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KINGDOM COME Parts Ways With Guitarist

Veteran German hard rockers KINGDOM COME have parted ways with rhythm guitarist Yenz Leonhardt. According to a posting on the band's web site, "Yenz took on too many jobs which require his time and are in constant conflict with KINGDOM COME's schedule. Therefore, KINGDOM COME decided to part from Ye...

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THORIUM: 'Feral Creation' E-Card Available

Danish metal band THORIUM will release its "comeback" album, entitled "Feral Creation", in January/February 2008 via Mighty Music. The CD was recorded at the Berno Studio (THE HAUNTED, VOMITORY, DERANGED) in Sweden and was mixed with Jacob Hansen (ABORTED, MERCENARY, VOLBEAT) at Hansen Studios. The...

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DEATH ANGEL Guitarist Checks In From Studio

Long-running San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL entered a Los Angeles studio on September 16 with producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, RUSH, VELVET REVOLVER, SHADOWS FALL, STONE SOUR) to begin recording their new album for an early 2008 release via Nuclear Blast Records. The group's gu...

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Flame the Whisper

There's always room for more fun, simple, self-referential hard rock in the world, and that's why a band like MATADORS can get a pass for pretty much regurgitating their favorite QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, URGE OVERKILL and HELLACOPTERS records and swaggering a little in sweaty leather pants while the...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND Shreds The Axe; Video Available

A two-minute video clip of former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland shredding the axe for FPE-TV can be viewed below. Chris Poland's OHM: project led is hard at work on its third studio effort. According to a press release, the new material is being described as "slightly heavier, but still very much...

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DANZIG Rejoined By Guitarist TODD YOUTH For Forthcoming Tour

Glenn Danzig will hit the road beginning in late October for a handful of live concert dates on both the East and West coasts. Joining Glenn on these dates will be bassist Steve Zing (SAMHAIN) and guitarist Todd Youth (DANZIG, MURPHY'S LAW); former MISFITS axe man Doyle Von Frankenstein and his new...

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LEATHERWOLF: European Tour Dates Announced

Legendary Orange County, CA metal band LEATHERWOLF has announced its first European dates since reuniting with original lead vocalist/guitarist Michael Olivieri and guitarist Carey Howe earlier in the year. The reconvened triple axe attack will headline Germany's Keep It True festival and is playing...

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Former SUM 41 Guitarist: 'I've Been Playing Metal All Of My Life'

Guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh recently spoke to Canada's Dose.ca about his decision to quit multi-platinum pop-punk act SUM 41 and focus on his "fist-pumping, vocal-grumbling, balls-to-the-walls metal" side project BROWN BRIGADE. "Honestly, I really did get really thankless and I still feel like...

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KISS Gets Guitar Hero Axe

For Guitar Hero fans who find that going Pete Townshend on a plastic toy guitar after a monster encore is a little anti-climactic, a company called Art Guitar is offering an alternative with a little more heft. The company is now taking preorders for a life-size alternative to RedOctane's official a...

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LILLIAN AXE: New Audio Interview With STEVE BLAZE Available

A new audio interview with LILLIAN AXE guitarist Steve Blaze conducted by Dirt from Metal Dreams is available for download at this location. Topics discussed include LILLIAN AXE's new CD, "Waters Rising", the band's current tour, the difficulty of getting the CD stocked in retail chains, new vocalis...

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'Black Metal' Graphic Novel Creators Interviewed

The Washington Post's Express recently spoke to the creators of "Black Metal", a new graphic novel from author Rick Spears and artist Chuck BB. "Black Metal", published by Oni Press, is filled with funny sight gags and clever tributes to the music genre that inspired the comic, all told in the sort...

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OPETH Pays Tribute To Classic Heavy Metal Artists

Swedish metallers OPETH have issued the following update: "A memorable evening for any OPETH fan took place on September 8th and 9th at the notorious Anchor Bar in central Stockholm, Sweden. Martin Mendez (bass),Axe [Martin Axenrot; drums] and Fredrik Åkesson [guitar] played a full-on heavy metal c...

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RIDE FOR DIME: Photos From This Year's Event Posted Online

The third annual Ride For Dime remembrance ride and concert was held August 19 in the legendary guitarist's hometown of Arlington, Texas. The motorcycle ride under police escort began in Dallas at Strokers Dallas and ended 30 miles later at Cowboys Dance Hall in Arlington. An estimated 200 motorcycl...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: GIBSON Guitars 'Can Handle The Speed And Precision Of Brutal Metal Riffing'

ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer has issued the following update: "Well, recently a dream of mine came true. I'm now officially a Gibson Guitars endorsed artist. This is the only guitar that I've used on every ICED EARTH studio album and I've been an absolute Gibson addict for years. "As many of yo...

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METAL CHURCH Frontman Announces Solo Dates

METAL CHURCH frontman Ronny Munroe has lined up the following dates with his solo project: Sep. 19 - Fat City - San Francisco, CA Sep. 20 - Club Vegas - Salt Lake City, UT Sep. 22 - Paladino's – Tarzana, CA Sep. 29 - Studio Seven – Seattle, WA (w/ LILLAIN AXE) Due to so ...