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BEECHER Reforms For Live Shows In 2011

British progressive metal act BEECHER have reformed almost five years after splitting up, with plans to play live shows in 2011. The band has issued the following statement: "Summer 2011 sees the 10-year anniversary of the start of BEECHER. We disbanded suddenly, during our most active period, playi...

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KATAKLYSM Uploads First Song To 'Rock Band Network' To Feature Double-Bass Application

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based extreme metallers KATAKLYSM have uploaded another song to the Rock Band Network, a downloadable content service designed by Harmonix Music Systems with the help of Microsoft to allow musical artists and record labels to make their music available as playable tracks for...

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EX DEO Signs With NAPALM RECORDS

EX DEO — the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal led by KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono — has inked a deal with Austria's Napalm Records for the release of the band's next CD, "Caligula". Iacono states, "Today I'm excited to say that we have found a new home for the Roman legion of EX DEO! We have parte...

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KATAKLYSM To Release 20th-Anniversary DVD

Montreal-based extreme metallers KATAKLYSM have posted a new video update in which they discuss their "Spread the Venom 2010 - 2011 World Tour" and plans to release a 20th-anniversary DVD. Check out the eight-minute clip below. The North American leg of KATAKLYSM's "Spread the Venom 2010 - 2011 Worl...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Talks About LOS ANGELES FITNESS EXPO (Video)

Phil Collen, vegetarian and lead guitarist for the legendary multi-platinum rock band DEF LEPPARD, will set aside his axe and join the highly successful Los Angeles Fitness Expo as a special guest presenter on January 29 and January 30, 2011. Phil will be joined by his longtime trainer, internationa...

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PAGE HAMILTON: 'I've Heard HELMET Riffs In EVANESCENCE'

The Skinny recently conducted an interview with HELMET mainman Page Hamilton. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On HELMET's influences on today's acts: "I hear it all over the place. Kids today have no idea at this point, because they got into, say, KORN, SYSTEM OF A DOWN... I've hear...

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SEPULTURA Taps Producer ROY Z. For New Album

Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA have tapped Roy Z. (JUDAS PRIEST, HALFORD, BRUCE DICKINSON, HELLOWEEN) to produce their new album, tentatively due in early 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will once again be recorded at Trama Studios in São Paulo, Brazil. The second and third in a serie...

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SEPULTURA To Perform Entire 'Arise' Album At São Paulo Concert

Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA will perform their classic 1991 album, "Arise", in its entirety during the group's headlining performance at the 16-year anniversary of the Manifesto Bar in São Paulo, Brazil on Saturday, December 11. SEPULTURA's current lineup includes only two of the four ban...

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DORO: New Four-Part iMusic1 German TV Special Posted Online

A new four-part iMusic1 German TV special on German metal queen Doro Pesch and her newly released 2DVD/CD set "25 Years In Rock" can be viewed below. "25 Years In Rock" features Doro's entire 25-year anniversary concert, including guest performances in front of about 10,000 enthusiastic fans in Düss...

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ROYAL THUNDER EP To Be Re-Released In December

The self-titled EP from Atlanta, Georgia's ROYAL THUNDER will be re-released in December via Relapse mailorder. The band self-recorded and issued the seven song EP in late 2009. The EP will be available worldwide starting December 21. Check out audio samples at the ROYAL THUNDER MySpace page. ROYAL...

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CLUTCH Frontman Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Video)

On November 19, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with Neil Fallon of Maryland rockers CLUTCH at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, California. You can now watch the chat below. CLUTCH — Neil Fallon, Tim Sult, Dan Maines and Jean-Paul Gaster — will say goodbye to 2010...

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DORO: Another '25 Years In Rock' Preview Clip Released

German metal queen Doro Pesch recently completed work on her biggest project to date — the 2DVD/CD set "25 Years In Rock", featuring the entire 25-year anniversary concert, including guest performances in front of about 10,000 enthusiastic fans in Düsseldorf, Germany as well as a China special, outt...

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EX DEO: New Album Title Announced; Audio Interview Available

EX DEO — the Ancient Roman-themed arsenal led by KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono — will begin pre-production on its next album, "Caligula", once KATAKLYSM has completed its touring commitments in 2011. Iacono states, "Expect a revolutionary album that will breathe the word 'NEW' into a much-stagn...

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KATAKLYSM Announces North American Tour

Montreal-based extreme metallers KATAKLYSM have announced the North American leg of their "Spread the Venom 2010 - 2011 World Tour". Joining them will be groove-laden death shredders ALL SHALL PERISH, technical/progressive death masters DECREPIT BIRTH, Sumerian Records' touring juggernaut CONDUCTING...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN To Appear At LOS ANGELES FITNESS EXPO

Phil Collen, vegetarian and lead guitarist for the legendary multi-platinum rock band DEF LEPPARD, will set aside his axe and join the highly successful Los Angeles Fitness Expo as a special guest presenter on January 29 and January 30, 2011. Phil will be joined by his longtime trainer, internationa...