Vocalist Eric “A.K.” Knutson of the legendary Arizona heavy metal band FLOTSAM AND JETSAM has joined THE HUMAN CONDITION, the group led by SACRED REICH guitarist Wiley Arnett.
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Prosthetic Records has signed Denver, Colorado’s CLINGING TO THE TREES OF A FOREST FIRE.
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EMG TV sat down with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett at the band’s San Rafael, California headquarters in September 2009 to discuss his use of EMG guitar pickups.
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Gibson.com has uploaded video footage of legendary GUNS N’ ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash talking about his new, star-studded solo album and recreating the guitar that welcomed us all to the jungle.
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Swedish glam-rock band CRASHDIET has inked a deal with Frontiers Records for the European release (excluding Scandinavia) of its third album, “Generation Wild”.
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MOTÖRHEAD-inspired rockers DEAD MEANS NOTHING have been confirmed for this year’s edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany.
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Never-before-available footage from Gene Simmons’ 1978 solo album promotional tour has been published online to promote a never-ending series of KISS auctions from eBay seller EliteWorks.
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Former HANOI ROCKS guitarist Andy McCoy will take part in an acoustic performance on April 3 at Vastavirta Club in Tampere, Finland.
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Vocalist Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL was recently interviewed by Joe D, host of the metal show “Saturday Night Scream”, which airs every Saturday night from 9:00 p.m.
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Wisconsin death metallers JUNGLE ROT filmed a video for the song “Worst Case Scenario” during the first week of March in Racine, Wisconsin.
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“The Close Beyond”, a brand new song from the Swedish/Finnish progressive metal “supergroup” SOLUTION .45 ? which features in its ranks former SCAR SYMMETRY vocalist Christian Älvestam and Jani Stefanovic (MISERATION, ESSENCE OF SORROW) ? is available for streaming at Metal-Hammer.de.
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Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED will release a live DVD/CD, “Road Kill”, in Europe on April 19 and in North America on June 8 via Century Media.
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Legendary German progressive thrash outfit MEKONG DELTA has completed recording its new album, “Wanderer On The Edge Of Time”, for a tentative late spring/early summer release.
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