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ESCAPE THE FATE Signs With ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC

Las Vegas, Nevada-based rockers ESCAPE THE FATE have inked a deal with Eleven Seven Music. The band's new album will be released in the spring. The CD was co-produced by John Feldman, Monte Money and Brandon Saller (ATREYU) and was mixed by Josh Wilbur. A 25-second teaser for the new ESCAPE THE FATE...

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MEGADETH Resumes Work On New Studio Album

MEGADETH has resumed work on its fourteenth studio album with producer Johnny K (full name: John Karkazis),who has previously worked with DISTURBED, SEVENDUST, MACHINE HEAD and STAIND. The CD is tentatively due in early 2013 via an as-yet-undisclosed label following MEGADETH's recent split with Roa...

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TOMAS LINDBERG To Rejoin NIGHTRAGE For GOTHENBURG SOUND FESTIVAL Performance

Due to scheduling conflicts, singer Antony Hämäläinen will be unable to perform with multinational thrashers NIGHTRAGE at the Gothenburg Sound Festival on January 5 at Trädgårn in Gothenburg, Sweden. His replacement for this show only will be NIGHTRAGE's former frontman Tomas Lindberg (pictured belo...

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LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH's 'Baphometic Chaosium' Due In January

Los Angeles underground black metallers LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH will release their third full-length album, "Baphometic Chaosium", on January 22 via Metal Blade Records. The band has appropriately become a five-piece (completing the pentacle) with the recruitment of lead guitarist "Inverted" Chris...

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BARONESS: New Acoustic Performance Footage Posted Online

A clip of BARONESS' John Baizley and Pete Adams playing an acoustic version of the song "Stretchmarker" can be seen below. The clip, recorded in Baizley's Philadelphia art studio, marks the first performance the band members have shared since their horrific bus accident in August. "Simply put: it's...

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TERMINATE Signs To SELFMADEGOD RECORDS

Selfmadegod Records has announced the signing of TERMINATE from Morton Grove, Illinois. The mission of TERMINATE is simple: to play death metal the way it was meant to be played. Taking influences from death metal stalwarts BOLT THROWER and AUTOPSY, while maintaining a melodic sensibility akin to Sw...

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L.A. GUNS Announces New Guitarist

California rockers L.A. GUNS have announced the addition of guitarist Frankie Wilsey to the group's ranks. Commented the band: "We first met [Frankie] back in 2007 when he was playing in Stephen Pearcy's band, ARCADE, on the Rock Never Stops tour. Frankie spent more time on our bus than his own, imp...

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STATUS QUO Drummer Quits

STATUS QUO drummer Matt Letley has decided to leave the band after 12 years. He will make his final live appearance with Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown and John "Rhino" Edwards on Wednesday, December 19, at the O2 Arena in London. Says Letley: "It's been a fantastic journey over the past twe...

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EUROPE Performs Early Track To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of Rock-SM Appearance

Swedish hard rockers EUROPE celebrated the 30th anniversary of their appearance at the Swedish rock talent contest Rock-SM this past Thursday, December 13 by performing the song "In The Future To Come" at Hovet in Stockholm during the Scandianvian leg of their "Bag Of Bones" tour. Fan-filmed video f...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: 'Temper Temper' Track Listing Revealed; New Single Streaming

"Riot", the new single from Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, will be available at all digital providers on January 15. The track, which can be streamed below, is the first official single from the band's fourth studio album, "Temper Temper", set for release February 12, 2013. The LP will be...

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This release may be a few months old already, but in the season of giving, it's perhaps prudent to shine the light on a benefit project if for nothing else, to serve as a reminder that music does serve a higher purpose when it wants to. Last year, Ian Gillan and Tony Iommi joined audile ...

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LED ZEPPELIN: 'Sunday Morning' Segment Available Online

The LED ZEPPELIN segment which aired on this morning's (Sunday, December 16) edition of "Sunday Morning" on CBS-TV can be seen below. LED ZEPPELIN's concert film, "Celebration Day", which is available on CD, DVD, and Blu-ray disc, sold 101,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release...

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ROBERT PLANT Sidesteps Question About LED ZEPPELIN Reunion On 'Sunday Morning'

In a preview of Anthony Mason's CBS-TV "Sunday Morning" interview with the British rock band LED ZEPPELIN, singer Robert Plant addresses Mason's questions about a possible reunion of the group. Check it out below. Also available is a performance clip of the song "Black Dog" from the band's recently...

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ASIA Drummer Comments On U.K. Tour Cancelation

ASIA, featuring the original lineup of Geoff Downes (keyboards),Steve Howe (guitar),Carl Palmer (drums) and John Wetton (lead vocals, bass),was forced to cancel its 30th-anniversary U.K. tour due to Palmer coming down with a severe case of E. coli. The drummer has now issued the following stateme...

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BLACK VEIL BRIDES Singer Surprises Fans At 'Wretched And Divine' Listening Party (Video)

Vocalist Andy Biersack of Los Angeles theatrical rockers BLACK VEIL BRIDES surprised 20 lucky fans who thought they were in New York City only to get a first listen to the band's new album, "Wretched And Divine: The Story Of The Wild Ones". After the CD playback ended, Biersack barged into almost st...