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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: New Album Title Announced

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY has set "Order Of The Black" as the title its new studio album, due in North America on August 10 via E1 Music. The CD will be made available in Europe through Roadrunner Records and in Australia and New Zealand via Riot! Entertainment. Commented BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman Zakk...

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NEGATIVE: 'End Of The Line' Video Released

"End Of The Line", the new video from the Finnish rock band NEGATIVE, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's fifth album, "Neon", which is scheduled for release on June 2. The CD was recorded at the Broken Wave studios in Los Angeles with Warren Riker as the engineer/assistant producer...

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UNISONIC Completes Writing Nine Songs For Debut Album

UNISONIC, the new band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske alongside Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany's PINK CREAM 69 and Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer (who has previously played with ASIA, GOTTHARD and KROKUS),has finished composing nine songs for its forthcomin...

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SAXON, CATHEDRAL, HAMMERFALL Confirmed For U.K.'s HIGH VOLTAGE Festival

SAXON, CATHEDRAL and HAMMERFALL have been confirmed for High Voltage, the U.K.'s new rock festival, which is scheduled to take place July 24-25, 2010 at Victoria Park in London, U.K. The festival billing is shaping up as follows : Saturday, July 24: Main Stage: ZZ TOP HEAVEN & HELL FOREIGNER GAR...

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AUGUST BURNS RED To Play Japan For The First Time

Pennsylvania-based Christian metalcore quintet AUGUST BURNS RED will play its very first Japanese shows — a string of headlining dates June 17-20 that extend the boundaries of the band's ever-expanding empire. "We're excited for the opportunity," explains guitarist JB Brubaker. "It's always amazing...

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MNEMIC: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Diesel Uterus' Video Shoot Available

Danish modern metallers MNEMIC recently teamed up with Swedish director Patric Ullaeus of the Revolver Film Company AB (IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL) to film a video for the band's new single, "Diesel Uterus", from their brand new album, "Sons Of The System". Behind-the-scenes footage from t...

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PRIMAL FEAR: New Concert DVD, Live Album Detailed

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have completed work on a brand new live DVD, "16.6 - All Over The World", recorded in various locations between September and November 2009, and a live CD, aptly titled "Live In The USA". Frontiers Records will release the two products separately and as a limited-e...

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ALEX SKOLNICK's Volcano Blues

TESTAMENT and ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO guitarist Alex Skolnick has issued the following update: "Question: What happens when you combine the Icelandic volcano with a European jazz tour and a heavy metal festival in the Philippines? "Answer: A guitarist who has circumnavigated the globe. "In a matter of da...

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ROYAL HUNT: New Song Posted Online

"Shadowman", a brand new song from the Denmark-based hard rock/progressive metal band ROYAL HUNT, is avaialble for streaming on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off ROYAL HUNT's new album, "X", which will be released in Europe in June 2010 via Scarlet Records. The CD came out in Japan and S...

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DESPISED ICON Calling It Quits

Montreal, Quebec, Canada extreme metallers DESPISED ICON have released the following statement via MySpace: (Note: The message has since been removed from the band's official MySpace blog.) "The time has come for us to move on. Some of us have recently reached a new chapter in their lives, starting...

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ROYAL HUNT Signs European Deal With SCARLET RECORDS

Denmark-based hard rock/progressive metal band ROYAL HUNT has signed a deal with Scarlet Records for the European release of its new album, "X". ROYAL HUNT decided to revisit its roots and incorporate some of the musical values of the '70s into its songwriting as well as — in order to reinforce that...

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OPETH Confirmed For U.K.'s HIGH VOLTAGE Festival

Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have been confirmed for High Voltage, the U.K.'s new rock festival, which is scheduled to take place July 24-25, 2010 at Victoria Park in London, U.K. The festival billing is shaping up as follows : Main Stage: EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER ZZ TOP FOREIGNER HEAVEN &a...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist: 'At The Moment, Nobody Knows What We Will Do At The End Of Our Career'

Radio Metal recently conducted an interview with guitarist Matthias Jabs of German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Radio Metal: I heard an "Humanity - Hour 2" album had been planned. Why did you dismiss the project? Did you realize that the compositions...

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MNEMIC To Play China In May

For the first time in their career, Danish modern metallers MNEMIC will head over to China to play three exclusive shows in May. The dates are as follows: May 02 - MIDI Festival - Beijing, China May 03 - Hebei Festival - Beijing, China May 04 - Yugongyishan - Beijing, China Commented the band: "Once...

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AXL ROSE Sued By Former Manager

According to TMZ.com, Los Angeles-based Front Line Management Group has filed a lawsuit against GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose claiming it is owed at least $1,870,500 from the money the band made during recent tours of Asia, Canada and South America. Front Line, whose chairman/CEO is longtime manag...