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CHIMAIRA Talks To CLEVELAND SCENE About New Album

D.X. Ferris of the Cleveland Scene recently conducted an interview with CHIMAIRA frontman Mark Hunter and rhythm guitarist Matt DeVries about the group's forthcoming fifth album, "The Infection", which is set for release on April 21 via Ferret Music. The new record will arrive in five different vers...

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UNLEASHED: Video Interview With JOHNNY HEDLUND

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Johnny Hedlund of Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED. Johnny talks about living in Sweden, rebelling and spreading his message through UNLEASHED, the up and down periods of UNLEASHED, recording in the band's own studio, the g...

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UNLEASHED: Warsaw Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of UNLEASHED's December 7, 2008 concert at Progresja in Warsaw, Poland can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "Zwierzak26"). UNLEASHED's ninth full-length album, "Hammer Battalion", sold 370 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen Sound...

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'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK Shreds The Axe At Rochester's GUITAR EXPO; Video Available

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH) performed live at the annual Guitar Expo hosted by Rochester, New York's House Of Guitars superstore on Saturday, November 22. Watch video footage of his appearance below (clips uploaded by "larsloudamp"). Guitar Expo features re...

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The Fathomless Mastery

Swedish "superstar" death metallers BLOODBATH have been the critical darlings of extreme metal for quite some time now, even more so since the release of the "Unblessing the Purity" EP and the "The Wacken Carnage" CD/DVD. At least some of that has to do with the now widely accepted role of OPETH's M...

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SEBASTIAN BACH's Son's Band THE INFINITE STAIRCASE To Open For BLACK LABEL SOCIETY

THE INFINITE STAIRCASE, the Staten Island, New York-based rock/metal band featuring Sebastian Bach's son Paris Bierk on drums, has been added to the "The Black Label Bash" tour featuring headliners BLACK LABEL SOCIETY alongside SEVENDUST and DOPE. The trek will kick off on March 22 in St. Paul, Minn...

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LIZZY BORDEN Kicks Off European Tour; Photos Available

Californian metallers LIZZY BORDEN kicked off their European tour in Germany December 6. Support came from the Swedish band FATAL SMILE and Dutch metallers MARTYR. A number of high-quality photos from the show in Turock, Essen can be found at Metal-Experience.com. LIZZY BORDEN's setlist was as follo...

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Reunited MILITIA Plays First Show In 22 Years; Photos Available

Reunited Texas heavy metallers MILITIA played their first show in 22 years this past Friday, December 5 at the Rockstar Sports Bar in Fort Worth. Check out photos at this location. Available now on the Forged In Fire (Rockadrome) label is "Released", a collection of '80s recordings from MILITIA. The...

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GENE SIMMONS: If I Became President Of The United States…

Fish Griwkowsky of the Edmonton Sun conducted an interview this past Friday (December 5) with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons during the rock star's visit to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to cut the ribbon on a new Future Shop (see video below) while simultaneously promoting his new Guitar Hero axe....

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GENE SIMMONS Creates AXE Guitar Controller For Guitar Hero/Rock Band Franchises

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons joined with Interactive Game Group, LLC to create the Gene Simmons AXE guitar controller for the Guitar Hero and Rock Band videogame franchises. This fully equipped, axe-shaped guitar controller is a replica of the KISS bassist and vocalist's signature bass guitar....

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OZZY OSBOURNE Hits 60

The Pulse of Radio reports: It's hard to believe, but rock and roll's prince of darkness Ozzy Osbourne turns 60 on Wednesday (December 3). The father of heavy metal and former BLACK SABBATH frontman never anticipated such longevity, figuring he'd succumb to his rock and roll excesses long before he...

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BLOODBATH: 'Mock The Cross' Shirt Controversy

Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH has issued the following update: "We have just learned that our latest shirt design [see images below] has run into some controversy. Actually, it's been a bit of a rocky road from the start with this one. Back at the sketch board, some of our art direction...

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GILBY CLARKE: New Live Shows Announced

Former GUNS N' ROSES/ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA guitarist Gilby Clarke has scheduled the following dates: Dec. 20 - Club Red - Tempe, AZ Jan. 14-18 - Oneida Casino - Green Bay, WI (Rick's International Tattoo Convention) (performing with THE STARFUCKERS) Jan. 23 - Canyon Club - Agoura Hills, CA Mar. 14 - C...

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THE GATES OF SLUMBER: 'The Awakening', 'Suffer No Guilt' To Receive Vinyl Release This Month

Iron Kodex has set a December 19 release date for the vinyl versions of the groundbreaking "The Awakening" and "Suffer No Guilt" albums by Indianapolis doom metal titans THE GATES OF SLUMBER. The albums will come as luxurious double LPs with heavy gatefold sleeves, posters and big booklets. Each rel...

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GILBY CLARKE At His Home Studio

Japan's WeROCK City has posted video footage of former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke at his home studio. Gilby shows off his guitar collection, including his treasured Zemaitis Silvertop Custom Deluxe axe, which was made by Tony Zemaitis in London in 1991. Gilby had the wonderful opportunity...