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ANVIL Members Interviewed At SXSW; Video Available

Rhapsody Blog conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner of Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL at the South By Southwest (SXSW) music conference and festival, which was held March 13-22, 2009 in Austin, Texas. Watch the chat at this location. As a resu...

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ANVIL Documentary's U.S. Distribution 'Extensively Expanded'

As a result of the initial success of "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", VH1 Films and Abramorama have extensively expanded the distribution of the film beginning Friday, May 15 and will continue throughout the summer in additional markets across the country and Canada. Since debuting in theaters in April...

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DESPISED ICON: More Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Montreal extreme metallers DESPISED ICON are working on their new album, due in the fall via Century Media Records. The sixth in a series of webisodes documenting the sessions can be viewed below. The band states: "Guitar solos are done! Check out this week's studio update to see the latest shred. T...

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LEATHERWOLF: San Juan Capistrano Footage Posted Online

Legendary Southern California band LEATHERWOLF have posted multi-cam video footage (see below) of "Spiter" and "Street Ready" from their March 20, 2009 show with Y&T at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, CA. LEATHERWOLF has been confirmed for the the third annual Rocklahoma festival, set to...

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KERI KELLI To Perform With SLASH On 'American Idol'

Keri Kelli (ALICE COOPER, VINCE NEIL, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT, SKID ROW, WARRANT, RATT) will join VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash for next week's "mentor" appearance on "Rock Week" on "American Idol". Slash wrote on his Twitter account, "I'm going to attempt to make 'Rock Week' on 'America...

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SATAN'S HOST Preparing To Enter Studio

Denver, Colorado "satanic" metal band SATAN'S HOST will enter Flatline Audio on April 29 with producer Dave Otero to begin recording its new album for a late 2009 release via Moribund Records. D. Monic (ex-AND HELL FOLLOWS) has taken up bass guitar duties, and Evil Little Hobbit (a.k.a. Anthony Lope...

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SLASH Approached For 'Rock Week' On 'American Idol'

According to The Pulse of Radio, Slash revealed on his Twitter account that he has been approached to mentor contestants during an upcoming "Rock Week" on "American Idol". The VELVET REVOLVER guitarist simply wrote, "'American Idol' has asked me to do the mentor bit for 'Rock Week'," with no mention...

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The Devil You Know

Crawling out of the gate with a doom dirge blast from the subterranean hollows of 1970, Tony Iommi leads his aging troops into one more battle with a riff and a tone that could level Mordor. It's BLACK SABBATH, the Ronnie James Dio-fronted version of the band, although the new moniker provides both...

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SLASH Issues Solo Album Update

VELVET REVOLVER and ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has posted an update on the recording process for his new solo album, which he is tracking with former NINE INCH NAILS drummer Josh Freese and ex-JANE'S ADDICTION bassist Chris Chaney. Confirmed guest singers so far include Ozzy Osbourne and AVENG...

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ROBERT PLANT And ALISON KRAUSS' 'Raising Sand' Available As Audiophile Quality Download

HDtracks, the web's leading source for high-resolution music downloads, has announced its exclusive release of an audiophile-quality, DRM-free 96kHz/24 bit FLAC remaster of LED ZEPPELIN vocalist Robert Plant and bluegrass and country icon Alison Krauss' "Raising Sand" album. "Raising Sand" won five...

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The Severed Inception

This is what we call a good 'ole teeth rattler. On "The Severed Inception", Sweden's INEVITABLE END assaults the senses with a constant barrage of jackhammer drumming and ear melting riffage. The first seconds of the opening title track overwhelm with the kind of intensity one hears right off the ba...

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BLACK WATER RISING Debut Delayed

The self-titled debut from BLACK WATER RISING — the New York-based band featuring former members of STEREOMUD, BOILER ROOM and DUST TO DUST — originally due on April 7, has been pushed back to a summer '09 release. The band planned on releasing the CD independently, but is now finalizing a deal with...

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PAUL GILBERT's Next Guitar Reissue Revealed

Ibanez is celebrating the 20th anniversary since the first PGM model was introduced. Possibly the most famous collector of classic Ibanez guitars, Paul Gilbert (MR. BIG, RACER X) has had another model reissued, revealed at this year's Musikmesse Frankfurt in Germany. Fans and owners of Paul Gilbert'...

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DESPISED ICON: More Footage From The Studio Available

Montreal extreme metallers DESPISED ICON have started work on their new album, due later in the year via Century Media Records. The second in a series of webisodes documenting the sessions can be viewed below. Commented vocalist Alex Erian: "We're done writing and the new shit is packed with brutali...

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DIVINE HERESY: Arizona Shows Postponed

DIVINE HERESY, the Southern California-based metal group led by former FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares, has been forced to pospone the first two dates (March 31 in Tucsco, Arizona and April 1 in Tempe, Arizona) of its previously announced West Coast mini-tour. "The band are currently trying to f...