Samson Technologies has a robust and growing artist relations program and will once again showcase this program at NAMM with a range of talented newcomers and seasoned veterans.
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Hold True Recordings has announces the signing of the Boston thrash-metal quartet RAZORMAZE.
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Nearly six years in the making, WARDRUNA’s long-awaited debut album, “Runaljod – Gap Var Ginnunga”, is the first part of the planned “Runaljod” trilogy which will musically interpret the runes of the elder futhark.
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According to Ars Technica, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has told Game Informer magazine that SLAYER’s addition to the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game brought some headaches due to content.
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Swedish heavy rock act SCARS OF PARADISE (formerly POWERTRIP) has released an edited version of their “Emptiness” video (see below) off the band’s debut album, “Cold Black Lie” (Sleaszy Rider Records).
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Italian alternative/industrial rockers DOPE STARS INC.
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Drummer Casey Grillo of American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT will be signing autographs and chatting with fans and drum enthusiasts at next month’s NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is being held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
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Reality Check TV has uploaded a clip from its episode #389 featuring interview and performance footage of DUBLIN DEATH PATROL (DDP) ? the band featuring TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy and former EXODUS vocalist Steve “Zetro” Souza.
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Joe Lynn Turner (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW) and Jeff Scott Soto (JOURNEY, TALISMAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) are among the musicians who will take part in the fifth annual Rock & Pop Masters, set to take place Saturday, March 14, 2009 at the Weston Regional Park in Weston, Florida.
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Vocalist Blade of the Swedish hard rock band FATAL SMILE received the terrible news early yesterday while he was on his holiday in Thailand that his house was on fire (see photo below).
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