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Guitarist JON LEVASSEUR Quits CRYPTOPSY
CRYPTOPSY guitarist Jon Levasseur has officially left the band. His statement on the matter is as follows: "Jon Levasseur here writing to officially announce my departure from CRYPTOPSY. It is something I strangely felt coming on since a year prior to my departure (August 2004) as my inspiration for...February 1, 2005
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KYLESA Complete Work On New Album; Audio Available
Savannah GA's crust-metal-punk hybrid KYLESA have completed work on "To Walk A Middle Course" with producer Alex Newport (MELVINS, AT THE DRIVE-IN, NAILBOMB, THE LOCUST). The album is set for release on March 22 through Prosthetic Records. You can sample the track "In Memory" here. The band will emb...January 31, 2005
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Harnessing Ruin
There is death metal and then there is IMMOLATION. By that I mean the 17-year veterans are New York-style death metal to the bone, but create quality songs that sound like no one else. The menacing sound, those layered riffs, textured rhythms, and evil-ass Ross Dolan (decipherable) growl came togeth...January 30, 2005
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DISILLUSION Scrap Live Performances, Concentrate On Writing New Material
DISILLUSION, the prog-death band from Leipzig, Germany who recently performed several dates with an expanded line-up (accompanied by five guest musicians),have issued the following update via their official web site: "DISILLUSION have decided to play no more concerts in large line-up including the...January 29, 2005
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ANDREAS KISSER, ALEX SKOLNICK, SEBASTIAN BACH Among Musicians Featured On RUSH Tribute CD
SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser, former TESTAMENT axeman Alex Skolnick, ex-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach and former WARRANT frontman Jani Lane are among the musicians appearing on the upcoming RUSH tribute album, "Subdivisions", due on March 15 via Magna Carta Records. The CD, which features pre...January 27, 2005
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Is There A Connection Between Heavy Metal Music And Violent Behavior?
Norway's Imhotep Zine recently asked more than 60 heavy metal and hard rock musicians to answer the following two questions related to last month's shooting death of PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott: 1) Can aggressive music led people to kill others? 2) Is there any connection b...January 26, 2005
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RUSH: ALEX LIFESON Signature TriAmp Due In April
According to a posting on the RUSH fan site Power Windows, Hughes & Kettner has announced plans for a Alex Lifeson Signature TriAmp, to be released in April. A press release from the company follows: "For decades, the powerhouse trio RUSH has been the standard bearer of progressive rock. And the...January 25, 2005
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GLENN HUGHES Unveils Signature Bass At NAMM: Photos Available
Legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) unveiled his new signature bass at the Manne Guitars booth on Saturday (Jan. 22) at the NAMM 2005 convention in Anaheim, California. Joining Glenn to celebrate the occasion were some of his close friends such as Alex Ligertwood, Ha...January 24, 2005
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SAMAEL Perform Live On French National Radio: Audio Available
French webzine VS-Webzine.com has uploaded an MP3 containing SAMAEL's live performance of "Inch'Allah" and "I Feel You" (DEPECHE MODE cover),recorded during their appearance on the "Arthur et les Pirates" show on the French national radio Europe 2 earlier today (Jan 20). SAMAEL's performance on the...January 20, 2005
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SAMAEL To Perform Live On French National Radio
Switzerland's SAMAEL will perform two songs, "Inch'Allah" and "On Earth", live on French national radio (Europe 2) on January 20 beginning at 5:15 p.m. CET. This will mark the band's first appearance on a mainstream radio program. In other news, SAMAEL have added photos from their 2004 European tour...January 19, 2005
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HAMMERFALL: 'Blood Bound' Video Posted Online
HAMMERFALL's video for their new single, "Blood Bound", has been posted online at Aftonbladet.se. With regards to the video, guitarist Oscar Dronjak recently said, "We are frozen in ice in the beginning of the clip, standing on top of the hammer from the cover. "As you can see, the environmental atm...January 19, 2005
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SCENES To Support CORNERSTONE In Europe
German prog-metallers SCENES, now featuring Alex Koch (ex-SPIRAL TOWER, POWERGOD) on vocals, will support CORNERSTONE (the project featuring ROYAL HUNT bassist Steen Mogensen and ex-RAINBOW/current YNGWIE MALMSTEEN vocalist Doogie White) on several Belgian and German shows beginning in late January....January 16, 2005
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HAMERFALL: Photos From 'Blood Bound' Video Shoot Posted Online
HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "[The new HAMMERFALL single] 'Blood Bound' will be released in just two weeks, so it's time to unveil some still pictures from the video. We are frozen in ice in the beginning of the clip, standing...January 15, 2005
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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER's Collaboration With ALEX PARCHE Available For Download
The Udo Dirkschneider (ACCEPT, U.D.O.) fan site Accept-Udo.de has posted three songs from German guitarist Alex Parche featuring Dirkschneider on lead vocals. The tracks available for download are "The Longer You Can Wait" (which originally appeared on Parche's 1992 album, "The Alex Parche Project")...January 14, 2005
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TESTAMENT: 'Seen Between The Lines' DVD Details Revealed
More information has surfaced regarding the upcoming DVD release of TESTAMENT's classic "Seen Between the Lines" band documentary. A fan favorite for over a decade, "Seen Between the Lines" was originally released on VHS in 1991 and has been re-recorded in DVD format to enhance picture clarity and s...January 13, 2005
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