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SCORPIONS Guitarist: 'I Don't Want To Do An Obligatory Solo Album That No One Is Going To Buy'
Michael Senft of The Arizona Republic recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS guitarist Matthias Jabs. A couple of excerpts frrom the chat follow below. The Arizona Republic: You've been playing with the SCORPIONS since 1978. What are some career highlights for you? Matthias Jabs: I've been i...July 21, 2010
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NIGHTWISH To Begin Recording New Album In October
Keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH has issued the following update: "Almost exactly four years ago we gathered into an idyllic place in the small village of Sävi to rehearse and arrange what would later be called 'Dark Passion Play'. It was such gl...July 17, 2010
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IRON MAIDEN Guitarist: 'I Wouldn't Want To Carry On As A Parody Act Doing A Cabaret Show'
Scott Mervis of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN guitarist Janick Gers. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On playing more than one new song on the band's current tour: "Back in the early '80s you could probably do that, but now with YouTube and do...July 14, 2010
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DAVID ELLEFSON: MEGADETH Is Not A Theatrical Act Where We Would Paint Our Faces Or Wear Masks
Music-Photocalypse.net conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson on July 3 at the Tuska festival in Helsinki, Finland. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Music-Photocalypse.net: What do you think about the MEGADETH albums on which you didn't participate? David: They s...July 12, 2010
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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN: It Feels Great To Have JOEY BELLADONNA Back
Joe Matera of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: The big news for fans is the return of Joey Belladonna to the group. How does it feel to have Joey back? Scott Ian: It feels great to ha...July 4, 2010
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IN THIS MOMENT: Another New Song Posted Online
"Just Drive", a brand new song from Southern California's IN THIS MOMENT, can be streamed on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's third album, "A Star-Crossed Wasteland", which is scheduled for release on July 13 via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded at The Wolves Den st...July 2, 2010
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CORONER Guitarist On Possibility Of New Studio Album: 'You Never Know'
Radio Metal conducted an interview with guitarist Tommy Vetterli (a.k.a. Tommy T. Baron) of the reunited Swiss thrash trio CORONER at this year's Hellfest, which took place June 18-20 in Clisson, France. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Radio Metal: You have always been clear in past intervie...July 2, 2010
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Reunited GODFLESH Confirmed For U.K.'s SUPERSONIC FESTIVAL
Following the news that the 2010 edition of Birmingham's acclaimed annual Supersonic Festival will be headlined by SWANS, Capsule has announced the second headlining act, GODFLESH. Acclaimed by many as founders of the industrial metal movement, GODFLESH will be returning to its Birmingham roots to p...June 21, 2010
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Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. II
Farther down the rabbit hole goes NACHTMYSTIUM with the follow up to their envelope-pushing 2008 release "Assassins: Black Metal Pt. I". This second leg of Blake Judd's journey to discover uncharted musical territories is another wild and captivating ride. Where "Assassins" saw ample amounts of psyc...June 20, 2010
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Avalanche Of Worms
As if DAATH guitarists Eyal Levi and Emil Werstler haven't made a reputation for themselves as one of metal's most formidable and impressive duos, they just had to go the extra mile and release an instrumental album that showcases an even more dazzling display of fretboard pyrotechnics than anything...June 20, 2010
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Full Of Hell
One of the highlights from my trip to this year's SXSW (South By Southwest) festival was the Relapse Records showcase. Already exhausted from an afternoon full of music, beverage and the sweltering Texas heat, the mere thought of seeing KILL THE CLIENT, TOMBS and the almighty VOIVOD on one stage was...June 20, 2010
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Garden of Worm
A lot of what makes doom resonate with fans are the feelings created through the monolithic riffs and atmospheric shivers created through melancholic and/or dread-inducing vocals and the lurking rhythms. In that sense, some bands nail it when it comes to the indefinable, you-know-it-when-you-feel-it...June 20, 2010
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The Human Machine
Though not matching the same level of output and revered status, in more than a few ways MASTER could be considered the MOTÖRHEAD of death metal. The (now-)Czech Republic-based band led by sole original member, founder, and journeyman Paul Speckmann (vocals/bass) keeps cranking out often underapprec...June 20, 2010
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Never Cross the Dead
The ever-prolific Lasse Pyykko (CLAWS, VACANT COFFIN, ACID WITCH) has brought back HOODED MENACE for a second round of deathly doom in the form of "Never Cross the Dead". The follow-up to "Fulfilling the Curse" (Razorback Records) offers more murky doom crawling and (occasionally) mid-tempo death ch...June 20, 2010
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Die Among Heroes
Potential is a tricky thing to notice. Sometimes it just takes one really well-delivered chorus, or a particularly catchy guitar hook, on an otherwise by-the-numbers musical death march, to give you pause, make you re-evaluate the band and at least see their possible future greatness. For me, and fo...June 20, 2010
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