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Oruga
"Oruga" is the Spanish word for caterpillar, which seems like a peculiar name for a doom and stoner band until you recall the hookah-toking caterpillar from "Alice in Wonderland", then it all makes sense. France's ORUGA makes no pretentions about what they are. They are a European interpretation of...March 2, 2014
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Bridge the Gap
Time and tide, as they say. It's been since 1979's "Lovedrive" that former SCORPIONS cohorts Michael Schenker, Herman Rarebell and Francis Buchholz were last together on record. Cool to see these guys allied once again in 2014 under the banner of MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK. The mere propositi...March 2, 2014
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RUDY SARZO: GEOFF TATE Is 'The Finest Composer, Singer, Frontman' Of His Generation
Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo (Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE, OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO, ANIMETAL USA) at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which took place January 23-26 at th...February 25, 2014
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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE To 'Step Back Into The Heavier Side' With Next Album
EMP Rock Invasion conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Tuck and drummer Michael "Moose" Thomas of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE when they played at Palladium in Cologne, Germany on February 10. You can now watch the chat below. On the progress of the songwriting and recordin...February 15, 2014
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THE IRON MAIDENS: Multi-Camera Video Footage Of 'The Trooper' Performance From NAMM
Multi-camera video footage of THE IRON MAIDENS, the world's only female tribute to the legendary band IRON MAIDEN, performing the MAIDEN classic "The Trooper" on the Peavey main stage at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which took place January 23-26 at the Anaheim Co...February 12, 2014
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DEF LEPPARD, TWISTED SISTER, MINISTRY, THIN LIZZY Members To Appear In 'The Bridge' Movie
DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott will appear in the upcoming feature film "The Bridge". He will act alongside musicians from such other bands as THIN LIZZY (Ricky Warwick),TWISTED SISTER (Eddie Ojeda) and MINISTRY (Sin Quirin). "The Bridge" is a coming-of-age, rock and roll drama that chronicles the...February 9, 2014
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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Talks To The MusicNerd Chronicles About His Spoken-Word Tour
Ken Kelly of The MusicNerd Chronicles recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The MusicNerd Chronicles: When I heard about you taking a spoken-word show on the road, my first thought was "What took so long?" Was this somethin...February 7, 2014
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Former MORBID ANGEL Frontman's WARFATHER: Entire Debut Album Available For Streaming
"Orchestrating The Apocalypse", the debut album from the death metal horde WARFATHER, the new full-time project fronted by ex-MORBID ANGEL bassist/vocalist Steve Tucker, can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. The CD was released on January 21 via Greyhaze Records in North...January 29, 2014
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CENTURY MEDIA Founder ROBERT KAMPF Pays Tribute To OLIVER WITHÖFT
Oliver Withöft, co-owner of independent record label Century Media, passed away on January 20, 2014 after falling ill several months ago. He was 49. Born in Dortmund, Germany in 1964, Oliver studied linguistics, business, and history in both Germany and the U.K. Robert Kampf started Century Media Re...January 23, 2014
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BLACK BOOK LODGE Signs With MIGHTY MUSIC
Copenhagen, Denmark-based stoner rock trio BLACK BOOK LODGE will release its debut album, "Tûndra", this spring via Mighty Music. The first single from the CD, "Black Sheep/Prodigal Sons", can be streamed below. BLACK BOOK LODGE made its mark on the Danish rock and metal scene with the release of it...January 20, 2014
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DEVILDRIVER's FAFARA: 'I Have Books Of Lyrics That Will Probably Never Make It To Music'
Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with vocalist Dez Fafara of Californian metallers DEVILDRIVER. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: If you want to start off by talking about the new album, "Winter Kills"... Dez Fafara: Well, we started a little bit at home be...January 13, 2014
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Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem, A Klok Opera Original Score Soundtrack
By now, Nathan Explosion and his virtual comrades encompassing the fictitious death grinders DETHKLOK on Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse" has ridden about every metal cliché into the charred embers with every ounce of hilarity anyone this side of SPINAL TAP could've expected. Every cliché, that is, exce...January 12, 2014
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Volition
With the disbanding of THE MARS VOLTA, a void has been left that Canadian prog-core artists PROTEST THE HERO seem more than willing to claim. Instrumentally, PROTEST THE HERO is just about as mind-blowing as VOLTA and they represent the next evolutionary leap forged by THE FALL OF TROY, CHIODOS and...January 12, 2014
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SYMPHONY X Bassist To Play On New MINDMAZE Album
SYMPHONY X's Mike LePond will lay down the bass tracks on the forthcoming sophomore album "Back From The Edge", from the Pennsylvania-based melodic metal band MINDMAZE. The CD is tentatively due in September. Comments MINDMAZE: "It is with sadness that MindMaze announces the departure of our bassist...January 6, 2014
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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Speaks To Holland's FaceCulture (Video)
Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael "Padge" Paget and drummer Michael "Moose" Thomas of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. A brand new song from BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE entitled "Raising Hell" was premiered...January 1, 2014
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