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DIAMOND HEAD Drummer Reports On New Album Recording Process

DIAMOND HEAD drummer Karl Wilcox, who is based in Los Angeles while the rest of the group resides in the U.K., has posted a report on the recording sessions for the band's new album, "What's in your Head?" An excerpt follows: "What started as riffs and ideas on one side of the globe has become ...

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'Black Metal' The Novel Due In August

The Comic Book Bin reports: Rising from the pits of Hades this August, "Black Metal" is a full-length graphic novel by Rick Spears ("Teenagers from Mars", "Pirates of Coney Island", "Dead West") and Chuck B.B. "I've been a metal nerd since day one, and to be working on this book is a dream. ...

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STEVE VAI Unveils New Band STRING THEORIES

Legendary guitarist Steve Vai has announced the formation of his new band, dubbed STRING THEORIES. It is as follows: Steve Vai - Guitar Jeremy Colson - Drums Dave Weiner - Rhythm Guitar Bryan Beller - Bass Alex DePue - Electric and Acoustic Violin, Keyboards Ann Marie Calhoun - Electric and Acoustic...

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REKUIEM Parts Ways With Drummer

REKUIEM (formerly REQUIEM),the cult NWOBHM band that was at the very start of the British metal movement alongside such names as DIAMOND HEAD and WITCHFINDER GENERAL, has parted ways with drummer Karl Wilcox (DIAMOND HEAD). According to the group, "the band's plan to perform live shows later this y...

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WISDOM IN CHAINS: New Songs Posted Online

The first songs from WISDOM IN CHAINS' upcoming full-length CD for Eulogy Recordings, "Class War", have been posted at the band's MySpace page. "The Land of Kings", "Life Isn't Fair", and "Cap City" were recorded at Mountainside Studio in Tobyhanna, PA in February of 2007. The CD is scheduled for re...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says He 'Forgave' METALLICA A Long Time Ago

Mark Voger of the Asbury Park Press recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A few excerpts follow: On his 2002 arm injury: "That changed things. I really started to do some introspection. I was brought up in the church. I just decided to recommit myself and straighten th...

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HELLYEAH Guitarist Says This Is Not A One-Time Project

FMQB recently conducted an interview with HELLYEAH/NOTHINGFACE guitarist Tom Maxwell. A few excerpts from the chat follow: FMQB: The news recently broke that Jerry Montano [bass] left [HELLYEAH]. What happened? Tom: All I can say about it is that it's a real personal matter and we just had to move o...

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'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK Working On 'The Heaviest And Most Insane Output I Have Done Musically'

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH) has issued the following update: "With much metal pleasure, I would like to announce the launch of brand new www.metalmike.net. We have reworked everything to give you the best online metal experience that we possibly can. You wi...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist Discusses TENET Project

Metal Realm recently conducted an interview with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Realm: First off, let's talk about STRAPPING YOUNG LAD. What is going on with the group? Are SYL on hiatus? Done? Jed: Good question, haha! Nothing is going on r...

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A New Disease is Born

I found it rather interesting that NIGHTRAGE would make the jump from Century Media to Lifeforce concurrent with a change in style that has more in common with the modern Swedecore acts on the latter label's roster. We are not talking in relative terms here either, as "A New Disease is Born" has far...

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SICK OF IT ALL, UNEARTH, AS I LAY DYING Confirmed For Germany's PRESSURE FESTIVAL

SICK OF IT ALL, UNEARTH and AS I LAY DYING been confirmed for the Pressure Festival, set to take place June 23-25 at the Gysenberg Hall in Herne, Germany. The final festival lineup is as follows: ALL OUT WAR ANIMOSITY AS I LAY DYING BLACK FRIDAY '29 BRING ME THE HORIZON BUN DEM OUT BURY ...

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PITTS VS. PREPS Begins Recording New Album

PITTS VS. PREPS — the Louisiana-based band featuring former EXHORDER/FLOODGATE and current ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY frontman Kyle Thomas — has issued the following update: "April 6-8 we went in House of 1000hz studios in the 9th ward of New Orleans, Louisiana. Even though someone was shot around the cor...

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RESISTANCE, BUN DEM OUT, DO OR DIE Confirmed For Germany's PRESSURE FESTIVAL

RESISTANCE, BUN DEM OUT and DO OR DIE have been confirmed for the Pressure Festival, set to take place June 23-25 at the Gysenberg Hall in Herne, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALL OUT WAR ANIMOSITY BLACK FRIDAY '29 BRING ME THE HORIZON BUN DEM OUT BURY YOUR DEAD CASEY JONES...

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CELLADOR Parts Ways With Drummer, Seeks Replacement

Nebraska-based extreme power metallers CELLADOR have parted ways with drummer David Dahir. Commented guitarist Bill Hudson: "It's been less than four months since we parted ways with our bass player, and we're happy to inform you that we have found a replacement. His name will be announced soon, but...

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Age Eternal

Mike Scheidt may have been the guitarist and vocalist of revered northwest U.S. space-doom freaks YOB, but the opening track of his new band's debut seems determined to highlight the differences between his earlier outfit and MIDDIAN. "Dreamless Eye" crashes out of the gate with a fast, aggressive,...