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THREAT SIGNAL: Guitarist MARCO BRESSETTE Leaves The Fold

Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL have issued the following update: "Marco [Bressette, guitar] has decided to part ways with THREAT SIGNAL. He will be focusing on his own music and various studio work. We would like to wish him the best of luck in the future and a big thanks for his work in THREAT SI...

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Producer Says New BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE CD Is Full Of 'Pounding Old-School Metal'

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE started recording its new album in January at Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas with producer Colin Richardson (MACHINE HEAD, FEAR FACTORY, NAPALM DEATH). Richardson has issued the following update on the project: "I've had a lot of messages from people asking for more d...

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LILLIAN AXE: 'Waters Rising' To Arrive In June

Opening for the likes of RATT, POISON, QUEENSRŸCHE, KROKUS, STRYPER and LITA FORD, working with some of rock's most respected producers and scoring several "Headbanger's Ball"-approved video clips, LILLIAN AXE certainly carved (or perhaps more appropriately, chopped) a niche for themselves with meta...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DRAGONFORCE Video Commentaries Available

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and DRAGONFORCE sat down with Roxwel.com before the No Fear Tour show in San Antonio, TX to give the inside scoop on their videos for "My Curse" and "Operation Ground and Pound" respectively. Check out the footage: Killswitch Engage, Dragonforce. Roxwel.com's "Artist Commentary" se...

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SONATA ARCTICA To Host 'Unia' Listening Party In New York City

SONATA ARCTICA lead vocalist Tony Kakko and keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg will host a listening party for their new album, "Unia", at Lit Lounge (93 Second Avenue - between 5th & 6th Streets) in New York City on Monday, April 2. Scheduled for North American release on May 22, "Unia" will be pla...

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PRIMAL FEAR: Studio Update

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have posted the following message on their official web site: "We had a great vocal/guitar session over the weekend! Stefan [Leibing, guitar] finished his guitar work for our new album at the U3 studio with our good friend Achim Köhler engineering. Ralf [Scheepers]...

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The Inner Sanctum

Terrible PR stunts be damned, you can't kill SAXON. Words like "venerable" and "stalwart" get used a lot when talking about these U.K. rockers, who've been bashing it out to uneven returns for three decades now. When they're not embarrassing themselves with ill-conceived promotional ideas far beneat...

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From These Wounds

Stark, obsidian funeral doom metal with low-toned clean vocals — on the surface, there doesn't seem to be much about FUNERAL to set them apart from so many other purveyors of bleak, depressive sound. But while there are reference points – early KATATONIA, SWALLOW THE SUN, RAPTURE, DIABOLIQUE, OPETH...

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As Our Army Grows

Those wishing for a return to the Matt Barlow days of ICED EARTH will find a measure of it in "As our Army Grows" from England's INTENSE. The band's sophomore full-length, and first for Napalm Records, is a competent batch of catchy power metal songs. Though the sound mix could stand to bring the gu...

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'Metal: A Headbanger's Companion': New EARACHE Collection Due In April

Earache Records will release a six-CD collection, entitled "Metal: A Headbanger's Companion", on April 23. Headbang away to over 100 all-out blistering tracks on six separate discs, featuring Earache's own genre-defining, groundbreaking artists. The set will be priced only £9.99 (U.K.) or $15.98 (U....

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Frontman: 'We Want To Be More Metal All Across The Board'

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE frontman Matt Tuck told Revolver magazine that he is writing meaner, less syrupy melodies for the group's upcoming CD, which the band recently started recording at Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas with producer Colin Richardson (MACHINE HEAD, FEAR FACTORY, NAPALM DEATH)...

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RUSH: First 'Snakes & Arrows' Review Posted Online

U.K.-based music journalist Dave Ling has posted a review of the new RUSH album, "Snakes & Arrows", on his official web site. It reads as follows: "Yesterday afternoon [Thursday, March 22] was occupied by a playback of RUSH's new album. Given the paranoia that exists about downloading, this was...

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GORGOROTH Guitarist Released From Norwegian Prison

According to a posting on GORGOROTH's web site, the group's guitarist Infernus has been released on parole after serving time for aggravated sexual assault in connection with an alleged rape of a 29-year-old woman in Bergen, Norway in 2004. Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) and a friend (whose ident...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE To Support METALLICA At Wembley Stadium

Welsh metalcore act BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will support METALLICA on the following dates: July 05 - Rotudenplatz - Vienna, Austria July 08 - Wembley Stadium - London, UK HEAVEN AND HELL has also been announced as one of the "special guests" at the Vienna show. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will be the fe...

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SINNER: Guitarist HENNY WOLTER Rejoins The Fold

SINNER — the German band featuring PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner, Frank Rössler (keyboards),former PRIMAL FEAR drummer Klaus Sperling, and guitarist Christof Leim (THE TRACEELORDS) — have issued the following update: "The SINNER lineup for the forthcoming [European] tour dates and festivals is sig...