THE NIBIRUAN, the new Finnish metal band featuring former AMORAL guitarist Silver Ots alongside Lauri Koskenniemi (guitar) and Eerik Purdon (bass) of SHEAR, is putting the finishing touches on its debut EP, to be released at the end of February.
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“Miracle”, the new single from Ft.
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It’s finally happening ? Gary Moore is coming to Sweden Rock festival TO PLAY HARD ROCK! The Northern Irish guitar legend has, obviously, been playing blues (and certain other things) for two decades now.
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Vocalist Chuck Billy of veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT will be interviewed on an all-new episode of “Mars Attacks!” tonight (Thursday, Febraury 11) at 8:00 p.m.
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Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL have been tapped to host the next episode of MTV2’s “Headbangers Ball” which will air late Monday night (February 15)/early Tuesday morning at 3:00 a.m.
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Black Mark will release the following classic BATHORY titles on colored vinyl on March 29: * “Bathory” (1984) (grey vinyl) * “The Return Of The Darkness And Evil” (1985) (brown vinyl) * “Under The Sign Of The Black Mark” (1987) (blue vinyl) * “Blood Fire Death” (1988) (white vinyl) * “Hammerheart” (1990) (orange double vinyl) * “Twilight Of The Gods” (1991) (light blue double vinyl)
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“Today Tonight”‘s exclusive look at the preparations for the 2010 Australian tour opener in Melbourne for hard rock legends AC/DC can be viewed below.
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Austin, Texas’ THE SWORD has entered the studio with producer Matt Bayles (MASTODON, ISIS, MINUS THE BEAR) to begin recording its third album for a late 2010 release via Kemado Records.
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On January 27, photographer Jeremy Saffer did a photo shoot with HAIL! ? the all-star band featuring bassist David Ellefson (MEGADETH), guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA), vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) and newly appointed chameleon drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER) ? in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
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AskOurMusicians.com conducted an interview with POISON drummer Rikki Rockett at the Rockett Drum Works (owned by Rockett) at this year’s NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 14-17, 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
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According to the New York Post, GUNS N’ ROSES will play a surprise show at New York City’s Rose Bar in front of a scant and ultra-famous crowd of only 100 people as part of Fashion Week, which kicks off today.
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Vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish “love” metallers HIM was recently interviewed on Germany’s Bravo Web TV.
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