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ATHEIST To Tour Europe With EXHUMED

Reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST will embark on a headlining tour of Europe in April 2011. Confirmed dates are as follows: April 22 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller Music Hall (Inferno Fest) April 23 - London, England - Relentless Garage April 24 - Essen, Germany - Turock April 25 -...

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MEGADETH Drummer SHAWN DROVER Interviewed By BAY AREA ROCKS (Video)

Bassy Stacy of BayAreaRocks.com conducted an interview with MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover on August 31, 2010 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California during the "American Carnage" tour with SLAYER and TESTAMENT. You can now watch the chat below. MEGADETH will headline six festival shows in New...

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DEFTONES's FRANK DELGADO Interviewed By METAL EXPRESS RADIO (Audio)

Norway's Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with DEFTONES turntablist/keyboardist Frank Delgado. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. DEFTONES' new video, "You've Seen The Butcher", can be viewed below. The clip was filmed on September 19 in Toronto, Ontario,...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'Right Now I Don't Really Have Any Enemies Anymore'

Australia's FasterLouder recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. FasterLouder: Congratulations on your book making the New York Times bestseller list. You’ve obviously been through the release process with albums many, man...

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HELLOWEEN Bassist Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Thunder' (Audio)

DJ JC Green of Metal Messiah Radio's "Heavy Metal Thunder" show recently conducted an interview with bassist Markus Grosskopf of German power metallers HELLOWEEN. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. ...

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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Frontman To Release Solo Album

Tommy Rogers, lead vocalist, keyboardist and founding member of the award-winning North Carolina progressive rock band BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, will release his debut solo album, "Pulse", on February 1, 2011 via Metal Blade Records. The versatile front man and multi-instrumentalist, who not only s...

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Former MANOWAR Drummer Joins BLACK REIGN

Former MANOWAR drummer Kenny "Rhino" Earl has joined BLACK REIGN, the band featuring vocalist Wade Black (LEATHERWOLF, CRIMSON GLORY, SEVEN WITCHES),guitarist Rick Renstrom (ROB ROCK, LEASH LAW, TIWANAKU) and bassist Rich Marks. Commented Black: "I've heard a lot about him and they don't call him R...

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THE NEW BLACK: New Album Artwork Unveiled

THE NEW BLACK — the German band featuring members of SINNER, RUNAMOK, ABANDONED and MCF — will release its sophomore album, "II: Better In Black", on January 28, 2011 in Europe via AFM Records. Check out the cover artwork below. THE NEW BLACK has released a new song from "II: Better In Black" as par...

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KAI HANSEN Contributes Guitar Solo To PRIMAL FEAR Singer's Solo Album

Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) has contributed lead guitar parts for the song "The Pain Of The Accused" from the forthcoming solo album from PRIMAL FEAR singer Ralf Scheepers. The CD is now complete and will be mastered over the weekend. Several other very special guests appear on the effort,...

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DEFTONES Frontman Interviewed By Italy's RockNRollRadio.it (Audio)

Italy's RockNRollRadio.it recently conducted a short interview with DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. DEFTONES' new video, "You've Seen The Butcher", can be viewed below. The clip was filmed on September 19 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and wa...

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MEGADETH's ELLEFSON Featured On Cover Of BASS PLAYER Magazine

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson is featured on the cover of the December 2010 issue of Bass Player magazine. The holiday issue is on sale now. MEGADETH will headline six festival shows in New Zealand and Australia during December 10-19 as part of "No Sleep Til", a touring festival that will deliver...

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STRATOVARIUS: 'Elysium' Collector's Edition Detailed

Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS will release their thirteenth full-length studio album, "Elysium", in Asia on January 12, 2011 via JVC and in the rest of the world on January 14, 2011 through earMUSIC/Edel. A single with two new songs will be released on November 26 to coincide with the start...

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Celebrate Christmas With MASTODON

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have created a super-limited-edition Christmas t-shirt. The shirt is available on the band's web site and will be up until it sells out. A super-deluxe, super-limited-edition version of MASTODON's latest album, "Crack The Skye", will be released on November 26...

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FALCONER Begins Recording New Album

Guitarist Stefan Weinerhall of the Swedish metal band FALCONER has issued the following update: "FALCONER has now begun the recording of [its new album] 'Armod' at Andy La Rocque's (KING DIAMOND) Sonic Train Studios [in Varberg, Sweden]. Karsten [Larsson; drums], who is the first one to be recorded,...

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MICHAEL MONROE Checks In From MOTÖRHEAD U.K. Tour

Former HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe, who is currently on the road in the U.K. as the support act for MOTÖRHEAD, has issued the following update: "Having a fantastic time here on the MOTÖRHEAD 35th-anniversary U.K. tour! This might be the best tour I've ever been on — I'm totally loving it. MO...