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NOCTURNAL GRAVES Signs With SEASON OF MIST

Season Of Mist has announced the signing of NOCTURNAL GRAVES. The Australian old-school death metal wrecking crew will release its third full-length album later in the year. Comments the band: "NOCTURNAL GRAVES would like to extend our gratitude to Season Of Mist and we look forward to working with...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Guitarist DARIO LORINA To Release 'Death Grip Tribulations' Instrumental Album

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Dario Lorina will release his second instrumental album, "Death Grip Tribulations", on February 24, 2017 via Shrapnel Records, known for discovering and recording guitarists of extraordinary ability. Dario's new record is a powerful show of songwriting infused with shre...

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ANGER AS ART: Lyric Video For New Song 'Praise Of The Firehead'

Veteran Los Angeles thrashers ANGER AS ART will release their new album, "Ad Mortem Festinamus", on March 11 via Old School Metal Records. On the follow-up to 2013's "Hubris, Inc.", the quartet has done the improbable by creating a roaring thrash metal beast that doesn't just raise the bar; it crush...

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ANGER AS ART To Release 'Ad Mortem Festinamus' Album In March

Veteran Los Angeles thrashers ANGER AS ART will release their new album, "Ad Mortem Festinamus", on March 11 via Old School Metal Records. On the follow-up to 2013's "Hubris, Inc.", the quartet has done the improbable by creating a roaring thrash metal beast that doesn't just raise the bar; it crush...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Guitarist DARIO LORINA To Record Second Solo Album

Former LIZZY BORDEN and current BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Dario Lorina will enter Studio 5A in Valencia, California later this month to start recording his second solo album for Shrapnel Records. The CD will be engineered and produced by Fred Archambault, known for his work with ALICE COOPER and...

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SHRAPNEL RECORDS' Historic Catalog Acquired By THE ORCHARD

The Orchard, a pioneering independent music, film and video distribution company, today announced its acquisition of rock/metal label Shrapnel Records' historic catalog. Spanning 35 years and representing many groundbreaking artists, Shrapnel Records has maintained a pivotal role at the frontlines o...

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RICHIE KOTZEN Says POISON's 'Native Tongue' Could Have Easily Been His Solo Record

THE WINERY DOGS guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen, who made a name for himself via his hard rock, blues-influenced solo albums, perhaps got his most notable exposure during his one-album stint with glam rockers POISON in the early '90s. Many regarded it as an odd pairing, having the guitar virtuoso s...

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SOULFLY/CAVALERA CONSPIRACY Guitarist MARC RIZZO Releases New Solo Single 'Spectral Intensities'

Guitarist Marc Rizzo (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY) has released the third single from his fourth solo album, which was recently recorded with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris (SUICIDE SILENCE, ALL THAT REMAINS, SHADOWS FALL, SOULFLY). The track, titled "Spectral Intensities", is now available for down...

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Has DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT Ever Poured Sugar On Anyone?

Flounder of the Q103 radio station in Albany, New York recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked if he has ever poured sugar on anyone, Joe responded: "No. But when the [DEF LEPPARD] song ['Pour Some Sugar On...

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Video: SOULFLY Guitarist MARC RIZZO Makes His Live Debut With MISFITS

Guitarist Marc Rizzo of SOULFLY and CAVALERA CONSPIRACY made his live debut with the MISFITS at the Dutch Comic Con on March 28 in in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Said Rizzo: "I'm super stoked to [be] playing guitar in one of my favorite bands,...

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JASON BECKER May Issue Previously Unreleased Songs Written With DAVID LEE ROTH

Mark Strigl of the "Talking Metal" podcast (web site) in December 2014 conducted an interview with Jason Becker, a onetime guitar prodigy first known as part of the metal duo CACOPHONY, who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, aka Lou Gehrig's Disease) at age 20, shortly after join...

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Today Marks 10th Anniversary Of DIMEBAG DARRELL's Death

Today (Monday, December 8) marks the 10th anniversary of the death of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Abbott, one of the most beloved and respected musicians in hard rock, was shot onstage during a DAMAGEPLAN concert on this date in 2004 at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbu...

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TRACII GUNS' LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN To Release 'The Second Record' This Month

TRACII GUNS' LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN, the band led by former L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns, will release its sophomore album, "The Second Record", on August 19 via Shrapnel Records. The follow-up to last year's "The First Record" "reveals more of [the group's] strong psychedelic rock influences and fe...

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THE RODS At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL; Audio Interview, Fan-Filmed Video Footage

Metal Express Radio conducted an interview with David "Rock" Feinstein of Cortland, New York-based metal veterans THE RODS after the band's June 7 performance at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Also available is fan-filmed...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Talks To ARTISAN NEWS About 'Relentless' Memoir (Video)

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen spoke to Artisan News about his autobiography titled "Relentless: The Memoir", which came out last year via Wiley. "It's been such a crazy journey," Yngwie said about the process of writing the book (see video below). "It's a very retrospective thing to d...