Jon Wiederhorn of AOL’s Noisecreep conducted an interview earlier today (Wednesday, February 10) with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine about the departure of bassist James Lomenzo and the return of the band’s original bassist, David Ellefson.
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According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, “Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice”, the new album from Finnish “love” metallers HIM, is on track to sell between 20,000 and 25,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release.
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This month’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp ? to be filmed by Mark Burnett Productions for a four-episode, one-hour series that will air this July on VH1 Classic ? can now boast an NFL player as one of this year’s campers.
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“Death Priest”, a brand new track from Norwegian metallers PURIFIED IN BLOOD, is available for streaming on the band’s MySpace page.
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Belgium-based metallers THURISAZ will enter CCR Studio in Zulte, Belgium on Friday, February 12 with producer Kris Belean to begin recording their third album for a late 2010 release.
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LimeWire Music Blog recently conducted an interview with guitarist Mårten Hagström of Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH.
Source Continue reading MESHUGGAH Guitarist Talks About ‘Alive’ DVD →

Seattle progressive rock giants QUEENSR?CHE played two “cabaret shows” on February 4-5, 2010 at the Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie, Washington.
Source Continue reading QUEENSR?CHE: Photos, Video Footage Of ‘Cabaret’ Performances Available →

The sixth full-length from Swedish black metallers SETHERIAL will be called “Ekpyrosis”.
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DREAM EVIL, MÅNEGARM, DEW-SCENTED, SIDEBLAST, PARKWAY DRIVE and PSYCHOPUNCH have been confirmed for this year’s installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 19-21, 2010 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany.
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Philadelphia-based rocker Leiana will enter a Los Angeles, California studio this week with producer Eddie Wohl to record a cover of “Kool Thing” by SONIC YOUTH.
Source Continue reading LEIANA To Record SONIC YOUTH Cover With Members Of ALICE IN CHAINS, WALLS OF JERICHO →

“From The Heaven Of My Heart”, the new video from Finnish metallers AMORPHIS, can be viewed below.
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An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for “Absolution of Humanity”, the second studio album from the Costa Rica-based melodic extreme metal band SIGHT OF EMPTINESS, can be viewed below.
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Norway’s VREID has just released the digital single called “Noen Å Hate” ? a cover of the classic Norwegian rock track by the legendary Norwegian band RAGA ROCKERS.
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