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AYREON to Enter Studio In June

AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Arjen just finished recording the demos for his seventh AYREON album. "As previously reported, Arjen went through a difficult time last winter. Since then he's been doing a lot better. He discovered th...

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ANTHRAX Drummer To Produce New ONLY HELL REMAINS Album

Bronx, New York-based metallers ONLY HELL REMAINS will enter a Chicago studio this June with producer Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX drummer) to record their new album. Due late summer/early fall, the new CD "will take [the band's] sound to the next level, calling on the heaviness of HATEBREED, brutality...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Says New Album Will Have 'More Riffs, More Melodies'

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott recently spoke to Decibel magazine about the recording process for the group's follow-up to 2005's "Doomsday Machine", due later in the year via Century Media Records. Vocalist Angela Gossow has become one of the preeminent screamers in metal, and according to Amot...

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HELLYEAH Guitarist: 'The Success Of This Record Is Going To Determine How Long We Stay Out'

Darrin Buchanan of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Blistering.com: Jerry Montano left the band a couple of weeks ago. How's Bob Zilla [ex-DAMAGEPLAN] fitting in? Maxwell: Well, there's been no replacement...

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Ex-VAN HALEN Bassist Having A 'Blast' On Cinco De Mayo Weekend

Former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony has issued the following update: "Hey everybody!! It's been awhile since my last post, so I thought I would let you know what's been going on lately. "Those of you who were on the Hagar cruise ship party the other month know that I put a little jam together ....

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary To Be Shown At New Haven Underground Film Festival

"Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" — the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — will hit Meriden, CT this Saturday, May 12 as part of the New Haven Underground Film Festival. The movie screens at 5:30 p.m. at the...

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MEGADETH Bassist: 'Even After All These Years Of Playin' Rock Star Myself, I'm Still A Fan'

MEGADETH bassist James Lomenzo has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Howdy Mega-friends and fans. Just musing over the exhilaration I've been feeling over the current HEAVEN AND HELL tour. We've got a little less then two more weeks ahead of us on...

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ADRIFT To Record New Album In June

ADRIFT, the Florida-based band featuring DEICIDE/ex-CANNIBAL CORPSE guitarist Jack Owen, former EPITAPH/RESURRECTION drummer Kevin Astl and vocalist Dean Pskowski (ex-SYNAPSE),has issued the following update: "We are currently in pre-production on ADRIFT's next album, as yet untitled. We plan to re...

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BON SCOTT Project Ideas Sought

Fremantle Arts Centre is calling for proposals which celebrate and critique the life and legacy of Bon Scott, the lead singer and co-lyricist of AC/DC, 1974-80. Proposals are welcomed from individuals and groups of artists, curators, and organisations of all kinds. Scotland-born Ronald Belford "Bon"...

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GEORGE LYNCH To Hold Two-Day Guitar Seminar In Los Angeles

Whether you're a beginning player or have already achieved shredder status as a guitarist, George Lynch knows that you always have room to improve. That's the idea behind his intensive guitar education program known as the George Lynch Dojo, a monthly instructional series that allows for students to...

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Comedian ANDREW DICE CLAY On SHADOWS FALL; Video Available

Ever wonder what comedian Andrew Dice Clay thinks of SHADOWS FALL? Watch this video where Dice offers his insight on every member of the band. SHADOWS FALL recently posted the seventh webisode documenting the making of its new album, "Threads of Life". Webisode #7, which focuses on the creation of t...

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INCANTATION Added To MILWAUKEE METALFEST XIX

Pennsylvania-based death metallers INCANTATION have been added — along with their Ibex Moon Records labelmates FUNERUS — to the Milwaukee Metalfest XIX, which is set to take place May 11-12 at the Waukesha Expo Center in Waukesha, Wisconsin. INCANTATION will perform on May 12 in what will mark one o...

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BLIND GUARDIAN, AFTER FOREVER, MERCENARY Members Involved With NEOSHINE Project

Members of BLIND GUARDIAN, AFTER FOREVER and MERCENARY have contributed to the latest recordings from NEOSHINE, the German power metal project led by 24-year-old guitarist Flo Krause. The group's musical approach is described in a press release as a "blistering combination of speed, melodic and aggr...

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EVANESCENCE Guitarist Fired; Drummer Reportedly Quits

Gerry Gittelson of DailyNews.com reports that EVANESCENCE guitarist John LeCompt said Friday (May 4) he's been fired from the band, and he also said drummer Rocky Gray has quit. "I'm done, and I'm pretty upset about it," LeCompt said, calling from Little Rock, Ark., the band's home town. "(Singer) A...

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Vocalist NADIR D'PRIEST Sounds Off On RIAA, Internet Radio

"The Classic Metal Show" recently conducted an interview with ex-LONDON/D'PRIEST/STEEL PROPHET vocalist Nadir D'Priest about the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) and its proposed royalty price hikes that will, in essence, force most U.S. broadcasters out of business. An excerpt from...