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CLUTCH Side Project THE BAKERTON GROUP To Release 'El Rojo' In February

Weathermaker Music, the label owned by touring juggernauts CLUTCH, has inked a multi-year, multiple-release North American deal with Sony/BMG-owned RED Distribution. First on deck, slated for a February 17 release through the formidable alliance, is the new THE BAKERTON GROUP CD entitled "El Rojo"....

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MESHUGGAH, CYNIC To Team Up For North American Tour

Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH will team up with the reunited progressive rock/metal band CYNIC for a North American tour in early 2009. So far the following dates have been revealed: Feb. 01 - House of Blues - Anaheim, CA Feb. 02 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA Feb. 06 - El Coraz...

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RATT/Ex-QUIET RIOT Guitarist CARLOS CAVAZO: New Audio Interview Available

Former QUIET RIOT and current RATT guitarist Carlos Cavazo was a guest on this past Saturday's (December 6) edition of "Maximum Threshold". The program is now available for download at this location. Carlos played his first show with RATT in Baton Rouge, Lousiana on August 27. He joined the group as...

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CYNIC in Milan: Video Footage, Photos Available

Fan-filmed video footage of the reunited progressive rock/metal band CYNIC performing the song "Adam's Murmur" on Thursday, December 4, 2008 in Milan, Italy can be viewed below. Photos from the sold-out show (featuring CYNIC as the opening band for OPETH) at Club Alcatraz are available on the news b...

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ST. VITUS, TROUBLE, CANDLEMASS Among Top 10 Doom Metal Bands

Carlos Ramirez of IGN.com has compiled a list of the 10 best doom metal bands. Ramirez writes, "Doom metal is one of metal's many offshoots and it hasn't ever achieved the kind of commercial or even, critical praise that a lot of the lesser interesting ones have. The bands within this smaller scene...

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BIG NOIZE Explains South American Tour Cancellation

BIG NOIZE, the band featuring vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),bassist Phil Soussan (OZZY OSBOURNE),guitarist Carlos Cavazo (QUIET RIOT) and drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH),has issued the following statement regarding the cancellation of...

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NICKO MCBRAIN, CARMINE APPICE To Be Inducted Into Guitar Center’s Drum-Legends Hall Of Fame

After months of local and regional competitions held at each of Guitar Center's 214 stores across the country, the top six undiscovered drummers in the nation have been selected from a field of nearly 5,000 competitors. The six finalists will go head to head on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Guitar C...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Says His Online Rants Weren't Meant To Be Used As a 'Commercial Tool'

José Carlos Santos of UK's Terrorizer magazine recently conducted an interview with vocalist Peter Dolving of the Swedish metal band THE HAUNTED. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his online rants which generated a strong reaction when they were picked up and re-posted by BLABBERMO...

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Brazil's ARNION Signs With RETROACTIVE RECORDS

Retroactive Records has announced the signing of the Brazilian thrash/speed metal band ARNION. The group's full length debut, "Fall Like Rain", features "articulate riffs, gripping hooks, and the muscular brute force that brings to mind KREATOR, ULTIMATUM, EXODUS, TOURNIQUET, and AUSTRIAN DEATH MACH...

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CYNIC: Audio Interview Posted Online

Guitarist/vocalist Paul Masvidal and drummer Sean Reinert of the reformed progressive rock/metal band CYNIC was interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia) at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Liste...

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Heavy Metal Musicians Pick Favorite Live Albums Of All Time

Denmark's Antenna web site has posted a brand new feature where around 30 of the top musicians in today's underground metal scene select their five favorite live albums of all time. Stated Antenna editor Lars Lolk: "It's interesting that a simple feature about preferences in live albums turns out to...

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'Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year': TV Commercial Available

On October 14, Armoury Records, distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment, released one mighty molten metal blast of good CD cheer: "We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year". A 30-second TV commercial for the collection can be viewed below. Check out an e-card at this location. It's an all...

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'Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year': New E-Card Available

On October 14, Armoury Records, distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment, released one mighty molten metal blast of good CD cheer: "We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year". A new e-card for the collection is available at this location. It's an all-star assemblage as members of such great...

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SWIRL Added To STEPHEN PEARCY/BRITNY FOX Tour

Los Angeles rockers SWIRL will hit the road with BRITNY FOX and STEPHEN PEARCY on a tour that kicks off November 28 in Yucaipa, California at Angel's Roadhouse. Commented SWIRL: "We are thrilled to be included on the Metal In America XXX-Mas tour December 2008. We never imagined this opportunity wou...

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ANTAGONIST: New Video Message Posted Online

Vocalist Carlos Garcia of the Southern California metal band ANTAGONIST has released a four-minute video message (see below) offering an update on the group's current and upcoming activities. Having released its Prosthetic Records debut, "Exist", at the end of September, ANTAGONIST has already hit t...