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ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY Parts Ways With Bassist, Seeks Replacement

U.K. death metallers ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY have issued the following update: "Ross Davey [bass] has decided to part ways with ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY as of March 25, 2009. There is no bad blood or anything, we didnt kick him out. It was down to a number of reasons which would have prevented hi...

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ICED EARTH: New DVD Details Revealed

A brand new interview with ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer conducted on March 13, 2009 is available for download as an MP3 audio file at this location (8.4 MB). Regarding the immediate plans for ICED EARTH, Schaffer says, "Well, right now I'm wrapping up the post-production for the 'Festiv...

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BLOOD RED THRONE: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Norwegian death metal tyrants BLOOD RED THRONE have finished recording their fifth album, "Souls Of Damnation", for a June 1 release in Europe and June 30 in the U.S. via Earache Records. The limited-edition first pressing of the CD, which will coincide with the band's 10th anniversary, will include...

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INSOMNIUM Launches Studio Blog

Finnish metal band INSOMNIUM has entered Fantom studio (where the group recorded its 2006 LP, "Above the Weeping World") to begin recording its fourth album for a late 2009 release. A studio blog has been launched at this location. Guitarist Ville Friman previously described the new songs as follows...

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MANZANA, FOR SELENA AND SIN, UNSHINE To Team Up For 'Finnish Female-Fronted Rock/Metal Tour'

MANZANA, FOR SELENA AND SIN and UNSHINE will team up for the "Finnish Female-Fronted Rock/Metal Tour 2009" in April and May. The trek will start on April 22 in Hamburg, Germany, and will stop in seven countries.. A German female-fronted rock band, A MILLION MILES, will also join the tour for the Ham...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: Five-Minute 'Ki' Teaser Available

A five-minute "teaser" for "Ki", the first in a series of albums from acclaimed Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) to be made available under the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT moniker, is available for streaming at this location. Devi...

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METALLICA: New North American Tour Dates Announced

METALLICA's web site has been updated with the following message: "European summer vacation part 2,347 will end on August 2, so that can only mean one thing ... more dates in the U.S. and Canada! We just rocked Austin at SXSW and are super-psyched that we'll be back in North America visiting our fri...

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CHICKENFOOT Booking Shows Starting In May

CHICKENFOOT — the new supergroup featuring guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, singer Sammy Hagar (ex-VAN HALEN),bassist Michael Anthony (ex-VAN HALEN),and drummer Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) — is in the process of booking shows starting in May. Anthony says, Sammy, Chad, Joe and I are totally ps...

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KORN Bassist Interviewed On KISW's 'The BJ Shea Morning Experience'; Audio Available

KORN bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu was recently interviewed by "The BJ Shea Morning Experience" on the Seattle station KISW 99.9 FM. Listen to the chat using the audio player below (scroll down and click on "Fieldy Interview"). According to The Pulse of Radio, Fieldy's newly published memoir, "Go...

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FUKPIG: Digital Release Through FETO RECORDS Announced

FETO Records has announced the digital release of "Spewings From A Selfish Nation", the latest offering from crusty Birmingham, England brutalizers FUKPIG. There will also be a limited edition (100 copies) of the album on CD available online only. This heady brew of crusty D-beat, savage vocals and...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND To Return This Summer With 'Ki'

Acclaimed Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) will release "Ki", the first in a series of albums to be made available under the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT moniker, sometime in the summer. Devin Townsend recently answered several que...

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PATHOSRAY Signs With FRONTIERS RECORDS

Frontiers Records has announced the signing of Italian progressive metal band PATHOSRAY for the release of the group's second album, "Sunless Skies". "Sunless Skies" was recorded at Artesonika Studios in Italy and mixed and mastered in Sweden by Johan Ornborg and Jens Bogren at Fascination Street St...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Demo Takes Center Stage On Xbox Live Marketplace

Gamers itching to get a taste of Guitar Hero: Metallica in advance of the game's release need not wait any longer as Activision Publishing Inc. announced that the demo will be available today for free download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microso...

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SONATA ARCTICA Keyboardist Issues New Album Update

Keyboardist Henrik "Lance" Klingenberg of the Finnish melodic metal band SONATA ARCTICA has issued the following update: "So far we have about half of the [new SONATA ARCTICA] record in shape, so we're missing some songs, as usual. In April we start recording, and, as before, me and Tony [Kakko, voc...

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BAI BANG To Release 'Are You Ready' In April

BAI BANG, one of the most powerful rock acts from Sweden, will release its sixth album, "Are You Ready", on April 24 via Metal Heaven. The record was produced and mixed by Pontus Assarsson, Jörgen Ringqvist and Uffe Larsson, Anders Ringman, at Platform Studios (four songs) and Rockisland Studios (si...