As reported yesterday (December 8th), Toronto-based metal everyman Adrian ‘The Energizer’ Bromley passed away in his sleep on December 7th, 2008 at the young…
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Cavity Records has announced the signing of two new bands ? SYRENS from Dallas, Texas and NANDA DEVI from Portland, Oregon.
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Drummer Josh Freese has released the following statement regarding his decision to exit NINE INCH NAILS’ current lineup at the end of its current North American tour: “So, I’ve been wanting to write something for a while now explaining why I am leaving NINE INCH NAILS at the end of the year.
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ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has issued the following update: I was at the House Of Blues the other night and was remembering being there four years…
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German symphonic metallers HAGGARD are the latest act confirmed for the 2009 Summer Breeze Open Air festival which is set to take place August 13th…
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Rolling Stone have posted their Readers’ Rock List: Best Album Covers Of 2008 which feature METALLICA’s Death Magnetic, GUNS N’ ROSES’ Chinese Democracy….
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New York City-based power metallers GOTHIC KNIGHTS have issued the following update: “We are about to go into Trax East Studios in early January to…
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Tara of Melbourne, Australia’s “1700” conducted an interview with guitarist Sam Totman and keyboardist Vadim Pruzhanov of the Florida U.K.
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KISS have unveiled a line of Hooded Zipper Sweatshirts (pictured) which are currently available at Kissonline.com’s KISS Shop. They include: KISS Hotter Than Hell Sweatshirt (order…
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To commemorate the fourth anniversary of “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott’s (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN), Dean Guitars has launched a tribute page featuring video footage of the Dimebag tribute from this year’s Ozzfest and other Dimebag-related video material.
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In conjunction with their appearance at the NAMM Music Conference, New Jersery’s GOD FORBID will be performing a special headline concert at the Whisky A…
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Los Angeles-based metal quartet STATIC-X has set “Cult of Static” as the title of its sixth studio album, due on March 17, 2009 via Reprise Records.
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San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT will be joined by former MEGADETH/KING DIAMOND guitarist Glen Drover for the New Year’s Eve Blowout Bash 2008 at…
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