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EX-MANOWAR Guitarist ROSS THE BOSS Says Illegal Downloading Is Killing Music

MetalSucks' Sammy O'Hagar recently conducted an interview with ex-MANOWAR guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman. An excerpt follows below. MetalSucks: You mentioned earlier in your response how you think that the Internet has killed rock and roll. Could you clarify that a little? Ross: I certainly can....
March 10, 2009
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RUDRA: 'Brahmavidya: Transcendental I' Artwork, Release Date Revealed

The cover artwork for "Brahmavidya: Transcendental I", the new album from Singaporean metallers RUDRA, can be viewed below. Due in Asia on April 15 via Hong Kong's Trinity Records, the CD was produced by Joshua G. Nair and Sean Loo and features fourteen tracks with a total running time of about 70 m...
March 10, 2009
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INFERNUS Claims Victory In GORGOROTH Name Dispute

The verdict has been reached in the dispute over the rights to the GORGOROTH band name involving vocalist Gaahl, bassist King ov Hell and the group's estranged guitarist Infernus. Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) filed a lawsuit against King ov Hell (real name: Tom Cato Visnes) in September 2008 cl...
March 10, 2009
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SANCTIFICATION At Sweden's HOUSE OF METAL Festival; Video Available

Demonia's Blogg has been updated with video footage of SANCTIFICATION's performance at this year's installment of the House Of Metal festival, which was held February 27-28, 2009 at Folkets Hus in Umeå, Sweden. Check out the clips below. SANCTIFICATION is the Swedish death metal band featuring curre...
March 9, 2009
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SKINLAB Signs With STAND AND DELIVER RECORDS

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have inked a deal with Cleveland, Ohio's Stand and Deliver Records. The band is currently recording its new album, "The Scars Between Us", with producer Juan Urteaga for a July 7 release. Commented bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel: "We are pleased to a...
March 9, 2009
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LOUDNESS To Release 'Return To Forever - Aun' In May

Veteran Japanese metallers LOUDNESS will release their new studio album, "Return To Forever - Aun", on May 27 via is Tokuma Japan Communications. LOUDNESS's upcoming tour of Japan will focus exclusively on songs from the band's first four albums — "The Birthday Eve" (1981),"Devil Soldier" (1982),"...
March 9, 2009
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Song To Be Featured In 'Highgate Vampire' Film

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's song "The Bleeding" will be featured in forthcoming movie "Highgate Vampire", directed by Asa Bailey. "Highgate Vampire" tells the story of four American teenagers — Cathy, Amy, Salem and Alex — who all meet on the Internet, and decide to get together for a weekend of fun i...
March 8, 2009
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SOULGRIND: New Song Posted Online

SOULGRIND, the Finnish band featuring former LULLACRY frontwoman Tanja "Whisper Lilith" Kemppainen (a.k.a. Tanya),has posted a new song, "Farewell To Misery", on the group's MySpace page. According to the band, the track "shall appear on the 'Demonic and Divine' compilation, [to be released] throug...
March 7, 2009
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SEBASTIAN BACH: Looking For Vinyl Version Of 'Angel Down'? Don't Hold Your Breath

The previously announced vinyl version of Sebastian Bach's "Angel Down" album, which was scheduled to see the light of day last summer, has been scrapped, and according to the singer, "there are absolutely no plans now whatsoever to release [the LP] on vinyl." In a post on his official message board...
March 6, 2009
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EXODUS In Milan: Video Footage, Photos Available

Fan-filmed video footage of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS performing their classic song "A Lesson In Violence" this past Wednesday night (March 4) at Rolling Stone club in Milan, Italy, can be viewed below. Photos of the concert are available on the news blog Musica Metal. The group's set...
March 6, 2009
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STRYPER Singer's Wife Succumbs To Cancer

STRYPER singer Michael Sweet's wife Kyle Rae Sweet passed away on March 5, 2009 after a two-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was only 52 years old. Michael and Kyle met when she was hired to do makeup for STRYPER's first video, "You Know What To Do". They married in 1986 and had two children ...
March 6, 2009
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Reunited Swedish Metallers TORCH Sign With HEART OF STEEL RECORDS

Heart Of Steel Records has announced the signing of reformed '80s Swedish metallers TORCH for the release of their new album, entitled "Dark Sinner". Due on April 3, the CD is said to be "best-of" collection of sorts, featuring re-recorded versions of the band's biggest and best songs as well as two...
March 5, 2009
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BEHEMOTH Mainman Auctioning His Firs-Ever Seven-String Guitar

Guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH is auctioning a seven-string Ibanez guitar (pictured below) via eBay. He says, "This guitar is an integral part of BEHEMOTH's history. My first-ever seven-string axe that I bought right before we entered the studio to recor...
March 4, 2009
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ALICE IN CHAINS: Adelaide Footage Available

Video footage of ALICE IN CHAINS' February 28, 2009 performance at the Soundwave Festival in Adelaide, Australia can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "backpackdave08"). ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell recently spoke with Australia's Courier-Mail about the group's upcoming album, its first...
March 4, 2009
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JOEY DEMAIO: 'MANOWAR Fans Have Triumphed Again'

MANOWAR, HOLYHELL and METALFORCE are the first confirmed bands for this year's Magic Circle Festival, set to take place Saturday, July 18 in Loreley, Germany. More acts will be announced soon. Commented MANOWAR bassist Joey DeMaio: "At this point in time, I had to take a moment to express the bands...
March 3, 2009