RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE/STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUB guitarist Tom Morello, LINKIN PARK vocalist Mike Shinoda and SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian are among the musicians who make guest appearances on “Rise Up”, the new album from the hip-hop/rock act CYPRESS HILL, due on April 6 via Priority/EMI.
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AEROSMITH, GREEN DAY, PEARL JAM and SKUNK ANANSIE are the first confirmed bands for this year’s Heineken Jammin’ Festival, set to take place July 3-6 at San Giuliano Park in Mestre, Venice, Italy.
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“Destiny-Man”, the third album from melodic black metallers REQUIEM AETERNAM ? originally from Uruguay but most recently based in Tampa Bay, Florida ? will be released in September to coincide with the 15th anniversary of the band.
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“Irreversible”, a brand new track from Norwegian metallers MANIFEST, is available for streaming at the band’s official web site.
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Cleveland, Ohio-based traditional metallers LICK THE BLADE were honored in the “Best Metal Band” category in Cleveland Scene magazine’s annual 2010 Cleveland Music Awards.
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Bassist Dan Lilker (BRUTAL TRUTH, NUCLEAR ASSAULT, ANTHRAX) was interviewed for the February 18, 2010 episode of “Radioactive Metal”, which airs on Pure Rock Radio.
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ABRAXAS, the new death metal band featuring Makoto Mizoguchi (PYREXIA, INTERNAL SUFFERING, HATE ETERNAL) on guitar and bass, Mike Hrubovcak (MONSTROSITY, VILE, DIVINE RAPTURE, I.C.E., AZURE EMOTE) on vocals and Lance Wright (VILE, QUINTA ESSENTIA, TEMPLE OF BLOOD) on drums, is in the studio recording its debut album, “Damnation”, due later in the year.
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EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet’s AVANTASIA project will celebrate its comeback this spring with a new epic masterpiece, to be released on April 3, 2010 as regular CDs, two separate double picture vinyls, and as a beautiful collector’s edition with an AVANTASIA picture book.
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The Daily Telegraph reports that AC/DC have officially knocked U2 off their perch as the biggest outdoor band in Australia, setting a new crowd record at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium.
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CINDERELLA has been confirmed for this year’s Sweden Rock Festival festival, set to take place June 9-12, 2010 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden.
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HYDROGYN members Julie, Jeff Westlake and Jeff Young (ex-MEGADETH) played their first acoustic show together in Cleveland, Ohio at Quaker Steak & Lube this past Saturday, February 20 as part of a showcase for Julie’s soon-to-be-released solo album.
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British vocalist Sarah Jezebel Deva ? who has toured and/or recorded with CRADLE OF FILTH, THERION, MORTIIS and ANGTORIA ? will play her first-ever solo show on May 11 at Camden Underworld in London, England.
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VENOM, TRANSATLANTIC, UFO, THE QUIREBOYS, THE UNION and ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA have been confirmed for High Voltage, the U.K.’s new rock festival, which is scheduled to take place July 24-25, 2010 at Victoria Park in London, U.K.
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