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INTO ETERNITY Mainman Issues SYMPHONY X Tour Recap

Founding guitarist/principal songwriter Tim Roth of Canadian extreme progressive metallers INTO ETERNITY has issued the following update: "We just finished our last show with SYMPHONY X and EPICA and all we can say is that the tour was killer! Everyone from the bands to the crew was super-cool. It t...

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DOKKEN: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

DOKKEN's new album, "Lightning Strikes Again" is available for streaming in its entirety on VH1's "The Leak" web site. Rhino Records will release "Lightning Strikes Again", in the U.S. on May 13. The CD is DOKKEN's tenth studio album and it "marks a true and definite return" to the band's classic so...

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CYNIC Frontman Comments On SEASON OF MIST Deal

Guitarist/vocalist Paul Masvidal of the reunited progressive metallers CYNIC whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal has issued the following statement regarding the group's new deal with Season of Mist Records: "We're pleased to be back...

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TESTAMENT: New Audio Interview With CHUCK BILLY Posted Online

Heavycore founder Pete Altieri conducted a phone interview with Chuck Billy of TESTAMENT on April 28, 2008. The 26-minute chat touches on a variety of subjects, including TESTAMENT's upcoming tour with JUDAS PRIEST, HEAVEN AND HELL and MOTRHEAD, the group's new album, "The Formation of Damnation", C...

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TESTAMENT Singer Talks About Beating Cancer

D.X. Ferris of the Cleveland Scene reports: TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy's father had grown up on a Pomo tribe reservation, but he didn't want his kids to. As a child, Billy was vaguely aware of his heritage. In 2000, one of his friends told him she wanted him to meet another pal, a ...

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CYNIC Signs With SEASON OF MIST RECORDS

Reunited progressive metallers CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal, have inked a worldwide deal with France's Season of Mist Records. The band is set to enter the studio this summer with Grammy-award winning producer Warren Ri...

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TESTAMENT Singer To Guest On Tonight's 'Black Night Meditations'

Vocalist Chuck Billy of the San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal legends TESTAMENT will be interviewed live tonight at 10:00 p.m. on the "Black Night Meditations" radio show on WSCA 106.1 FM in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. "Black Night Meditations" is a four-hour metal radio show that focuses on black,...

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For many reasons, it's hard to talk objectively about the work of Chuck Schuldiner and DEATH. For one, the man was taken from us far too early, leaving many musical pathways still untraveled. There's also the fact that his legacy, the arc of his creativity from "Scream Bloody Gore" to "The Sound of...

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IGOR CAVALERA Says He Is Not Interested In SEPULTURA Reunion

Robert Williams of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with former SEPULTURA and current CAVALERA CONSPIRACY drummer Igor Cavalera. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: After leaving SEPULTURA it wasn't long before you and your brother Max started jamming again. Ho...

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ANTHRAX Is 'Thinking' About Working With QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE/TOOL Producer

Twin Peaks Archive recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante. An excerpt from the chat follows: Twin Peaks Archive: Another high-profile collaboration you did was with PUBLIC ENEMY on the remake of "Bring The Noise". How did that come about? Charlie: That came about becaus...

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JUDAS PRIEST, MOTRHEAD, TESTAMENT Members Comment On 'The Metal Masters Tour'

After weeks of speculation, Live Nation has finally confirmed a killer package that is bound to go down as the heavy metal event of 2008 JUDAS PRIEST, HEAVEN AND HELL, MOTRHEAD and TESTAMENT will be touring together for the first time. Dubbed "The Metal Masters Tour", the fifteen-date U.S. trek kick...

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TESTAMENT: More Dates Announced

Veteran San Francisco Area thrashers TESTAMENT have announced the following dates: May 01 - Flint, MI - The Machine Shop May 02 - Cleveland, OH - Peabodys Downunder May 03 - Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room/Chicago Powerfest With JUDAS PRIEST: July 22 - Seattle, WA - Wamu Theater July 23 - Victoria, B.C....

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TESTAMENT To Support JUDAS PRIEST In Canada

Veteran San Francisco Area thrashers TESTAMENT will support British metal legends JUDAS PRIEST on their previously announced Canadian dates: July 23 - Save On Foods Memorial Centre - Victoria, BC July 24 - General Motors Place - Vancouver, BC July 26 - McMahon Stadium - Calgary, AB (Monsters Of Rock...

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CKY's DERON MILLER To Tour With MALEVOLENT CREATION, Record With BELIEVER

Former CKY and current WORLD UNDER BLOOD guitarist/vocalist Deron Miller will be touring "overseas" with MALEVOLENT CREATION this fall as the group's second guitarist. According to Deron, "there might be some American dates soon, including possibly the New England festival coming up." In other news,...

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LIGHT THIS CITY: New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By CHUCK BILLY

San Francisco's LIGHT THIS CITY has posted its third in-studio video update exclusively at Revolver magazine's web site. Focusing on vocal tracking, the footage features commentary from the band, snippets of music, and a brief look at TESTAMENT mainman Chuck Billy's vocal contributions to LIGHT THIS...