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OPERA DIABOLICUS: New Song Posted Online

OPERA DIABOLICUS, the Swedish doom rock-opera project featuring appearances by Snowy Shaw (THERION, NOTRE DAME, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI),Mats Levén (KRUX, THERION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Niklas Isfeldt (DREAM EVIL),has uploaded the complete song "Blood Countess Bathory" from the b...

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SILENT CIVILIAN Commences Work On Sophomore Album, Prepares To Hit The Road

SILENT CIVILIAN, the band led by SPINESHANK vocalist Jonny Santos, has entered the studio to commence recording its sophomore album for an early 2010 release via Mediaskare/Century Media. In addition, the band will kick off a massive North American headlining run on August 24. Commented Santos: "Get...

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JED SIMON On TENET's 'Very Straight-Up, Right-In-Your-Face Style Of Metal'

Metal-Experience.com recently conducted an interview with Jed Simon (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, ZIMMER'S HOLE) about his TENET project, which also features Steve "Zetro" Souza (EXODUS) on vocals, Glen Alvelais (FORBIDDEN, TESTAMENT) on lead guitar, Byron Stroud (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, FEAR FACTORY) on bass...

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FIREWIND's KATSIONIS To Guest On GUS DRAX's Solo Album

Keyboardist/guitarist Bob Katsionis (FIREWIND, OUTLOUD) will record all the keyboards for the upcoming album from 21-year-old Greek guitarist Gus Drax (BIOMECHANICAL). Gus says, "Bob already started working on the songs and the results are brilliant!" As previously reported, Steve Smyth (FORBIDDEN,...

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DEFIANCE Completes Work On New Album

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE have issued the following update: "The new DEFIANCE album titled 'The Prophecy' has been completed! The mixing and mastering of the first new music from DEFIANCE in over 15 years was completed a few weeks ago and has been sent to Candlelight Records fo...

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SENTINEL BEAST: Another New Song Posted Online

Reactivated '80s Sacramento, California thrash band SENTINEL BEAST has posted another new song, "Forbidden Territories", on the group's MySpace page. The track is expected to appear on the group's second full-length album, "Risen", tentatively due later in the year. The group says, "We are very eage...

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TENET: Another Song Posted Online

A new TENET track entitled "Crown Of Thorns" has been made available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the group's debut album, "Sovereign", which was released in Europe on July 20 via Century Media Records (the CD will be issued in North America on August 11. TENET, origi...

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SPIRALARMS Frontman Issues New Album Update

SPIRALARMS, the San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN, ex-MANMADEGOD) on guitar, Tim Narducci (ex-SYSTEMATIC) on vocals, Chris "Cornbread" Lombardo on bass, and Brad Barth on keyboards, entered Sonic Room/Audio Voyage studios in late June/early July to begin recording...

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FORBIDDEN/Ex-NEVERMORE Guitarist To Guest On GUS DRAX Solo Album

Steve Smyth (FORBIDDEN, ex-NEVERMORE, TESTAMENT) will record a guest guitar solo on the upcoming album from 21-year-old Greek guitarist Gus Drax (BIOMECHANICAL). Gus says, "Steve is one of those guitarists that I was listening since the days I was starting to play guitar and is a HUGE honor for me t...

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Former FORBIDDEN, GRIP INC., VICIOUS RUMORS Members Join Forces In LORENZO

LORENZO, the modern rock band featuring vocalist Marko Lorenzo, bassist Jason VieBrooks (GRIP INC., HEATHEN),drummer Steve Jacobs (FORBIDDEN, MANMADEGOD) and guitarist Ira Black (VICIOUS RUMORS, LIZZY BORDEN, HEATHEN, METAL CHURCH),made its live debut opening for SLAUGHTER On June 19, 2009 at the...

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TONY MARTIN Comments On HEADLESS CROSS U.S. Tour Cancelation

Former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin has commented on the cancelation of his previously announced U.S. tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of the SABBATH album "Headless Cross". Martin's band, which was to be called HEADLESS CROSS, was set to include the following musicians: Ton...

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TONY MARTIN's HEADLESS CROSS: North American Tour Cancelled

Former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin's previously announced U.S. tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of the SABBATH album "Headless Cross" has been cancelled. Martin says, "We are so disappointed." A statement from Frank Welcker of Shakers Management Group reads as follows: "Due...

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SEVEN KINGDOMS: New Album Track Listing Revealed

Orlando, Florida-based power metal band SEVEN KINGDOMS will enter Tampa's Morrisound Studios in late July to record its sophomore album. The CD will mark the recording debut of new singer Sabrina Valentine and will include guest appearances by Wade Black (CRIMSON GLORY, LEATHERWOLF) and Glen Alvelai...

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TENET: 'Sovereign' Artwork Unveiled; First Track Posted Online

TENET, originally the brainchild of guitarist Jed Simon (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, ZIMMER'S HOLE),has throughout the years evolved into a monstrous extreme metal force featuring such illustrious musicians as Steve "Zetro" Souza (EXODUS) on vocals, Glen Alvelais (FORBIDDEN, TESTAMENT) on lead guitar, Byr...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist Issues Post-TIM ' RIPPER' OWENS Tour Update

Former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson has issued the following update: "I just arrived back in the USA from the Tim 'Ripper' Owens [JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR] tour of Europe. Ripper and I have worked on a lot of things lately, including our band HAIL!, h...