ARTIFACT, the Norwegian act featuring former SIRENIA guitarist Björnar Landa, vocalist Tor Arne Fassotte, guitarist/programmer Pål Evensen and drummer Svein Harald Kleppe, check in with…
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In a new interview with ALTER BRIDGE vocalist Myles Kennedy and guitarist Mark Tremonti, Austraian “heavy’zine” Stormbringer learn that the singer is “not…
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Poland’s ACID DRINKERS have revealed through a tribute on their main website, that their guitarist – Aleksander “Olass” Mendyk – passed away on November…
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LOUDNESS frontman Minoru Niihara has issued the following tribute (in Japanese) to drummer Munetaka Higuchi, who passed away on November 30th following a…
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JCOnline.com has issued the following report: Chris Vester is only 24 and a 2003 graduate of Jefferson High School. Yet the Jefferson radio and…
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This winter, rock legends EUROPE will return to the studio to record their 8th studio album. Says the band, “We invite YOU to visit the new…
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LOUDNESS guitarist Akira Takasaki has issued the following statement with regards to the passing of drummer Munetaka Higuchi, who died on November 30th following a…
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Mi Pro has issued the following report from Andy Barrett: The drummers? website, mikedolbear.com, has reported that metal drummer Vinnie Paul, the man behind the drum…
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Swedish metallers VIOLENT DIVINE will release their long awaited new album ?In Harm?s Way? (Misty Recordings) on January 31st, 2009. The album is mixed and…
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As previously reported, HEAVEN AND HELL – the band featuring legendary BLACK SABBATH members Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass) and…
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Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE have finally completed all the drum tracks for their first album in over 15 years.
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Gothic black metallers GRAVEWORM will release their as-yet-untitled new album on June 19th via Massacre Records. Graveworm were recently confirmed for Austria’s Summer Nights Open…
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