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RISE TO ADDICTION Parts Ways With Bassist

Bassist Joel Graham has left RISE TO ADDICTION — the British band which features in its ranks former BLAZE members John Slater (guitar) and Steve Wray (guitar) — and has joined British thrashers EVILE. RISE TO ADDICTION states, "It's a real shame, but Joel's replacement is already in rehearsals, so...

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EVILE: First Photo Of New Lineup Released

The first photo of the new EVILE lineup, featuring the band's new bassist Joel Graham, can be viewed below. Graham joined EVILE following the tragic death of their previous bassist, Mike Alexander, who passed away on October 5, 2009 while the group was on tour in Sweden. Joel previously played in th...

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KARL SANDERS Says NILE Is 'Taking A Beating' In Age Of Downloading

Bryan Reesman of Attention Deficit Delirium recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Karl Sanders of South Carolina-based extreme technical death metallers NILE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Attention Deficit Delirium: Given how tough everything is for bands nowada...

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Hymns of Blood and Thunder

The first two tracks on "Hymns of Blood and Thunder" are flat-out retro metal classics! "Chaos Calling" and "Death Dealer" unearth that musty 1983 moldy-denim funk and oil the creaking leathers of the likes of CIRITH UNGOL and OMEN, but mostly they gallop forth with "Heaven and Hell"-era Iommi riffa...

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The Killing Sun

Rising from the same fertile northern California scene of the early 1980's that spawned everyone from METALLICA to Y&T to the embryonic, pre-Pacific Northwest METAL CHURCH, ANVIL CHORUS packed a lot of livin' into a short life. Though they never signed to a label and called it quits in 1985, the...

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FORBIDDEN/Ex-NEVERMORE Guitarist Joins Forces With Former BIOMECHANICAL, MERCENARY Members

Guitarist Steve Smyth (FORBIDDEN, TESTAMENT, NEVERMORE) has joined forces with former members of BIOMECHANICAL and MERCENARY in a new, as-yet-unnamed new project. The group's lineup is as follows: Jamie Hunt (BIOMECHANICAL) - Guitar Adrian Lambert (BIOMECHANICAL) - Bass Morten Sørensen (ANUBIS GATE,...

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EPICA Guitarist Interviewed On 'Ragnarok Radio'; Audio Available

Guitarist Mark Jansen of Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA was interviewed for episode 45 of the "Ragnarok Radio" podcast (web site). The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. EPICA's latest album, "Design Your Universe", landed at position No. 12 on the Top...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Says He 'A Freak For The Giving Of The Holiday Season'

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his weekly column, which appears every Thursday on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com. An excerpt follows below. "I am on a plane right now flying back to Seattle. My first event this Saturday will be a benefit show...

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KAMELOT: Tentative Release Date Set For New Album

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT have set a March 22, 2010 tentative release date for the group's highly anticipated follow-up to "Ghost Opera". The band recently spent time at various studios — including the Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany — under the watchful eye of Sascha Paeth and...

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AXL ROSE Vs. Photographer: The Video!

TMZ.com has uploaded video footage (see below) of GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose allegedly attacking a paparazzi at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Wednesday night while waiting to board a flight to Taipei to start the band's world tour. According to TMZ.com, "Before the brawl, Axl warns th...

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ANDRÉ MATOS: 'Mentalize' To Receive European Release In February

"Mentalize", the second solo album from Brazilian singer André Matos (ex-ANGRA, SHAAMAN, VIPER),will be released in Europe on February 1, 2010 via SPV/Steamhammer (three days earlier in Germany) "Mentalize" was released in Japan on August 26 via Avalon/Marquee Inc. The Japanese edition of the album...

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EMERGENCY GATE Signs With TWILIGHT ZONE RECORDS

German metallers EMERGENCY GATE have inked a deal with Twilight Zone Records. The band will enter Dreamscape Studios in Munich on December 22 to begin record its new album for an early 2010 release. EMERGENCY GATE recently parted ways with drummer Chris "The Machine" Widmann and replaced him with Do...

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KAMELOT Announces New Bassist

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT have issued the following update: "As KAMELOT's concert schedule grows and commitments increase the demand on its members has also increased." KAMELOT's guitarist Thomas Youngblood states, "Glenn [Barry, bass] called me a few weeks ago and told me he just...

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SERJ TANKIAN To Release 'Elect The Dead Symphony' In March

On March 16, 2009, Serj Tankian, a Grammy Award winner and one of rock's most unconventional frontmen, took the stage at the majestic Auckland Town Hall in New Zealand with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra to perform a very special orchestral interpretation of his critically acclaimed debut solo...

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BRAINSTORM: New Video Interview With TORSTEN IHLENFELD Available

Berlin, Germany's PitCam Production and More-Metal.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Torsten Ihlenfeld of German melodic metallers BRAINSTORM. Watch the chat below. BRAINSTORM's new album, "Memorial Roots", was released on October 16 via the band's new label, AFM Records. The CD was...