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SHADOW GALLERY To Carry On Following Singer's Passing

Guitarist Gary Wehrkamp of progressive power metallers SHADOW GALLERY has confirmed to Roadie Crew's Thiago Sarkis that the band will carry on following singer Michael A. Baker's recent passing, with D.C. Cooper (SILENT FORCE, ex-ROYAL HUNT) filling in on at least one track on the band's upcoming al...

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KYLESA: New Song, Album Artwork Posted Online

A new KYLESA song, "Said And Done", is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the Savannah group's forthcoming album, "Static Tensions", whch is scheduled for release on March 17 via Prosthetic Records. "'Said and Done' was the first song we wrote for 'Static Tension...

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BONAFIDE Frontman Releases 'Derailing In Full Speed' Video

"Derailing in Full Speed", the new video from BONAFIDE guitarist/singer Pontus Snibb, can be viewed below. The clip, low on budget but high on energy and alcohol blood level, also features Mia Coldheart of Stockholm hard rock queens CRUCIFIED BARBARA (Mia is also Pontus' better half in real life),a...

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RIOT: Rare Demo Tracks Posted Online

RIOT mainman/guitarist Mark Reale has issued the following update: "As you may have heard by now, RIOT is gearing up for the '20th Anniversary Thundersteel Reunion'. It's been almost two decades since I last played with Tony Moore, Don Van Stavern, Bobby Jarzombek, and Mike Flyntz and we are really...

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BONAFIDE Signs With BLACK LODGE RECORDS

Swedish rockers BONAFIDE have inked a deal with Black Lodge Records. The band will enter Music A Matic Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden mid-February to begin recording its sophomore album with producer Chips Kiesbye (THE HELLACOPTERS, MILLENCOLIN, SAHARA HOTNIGHTS). Black Lodge will release an expanded...

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NIKKI SIXX-Approved Rockers CHARM CITY DEVILS Set To Release Debut

CHARM CITY DEVILS (formerly known as FORTY ACRES and CHOSEN SON),the Baltimore, Maryland-based rock band fronted by John Allen, is set to release its debut album, "Let's Rock 'n' Roll", later this year via Eleven Seven Music, helmed by label president Nikki Sixx (MÖTLEY CRÜE co-founder/bassist). "W...

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FATAL SMILE Singer's Home Destroyed In Fire

Vocalist Blade of the Swedish hard rock band FATAL SMILE received the terrible news early yesterday while he was on his holiday in Thailand that his house was on fire (see photo below). According to a press release, 13 fire trucks fought the blaze for over 12 hours but couldn't save the singer's hom...

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THE ACACIA STRAIN: Photos, Video Footage From DVD Shoot Available

Massachusetts heavy-hitters THE ACACIA STRAIN filmed their December 28, 2008 concert at the Palladium in Worcester, MA for a forthcoming DVD. The footage was shot by longtime THE ACACIA STRAIN friends and cohorts MyGoodEye, headed up by director David Brodsky, the man responsible for both the "Angry...

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SOUTH TEXAS ROCK FEST: Dates For Next Year's Event Announced

The organizers of the South Texas Rock Fest have announced that next year's event will be held May 22-24, 2009 in downtown San Antonio Texas. More details will be made available soon. This year's South Texas Rock Fest took place July 11-13 at the Javelina Harley-Davidson Festival grounds in San Anto...

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BIOHAZARD: Poughkeepsie Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of BIOHAZARD's December 20, 2008 concert at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, New York can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "Hellawaits77"). BIOHAZARD frontman Evan Seinfeld has reportedly been announcing from the stage that the band may record a new studio album once it has com...

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PSYOPUS: New Album Artwork Unveiled

Rochester, New York-based tech grindcore/hardcore outfit PSYOPUS will release its new album, "Odd Senses", on February 13, 2009 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy; and February 16 in the rest of Europe via Metal Blade Records. Commented guitarist Christopher "Arpmandude" Arp: "I am super-psy...

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God Complex

Answering one of the great burning questions on the metal world's mind — where did keyboardist and programmer John Bechdel go after being in PRONG in the 1990's? — we're graced with the debut of his FALSE ICONS project. That's not entirely fair, of course; the man has done time in MINISTRY and Burto...

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While You Were Sleeping…

Just when I'm feeling like I can't take any more of this propagating breed of new school death/grind/core metal youngsters THE PLASMARIFLE's "While You Were Sleeping…" comes along and leaves a mighty big impression on me. Though an overused term like deathcore might apply in this case, it seems more...

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BRUJERIA: Fort Worth Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of extreme metallers BRUJERIA — whose current touring lineup includes CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker (a.k.a. El Cynico) on bass, ex-CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erdlandsson (a.k.a. El Podrido),and NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury (a.k.a. Hongo) on guitar — performing on De...

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IN FLAMES, OPETH, AMON AMARTH, THE HAUNTED Nominated For SWEDISH METAL AWARDS

IN FLAMES, OPETH, AMON AMARTH, THE HAUNTED and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN are among among the nominated artists for the second annual Swedish Metal Awards, which will be held January 23, 2009 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The complete list of nominees is as follows: Hard Rock: BULLET - "Bite The Bullet" YNGWIE MALMS...