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LEGION OF THE DAMNED To Release 'Descent Into Chaos' In January

Dutch thrash metal band LEGION OF THE DAMNED will release a new studio album, "Descent Into Chaos", on January 7 via Massacre Records. The CD was recorded at Abyss Studios in Pärlby, Sweden with producer and PAIN/HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tägtgren, who also makes a guest appearance on the limited-edit...

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SOULFLY Guitarist Announces Solo Tour

Internationally recognized guitarist Marc Rizzo, known for his exceptional solo work and involvement with SOULFLY, is planning a solo U.S. tour this winter in support of his new album, "Legionnaire", beginning on January 6, 2011 in Reading, Pennsylvania. The tour will make its way into the Midwest b...

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No God No Satan

Here I go again talking up those French black metal savages. There is just something about the way that so many of the country's BM acts take the early Norwegian blueprint and gouge the hell out of it, then bend it into submission. It usually involves scathing chords, piercing tones, and the liberal...

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JASON BECKER Documentary Film Production Company Seeking Donations

The production company behind "Perpetual Burn: The Story Of Jason Becker" is seeking additional funding for the official Jason Becker documentary film. Jason Becker began his career as a Shrapnel recording artist by joining forces with guitar virtuoso Marty Friedman to form seminal progressive metal...

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PAUL GILBERT To Warm Up For European Tour With Show In Hollywood

Guitarist extraordinaire Paul Gilbert (MR. BIG, RACER X) will play a warm-up show for his European tour on Monday, November 1 at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California. Gilbert will debut a brand new set featuring material from his third instrumental album, "Fuzz Universe". Gilbert's "Fuzz...

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JANI LANE Performs With GREAT WHITE In Farmington: Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of former WARRANT singer Jani Lane performing with GREAT WHITE on September 25, 2010 in Farmington, Minnesota can be viewed below. Lane is filling in for GREAT WHITE frontman Jack Russell while Jack is recovering from major surgery after suffering a perforated bowel (a medic...

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GREAT WHITE Performs With PAUL SHORTINO In Sweden; Video Available

On September 11 at the Stockholm Rock Out festival in Stockholm, Sweden, GREAT WHITE played a one-time-only European show with the legendary singer Paul Shortino (QUIET RIOT, ROUGH CUTT and the recently reunited KING KOBRA) filling in for . Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed b...

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KATAKLYSM: New Webisode Available

A brand new webisode from Canadian extreme metallers KATAKLYSM — featuring footage of the the band answering questions submitted by fans, performing live in front of 15,000 people at the Heavy MTL festival; playing Ozzfest; celebrating Maurizio Iacono's birthday; and much more — can be viewed below....

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JANI LANE Performs With GREAT WHITE: First Video Footage Surfaces

Fan-filmed video footage of former WARRANT singer Jani Lane performing with GREAT WHITE on September 4, 2010 in Galveston, Texas can be viewed below. Lane is filling in for GREAT WHITE frontman Jack Russell while Jack is recovering from major surgery after suffering a perforated bowel (a medical eme...

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KATAKLYSM Guitarist/Producer Interviewed By INFERNAL MASQUERADE (Audio)

Infernal Masquerade webzine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Jean-Francois Dagenais of Canadian extreme metallers KATAKLYSM. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Heaven's Venom", the new album from KATAKLYSM, sold around 2,400 copies in the United States in its...

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KATAKLYSM: 'Heaven's Venom' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Heaven's Venom", the new album from Canadian extreme metallers KATAKLYSM, sold around 2,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 8 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists,...

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JANI LANE To Fill In For GREAT WHITE's JACK RUSSELL

According to Everything Jani Lane, former WARRANT vocalist Jani Lane will fill in for GREAT WHITE frontman Jack Russell while Jack is recovering from major surgery after suffering a perforated bowel (a medical emergency in which a hole in the bowel opens to allow its contents to empty into the rest...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Breaks Down Solo Song 'Strangles'

Video footage of GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal breaking down the song "Strangles" from his 1995 debut, "The Adventures Of Bumblefoot", can be viewed below. The entire clip, including tab, audio, and an interview with Thal, is available at this location. An instrumental effort, "The A...

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Heaven's Venom

After a couple of decades of establishing itself as a Canadian death metal institution it is now a near certainty that you'll pretty much know exactly what's coming with each new KATAKLYSM release. Whereas 2006's "In the Arms of Devastation" showed the band at the top of its game with the tried and...

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Crime and Punishment Pt. 1

It's not just the resume that is impressive; it's the music too. That was the case with Death Metal Commando Unit CRIMINAL ELEMENT's 2008 full-length "Guilty as Charged". But it is on the "Crime and Punishment Pt. 1" EP where the group not only raises its already-considerable game, but throws down t...