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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Demo Takes Center Stage On Xbox Live Marketplace

Gamers itching to get a taste of Guitar Hero: Metallica in advance of the game's release need not wait any longer as Activision Publishing Inc. announced that the demo will be available today for free download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microso...

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WOLF: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Ravenous", the new album from the Swedish heavy metal band WOLF, is available for streaming in its entirety at MetalKult. "Ravenous" will be released in North America on March 24 via Century Media Records. Out in Europe since late last month, the CD features a guest guitar solo by Hank Shermann (FO...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica': New Trailer Posted Online

A new trailer for the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game can be viewed below. Guitar Hero: Metallica is due out in North America on March 29. The track listing for the game is as follows: METALLICA tracks: * All Nightmare Long * Battery * Creeping Death * Disposable Heroes * Dyers Eve * Enter S...

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AMORPHIS: New Single Announced

Finnish dark metallers AMORPHIS will release a new single, "Silver Bride", in Finland on April 22. The track comes off the band's new album, "Skyforger", which is scheduled for release on May 29 via Nuclear Blast Records (May 27 in Finland). The follow-up to the "Eclipse" and "Silent Waters" LPs, bo...

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SENTINEL BEAST Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Reactivated '80s Sacramento, California thrash band SENTINEL BEAST has parted ways with bassist Nic Atomica X. According to the group, "Nic decided to leave the band to pursue his career as a recording engineer." His replacement is Steve Oliver, who also hails from the San Francisco Bay Area. SENTIN...

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Reunited DÉTENTE In Writing Mode

Reunited California-based metallers DÉTENTE — featuring vocalist Ann Boleyn (HELLION) and guitarist Michael Carlino (FEAR OF GOD) alongside original DÉTENTE members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) — are working on new material for a tentative late 2009 release...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Talks 'Guitar Hero'; Video Available

A short interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett about the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game can be viewed below. Guitar Hero: Metallica is due out in North America on March 29. The track listing for the game is as follows: METALLICA tracks: * All Nightmare Long * Battery * Creeping Dea...

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Upcoming MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND DVDs Detailed

Danish singer King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND) has issued the following update: "As you all know, 80% of the original MERCYFUL FATE lineup (vocalist King Diamond, guitarist Hank Shermann, guitarist Michael Denner and bassist Timi Hansen) re-recorded with present MF drummer Bjarne T. Holm t...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica': JAMES HETFIELD Motion-Capture Footage Available

GameTrailers.com has posted behind-the-scenes footage from Neversoft's motion-capture sessions for James Hetfield's parts in the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game. Watch the four-minute clip below. Guitar Hero: Metallica is due out in North America on March 29. The track listing for the game i...

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AMON AMARTH, OBITUARY, LEGION OF THE DAMNED, KEEP OF KALESSIN Kick Off 'Full Of Hate' Tour

AMON AMARTH, OBITUARY, LEGION OF THE DAMNED and KEEP OF KALESSIN kicked off the "Full Of Hate" festival tour this past Thursday (March 5) at Patronaat in Haarlem, The Netherlands. Check out photos at Metal-Experience.com. AMON AMARTH's setlist was as follows: 01. Twilight Of The Thunder God 02. Free...

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SUIDAKRA: Video Footage From The Road Posted Online

German melodic folk/death metallers SUIDAKRA have posted the first in a series of video reports from their current Pagan Knights North American tour with Faroese Viking metallers TÝR and Scottish pirate metallers ALESTORM. Watch the clip below. SUIDAKRA's ninth album, "Crógacht", was released in the...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Lead Designer Interviewed By GameTrailers.com; Video Available

GameTrailers.com recently conducted an interview with Neversoft lead designer Alan Flores about the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game. Watch the chat below. METALLICA has revealed the complete track listing for Guitar Hero: Metallica, which is due out in North America on March 29. It is as fol...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Trailers Featuring LEMMY, KING DIAMOND Available

Two more "Guitar Hero: Metallica" gameplay trailers, featuring MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister and King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND),can be viewed below. Lemmy and King Diamond both appear as playable characters in the "Guitar Hero: Metallica" game, due in stores this spring. Game...

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KING DIAMOND, MEMORY GARDEN Members Join Forces In BIBLEBLACK

BIBLEBLACK, the new Swedish band featuring members of KING DIAMOND and MEMORY GARDEN, has spent the last couple of months putting the finishing touches on its debut album, "The Black Swan Epilogue", for a May 4 release via Vic Records. The LP will be made available in two different versions — a jewe...

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TARJA TURUNEN Discusses Songwriting Process For Next Album

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen recently answered a number of fan-submitted questions via her official blog. A couple of excerpts follow below. Q: What do you usually think when you compose your songs? Turunen: Every time I sit down in front of my piano, I like to improvise with the instrument...