Herman Frank, former guitarist of ACCEPT and co-founder of the internationally, highly acclaimed bands VICTORY and MOON’DOC, will release his first solo record, entitled “Loyal To None”, on February 27, 2009 via Metal Heaven Records.
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SLIPKNOT was honored in the UK-based magazine Total Guitar “reader awards” for the year 2008.
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DIES IRAE, the Polish band featuring former VADER members Maurycy “Mauser” Stefanowicz (guitar) and Marcin “Novy” Nowak, has had the release date of its brand new DVD+CD entitled “The Art of an Endless Creation” pushed back to January 12 in Europe (through Metal Mind Productions) and January 20 in the USA (through MVD).
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Tampa, Florida-based grindcore act SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE SKY has finished recording its Nuclear Blast debut, “The Grand Partition and the Abrogation of Idolatry”, with legendary guitarist-turned-producer James Murphy (DEATH, TESTAMENT, OBITUARY) at the helm.
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“Stay Thirsty”, the new video from German thrashers TANKARD, can be viewed below.
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French neo-classical metallers ADAGIO will celebrate the release of their new album, “Archangels In Black”, by playing a concert at Le Nouveau Casino in Paris, France on Wednesday, February 25.
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Germany’s Pure Steel Records has just released “Tribute To Steel: A Tribute To Warlock”.
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Three Rivers will welcome QUEENSR?CHE singer Geoff Tate back to the winery in Walla Walla, Washington for a special barrel sampling of his 2007 Insania wine.
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According to Luxvelocity.com, AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler announced a name change for for his motorcycle line at the New England International Auto Show press conference on Wednesday (December 3).
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Nuclear Blast Records has announced the signing of EX DEO, the new band of KATAKLYSM mastermind Maurizio Iacono.
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BELPHEGOR, EMERGENCY GATE, CALLEJON and ULTRAWURSCHT have been confirmed for the Summer Nights Open Air festival, set to take place May 22-24 at Burg Frauentstein in Mining am Inn, Austria.
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Swedish melodic death/black metallers DEVIAN ? who feature in their ranks former MARDUK members Legion (vocals) and Emil Dragutinovic (drums) after their departure from MARDUK ? are streaming no less than six new songs on their official web site.
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