Guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER has issued the following update: “Wow! Typically (and historically) speaking, a new STRYPER record comes out every 2-3 years.
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BOTH OF ME, the new Swedish metal band featuring drummer Henrik Ohlsson (SCAR SYMMETRY, ex-THEORY IN PRACTICE), guitarist Johan Murmester (NATTAS) and singer/bassist Erik Myrsell, will enter the studio at the end of February with producers Mike Wead (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) and Simon Johansson (MEMORY GARDEN, BIBLEBLACK) to begin recording its debut EP.
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Powerhouse American vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) has told Michael Gallucci of the Cleveland Scene that bassist David Ellefson’s recent return to MEGADETH may force HAIL! ? which also features SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser and DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy ? to go on hiatus.
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SHADOWS FALL’s video for the band’s blistering take on OZZY OSBOURNE’s “Bark At The Moon” can be viewed below.
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Guitarist Jesper Strömblad has officially quit Swedish metallers IN FLAMES.
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Vocalist Steve “Zetro” Souza rejoined his former EXODUS bandmates at their February 8, 2010 concert at the Grand Ballroom in San Francisco to perform the group’s classic song “Toxic Waltz”.
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Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) has just completed an extremely successful North American tour with genre visionaries BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, CYNIC and SCALE THE SUMMIT.
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Ian Harvey of U.K.’s Express & Star spoke with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry about the band’s current status and THE JOE PERRY PROJECT’s upcoming U.K.
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MUNICIPAL WASTE frontman Tony Foresta has become the latest columnist for LeastMost.com, a web site dedicated to BMX, art and music.
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Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH and current HYDROGYN guitarist Jeff Young.
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In an exclusive, yet-to-be-published interview with Greece’s Rockpages.gr web site, Daniel Zimmermann ? GAMMA RAY drummer and a founding member of FREEDOM CALL ? revealed that he has decided to leave FREEDOM CALL due to a conflicting schedule with GAMMA RAY.
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German metallers RAGE will support GAMMA RAY on the following Japanese tour dates: April 13 – Osaka, Japan – Big Cat April 15 – Tokyo, Japan – Shibuya O-East April 16 – Tokyo, Japan – Shibuya O-East April 17 – Nagoya, Japan – Bottom Line RAGE’s new album, “Strings To A Web”, was released on February 5 via Nuclear Blast Records.
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WHITE LION/PRETTY BOY FLOYD drummer Troy Patrick Farrell has partnered with Dead Clubs Apparel LLC founder Kenny Merrill, a staple in the Los Angeles club scene for over 20 years, to launch the Dead Clubs clothing line.
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