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ALESTORM To Release 'Sunset On The Golden Age' In August

Scottish folk/power metallers ALESTORM will release their new album, "Sunset On The Golden Age", on August 5 in North America (one day earlier internationally) via Napalm Records. The CD was recorded at Lasse Lammert's LSD Studio in Lübeck, Germany. "Sunset On The Golden Age" will contain the follow...

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Former MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA: First 'Intense Mega Drumming' DVD Webisode

The first of six webisodes documenting the making of former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza's first-ever instructional DVD, "Intense Mega Drumming", can be seen below. The footage shot this past March at Uberbeatz Studios in Seattle, Washington, and was produced and directed by Kari Pearson and Robert B...

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FALCONER: 'Black Moon Rising' Album Details

Swedish folk metal forerunners FALCONER return to glory with their new album, "Black Moon Rising", which is scheduled for release on June 9 in Europe and June 10 in North America via Metal Blade Records. The first single from the CD, "Locust Swarm", can be streamed below. After the release of FALCON...

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MITCH HARRIS Says Half Of Next NAPALM DEATH Album Has Already Been Recorded

David E. Gehlke of DeadRhetoric.com recently conducted an interview with NAPALM DEATH guitarist and MENACE mainman Mitch Harris. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. DeadRhetoric.com: In some form or another, you've been active in the extreme metal scene for 25 years. Did you think you'd last...

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KORN Members Comment On Former Touring Guitarist SHANE GIBSON's Passing

The members of KORN have issued comments regarding the death of Shane Gibson, a former touring guitarist with the group who passed away from a blood clotting disorder on Tuesday (April 15) at the age of 35. The band released a statement saying, "Our thoughts and prayers go out to Shane Gibson's frie...

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WHITECHAPEL: Third 'Our Endless War' Studio Clip Posted Online

Knoxville, Tennessee metallers WHITECHAPEL will release their fifth full-length album, "Our Endless War", on April 29 via Metal Blade. A ruthlessly honed effort that refuses to compromise on brutality, it is also by far the band's most streamlined, atmospheric, and emotionally powerful release, push...

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It's Official: MALCOLM YOUNG Taking Break From AC/DC Due To 'Ill Health'

Legendary Anglo-Australian hard rockers AC/DC have released the following statement: "After forty years of life dedicated to AC/DC, guitarist and founding member Malcolm Young is taking a break from the band due to ill health. Malcolm would like to thank the group's diehard legions of fans worldwide...

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EMPRESS AD's Debut Album To Receive North American Release Via THE END RECORDS

The End Records/ADA, as part of a unique partnership with Roadrunner Records/Warner Music Group, will release the debut album from British prog-metal band EMPRESS AD. Formed in 2011 by brothers Ollie (guitar and vocals) and Alex Loring (bass),together with Edd Unwin (drums) and Tom Meadon (guitar),...

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AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON: We Are Not Retiring

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson has shot down reports that the band is retiring, telling U.K.'s Telegraph that the band is about to begin work on its 16th studio album. "We are definitely getting together in May in Vancouver," he said. "We're going to pick up some guitars, have a plonk, and see if ...

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Sixth Annual REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS Awards Show To Air In May On VH1 CLASSIC

According to Billboard.com, the Revolver Golden Gods awards show presented by Epiphone, America's only hard-rock and heavy-metal awards show, will return to TV on Saturday, May 24 via VH1 Classic at 8 p.m. ET/PT, produced by Dick Clark Productions and Revolver magazine. The four-hour live show will...

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BRIAN JOHNSON Told Italian TV Channel 10 Days Ago AC/DC Was Entering Studio In May

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson told an Italian television channel on April 6 — exactly ten days ago — that the band was planning on entering the studio in May to begin recording its 16th studio album. During the three-minute chat, which was conducted by Sky Italia's Sky Sports F1 channel at the Bahrain...

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Friend Says AC/DC's MALCOLM YOUNG Is 'Unable To Perform Anymore'

A friend of AC/DC's Malcolm Young says the guitarist will not be able to perform with the band again due to an unspecified serious illness. Speaking to ABC Radio (as quoted by the Sydney Morning Herald),CHOIRBOYS singer Mark Gable, who has been friends with AC/DC "for years," said: "That is true, M...

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AC/DC 'Insiders' Refute Retirement Rumors

According to Billboard.com, AC/DC "insiders" have shot down as false the rumor that the band is on the verge of announcing its retirement due to one member's — presumably guitarist Malcolm Young's — serious illness. The source of the original retirement rumor was an e-mail sent to Perth radio statio...

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Conflicting Reports Surface Regarding AC/DC's Future

**Update** -- April 15 at 4:35 a.m. EST: Mark Evans, who says that he is the son of original AC/DC singer Dave Evans, tweeted a few hours ago that reports of AC/DC's imminent retirement announcement are not merely rumors. He added: "Malcolm Young is very sick.... [Malcolm's son] Ross Young spoke to...

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WHITECHAPEL: 'Our Endless War' Lyric Video Released

Knoxville, Tennessee metallers WHITECHAPEL will release their fifth full-length album, "Our Endless War", on April 29 via Metal Blade. A ruthlessly honed effort that refuses to compromise on brutality, it is also by far the band's most streamlined, atmospheric, and emotionally powerful release, push...