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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: New Video Interview With JOEL STROETZEL

Guitarist Joel Stroetzel of Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE was recently interviewed by GTRStore.com. In the clip below, he discusses the return of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Jesse Leach; touring and whether he prefers bigger or smaller venues; his signature guitar; and more. KILLSWITCH EN...

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Former MANOWAR Guitarist ROSS THE BOSS To Perform At Hurricane Sandy Relief Concert

Giving back to his hometown, which was battered by Hurricane Sandy, Ricky Byrd and Rockers In Recovery have united to present an all-star concert aiding those affected by the superstorm. The concert will take place on Friday, January 25 at The Cutting Room in New York City at 8 p.m. Two months have...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: New Album Details Revealed

Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE — singer Jesse Leach, guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, bassist Mike D'Antonio, guitarist Joel Stroetzel and drummer Justin Foley — have set "Disarm The Descent" as the title of their upcoming sixth album. The 12-track record is due out April 2 on Roadrunner and is...

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DYNAZTY: New Video Interview Posted Online

On November 27, Sweden Rock Magazine correspondent Daniela Pilic conducted an interview with Stockholm, Sweden-based rockers DYNAZTY for her blog, In The Rearview Mirror, at KB in Malmö, Sweden. You can now watch the chat below. DYNAZTY released its third album, "Sultans Of Sin", on February 29. The...

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Exclusive: MEGADETH Bassist's Autobiography Due Next Year

The autobiography of David Ellefson, co-founder and bassist of 11-time Grammy-nominated heavy metal titans MEGADETH, will be made available next year via Howard Books. Ellefson's memoir, "My Life With Deth", chronicles the story of Ellefson's fall into addiction during the band's early years, follow...

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JOEL GRIND's 'The Yellowgoat Sessions': First Single Unleashed

Gristle up your holiday caroling with "Cross Damnation", the first single from Joel Grind's "The Yellowgoat Sessions" offering. Recorded as a TOXIC HOLOCAUST return-to-form of sorts (think the "Critical Mass" demo),"The Yellowgoat Sessions" are raw, unrefined, reverbed out, distorted to hell and vi...

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OVERTORTURE: Song From Debut Album Available For Streaming

Swedish death metallers OVERTORTURE will release their debut album, "At The End The Dead Await", on January 25, 2013 via Apostasy Records. The CD was mixed and mastered by Ola Englund (SIX FEET UNDER, FEARED) and features cover artwork by Gustav Germann of GugerArt. The layout was handled by Seiya O...

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SLASH Records Song For 'Nothing To Fear' Soundtrack

Slash has revealed via Twitter that he has recorded a song over the weekend for the first horror film from the guitarist's production company, Slasher Films, called "Nothing To Fear". "Myles [Kennedy, singer of Slash's solo band and ALTER BRIDGE] did a fantastic vocal," Slash added. "[It sounds] hau...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO To Embark On First Full European Tour In Four Years

Legendary hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN, JOURNEY) will embark on his first full European tour in four years in April 2003. Although the trek has been in the planning for months, the singer's organization is only now ready to release the outline of what promises to be...

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OVERTORTURE: Debut Album Details Revealed

Swedish death metallers OVERTORTURE will release their debut album, "At The End The Dead Await", on January 25, 2013 via Apostasy Records. The CD was mixed and mastered by Ola Englund (SIX FEET UNDER, FEARED) and features cover artwork by Gustav Germann of GugerArt. The layout was handled by Seiya O...

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CLIFF BURTON's Pre-METALLICA Band TRAUMA To Perform At His Birthday Celebration

A special event for the late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton, a.k.a. The Major Rager On The Four-String Motherfucker, will be held on Sunday, February 10, 2013 — on what would have been Cliff's 51st birthday — at the Brick & Mortar Music Hall in San Francisco, California. For the first time in de...

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AC/DC's 'Back In Black' Album Added To 'Grammy Hall Of Fame' Collection

AC/DC's classic 1980 LP "Back In Black" is among the newest additions to The Recording Academy's legendary Grammy Hall Of Fame collection. This latest round of inducted recordings helps celebrate 40 years of highlighting diversity and recording excellence, and acknowledges both singles and album rec...

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SOEN: New Video Interview With KIM PLATBARZDIS

Offstage TV conducted an interview with guitarist Kim Platbarzdis of SOEN at Metal Invasion 2012 on October 12 at Messehalle in Straubing, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. SOEN is the project featuring Swedish drummer Martin Lopez (ex-OPETH, AMON AMARTH),bassist Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, TE...

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TOXIC HOLOCAUST Song To Be Included In FX Series 'Sons Of Anarchy'

The song "Bitch" from punk metal derelicts TOXIC HOLOCAUST will be clawing its way through your speakers during next week's episode of FX drama series "Sons Of Anarchy" (season 5; episode 11). Comments TOXIC band leader Joel Grind: "We are all excited to announce the inclusion of our song 'Bitch' in...

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RINGS OF SATURN To Release 'Dingir' In February

Unique Leader Records has set a February 5, 2013 release date for "Dingir" (din-jeer),the sophomore album from announced that Northern California extremists RINGS OF SATURN. The CD was mixed and mastered by Robert Swanson of Mayhemeness Studios in Sacramento, California. The cover art was created b...