Reunited Swedish death/thrash act THE CROWN and SOLSTAFIR have been confirmed for next year’s installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 19-21, 2010 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany.
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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Tours: All Time Low / The Blackout / Young Guns / My Passion
All Time Low have announced the “Kerrang! Relentless Energy Tour” set for early 2010. The run will feature The Blackout, Young Guns and My Passion.
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EDGUY Frontman Discusses Forthcoming AVANTASIA Albums
Tobias Sammet’s (EDGUY, AVANTASIA) official webmaster Harmon Caldwell recently conducted an interview with the German singer/songwriter about AVANTASIA’s forthcoming “The Wicked Symphony” and “Angel Of Babylon” albums that will be released on April 3, 2010.
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EX DEO/KATAKLYSM Frontman Interviewed In Montreal
HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with EX DEO/KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono when EX DEO performed at Medley in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on December 3, 2009 with ENSIFERUM, SWASHBUCKLE and BLACKGUARD.
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THE LAST VEGAS Tops iTunes’ ‘Rock Singles Of The Year’ List
Guitar Center, the world’s largest music retailer, announced that its On-Stage winner, THE LAST VEGAS, topped iTunes critics’ 2009 “Rock Singles of the Year List” with their hit single “I’m Bad” (Eleven Seven Music).
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The Carrier begin recording full length
Hardcore act The Carrier have begun work on their second full length, this time for Deathwish Inc. The band is recording at The Getaway Group in Wakefield, MA. The effort will be mixed by Kurt Ballou at his Godcity studio with hopes for a Spring release.
They released No Love Can Save Me [7 inch] in 2008 and their full length, One Year Later, in 2007.
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WHITE WIZZARD: Video Guitar Lesson Available
FPE-TV has posted new video guitar lesson with Los Angeles traditional metal heroes WHITE WIZZARD.
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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage Of Boise Concert Available
Official Metallica.com footage from METALLICA’s December 7, 2009 concert at Idaho Center in Boise, Idaho ? including clips of the pre-show meet-and-greet and tuning-room jam as well as the actual performance ? can be viewed below.
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CEMETERY URN To Launch New Album At ‘Southern Sign Ritual’ Concert
Australian barbaric death metal legends CEMETERY URN, who feature in their ranks members of BESTIAL WARLUST, ABOMINATOR, SADISTIK EXECUTION, BLOOD DUSTER and GUILD OF DESTRUCTION, will launch their new album by performing at The Tote Hotel in Collingwood on February 6, 2010 alongside URGRUND, DESTRUKTOR and ORDER OF ORIAS under the “Southern Sign Ritual” banner of Blackart Productions.
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The Number Twelve Looks Like You (2000-2009)
Bergen County, NJ’s The Number Twelve Looks Like You have called it quits. Lead guitarist Alex Pareja cited “many ongoing issues and the slow deteriorating of the band” as the reasons for the breakup:
The band was never rich/famous and that was not the goal. We desired to play music we genuinely enjoyed creating while being able to support our own accumulating responsibilities. Unfortunately these personal commitments have overpowered anything we can achieve which is typical of the way this society is structured. It is virtually impossible for the arts and music to thrive in a society that does not support it. You either get duped into playing along or fight the uphill battle to something better.
The Number Twelve released Worse Than Alone last spring.
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FOZZY: ‘Martyr No More’ Available On iTunes From Wednesday
“Martyr No More”, the first single from FOZZY’s highly anticipated new album, “Chasing The Grail”, will be available for download on iTunes for $0.99 from Wednesday, December 16.
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VOODOO SIX To Release Weekly Song Snippets
VOODOO SIX, the British hard rock band formed by ex-DIRTY DEEDS bassist Tony Newton, has taken the rather unique approach of starting to leak out samples of its new album on the group’s Facebook page rather than the band’s web site.
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Stooges added to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Stooges have been added to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame organizers announced today. The news comes after the band’s record seven previous nominations over the past decade. They will be inducted alongside ABBA, Genesis, the Hollies and Jimmy Cliff at a ceremony to be held March 15 at New York City’s Waldorf Astoria hotel.
Frontman Iggy Pop spoke to Rolling Stone:
We’ve been rejected seven times, and we would have set a record, I think, if it happened again. It started to feel like Charlie Brown and the football. I had about two hours of a strong emotional reaction after hearing the news. It felt like vindication. Then I kind of scratched my head and thought, ‘Am I still cool? Or is that over now?’
The band released The Weirdness in 2007.
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