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THE FACELESS Drummer Quits

Drummer Lyle Cooper has confirmed his departure from Los Angeles-based progressive death metal titans THE FACELESS. Said Cooper in a statement: "After almost five years with the band, I've decided to part ways. "Over the last couple of years it seemed that the interests, goals and musical approach o...

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JACK RUSSELL Rules Out Reunion With GREAT WHITE Bandmates

Singer Jack Russell of GREAT WHITE FEATURING JACK RUSSELL (formerly JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE) was interviewed on the latest edition of "Rockin Metal Revival" with hosts Red and Jerry. Asked if he could ever envision himself reconciling with his former GREAT WHITE bandmates, Jack said: "No way! Abs...

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HELLOWEEN: New Audio Interview With MICHAEL WEIKATH

Metalshock Finland's Mohsen Fayyazi recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Weikath of German power metal veterans HELLOWEEN. You can now listen to the chat in three parts below. "Straight Out Of Hell", the new album from HELLOWEEN, was released in Europe on January 18 and in North Am...

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BLOOD TSUNAMI Signs With INDIE RECORDINGS

Indie Recordings has announce the signing of BLOOD TSUNAMI, the Oslo, Norway-based thrash metal band featuring drummer Bård G. Eithun (a.k.a. Faust; SCUM, ABORYM, EMPEROR). The band's new album, "For Faen", will be released on March 8 in Norway, March 15 in Germany and Austria and March 11 in the re...

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LAMB OF GOD: Video Interview With MARK MORTON

Jackson Live recently conducted an interview with guitarist Mark Morton of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD. You can now watch the chat below. LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe will stand trial February 4 on charges of manslaughter in the death of a fan at a Prague, Czech Republic concert mo...

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RIVERA BOMMA: 'Empty Desire' Video Featuring SYMPHONY X Bassist

"Empty Desire", the new video from Christian metallers RIVERA BOMMA, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's third album, "Infinite Journey Of Soul", which will be released on January 22 via Retroactive Records. Having two metal releases on several overseas labels, RIVERA BOMMA storm the U....

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SCHECTER Announces Debut Of 'Hellwin' Series Of Amplifiers By AVENGED SEVENFOLD's GATES

Schecter Amplification celebrates the announcement of the Hellwin series of amplifiers — a collaboration between AVENGED SEVENFOLD's Synyster Gates and Schecter Amplification. The Hellwin USA 100 is the initial entry in the Hellwin series, a line of products that Schecter Amplification plans to brin...

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GREG HOWE's MARAGOLD To Release Debut Album

MARAGOLD, the new band featuring guitarist Greg Howe alongside Meghan Krauss (vocals),Kevin Vecchione (bass) and Gianluca Palmieri (drums),will release its debut album later this year. "It's an exciting, inspiring thing," Howe told GuitarWorld.com last summer. "This project is like a 360 back to w...

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Video: COHEED AND CAMBRIA Performs 'Dark Side Of Me' On 'Conan'

New York progressive rockers COHEED AND CAMBRIA performed the song "Dark Side Of Me" live on last night's (Monday, January 21) episode of Conan O'Brien's nighttime talk show on TBS, "Conan". You can now watch video footage of their appearance below. COHEED AND CAMBRIA's latest album, "The Afterman:...

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MEGADETH Fan Pays $11K For DAVE MUSTAINE-Designed Jackson Y2KV Prototype Guitar

A MEGADETH fan shelled out $11,300 via eBay to own an ultra-rare prototype Jackson Y2KV (J6443) guitar that was specifically created for the band's mainman, Dave Mustaine. The winning bidder will also receive a signed certificate of authenticity in return for his or her payment. Jackson Y2KV is a na...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS: Studio Report From ENGL TV

Engl's artist relations director Michael Berger recently checked in with guitarist Scott Gorham during BLACK STAR RIDERS studio session in Thousand Oaks, near Los Angeles. Check out the footage below. BLACK STAR RIDERS, the new band formed by THIN LIZZY alumni Ricky Warwick (vocals),Scott Gorham (g...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER Reveals Title Of Forthcoming Studio Album, Says It Will Be 'More Metal'

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Michael Schenker. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On filming live DVD "Temple Of Rock - Live In Europe" in Tilburg, The Netherlands on May 13, 2012: Michael: "We had to go from Glasgow overnight...

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JOE LYNN TURNER To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has been confirmed as one of the guest musicians who will appear on "The Mystery Of Time", the new album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Also scheduled to make appearances on the CD are Micha...

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HELLOWEEN: New Audio Interview With MARKUS GROSSKOPF

Greece's Rock Overdose recently conducted an interview with bassist Markus Grosskopf of German power metallers HELLOWEEN. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Straight Out Of Hell", the new album from HELLOWEEN, will be released in Europe on January 18 and in North America o...

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DESTINY Unveils New Lineup

Long-running Gothenburg, Sweden-based metallers DESTINY have announced the addition of keyboardist Carl Dahlberg to the group's ranks. This marks the first time DESTINY has a permanent keyboard player in the band, even though there have been keyboards on a few songs on all of the band's previous alb...