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RUNNING WILD: 'Shadowmaker' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Shadowmaker", the new album from German metallers RUNNING WILD, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Sweden: #43 Austria: #61 The CD was released in Germany on April 20, and was made available in the rest of Europe on April 23 and in the U.S./Canada on April 24 via SPV/Steamhamm...

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Former DRAGONFORCE Singer Discusses I AM I Band In New Audio Interview

Greece's Rock Overdose recently conducted an interview with former DRAGONFORCE and current I AM I singer ZP Theart. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio):

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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY: 'Dark Fate Of Atlantis' Video Released

"Dark Fate Of Atlantis", the new video from the Italian "cinematic" metal band LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY, can be seen below. The clip was filmed in Stockholm, Sweden by Swedish director Owe Lingvall of Dreamday Media (THE RASMUS, KAMELOT's "The Great Pandemonium"). "Dark Fate Of Atlantis" comes off LU...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's NICK CATANESE Interviewed On 'Signal To Noise' Podcast (Audio)

Episode 10 of the "Signal To Noise" podcast features an interview with Nick Catanese of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY. Nick talks about his trip to the Revolver Golden Gods awards as well as his new signature Paul Reed Smith guitar. Nick also discusses BLACK LABEL's upcoming European tour and what it takes to...

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CIRCUS MAXIMUS: 'Nine' EPK Released

An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for "Nine", the third album from Norwegian progressive metallers CIRCUS MAXIMUS, is available below. The CD will be released on June 5 in North America (four days earlier in Europe) via Frontiers Records. Five years after the release of the concept album "Isolate", CIRC...

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Former EXODUS Singer Talks HATRIOT In New Audio Interview

Brian Rademacher of RockEyez recently conducted an interview with veteran San Francisco Bay Area vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza (HATRIOT, TENET, DUBLIN DEATH PATROL, EXODUS, LEGACY). You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. HATRIOT supported TESTAMENT on February 19 at The Avalon in S...

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MINISTRY Guitarist Interviewed On WMSC 90.3 (Audio)

On April 23, Japan Nick Perkel of Montclair State University's WMSC 90.3 radio station conducted an interview with MINISTRY guitarist Sin Quirin. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. MINISTRY's new album, "Relapse", sold 3,000 copies in the United States in its first wee...

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STORM CORROSION Talks Vinyl In New Video Interview

Sound+Vision has posted an exclusive 10-minute interview clip with STORM CORROSION, the long-discussed and highly anticipated collaboration between two of the modern progressive rock scene's most innovative and multi-talented artists — Mikael Åkerfeldt of OPETH and PORCUPINE TREE's Steven Wilson. In...

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DEF LEPPARD: New Audio Interview With RICK ALLEN

Asheville, North Carolina's Rock 104.9 radio station recently spoke to DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen about the upcoming "Rock Of Ages" show on August 11 in Charlotte; the "Rock Of Ages" film; working on new material on the road; his accident; Raven Drum Foundation; "Electric Hand Rhythm & Chang...

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A Journey Through SOULFLY's Discography - Part 3 (Video)

The third in a four-part video series — a journey through SOULFLY's eight-album discography with the band's mainman, Max Cavalera — can be seen below. In the third clip, he tells stories from the making of 2005's "Dark Ages" and 2008's "Conquer". SOULFLY's eighth album, "Enslaved", sold 5,900 copies...

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U.D.O.: 'Celebrator' Trailer Available

U.D.O., the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, will release a "rare-tracks" album with some very special gems for the fans. Entitled "Celebrator", the effort will be made available on May 4 via AFM Records. The official trailer for "Celebrator" can be seen below. "Cel...

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PRONG: 'Carved Into Stone' First-Week Sales Revealed

PRONG's new album, "Carved Into Stone", sold around 1,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 13 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never ap...

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Ex-TESTAMENT/FORBIDDEN Guitarist GLEN ALVELAIS Performs With HATEFX For First Time (Video)

Guitarist Glen Alvelais (FORBIDDEN, TESTAMENT, LD/50) made his live debut with HATEFX on April 21 at Fulton 55 in Fresno, California as part of the third anniversary of the popular "Dirty Dowdy" podcast with fellow local acts GROOVEYARD, SPACEHOOKER, FROM THE FALLEN and SIX DAY TRUCE. Video footage...

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JOURNEY Guitarist: Reunion With STEVE PERRY Would Include ARNEL PINEDA

According to The Pulse Of Radio, guitarist Neal Schon says that the only way to see Steve Perry back on stage with JOURNEY would be alongside current vocalist, sound-alike Arnel Pineda. Schon, keyboardist Jonathan Cain, and Pineda spoke to The Huffington Post to publicize the new documentary, "Don't...

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Skull 13

The metal world has benefitted from a slew of reunions these past few years. While just as many have made us regret the decision to reform, several others have proven to us that some bands do in fact get better with age or at least reinforce why we loved those early releases in the first ...