Spanish metal band TEKSUO has completed work on its debut album, “Jiang Shi”.
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Bassist/vocalist Bruno has left Polish black/death metallers AZARATH in order to “focus on his private life.” He has since been replaced by Necrosodom (ANIMA DAMNATA, THUNDERBOLT, THRONEUM).
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Austrian female-fronted symphonic metal band EDENBRIDGE has set “Solitaire” as the title of its seventh album, due in May 2010.
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HEAVEN & HELL ? the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar), Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) ? has been confirmed for the Spanish edition of the Sonisphere festival, set to take place on Saturday, July 10 in Barcelona.
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A book of guitar transcriptions for CHICKENFOOT’s self-titled debut album was released late last month through Hal Leonard Corporation.
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Video highlights from this year’s Rhoadsfest, which took place December 6, 2009 at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, California, can be viewed below.
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Razar Ice Records has set a January 21, 2010 release date for TOKYO BLADE’s “Live In Germany” DVD.
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Metalitalia.com conducted an interview with vocalist Jocke Berg and drummer Magnus “Adde” Andreasson of Swedish sleaze rockers HARDCORE SUPERSTAR prior to the band’s November 7, 2009 concert in Bologna, Italy.
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NAZARETH has been confirmed for next year’s Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 9-12, 2010 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden.
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DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has released his annual “Best Of…” list for 2009 as well as a “Best Of 00s Decade-End Wrap-Up”.
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WDBJ7.com reports that Virginia State Police are now searching an area of Interstate 64 just west of Charlottesville where they’re looking for any clues in the case of missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington.
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Guitarist Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT will make an in-store appearance at Raptor Guitars in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday, January 23 between 1:00 p.m.
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Chris “The Destroyer” Mills, drummer with U.K.
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