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LION'S SHARE: 'Emotional Coma' To Receive Japanese Release In November

Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE will release their new album, "Emotional Coma", in Japan on November 14 via Spiritual Beast. LION'S SHARE's video for the song "The Edge of the Razor" can be viewed below. The track, which features a guest solo from ex-KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, comes off...

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FRANTIC BLEEP: New Album Update

Bassist Eywin Sundstrøm of Norway's FRANTIC BLEEP has issued the following update: "For the first time in a long while, the work on the new album is going steadily. Patrick [Scantlebury, guitar] and Lars Gunnar [Morastseter, guitar] have been working on finishing the guitar tracks, and they have one...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Talks Politics; Video Available

Why Democracy?, a documentary project using film to start a global conversation about democracy, has posted a nine-minute video interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich in which he answers ten questions on his views about the system of government. Watch it below. Why Democracy? states on its web...

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ONESIDEZERO: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

Los Angeles-based band ONESIDEZERO is currently streaming its entire new album at this location. "We feel this record represents where we are now in life and music," says frontman Jasan Radford. "We just wanted to share our music with as many people as possible and the internet gives us a chance to...

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STORMZONE Joined By Original SWEET SAVAGE Drummer

Irish band STORMZONE has amicably parted ways with drummer Glenn Gray. Glenn's permanent replacement is David Bates, the original drummer for NWOBHM legends SWEET SAVAGE. One of David's many admirers is METALLICA's Lars Ulrich who was blown away by the new STORMZONE drummer when he saw him onstage w...

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BLINDSIDE Welcomes Addition To Family

Sweden's BLINDSIDE has issued the following update: "This week we welcome the newest member of the BLINDSIDE family. Tindra Lindskog came into the world on September 1. Mama and baby are both doing well and Papa Christian [BLINDSIDE singer Christian Lindskog] could not be more in love. "Now you may...

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'Heavy Metal Box' Animated Product Shot Available

An animated product shot for the upcoming "Heavy Metal Box" (due on October 2 via Rhino Records) can be viewed below. The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compila...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer IAN GILLAN: Deluxe Tour Edition Of 'Gillan's Inn' Due Next Month

Legendary DEEP PURPLE lead singer Ian Gillan took time off from touring with DEEP PURPLE in 2006 and hit the road in the U.S. and Canada, leading an exciting new band through a blistering mix of PURPLE favorites and well-loved tracks from his numerous solo recordings. Celebrating 40 years as a touri...

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LED ZEPPELIN Tribute Act LETZ ZEP Featured On BBC2's 'Newsnight'

Popular UK news program "Newsnight" on BBC2 aired a report on the LED ZEPPELIN reunion which also included a short feature on top UK tribute act LETZ ZEP. Watch the seven-minute segment below. Lars Brandle of Billboard.com reported earlier today that organizers of the LED ZEPPELIN-headlined Ahmet Er...

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Registration Extended For LED ZEPPELIN Tickets

Lars Brandle of Billboard.com reports that organizers of the LED ZEPPELIN-headlined Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert on Nov. 26 in London have extended the registration deadline in the wake of "unprecedented demand" for tickets. The ballot has now been extended from a midday Sept. 17 close to midday Se...

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ONESIDEZERO Added To KROQ's L.A. INVASION

Los Angeles-based band ONESIDEZERO has been added to KROQ's L.A. Invasion featuring SMASHING PUMPKINS, FOO FIGHTERS, VELVET REVOLVER, KID ROCK and CHRIS CORNELL at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles on September 15. ONESIDEZERO will headline the Bud Light-sponsored second stage. Performances begin...

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Ex-ICED EARTH Drummer's BURNING INSIDE Releases New Material

Acclaimed heavy metal drummer Richard Christy (ICED EARTH, DEATH, LEASH LAW, CONTROL DENIED, BURNING INSIDE),who currently works for "The Howard Stern Show", has issued the following update: "I have some great news for BURNING INSIDE fans who've been asking when we're going to have some new materia...

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METAL BLADE Head Honcho Says Heavy Metal Is Poised For Second Coming

Brett Johnson of VenturaCountyStar.com reports: After 25 years as a key player in the heavy metal scene, Metal Blade Records head Brian Slagel thinks that the genre is poised for a second coming like the one he helped launch in the 1980s. He can also report that one of his label's stalwarts, the ...

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Producer RICK RUBIN Talks About His Work On New METALLICA Album

In a brand new article published in this past weekend's edition of the New York Times magazine, co-head of Columbia Records Rick Rubin spoke about his work as a producer for such bands as METALLICA, LINKIN PARK and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS. Whenever he agrees to produce an album, Rubin scrutinizes the...

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Prominence and Demise

It has been around three years since Norway's WINDS released its third album, "The Imaginary Direction of Time". That may seem like a long duration between albums, but if you've immersed yourself in the act's lush, classically infused compositions, then you understand that this is a band for which t...