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SPYLACOPA Featuring THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, CANDIRIA, ISIS Members: Debut EP Due In November

SPYLACOPA — the new studio project featuring John LaMacchia (CANDIRIA),Jeff Caxide (ISIS),Greg Puciato (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN) and Julie Christmas (MADE OUT OF BABIES, BATTLE OF MICE) — will release its debut five-song EP this November on Rising Pulse Records. The band, which LaMacchia formed...

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BLOOD CEREMONY Set To Release Debut Album

Canadian doom-psyche band BLOOD CEREMONY has completed work on its self-titled debut album, due on September 30 in North America via the London, England-based independent label Rise Above Records. Born out of an obsession with '70s occult rock, BLOOD CEREMONY bears witness to the heavy bands of yest...

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SAROS Signs With PROFOUND LORE RECORDS

Profound Lore Records has announced the signing of the San Francisco Bay Area-based band SAROS. Featuring members of AMBER ASYLUM, WEAKLING and THE BASTARD NOISE amongst its ranks, SAROS' musical vision is one that consists of melding several extreme metal influences together to create epic calculat...

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LEMMY, DIO, IOMMI, ALICE COOPER, GEOFF TATE Featured On 'Metal Christmas' Album

Santa Claus is barreling on into town... like a freekin' runaway freight train! Bob Kulick and Brett Chassen have just finished the mastering of one of the most amazing Christmas albums! Christmas, you say? These days you gotta start early to get the word out! Recorded in the 101-degree Van Nuys, Ca...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION Begins Mixing New Album

After being holed up in Sharkbite Studios for 18 days, San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION, along with producer Billy Anderson, have begun mixing their fourth album, due out in early 2009 on Metal Blade Records worldwide. This will mark the band's fourth release through Metal Blade and i...

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BENEDICTION: Previously Unreleased Track Posted Online

Long-running UK extreme metallers BENEDICTION have posted a previously unreleased track entitled "Dissembler" on their MySpace page. The song was recorded during the sessions for the band's latest album, "Killing Music", but is not included in the CD's final running order. "Killing Music" is schedul...

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CARDAMON Joined By AFTER FOREVER Bassist

CARDAMON, the Dutch rock/metal band featuring Thomas Kalksma and Koen Romeijn from DETONATION, has announced the temporary addition of bassist Luuk van Gerven (AFTER FOREVER) to the group's ranks. Commented the band: "We are very excited to be able to play with Luuk. Besides the well-working persona...

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CHITRAL 'CHITY' SOMAPALA's DAVID SHANKLE GROUP Audition Recordings Posted Online

Vocalist Chitral "Chity" Somapala — highly regarded for his work with AVALON, FIREWIND, FARO, MOONLIGHT AGONY and RED CIRCUIT — has posted some of the audition recordings that landed him the job as the new singer for DAVID SHANKLE GROUP (DSG),the band led by former MANOWAR guitarist David Shankle....

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QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS: 'The Cosmos Rocks' North American Release Pushed Back

The North American release date of QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS's new album, "The Cosmos Rocks", has been pushed back to October 28 from the previously announced October 14. The CD will still arrive in Europe on September 15 via EMI/Parlophone. "The Cosmos Rocks" was recorded and mixed at QUEEN drummer Roge...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Bassist, SAVATAGE Guitarist To Appear At '2009 NYC Ms Metal' Event

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY bassist John "JD" DeServio and guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) will appear at the "2009 NYC Ms Metal" on Saturday, August 23 at Aarius Studios in Sayreville, New Jersey. The event will be filmed for "Music Incorporated", a proposed reality TV series f...

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RESURRECTION: 'Buried Alive' Video Posted Online

"Buried Alive", the new video from Tampa death metallers RESURRECTION, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in Tampa at the historic Springs Theatre in March and was directed by Billy Resin. The video marks the first video that the band has made and will be aired on "Headbanger's Ball" in Norway i...

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UFO, MOUNTAIN, WHITESNAKE Guitarists Interviewed; Audio Available

Shockwaves/HardRadio Podcast #34 is available for download at this location (M4A file, 25 MB). Featured in this special episode are interviews from some of today's guitar legends. Shockwaves correspondent John Strednansky reigns over this episode once again as he chats it up with UFO guitar master V...

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ONSLAUGHT, BENEDICTION Confirmed For UK's DAMNATION FESTIVAL

UK thrash titans ONSLAUGHT and death metal legends BENEDICTION have been confirmed for the Damnation Festival 2008, set to take place Saturday, November 22 at England's Leeds University. According the organizers, this year's festival has been expanded to a full three-stage, 3,500-capacity event. Roc...

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BLOOD OF CAIN Announces 'Tame The Flame' Benefit Concert

Northern California death metal band BLOOD OF CAIN has seen a great amount of suffering as a result of the recent fires that have wiped out hundreds of homes in the Northern California area. So much so that they have gathered the resources and talent to put together a benefit concert to make a posit...

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ICED EARTH Mainman Talks About Songwriting Process For New Album

Metal-Experience.com recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer. An excerpt from the chat follows. Metal-Experience.com: Did you run into any difficulties when Matt (Barlow, vocals) rejoined the band? Schaffer: No. Because, contrary to what people think, the songwriting doe...