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WE ARE THE FALLEN Bassist Discusses Band's Debut Album, Live Performance

Ken Brzezinski of Static Multimedia recently conducted an interview with WE ARE THE FALLEN bassist Marty O'Brien. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Static Multimedia: What's it like to work with a guy like Ben Moody [WE ARE THE FALLEN/ex-EVANESCENCE guitarist/songwriter] who is one of...

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SKYFORGER Featured In BBC Latvian Music Special

Latvian pagan metal kings SKYFORGER are featured in a BBC special on Latvia's love of folk music. The band is captured live at a Latvian music awards ceremony and is interviewed by the BBC's correspondent Damien McGuinness. Watch the clip at this location. "Kurbads", the new album from SKYFORGER, is...

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GOATSNAKE: Long-Out-Of-Print 'Flower Of Disease' Album Reissued

Southern Lord Recordings has re-released the long out-of-print GOATSNAKE album "Flower Of Disease". The third official release from the almighty GOATSNAKE, this slick, thunderous eight-song slab of doom was initially released in 2000 on the now-defunct Man's Ruin label, with Southern Lord handling t...

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SKELETONWITCH: New Audio Interview With SCOTT HEDRICK Available

On April 6, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Scott Hedrick of Athens, Ohio extreme metallers SKELETONWITCH. Scott talked about touring with CANNIBAL CORPSE; SKELETONWITCH's latest album, "Breathing The Fire"; metal scene in Ohio back when the band start...

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IAN ASTBURY Says THE CULT Will Release A 'Capsule,' Not An EP

Simon Sweetman of Stuff.co.nz recently conducted an interview with vocalist Ian Astbury of THE CULT. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On he and guitarist Billy Duffy being compared to other famous guitarist/singer duos like Mick Jagger and Keith Richards from THE ROLLING STONES or Steven T...

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CRYSTAL VIPER To Release Live Album

Polish female-fronted heavy metal act CRYSTAL VIPER will release a new live album, "Defenders Of The Magic Circle: Live In Germany", on June 4 via AFM Records. The CD will include the band's entire live set recorded in 2009 at the Magic Circle Festival in Germany along with a bunch of studio cuts. T...

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PERIPHERY: First-Week Sales Revealed

The self-titled debut album from Washington D.C.'s PERIPHERY sold around 4,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 128 on the Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at No. 2 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling album...

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ICARUS WITCH To Support Y&T

Pittsburgh traditional metallers ICARUS WITCH will support Y&T on their July/August 2010 tour. ICARUS WITCH will continue promoting its recent release, "Draw Down The Moon", this time with former DIRTY LOOKS guitarist/backing vocalist Christopher Shaner as the new frontman and PAUL DI'ANNO axema...

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CAGE Parts Ways With Bassist, Guitarist; Announces Replacements

Founding bassist Mike Giordano and lead guitarist Anthony Wayne McGinnis recently left the San Diego metal band CAGE after many years of true metal madness, with Mike departing due to medical reasons and Anthony for family reasons. Replacing Mike is monster bassist Steve Brogden, who is the lead gui...

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PAUL DI'ANNO Interviewed On Chile's 'Punto Deporte'

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno was interviewed for the Chilean TV show "Punto Deporte" during his short tour of Chile in early April 2010. The segment, which includes live performance, can be viewed below. Di'Anno completed his first U.S. tour in over 15 years in January/February with suppor...

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ICARUS WITCH Interviewed On 'Iron City Rocks' Podcast

The "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) recently conducted an interview with Quinn Lukas and Ed Skero of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based melodic metallers ICARUS WITCH. Topics include the addition of Ed to the band, changing singers, touring with former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno and the future...

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PERIPHERY: 'Icarus Lives!' Video Released

"Icarus Lives!", the new video from Washington D.C.'s PERIPHERY, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed in Boston with Killswitch Productions directors Mike Pecci and Ian McFarland (FEAR FACTORY, MESHUGGAH). "Wait until you see this video," says Pecci. "Loaded with epic shots, heroic stances, and...

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PAUL DI'ANNO: Odessa Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno's April 15, 2010 concert in Odessa, Ukraine can be viewed below. Di'Anno completed his first U.S. tour in over 15 years in January/February with support from Pittsburgh traditional metallers ICARUS WITCH (who also served as Di'Anno's...

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ICARUS WITCH Bassist Says PETER STEELE's Work With TYPE O NEGATIVE Was 'Groundbreaking'

Bassist Jason Myers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based melodic metallers ICARUS WITCH has released the following statement: "Peter Steele, a true icon, enigma, musical genius and hell of a nice man who I had the pleasure of talking with on several occasions dating back to the early '90s, has reported...

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ICARUS WITCH Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Replacement

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based melodic metallers ICARUS WITCH have parted ways with vocalist Matthew Bizilia and have replaced him with Christopher Shaner. Commented the band in a statement: "Matthew's contributions to the band have been immeasurable over the past six years. "While this was a seriou...