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TONY MACALPINE To Release 'Concrete Gardens' Album Next Month

In his 29-year career, Tony MacAlpine has redefined instrumental hard rock, jazz-fusion and heavy metal for a generation of progressive-minded music fanatics. Whether it's been as a solo artist, or with the progressive supergroup PSMS (with Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehan and Derek Sherinian); the mind-...

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Report: TRENT REZNOR Playing 'Major Role' In APPLE Streaming Service

According to The Pulse Of Radio, NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor is reportedly playing a major role in redesigning the digital music app on Apple's iPhones to include a new streaming service. Reznor is the chief creative officer at Beats Music, the streaming service that Apple acquired for $3 b...

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LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY To Release 'Prometheus, Symphonia Ignis Divinus' In June

Italian "cinematic" metallers LUCA TURILLI'S RHAPSODY will release a new album, "Prometheus, Symphonia Ignis Divinus", on June 19 in Europe and June 30 in the U.S. via Nuclear Blast. The CD was composed and produced once again by Luca Turilli, responsible as always of all the orchestral and choral a...

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VENOMOUS MAXIMUS To Release 'Firewalker' Album In May

Houston heavy metal band VENOMOUS MAXIMUS will release its new album, "Firewalker", on May 5 via Shadow Kingdom Records. The quartet recorded the CD at the Diamond Factory in Austin, Texas with engineer Travis Bonner (ANCIENT VVISDOM). The record was mastered at PLX Mastering by Paul Logus (SATYRICO...

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Omniscient

STEEL PROPHET's been around forever, and the good news for their loyal fans is the return of Rick Mythiasin to the mike for the band's latest album, "Omniscient". Tied in to a sci-fi story written by guitarist Steve Kachinsky Blakmoor, "Omniscient" could've been gangbusters. STEEL PROPHET certainly...

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VENOMOUS MAXIMUS Signs With SHADOW KINGDOM RECORDS

Shadow Kingdom Records has announced the signing of Houston, Texas' "dark heavy metal" band VENOMOUS MAXIMUS. The group is putting the finishing touches on its new album, "Firewalker", for a 2015 release. Reads a Shadow Kingdom press release: "The name of the band reminds us of the classic 'Gladiato...

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SONATA ARCTICA's HENRIK KLINGENBERG: 'We're Not Trying To Rewrite History'

The Age Of Metal recently conducted an interview with Henrik "Henkka" Klingenberg (keyboards) and Pasi Kauppinen (bass) of Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA. You can now watch the chat below. While on yet another successful world tour, this time to support their latest studio album, "Pariah's...

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QUEEN's 'Queen Forever' Album Trailer

Three previously unreleased QUEEN songs featuring late singer Freddie Mercury spearhead an exciting new QUEEN album, "Queen Forever", due November 10 on the Virgin Records label. A trailer for "Queen Forever" is available below. The tracks include a long-anticipated track from QUEEN and Michael Jack...

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METALLICA And RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS' Publishing Catalogs To Be Represented By AUDIAM For Digital Services

Audiam has announced agreements with METALLICA and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS to exclusively represent the bands' entire publishing catalogs in North America on YouTube, Spotify, Beats, Google Play, Rhapsody, Deezer, Amazon Prime, iTunes Match and other digital music services. Having recently expanded it...

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SONATA ARCTICA: Trailer For Re-Recorded, 15th-Anniversary Edition Of 'Ecliptica'

While on yet another successful world tour, this time to support their latest studio album, "Pariah's Child", Finnish melodic metal heroes SONATA ARCTICA swung by the studio to re-record their debut album "Ecliptica", which was released 15 years ago. This new version will be released on October 24 u...

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FREDDIE MERCURY's Duet With MICHAEL JACKSON Featured On 'Queen Forever' Album

Three previously unreleased QUEEN songs featuring late singer Freddie Mercury spearhead an exciting new QUEEN album, "Queen Forever", due November 10 on the Virgin Records label. The tracks include a long-anticipated track from QUEEN and Michael Jackson, "There Must Be More to Life Than This", a pre...

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SONATA ARCTICA Releases 'Kingdom For A Heart' Single From Re-Recorded 'Ecliptica' Album

While on yet another successful world tour, this time to support their latest studio album, "Pariah's Child", Finnish melodic metal heroes SONATA ARCTICA swung by the studio to re-record their debut album "Ecliptica", which was released 15 years ago. This new version will be released on October 24 u...

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SONATA ARCTICA To Release Re-Recorded, 15th-Anniversary Edition Of 'Ecliptica'

While on yet another successful world tour, this time to support their latest studio album, "Pariah's Child", Finnish melodic metal heroes SONATA ARCTICA swung by the studio to re-record their debut album "Ecliptica", which was released 15 years ago. This new version will be released on October 24 u...

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SKID ROW's RACHEL BOLAN: Bands Who Use Pre-Recorded Tracks During Live Shows Are 'Ripping Off' Fans

SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan has slammed bands who use pre-recorded backing tracks in their live shows, saying that he feels "ripped off" when he sees groups lip-synching in concert. Asked about reports that MÖTLEY CRÜE is using "backing tracks to sing and play to" on the band's current tour and hi...

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ANGRA Recording New Album With Producer JENS BOGREN

Brazilian/Italian metallers ANGRA have entered Fascination Street Studios in Sweden with producer Jens Bogren (KREATOR, PARADISE LOST, OPETH) to begin recording their new album for a tentative late 2014/early 2015 release. The follow-up to 2010's "Aqua" will mark the band's first release with new me...