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UK Extreme-Doom Metal Band MOSS Set To Unleash New Album
UK extreme-doom metal band MOSS has completed work on its new album, entitled "Sub Templum". Described in a press release a "the bleakest, darkest doom metal ever recorded," "Sub Templum" will drop in North America on July 8 via England's Rise Above Records. MOSS creates eerie anti-music that transm...June 6, 2008
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DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist To Embark On European Tour
DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey will embark on a European tour this fall in support of his recently released solo album, "A Light In The Sky". More details will be announced soon. For "A Light In The Sky", Airey gathered together a different set of collaborators (though Laurence Cottle of Sting/ E...June 6, 2008
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DEMON DAGGER Prepares To Record New Album
Portuguese metallers DEMON DAGGER are putting the finishing touches on the songwriting process for the follow-up to 2002's "Inanna Ishtar". The as-yet-untitled CD will be recorded, mixed and mastered at the Kohlekeller Studios in Germany during August/September with producer Christian "Kohle" Kohlma...June 5, 2008
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DEEP PURPLE Legend Picks Edinburgh City Students For Special Gig
Gareth Edwards of Scotsman.com reports: As music teachers go, he has to be one of the coolest in town. DEEP PURPLE legend Jon Lord will be taking a group of budding Edinburgh rock stars under his wing as they prepare for a special performance of one of his seminal works. The six local ...June 3, 2008
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RICHIE KOTZEN: New Audio Interview Posted Online
A new 15-minute audio interview with guitarist Richie Kotzen (ex-POISON, MR. BIG) conducted this past weekend (May 31) by "The Classic Metal Show" is available for streaming in two parts below. Frontiers Records has set a July 4 European release date for "Live In Sao Paulo", Richie Kotzen's first-ev...June 3, 2008
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Heavy Metal Fan Wins Bulgaria's 'Music Idol'
According to Tangra Mega Rock, Toma Zdravkov the only "metalhead" competing at this year's edition of "Music Idol" (the Bulgarian version of the "Pop Idol"/"American Idol" talent-search program) became the big winner last night (Monday, June 2)! Watch footage of Zdravkov performing WHITESNAKE's "Cry...June 3, 2008
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SWALLOW THE SUN: 'Plague Of Butterflies' Artwork Revealed
Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN will release their new EP, "Plague of Butterflies", on September 17 in Finland, September 22 in the UK and September 23 in the U.S. via Spinefarm Records. Check out the EP artwork below. Commented the band: "'Plague of Butterflies' is a story about an old hermi...June 2, 2008
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CAVALERA CONSPIRACY Plays First 'Official' Concert At Spain's ELECTRIC WEEKEND
CAVALERA CONSPIRACY the new project featuring SEPULTURA founding members Max (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) alongside vocalist Joe Duplantier (bass) of the French progressive death metallers GOJIRA and SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo made its official live debut Friday night (May 30) at the...May 31, 2008
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JOE STUMP Recording New Solo Album
REIGN OF TERROR/HOLYHELL guitarist Joe Stump has issued the following update: "The European tour back in February/March went extremely well. I played 15 dates in 20 days combining shows and clinics. A sincere thanks goes out to all that attended. A bunch of the footage was recorded in both audio and...May 31, 2008
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CULT OF LUNA: New Video Interview With JOHANNES PERSSON Posted Online
Founder and guitarist Johannes Persson of Swedish art-rockers CULT OF LUNA was recently interviewed by UK's Kerrang! magazine about the group's forthcoming "Eternal Kingdom" album. Watch the six-minute chat below. Due on on June 16 in Europe and July 8 in the U.S. via Earache Records, "Eternal Kingd...May 30, 2008
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JON LORD Is 'Looking Massively Forward' To Playing With DEEP PURPLE Again
Ex-DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord will join his former bandmates onstage for this year's Sun Flower Jam. The charity show takes place at Porchester Halls in London on September 25. Confirming that this is a one-off, Jon Lord tells his official web site, JonLord.org, that he is excited by the prosp...May 30, 2008
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JOE LYNN TURNER To Perform At Benefit For ROCK HALL And JOHN ENTWISTLE FOUNDATION
Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will join his good friends, former members of the JOHN ENTWISTLE BAND, along with BLUE YSTER CULT lead guitarist/vocalist Buck Dharma, on September 20 at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, North Carolina. Additio...May 30, 2008
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JUCIFER: Limited-Edition 'Veterans Of Volume' DVD Now Available
Athens, Georgia's JUCIFER has just released "Veterans Of Volume: Live With Eight Cameras", a brand new, limited-edition DVD packed to the gills with great special features. It's available right now for the measly price of $10 (plus postage) at www.JuciferDVD.com. Here's what the DVD contains: * A fu...May 30, 2008
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DISTURBED And DEEP ROCK DRIVE Make Online Concert History
Last night (May 29),something big happened at Deep Rock Drive. Really big. As part of the Pepsi Free Concert Series, Deep Rock Drive hosted their first multi-platinum artist, DISTURBED. During this first-of-its-kind event, some very interesting and exciting events came to pass. DISTURBED fans were...May 30, 2008
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DESCENDING: 'The Trust' Video Posted Online
"The Trust", the new video from the Athens, Greece-based death/thrash metal band DESCENDING, can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's new album, "Enter Annihilation", due this summer via Massacre Records. According to a press release, DESCENDING combines "both bombastic aggressive metal...May 30, 2008
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