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THRESHOLD To Release 'For The Journey' In September

British progressive metallers THRESHOLD have set title "For The Journey" as the title of their new album, due at the end of September via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2012's "March Of Progress" is being produced at Thin Ice Studios in England by THRESHOLD members Karl Groom (guitars) and Richard...

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SLASH Talks To ARTISAN NEWS At SOUTH BY SOUTWEST (Video)

Legendary guitarist Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) was interviewed by Artisan News (see video below) at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas where he threw the first-ever musician-focused Hackathon, titled Slashathon, at Capital Factory. For seven hours straight, teams of technol...

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SLASH: Winners Announced For 'Slashathon'

Legendary guitarist Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) threw the first-ever musician-focused Hackathon, titled Slashathon, at Capital Factory during Austin music week (March 12). For seven hours straight, teams of technology developers worked to create new and interesting music-oriented applicat...

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DOWN Talks To SOUNDWAVE TV (Video)

Heavy music presenter Christina Rowatt of Soundwave TV conducted an interview with DOWN on Saturday, February 22 at the Brisbane stop of this year's Soundwave festival in Australia. You can now watch the chat below. DOWN recently completed work on its new EP for a tentative May release. The CD was r...

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DOWN: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of Sydney Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of DOWN's February 23 performance in Sydney, Australia as part of this year's Soundwave festival can be seen below. DOWN recently completed work on its new EP for a spring release. The CD was recorded at singer Philip Anselmo's New Orleans studio, Nodferatu's Lair and is the...

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DOWN's PEPPER KEENAN Speaks To Australia's MUSIC FEEDS (Video)

Music Feeds conducted an interview with DOWN guitarist Pepper Keenan earlier today (Sunday, February 23) at the Sydney stop of this year's Soundwave festival in Australia. You can now watch the chat below. DOWN recently completed work on its new EP for a spring release. The CD was recorded at singer...

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DOWN Added To 'Revolver Golden Gods Tour' Headlined By BLACK LABEL SOCIETY

DOWN has been confirmed as the "first special guest" on this year's Revolver Golden Gods Tour, presented by Epiphone. The trek, which will be headlined by BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, will kick off on April 16 in Portland and wrap up on June 7 in Los Angeles. Also rumored to be appearing on the bill is ...

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THRESHOLD: New Songtitles Revealed

British progressive metallers THRESHOLD entered the studio last November to begin recording the follow-up to 2012's "March Of Progress" for a late 2014 release via Nuclear Blast. According to keyboardist Richard West, "All the drum and bass parts have been recorded and work is now underway on guitar...

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S.A. SLAYER Featuring MACHINE HEAD Drummer DAVE MCCLAIN: Early Recordings To Be Re-Released

Skol Records will reissue the classic S.A. SLAYER ("San Antonio SLAYER") album "Go For The Throat" along with the "Prepare To Die" EP, on a "2 on 1" CD compilation. "Go For The Throat" was recorded in 1984 and released on limited-edition vinyl LP four years later, while the "Prepare To Die" EP was r...

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SYMPHONY X Bassist MIKE LEPOND Talks About Upcoming SILENT ASSASSINS Solo Album (Audio)

SYMPHONY X bassist Mike LePond recently spoke to The Age Of Metal about his upcoming first-ever solo album, to be released under the banner MIKE LEPOND'S SILENT ASSASSINS. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud widget below. LePond previously stated about the upcoming CD: "It is a heavy m...

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Volition

With the disbanding of THE MARS VOLTA, a void has been left that Canadian prog-core artists PROTEST THE HERO seem more than willing to claim. Instrumentally, PROTEST THE HERO is just about as mind-blowing as VOLTA and they represent the next evolutionary leap forged by THE FALL OF TROY, CHIODOS and...

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DOWN Completes Work On New EP

DOWN has completed work on its new EP for an early 2014 release. The CD was recorded at singer Philip Anselmo's New Orleans studio, Nodferatu's Lair and is the second in a series of EPs to be released over the next few years, each touching on a different aspect of the band's sound. Speaking about .....

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PHILIP ANSELMO Has Finished Recording Vocals For New DOWN EP

On December 6, CobraMetal.net's Andrew Melendez conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal frontman Philip Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN). You can now listen to the 26-minute chat in the YouTube clip below. DOWN entered Anselmo's New Orleans studio, Nodferatu's Lair, on October 7 to begin recording...

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DOWN: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Entire First Show With New Guitarist BOBBY LANDGRAF

Quality fan-filmed video footage of DOWN's entire October 25 performance at at Emo's East in Austin, Texas as part of DOWN singer Philip Anselmo's Housecore Horror Film & Metal Festival can be seen below. Guitarist Kirk Windstein recently left DOWN and was replaced by Bobby Landgraf, the band's...

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SYMPHONY X Bassist MIKE LEPOND Working On 'Heavy/Power Metal' Solo Album

SYMPHONY X bassist Mike LePond is working on first-ever solo album, to be released under the banner MIKE LEPOND'S SILENT ASSASSINS. He states: "It is a heavy metal/power metal record that combines all the influences of my favorite bands from the past and present. It is a full hour of headbanging rif...