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10 YEARS Drummer: 'We Promise A Record That You Have Not Heard Before'

Knoxville, Tennessee's 10 YEARS has commenced the songwriting process for its sophomore album, tentatively due next year. Commented drummer Brian Vodinh: "Wow... I'm pretty sure that will be one of the first words to pop into your mind after finally hearing the music that we have been working on. We...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist Chooses CAD Trion 7000 Microphone

Following an extensive mic shoot-out to find the right microphone for his guitar amps, Richard Fortus, guitarist for GUNS N' ROSES, and Toby Francis, FOH Engineer, have chosen the new CAD Trion 7000 Ribbon microphone. Fortus, whose distinctive guitar playing is an integral part of the band's "Chines...

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WALLS OF JERICHO: Video Interview Available

4QRadio.com is featuring a video interview with WALLS OF JERICHO. Watch it at this location. WALLS OF JERICHO's latest full-length album, "With Devils Amongst Us All", was released in August. Guitarist Mike Hasty said of the CD, "[It is] the most varied music we've ever written. It's a lot more anth...

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Works Will Come Undone

It is funeral doom with a touch of class and it's a long one. Sit back and prepare for two whole tracks and 73 minutes of sadness. And you know what? San Francisco's ASUNDER does the genre proud on "Works Will Come Undone". Far more than just belly crawling (ok, there is a lot of ...

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Serenade the Samurai

Sorry, but I've always kind of dug the name, VAMPIRE MOOOSE, while one colleague dubbed it "one of the worst names ever." So I'm weird. Though I recall seeing a couple of live performances, I can't say I listened intently or ever checked out the self-titled debut. So we'll call "Serenade the Samurai...

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WINTERSUN Gig Interrupted By Western European Blackout

WINTERSUN's appearance last night (November 4) at the Burning Fall festival in Lichtenfels, Bavaria was interrupted by a complete electric blackout. This blackout began at 10:13 p.m. in the Cologne area of Germany and the domino effect caused a cascade of electricity cuts throughout Western Europe....

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IRON MAIDEN Manager Comments On Split With SANCTUARY

It was announced on Friday (Nov. 3) that both IRON MAIDEN and manager Rod Smallwood are no longer affiliated with Sanctuary Artist Management. Rod has set up a new company, Phantom Music Management, to continue represeting the band and has been joined by his key MAIDEN players Val and Dave. This new...

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STORMENTAL: 'Rising' Video Posted Online

Brazilian "raw prog-metal" act STORMENTAL has posted a video for the song "Rising" on its official web site. The clip features live footage from the band's latest European tour. Check it out at www.stormental.com. STORMENTAL recently released its self-titled debut independently. The album is describ...

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'The Family Values Tour 2006' CD/DVD Track Listing Revealed

On December 26, hard rock fans can get another taste of one of the hard music world's most successful tours when "The Family Values Tour 2006" CD and separate DVD are released on Firm Music. The CD and DVD will feature live tracks from KORN and DEFTONES, as well as select cuts from all the ...

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KORN's JONATHAN DAVIS Bets On Acoustic Dates

KORN frontman Jonathan Davis recently told AOL Music that doing an acoustic AOL Sessions performance earlier this year had a profound effect on him and his band. "The AOL thing opened our eyes to so much different stuff," Davis told AOL Music. "When we did that, we were like, 'Oh, God, we can ...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Slams BLABBERMOUTH.NET 'Tough Guys'

EvilG and Lord of the Wasteland of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: Let's start on a bit of a humorous note. I'm sure a lot of people have been asking this — have you considered callin...

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Ex-HELLOWEEN Singer: 'The Metal World Is Full Of People Who Bark And Complain'

Former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske has responded to the negative feedback by some metal fans to his announcement that he will rearrange and re-record all of the songs that he wrote with his former band for an upcoming CD, to be released next year through Frontiers Records. When asked by a fan nam...

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IRON MAIDEN Frontman: 'Reality TV Showcases Are Lowest Forms Of Human Nature'

Heather Adler of Dose.ca recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On being a band with staying power: “We're very different and we do exist outside what you might call the mainstream of pop music. We even exist outside the mainst...

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10 YEARS Shuts Down Live Work To Concentrate On Recording

Launch Radio Networks reports: 10 YEARS has revealed on its MySpace page that the band will not tour anymore for the rest of the year, opting instead to begin working on its next album. Singer Jesse Hasek told Launch that the band has been toying with song ideas during its last few months on the ...

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TRIVIUM Drummer: I've Always Considered Us To Be A Melodic Thrash Metal Band

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with TRIVIUM drummer Travis Smith. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What can you tell us about the new record? Travis Smith: "Well, it's a lot different than 'Ascendancy' as far as that goes. The music is better just from us being...