promoter Rick Johnson mutually agreed, to cancel [Sunday night's, May 24] performance at t...

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Cold

Austria's HELLSAW really like black metal. They're obviously well-versed in the stuff, in its many manifestations, because their own style is all over the map without straining too hard to be overly clever or unique. There are moments of atavistic thrash-polka and downpicking guitar frenzy, more atm...

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Whiskey, Blood & Napalm

All the generic, mediocre, and sub-par bands that get signed to labels based on MySpace hits and here's a band with an album that is one of the best hard rock releases of 2009 and lo and behold it's a self-release. Then again, maybe Columbus, Ohio's ROBOT LORDS OF TOKYO prefer to do things on ...

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Ex-CRISIS Singer Seeking Musicians For Solo Band

Former CRISIS frontwoman Karyn Crisis is seeking musicians for her new solo band. Drummers, bassists and guitarists in the San Francisco Bay Area who think they are the right people for the project should send links to samples of their playing to [email protected]. KARYN CRISIS BAND is a par...

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ROB HALFORD: 'I've Always Had Fun With Costume Changes With JUDAS PRIEST'

PlanetOut, the leading gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender online community, recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. PlanetOut: Rob, you're such a style icon. How did you first develop what would become the metal "un...

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'ReUnation - A Tribute To Running Wild' Back Cover Unveiled

The back cover for "ReUnation - A Tribute To Running Wild" — the upcoming tribute to German metal legends RUNNING WILD which will contain cover versions of songs exclusively from the albums "The Rivalry" (1998),"Victory" (2000),"The Brotherhood" (2002) and "Rogues En Vogue" (2005) — can be viewed...

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IRON MAIDEN Drummer To Guest On BBC RADIO 1's 'Rock Show With Daniel P Carter'

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain will be interviewed on BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show With Daniel P Carter" this coming Monday night, May 25 between 12 midnight GMT (7:00 p.m. EST) and 2:00 a.m. GMT (9:00 p.m. EST). The program will also be available for seven days at this location. A new TV ...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist Discusses Upcoming Album

Guitarist Zoltan Bathory of Los Angeles-based metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has commented on te band's upcoming sophomore album, "War Is The Answer", which will see a late summer/early fall release. He said, "The new record has been co-produced by Kevin Churko, who was heavily involved with OZZY...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Schedules Brazilian Workshop

SEPULTURA's Andreas Kisser will hold a guitar workshop on Sunday, May 24 at the Made In Brazil megastore in Porto Alegre, Brazil beginning at 2:00 p.m. Kisser's first-ever solo album, "Hubris I & II", is scheduled for release on June 15 via Holland's Mascot Records. A two-disc set, the self-prod...