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PHILIP ANSELMO: The Making Of DOWN's 'Over The Under' Part III

To chronicle the past five years leading up to the release of DOWN's new album, "III - Over The Under", singer Philip Anselmo (ex-PANTERA) has been issuing periodic installments leading up to the release of the record. This is Philip's personal communication to the band's loyal fan base and gives a...

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VANMAKT Working On New Material

Mainman Gorgoth of the Swedish black metal band VANMAKT has issued the following update: "VANMAKT is currently rehearsing and pre-recording the songs for what we hope to be our next and upcoming album in 2008! Currently we arnt signed to any label but from what I have heard the 'Vredskapta Mörkersag...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: Tour Blog Available

Legendary hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (ex-YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY, TALISMAN) has posted a lengthy blog on his official MySpace page detailing his recent touring activities. An excerpt follows: "On Sunday, I fed the wife and kissed the dogs (come on, work with me, it's humor!) and started...

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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman Checks In From MACHINE HEAD Tour

ARCH ENEMY vocalist Angela Gossow has issued the following update from the Black Tyranny Tour, also featuring MACHINE HEAD, THROWDOWN and SANCTITY: "This tour rocks! "The last couple of shows have been a blast! We finally got all our crew together and the chemistry in the band is great. It's pure jo...

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Isolate

Norway's CIRCUS MAXIMUS exploded onto the scene in 2005 with one of the year's best progressive metal albums in "The 1st Chapter". The disc stunned as much for its members' talents as for its incredibly infectious melodies. Taking cues from the obvious juggernauts of the genre (DREAM THEATER, etc.),...

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LED ZEPPELIN Tribute Act LETZ ZEP Featured On BBC2's 'Newsnight'

Popular UK news program "Newsnight" on BBC2 aired a report on the LED ZEPPELIN reunion which also included a short feature on top UK tribute act LETZ ZEP. Watch the seven-minute segment below. Lars Brandle of Billboard.com reported earlier today that organizers of the LED ZEPPELIN-headlined Ahmet Er...

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Registration Extended For LED ZEPPELIN Tickets

Lars Brandle of Billboard.com reports that organizers of the LED ZEPPELIN-headlined Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert on Nov. 26 in London have extended the registration deadline in the wake of "unprecedented demand" for tickets. The ballot has now been extended from a midday Sept. 17 close to midday Se...

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SUICIDE SILENCE: 'The Price of Beauty' Video Posted Online

SUICIDE SILENCE recently completed a graphic new video for the track "The Price of Beauty", shot by acclaimed director Matt Bass (THE ESOTERIC, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER). The clip can now be viewed below. The group's debut offering, "The Cleansing", will hit stores this upcoming Tuesday, September 18...

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TRIVIUM Bassist Checks In

TRIVIUM bassist Paolo Gregoletto has issued the following update: "Thank you to everyone that came out to see us on the Family Values Tour or at an 'off date' show, we really appreciate it and hoped that you enjoyed the summer as much as we did! "It seems our quick vacation is coming to an ...

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SHINING, HELLSAW, SKITLIV: European Tour Dates Announced

SHINING, HELLSAW and SKITLIV (featuring former MAYHEM frontman Maniac) will team up for a European tour in December. Confirmed dates are as follows: Dec. 05 - Germany Markthalle Hamburg Dec. 06 - Germany K 17 Berlin Dec. 07 - Germany tba Essen Dec. 08 - Holland Parkhof Alkmaar Dec. 09 - Belgie de Kl...

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AFTER FOREVER: Concert, Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Current Tour Available

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers AFTER FOREVER have posted concert and behind-the-scenes video footage from their current tour: Tour Report Return Of The Sander AFTER FOREVER performed an acoustic version of the song "Equally Destructive" on the Dutch radio station 3FM on August 14 during th...

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MORNING Parts Ways With Drummer

Dutch female-fronted metal band MORNING has parted ways with drummer Mauro Pi due to "musical differences." According to the group, "there are no hard feelings, and of course, we are still good friends. For the upcoming gigs Jim van de Kerkhoff (UPLIFTED, MORTON BLACK) will be joining us live as a s...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Talks About New Record Deal, Upcoming Album

Luxi Lahtinen and Niko Karppinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: You played a brand-new TESTAMENT track, titled "The Afterlife", at the Earthshaker festival in Germany on July 20th. Do...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN's New Radio Show To Debut In Japan Next Week

Japan's top radio station J-Wave 81.3 will host former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's brand new one-hour show on September 17 at 1:00 a.m. According to a posting on Friedman's web site, "the fast-paced program is called 'Rock A Room' and is talk-based with guests and music, and is filled with M...

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SHINING: 'Through Corridors Of Oppression' Video Posted Online

A video for the obscure SHINING song "Through Corridors of Oppression" (which was recorded in 2002 during the SHINING "III" session) can be viewed below. The clip was created by SHINING's "partner in crime" Mr. Barabash. SHINING's new album, "V - Halmstad", was released in North America on June 26 v...