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CIRCLE II CIRCLE Frontman Interviewed On 'MSRcast' (Audio)
The latest episode of MSRcast features an interview with former SAVATAGE and current CIRCLE II CIRCLE frontman Zak Stevens. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. CIRCLE II CIRCLE released its sixth studio album, "Seasons Will Fall", on January 25 via earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Ger...February 8, 2013
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TESTAMENT Guitarist: 'It's A Pleasure To Play All These Different Styles Of Music'
Austin Fusion Magazine recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Austin Fusion Magazine: In the video documentary that is included with the ["Dark Roots Of Earth"], we get the sense that this record was perhaps more inten...February 6, 2013
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WARLORD: New Album Artwork Unveiled
Reunited '80s metallers WARLORD, featuring guitarist William J. Tsamis and drummer Mark S. Zonder (FATES WARNING),will release their new album, "The Holy Empire", in March. The effort will be made available on CD and digitally via Sons Of A Dream Music/Battle Hymns Music. "The Holy Empire" was engi...February 5, 2013
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CIRCLE II CIRCLE: New Audio Interview With ZAK STEVENS
On January 3, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with former SAVATAGE and current CIRCLE II CIRCLE frontman Zak Stevens. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. CIRCLE II CIRCLE released its sixth studio album, "Seasons Will Fall", on January 25 v...February 4, 2013
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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist Announces Charitybikers Signing Session In Norway
Guitarist Silenoz (real name: Sven Atle Kopperud) of Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR will take part in a signing session on Saturday, March 5 at the Charitybikers booth at this year's MC Messa in Lillestrøm, Norway. For more information, see the flyer below. DIMMU BORGIR was joined...February 1, 2013
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PRETTY MAIDS: 'Mother Of All Lies' Video Released
"Mother Of All Lies", the new video from veteran Danish hard rockers PRETTY MAIDS, can be seen below. The clip was shot by the famed director Thomas Tjader. "Mother Of All Lies" comes off PRETTY MAIDS' new album, "Motherland", which will be released on March 22 in Europe and March 26 in North Americ...January 21, 2013
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DORO PESCH To Guest On WJCU's 'Metal On Metal'
German metal queen Doro Pesch will guest on WJCU's "Metal On Metal" radio program live tonight (Friday, January 18) at 6:30 p.m. EST. "Metal On Metal", hosted by Bill Peters (pictured below backstage at the Wacken Open Air festival with Doro),can be heard live every Friday night from 6:30 p.m. to 9...January 18, 2013
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TORTURE SQUAD Working On Concept Album About Brazilian Military Dictatorship
Brazilian metallers TORTURE SQUAD have announced that their next release will be a concept album about the period when Brazil was under a military dictatorship that lasted for over 21 years, from 1964 to 1985. Commented TORTURE SQUAD drummer Amilcar Christófaro: "Something was telling me that our ne...January 16, 2013
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PRETTY MAIDS To Release 'Motherland' In March
Frontiers Records will release "Motherland", the new album from veteran Danish hard rockers PRETTY MAIDS, on March 22 in Europe and March 26 in North America. After their successful and highly acclaimed 2010 album "Pandemonium", PRETTY MAIDS celebrated their 30th anniversary with their debut visual...January 15, 2013
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AXEL RUDI PELL To Release 'Live On Fire' In March
Despite having planned his career meticulously over the past 25 years or so, even in the camp of German hard rock master Axel Rudi Pell surprises cannot be ruled out: Before playing in front of a sold-out Cologne crowd on the second leg of his wildly successful "Circle Of The Oath" tour, the opportu...January 15, 2013
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BLOWSIGHT Signs With ECLIPSE RECORDS
Eclipse Records has announced the signing of Stockholm, Sweden-based modern rockers BLOWSIGHT to a North American deal. The band just wrapped up production of its brand new full-length album, "Life & Death", to be released in North America on April 9. A press release states: "Sweden has always b...January 12, 2013
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DEGRADEAD To Enter Studio On Monday
Stockholm, Sweden-based melodic death metallers DEGRADEAD, whose singer, Mikael Sehlin, recently joined fellow Swedes ENGEL as their new frontman, will enter the studio on Monday, January 14 to begin recording their fourth album. Regarding what impact Sehlin's addition to ENGEL will have on his stat...January 12, 2013
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CIRCLE II CIRCLE Frontman Interviewed On 'The Classic Metal Show' (Audio)
Former SAVATAGE and current CIRCLE II CIRCLE frontman Zak Stevens was recently interviewed on "The Classic Metal Show", which is heard live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. CIRCLE II CIRCLE will release it...January 9, 2013
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LEAVES' EYES: New Album Title Announced
LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — has set "Symphonies Of The Night" as the title of its new album, due later in the year via Napalm Records. A new LEAVES' EYES video, for the song "Melusine", featurin...January 7, 2013
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ULI JON ROTH Looks Ahead To 'A Very Busy And Intensely Productive Year'
Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) has issued the following update: "Greetings to all of you! I hope you had a great New Year. "Here is a condensed list of some of the events that are planned for the first half of this year. 2013 is going to be a very busy and intensely productive ...January 6, 2013