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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'Guitar Prodigy' Interactive App Available
Ranked No. 1 by Joel McIver in "The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists" book, Dave Mustaine godfathered fast-heavy-metal guitar generations, first as the original lead guitarist for METALLICA, and then as the founder of legendary MEGADETH. Now, Mustaine has teamed with the creators of Rock Prodigy to giv...December 14, 2011
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MY RUIN: 'Tennessee Elegy' Video Released
"Tennessee Elegy", the new video from MY RUIN the Los Angeles-based band featuring the husband-and-wife rock duo of vocalist Tairrie B. Murphy and multi-instrumentalist Mick Murphy can be seen below. The song comes off MY RUIN's seventh album, "A Southern Revelation", which will be made available as...December 3, 2011
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Bassist: 'We Have Eight Demos Finished For The New Record'
Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE are continuing to write and demo material for the follow-up to their 2009 self-titled album. Bassist Mike D'Antonio writes in an online posting, "KILLSWITCH ENGAGE should be in the studio in February/March, so expect a summer 2012 release for the new record....December 1, 2011
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'Learn To Play Killswitch Engage' Double-DVD Set Available
Lick Library is pleased to bring you "Learn To Play Killswitch Engage", a collection of classic tracks to help you learn the best riffs and solos from one of the leading metalcore bands. Considered by many to be one of the founders of the melodic metal genre, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's music is characteriz...November 29, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST Singer: We Have A Professional Standard That We've Always Tried To Maintain
Joel Weiss of Creative Loafing recently conducted an interview with vocalist Rob Halford of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow. Creative Loafing: You mentioned you'd been sober for about 25 years, but you...November 23, 2011
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Former OPETH Drummer's SOEN: Debut Album Tentative Track Listing Revealed
SOEN the project featuring Swedish drummer Martin Lopez (ex-OPETH, AMON AMARTH),bassist Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, TESTAMENT, DEATH, ICED EARTH),vocalist Joel Ekelf (WILLOWTREE),and guitarist Kim Platbarzdis has inked a deal with Spinefarm Records. The band's debut album, "Cognitive", will be releas...November 17, 2011
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Former OPETH Drummer's SOEN Signs With SPINEFARM RECORDS
SOEN the project featuring Swedish drummer Martin Lopez (ex-OPETH, AMON AMARTH),bassist Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, TESTAMENT, DEATH, ICED EARTH),vocalist Joel Ekelf (WILLOWTREE),and guitarist Kim Platbarzdis has inked a deal with Spinefarm Records. The band's debut album, "Cognitive", will be releas...November 16, 2011
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COLDWORKER: New Song Available For Streaming
COLDWORKER the rebro, Sweden-based "blasting" death metal band consisting of current and former/current members of such acts as NASUM, RELENTLESS, RUIN and PHOBOS will release its third album, "The Doomsayer's Call", in February 2012 via Listenable Records. The CD was recorded in part at Soundlab St...November 15, 2011
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MAX CAVALERA's Autobiography To Include Foreword By DAVE GROHL
Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SEPULTURA) is working on his autobiography for release in 2012. The book is being written by British rock author Joel McIver, whose 20 books to date include "Justice for All: The Truth About Metallica", "Crazy Train: The High Life And Tragic Death Of Randy...November 13, 2011
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COLDWORKER: 'The Doomsayer's Call' Artwork Unveiled
COLDWORKER the rebro, Sweden-based "blasting" death metal band consisting of current and former/current members of such acts as NASUM, RELENTLESS, RUIN and PHOBOS will release its third album, "The Doomsayer's Call", this winter via Listenable Records. The CD was recorded in part at Soundlab Studios...November 9, 2011
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STONE SOUR Hard At Work On New Material
Corey Taylor tells Billboard.com that STONE SOUR's follow-up to 2010's "Audio Secrecy" will be "probably the biggest thing we've done in our career." "Right now we're just working on demos...and a pretty grandiose idea that I've been kind of chewing on for a long time," Taylor says. "On a musical sc...November 8, 2011
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GLENN HUGHES: Paperback Edition Of 'The Autobiography' Due This Week
Jawbone, a leading independent music book publisher based in London, England, has set a November 1 release date for the paperback edition of Glenn Hughes' (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) book, "The Autobiography: From Deep Purple To Black Country Communion". A new video intervi...October 31, 2011
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SAXON: So Paulo Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of SAXON's October 22, 2011 concert at HSBC Brasil in So Paulo, Brazil can be seen below (courtesy of Joel Oliveira Jr.). The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Hammer of the Gods 02. Heavy Metal Thunder 03. Never Surrender 04. Chasing the Bullet 05. Motorcycle Man 06. Back...October 27, 2011
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COLDWORKER, Ex-GRAVE, INSISION, MACHINERY Members Join Forces In OVERTORTURE
OVERTORTURE, the new Swedish death metal band featuring former and current members of GRAVE, COLDWORKER, WITCHERY and MACHINERY, has finished recording an 11-song demo and is currently seeking a record deal. One of the tracks from the most recent recording sessions, "Slaves To the Atom", can be stre...October 26, 2011
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MY RUIN: Making Of 'A Southern Revelation' (Video)
A 23-minute video clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "A Southern Revelation", the seventh album from MY RUIN the Los Angeles-based band featuring the husband-and-wife rock duo of vocalist Tairrie B. Murphy and multi-instrumentalist Mick Murphy can be seen below. The CD which...October 21, 2011
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