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SHADOW SOCIETY Signs With LOUD RAGE MUSIC

SHADOW SOCIETY, the Tampa Bay, Florida-based symphonic extreme metal act featuring members of DEICIDE, CIRCLE II CIRCLE and ORDER OF ENNEAD, has inked a deal with Loud Rage Music. The band released a debut EP, "Into The Unknown", in 2013, and is now putting the finishing touches on its debut album....

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BLACK SABBATH's Touring Keyboardist ADAM WAKEMAN Speaks To Metal-Trails.com (Video)

On December 4, Metal-Trails.com conducted an interview with keyboardist Adam Wakeman (BLACK SABBATH, OZZY OSBOURNE, HEADSPACE) in Frankfurt, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Born March 11, 1974 into a musical family, Adam started playing classical piano at the age of 8. By 17, he had obtai...

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MISERY INDEX To Release 'The Killing Gods' In May

American death metal extremists MISERY INDEX have set "The Killing Gods" as the title of their forthcoming full-length album. The band's fifth studio CD will arrive on May 23 via Season Of Mist. "The Killing Gods" was recorded at Wright Way Studios in Baltimore, Maryland and was engineered by Steve...

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Video: ROYAL MACHINES Performs On BITESIZE TV

ROYAL MACHINES, the new "all-star covers fun-times band" featuring former CAMP FREDDY members Dave Navarro (JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS),Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist),Donovan Leitch (son of legendary folk singer Donovan),and Chris Chaney (JANE'S...

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2CELLOS' Cover Of AC/DC's 'Thunderstruck' Gets More Than 5 Million YouTube Views

Video footage of Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, the Croatian cello duo known as 2CELLOS, performing a cover version of AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" can be seen below. 2CELLOS became an overnight Internet sensation with their self-made music video of themselves performing MICHAEL JACKSON's "Smooth Crimina...

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JON LORD: 'All Those Years Ago' Photobook Details Revealed

Jon Lord, the celebrated keyboard player of rock bands DEEP PURPLE and WHITESNAKE and a celebrated composer, is the focus of a new photographic biography that will commemorate his life and successful career. The limited-edition book, released for pre-sale today, is published by Rufus Stone who speci...

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MOTÖRHEAD, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, STAIND, TWISTED SISTER, Others Confirmed For ROCKLAHOMA

Rocklahoma — America's biggest Memorial Day Weekend party — will rock the Midwest with an all-star lineup featuring KID ROCK, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, STAIND, TWISTED SISTER, DEFTONES, MOTÖRHEAD, and many more from May 23 to May 25 at "Catch the Fever" Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma. The three-...

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CAMP FREDDY Calls It Quits; New All-Star Covers Band ROYAL MACHINES Takes Shape

CAMP FREDDY, the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring Dave Navarro (JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS),Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist),Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Donovan Leitch (son of legendary folk singer Donovan),and Chris Chan...

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TIM ' RIPPER' OWENS, MARK BOALS To Guest On 'The Legend Of Valley Doom' Metal Opera

Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, DIO DISCIPLES) and Mark Boals (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ROYAL HUNT) are among the guest musicians who will appear on the new metal opera "The Legend Of Valley Doom". Also scheduled to appear are vocalists Artur Almeida (ATTICK DEMONS),George...

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ROYAL THUNDER Begins Recording New Album

Atlanta, Georgia heavy rock trio ROYAL THUNDER has entered the studio to record its sophomore LP and follow-up to 2012's critically acclaimed debut "CVI". The band is once again tracking at Aria Recording Studio in Marietta, Georgia with producer Joey Jones. A fall 2014 release via Relapse Records i...

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CANDLEMASS Mainman Says New BLACK SABBATH Album 'Could Have Been Better'

Metal Blast recently conducted an interview with CANDLEMASS and AVATARIUM mainman Leif Edling. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Blast: Considering the success of CANDLEMASS and the fact that it stands proud as THE doom metal band, what led you to start AVATARIUM? Leif Edling: M...

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MASTODON's TROY SANDERS Says Next Album Will Pick Up Where 'The Hunter' Left Off

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have entered the studio with producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, RUSH, ALICE IN CHAINS) to begin recording their new album for a 2014 release. Speaking to ARTISTdirect.com, MASTODON singer and bassist Troy Sanders was asked if the band's new material picks...

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MASTODON: 'Black Tongue' Performance Clip From 'Live At Brixton'

On February 11, 2012, MASTODON took the stage at London, England's O2 Academy in Brixton, capping off the Atlanta-based band's world tour in support of their critically acclaimed album "The Hunter". This sold-out performance was MASTODON's first show at the legendary venue. It won't be their last, a...

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CANDLEMASS To Perform Entire 'Ancient Dreams' Album At ROADBURN Festival

Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS to perform their "Ancients Dreams" album in its entirety at Mikael Åkerfeldt's (OPETH) 2014 curated Roadburn event on Friday, April 11 at the 013 venue in Tilburg, The Netherlands. "Wow, just wow!" says Åkerfeldt. "I am friends with the entire band, and especial...

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EVERGREY/AVATARIUM Guitarist MARCUS JIDELL Releases 'Huldra' Solo Video

"Huldra", the new video from Swedish guitar master Marcus Jidell (AVATARIUM, EVERGREY, ROYAL HUNT),can be seen below. The song is taken from his debut instrumental album, "Pictures From A Time Traveller", which was released in August via Lion Music. Marcus wanted something a little different to the...