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MIKE PORTNOY Cutting Drums For Project With SYMPHONY X Singer
Former DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has begun laying down tracks on the debut album from the new project featuring SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen and guitar virtuoso Mike Orlando (SONIC STOMP). Portnoy states, "This stuff is SLAMMIN'!" Although the project was initially supposed to go under...February 15, 2011
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All Over The Road: Volume Two
Columbus, Ohio's AMERICAN DOG is one of the best, bull-shit free and rifftastic American hard rock bands in the world today, but if you asked the average U.S. fan about the trio you'd more often than not get a blank stare in reply. It is a classic case of European fans recognizing what U.S. fans ...February 14, 2011
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To Hell With God
"To Hell With God" is the title of the new DEICIDE album, eh? How shocking that the quartet would choose a title so blatant in its blasphemy when the storied Floridian death metal band has always prided itself on its subtlety in matters of protest against blind faith followers of white-light religio...February 14, 2011
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The Collective
If the music of SCALE THE SUMMIT is what we can expect from graduates of Los Angeles' Musicians Institute, then some of us better start paying a lot more attention to the talent coming out of there. After the overachieved, underappreciated, and self-released "Monument" debut, the Houston-based quart...February 14, 2011
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DEVIN TOWNSEND: Five-Song Live EP Available For Free Download
Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) has made a five-song live EP available for free download by spreading the word about this page at on Twitter and Facebook. The EP contains the tracks "Supercrush", "Kingdom", "Truth", "Om" and...February 14, 2011
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IRON MAIDEN Guitarist: 'If You're Going On A Six-Month Tour, You've Got To Pace Yourself'
IRON MAIDEN guitarist Janick Gers spoke with Christopher Toh of Singapore's Today Online ahead of the band's concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on February 15. On the first show of IRON MAIDEN's current tour, which kicked off this past Friday, February 11 in Moscow, Russia: Gers: "We were to se...February 13, 2011
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MASSACRE's KAM LEE To Perform Entire 'From Beyond' Album At 'A Day Of Death'
Former MANTAS, DEATH and MASSACRE member Kam Lee will perform MASSACRE's "legendary" 1991 debut album, "From Beyond", in its entirety for one night only at the "A Day Of Death" festival on Saturday, July 16 at Club Infinity in Williamsville, New York. Also scheduled to appear are NOKTURNEL, ROTTREVO...February 12, 2011
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THE POODLES: New Album Details Revealed
Frontiers Records has set an April 15 European release date (May 5 in North America) for the fourth album from Swedish hard rockers THE POODLES, entitled "Performocracy". According to a press release, the CD title is a combination of the words "performance" and "democracy," meaning "the power of per...February 11, 2011
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'Don't Stop Believin' - The Untold Story Of Journey' Due In May
"Don't Stop Believin' - The Untold Story Of Journey", a book by U.K.-based Neil Daniels, will be published by Omnibus Press on May 3. JOURNEY are one of the most successful American melodic rock bands in history with record sales of over 75 million. The recent phenomenal success of "Don't Stop Belie...February 11, 2011
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Ex-CHASTAIN Singer LEATHER LEONE Performs IRON MAIDEN Classic With SENTINEL BEAST (Video)
Former CHASTAIN singer Leather Leone joined reactivated '80s Sacramento, California thrashers SENTINEL BEAST on stage on January 29, 2011 at the Cheyenne Saloon in Las Vegas, Nevada to perform a cover version of the IRON MAIDEN classic "Phantom Of The Opera". Video footage of her appearance can be v...February 10, 2011
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FORBIDDEN Rejoined By Drummer PAUL BOSTAPH For 'Chalice Of Blood' Performance (Video)
Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN were rejoined by the band's former drummer, Paul Bostaph (now in TESTAMENT, formerly of SLAYER and EXODUS),for a performance of the group's classic song "Chalice Of Blood" during the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which set sail from Miami, Florid...February 10, 2011
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DEEP PURPLE Guitarist Interviewed On 'Radioactive Metal' (Audio)
DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse was interviewed on the January 13, 2011 edition of "Radioactive Metal". You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Radioactive Metal" is broadcast on Pure Rock Radio Thursday evenings at 8:00 p.m. EST.February 10, 2011
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ARCHITECTS Parts Ways With Bassist
British metallers ARCHITECTS have parted ways with bassist Ali Dean. Commented the band: "Most of you will already know that Ali was not part of our previous European tour due to commitments he had with his family. Unfortunately, these commitments are going to extend indefinitely and as a result he...February 10, 2011
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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'Deconstruction' Orchestra Footage Posted Online
Video footage of Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) working with an orchestra and a choir on material for "Deconstruction" — the third in a series of albums to be made available under THE DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT moniker — in Pra...February 10, 2011
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NEW YORK DOLLS To Tour U.S. With MÖTLEY CRÜE?
On February 9, Australian music journalist and rock guitar player Joe Matera (web site) conducted an interview with NEW YORK DOLLS guitarist Sylvain Sylvain. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Joe Matera: Former BLONDIE guitarist Frank Infante recently came onboard as the NEW YORK DOLL...February 10, 2011
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