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ATHEIST Frontman To Guest On New BENEDICTION Album

Long-running UK extreme metallers BENEDICTION are putting the finishing touches on their new album, "Killing Music", due before the end of the year via Nuclear Blast Records. Commented the band: "The final piece of the jigsaw that is our cover of 'Largactyl' by AMEBIX is now in place. We have Kelly...
May 9, 2008
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SLASH, TOMMY LEE, CHESTER BENNINGTON Jam With CAMP FREDDY In Hollywood

Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES),Tommy Lee (MTLEY CRE) and Chester Bennington (LINKIN PARK) are among the guest musicians who joined all-star cover band CAMP FREDDY last night (May 8) for its performance at the Roxy in West Hollywood, California. This was the second of the four-night Roxy res...
May 9, 2008
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TESTAMENT Schedules Lakewood In-Store Signing Session

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT will take part in a signing session for their brand new record, "The Formation of Damnation", on Sunday, May 18 at the Hot Topic of Lakewood Center Mall (317 Lakewood Center) in Lakewood, California beginning at 3:00 p.m. "The Formation of Damnation...
May 9, 2008
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GOD FORBID's DALLAS COYLE On Artistic Expressions In All Forms Of Art

GOD FORBID guitarist Dallas Coyle has written the latest entry for his weekly column on MetalSucks, "The Hard R." This week's entry focuses on expanding your artistic horizons beyond simply that of music and how it's important to express yourself artistically in as many ways as possible. An excerpt...
May 9, 2008
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SMASHING PUMPKINS: New Video Interview Available

Possum of Altitude TV conducted an interview with SMASHING PUMPKINS backstage after their Hollywood RockWalk induction ceremony on April 23. PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin discuss the band's relationship with estranged original members James Iha and D'Arcy Wretzky and al...
May 8, 2008
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TESTAMENT: More 'The Formation Of Damnation' Chart Positions Revealed

"The Formation of Damnation", the new album from San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT, has registered the following first-week chart positions around the globe: Germany: #15 Austria: #23 Norway: #29 European Top 100: #30 Sweden: #32 Switzerland: #33 USA: #59 Denmark: #90 Canada: #9...
May 8, 2008
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Former FAITH NO MORE Bassist To Guest On New BENEDICTION CD

Long-running UK extreme metallers BENEDICTION are putting the finishing touches on their new album, "Killing Music", due before the end of the year via Nuclear Blast Records. Commented the band: "We got Billy Gould of FAITH NO MORE/BRUJERIA fame to lay down the bass on our cover of 'Largactyl' by AM...
May 8, 2008
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CATTLE DECAPITATION To Debut New Songs To Live Audiences

After six months of hibernating constructing new songs for their upcoming album due late in the year via Metal Blade Records, San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION will schedule a week's worth of dates to debut the new material in front of a live audience. These new songs will feature the...
May 7, 2008
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TESTAMENT Music To Be Featured In Next 'Rock Band' Video Game

TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy revealed during an interview with the nationally syndicated rock radio show "The Tour Bus" (web site) that two of the band's songs "Electric Crown" and "Souls of Black" will be featured in next Rock Band video game. No further details are currently available. Rock Band...
May 7, 2008
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ARI KOIVUNEN: 'Give Me A Reason' Single Lands On Finnish Chart

"Give Me A Reason", the new single from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 23-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has entered the Finnish chart at position No. 3. The song, which is currently available for streaming on Ari's MySpace page, was written by Nino Laur...
May 7, 2008
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ATREYU Drummer Checks In From Australia

ATREYU drummer Brandon Saller has issued the following update: "I'm writing from our dressing room in Sydney, Australia. It's been a long long time since we have made any sort of update so I felt the need to come on and let everyone know what we've been up to. "A few weeks ago we finished ...
May 7, 2008
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DOKKEN: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

DOKKEN's new album, "Lightning Strikes Again" is available for streaming in its entirety on VH1's "The Leak" web site. Rhino Records will release "Lightning Strikes Again", in the U.S. on May 13. The CD is DOKKEN's tenth studio album and it "marks a true and definite return" to the band's classic so...
May 6, 2008
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DEF LEPPARD To Receive Support From BILLY IDOL On North American Tour

DEF LEPPARD has scheduled the following North American dates in August: Aug. 01 - Nashville, TN @ Sommet Center Aug. 02 - Birmingham, AL @ Verizon Wireless Center Aug. 06 - Hamilton, ON @ Copps Coliseum * Aug. 07 - London, ON @ John Labatt Centre * Aug. 09 - Quebec City, QC @ Colisee ...
May 6, 2008
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Former STRATOVARIUS Bassist Schedules Finnish Clinics

Former STRATOVARIUS bassist Lauri Porra has just kicked off Musamaailma-ESP clinic tour of Finland. Remaining dates are as follows: May 06 - Kajaani May 07 - Joensuu, Karjalan Musiikki May 08 - Mikkeli According to Lauri, the clinics will feature him "play[ing] some songs for you on the bass and I w...
May 5, 2008
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Guitarists Schedule Australian Signing Session

AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarists Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance will take part in a signing session on Saturday, May 10 at Billy Hyde Music in Blackburn, Victoria, Australia between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. AVENGED SEVENFOLD was interviewed last month by the "The Men's Room" on the Seattle station KI...
May 5, 2008