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ARCH ENEMY's MICHAEL AMOTT Talks Gear In New Video Interview
RotoSound, the British guitar and bass string manufacturing company, conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY when the band played at the Christmas Metal Festival in December 2011 in Geiselwind, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. ARCH...February 2, 2012
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ANVIL: More Peformance Footage With New Bassist Posted Online
Video footage of Canadian metal legends ANVIL performing the song "Swing Thing" on January 31 at Sellersville Theater in Sellersville, Pennsylvania can be seen below. New ANVIL bassist Sal Italiano was interviewed on this past weekend's edition of the "Maximum Threshold" show. When asked about landi...February 2, 2012
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VAN HALEN Plays Secret Show In Los Angeles; Video, Photos Available
VAN HALEN played an hour-long set Wednesday night (February 1) at a private media showcase at Henson Studios in Hollywood, California. The performance — which served as a launch party for the band's new album, "A Different Kind Of Truth", as well as a warm-up show for their American tour that commen...February 2, 2012
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ENGEL To Film New Video Next Week
ENGEL — the Gothenburg, Sweden-based quintet featuring guitarists Marcus Sunesson (THE CROWN) and Niclas Engelin (PASSENGER, ex-GARDENIAN, IN FLAMES),vocalist Mangan Klavborn, drummer Jimmy Olausson (ex-MARIONETTE) and bassist Steve Drennan (LOCUS) — will film a video for a new song on February 10...February 2, 2012
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TC Electronic Announces JOHN PETRUCCI Signature Pedal
Long-time TC guitar effects user John Petrucci (DREAM THEATER) has joined forces with TC Electronic, taking their collaboration to a whole new level. Petrucci was one of the first artists to join TC's revolutionary TonePrint concept. In total, John created five personal TonePrints in early 2011 — tw...February 1, 2012
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STRYPER Frontman MICHAEL SWEET: New Solo Album Samples Available
Vocalist/guitarist Michael Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER has released instrumental audio samples (no lead vocals) of three songs — "Unsuspecting", "All That Left (For Me To Prove)" and "Taking On The World Tonight" — that will appear on his forthcoming solo album, tentatively due this summ...February 1, 2012
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OUTLOUD To Release 'More Catastrophe' EP
OUTLOUD, the international rock band featuring Bob Katsionis (FIREWIND),Chandler Mogel (ex-TALON) and Mark Cross (ex-FIREWIND, HELLOWEEN),will release a new six-song EP, "More Catastrophe", at the end of March. The effort will contain three brand new songs plus the previously released Christmas si...February 1, 2012
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UNISONIC Featuring MICHAEL KISKE, KAI HANSEN: Debut Album Artwork, Release Date Revealed
The self-titled debut album from UNISONIC — the band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) alongside Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany's PINK CREAM 69 and Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer (who has previously played with ASIA, GOT...February 1, 2012
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MEGADETH Drummer Interviewed On 'The Metal File' (Audio)
MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover was interviewed for the latest edition of "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can now stream the chat using the audio player below. Gigantour — the critically acclaimed package festival founded in 2005 by MEGADETH — is making its highly anticipated ret...February 1, 2012
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LANFEAR: 'This Harmonic Consonance' Trailer Available
A promotional trailer for "This Harmonic Consonance", the forthcoming sixth album from German power metallers LANFEAR, can be seen below. The CD will be released on February 24 via Pure Steel Records. The group previously described the effort as "the heaviest LANFEAR album until now. [It contains] s...February 1, 2012
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UFO: Audio Interview Posted Online; New Song Available For Streaming
On January 30, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with drummer Andy Parker of legendary British hard rockers UFO. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. UFO will release its new album, "Seven Deadly", on February 28 (one day earlier internationa...January 31, 2012
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EXODUS Guitarist Interviewed On Brazil's 'Wikimetal' (Audio)
Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist Gary Holt of San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS. You can now stream the podcast using the audio player below. (Note: The Holt interview begins around the 20-minute mark.) Wikimetal podcast (audio):January 31, 2012
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ROBIN MCAULEY Interviewed On WLUP-FM 97.9 (Video)
Singer Robin McAuley recently took part in an interview at the studios of Chicago's WLUP-FM 97.9 (Loop 97.9) radio station with afternoon personality Byrd. You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, McAuley will reunite with legendary guitarist Michael Schenker (SCORPIONS, UFO) for th...January 31, 2012
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New ANVIL Bassist Interviewed On 'Maximum Threshold' (Audio)
New ANVIL bassist Sal Italiano was interviewed on this past weekend's edition of the "Maximum Threshold" show. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. When asked about landing the ANVIL gig, Italiano said, "We've been friends for a really long time. Back in the day, we...January 31, 2012
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PRIMAL ROCK REBELLION: Debut Album To Receive U.S. Release In April
"Awoken Broken", the debut album from PRIMAL ROCK REBELLION, the project featuring IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith and SIKTH frontman Mikee Goodman, will be released in the U.S. on April 17 through Spinefarm Records. The CD, which will be made available in Europe on February 27, was produced by A...January 31, 2012
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