Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH have been confirmed for the Close-Up Båten cruise, which will leave the Stockholm, Sweden port on September 9 for Åbo, Finland, and return the following day.
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NITROMINDS, the Brazilian hardcore band featuring André NM and Edu Nicolini of MUSICA DIABLO (which is fronted by Derrick Green of SEPULTURA), has released a digital album containing 16 cover versions of songs by such acts as PENNYWISE, SACRED REICH and NUCLEAR ASSAULT.
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BUFFALO THEORY MTL ? the new project featuring three former members of the now-defunct Montreal deathcore act GHOULUNATICS ? made its live debut on March 19 at Cafe Chaos in Montreal.
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“Invitation”, the new video from the Swedish melodic metal band AUDIOVISION, can be viewed below.
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HELLYEAH ? the band featuring members of MUDVAYNE, PANTERA and NOTHINGFACE ? is putting the finishing touches on its sophomore album, “Stampede”, for a July 13 release via Epic Records.
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LifeMusicMedia.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Ben Weinman of THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN.
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RUSH ? Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart ? is without question one of the most inventive and compelling groups in rock history, equally famed for both its virtuoso musicianship and provocative songwriting.
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada extreme metallers DESPISED ICON, who announced yesterday that they were splitting up after an eight-year run, have issued the following update: “If it wasn’t clear enough, we want to assure everyone that we will be playing all the tours and all the shows that we’ve been announcing for the rest of 2010.
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“Now It’s Too Late”, the new video from the reunited ’80s Dutch metal band PICTURE, can be viewed below.
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FIREBIRD, the British power trio led by CARCASS/ex-NAPALM DEATH guitarist Bill Steer, will release its new album, tentatively titled “Double Diamond”, in July via Trooper Entertainment.
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British death/grind band TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED has once again teamed up with Dave Kenny (director of “The Great Depression” clip) to film the video for “The Soulful Dead”, the first single from the group’s forthcoming third album, “Degenerate”.
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According to Sheffield Telegraph, DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott and bassist Rick Savage will perform at at a tribute concert in memory of Shirley Kilner’s late husband, former radio presenter Dave Kilner, on Friday, April 30 at Sheffield City Hall in Sheffield, England.
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cNoteART, a company that can turn any song into modern art (a “cNOTE”), has announced that it has transformed “Fool in the Rain” by LED ZEPPELIN into a fine art image.
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