DEATHDESTRUCTION ? the new Swedish metal “supergroup” featuring members of EVERGREY, HAMMERFALL and DEAD BY APRIL ? entered IN FLAMES’ IF Studios on February 15 with producer Roberto Laghi (IN FLAMES, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, LOK, SONIC SYNDICATE) to begin recording its debut album.
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A number of high-quality photos of OPETH, ARCH ENEMY, ENTOMBED and INFECTIOUS GROOVES taken at the Paaspop ferstival on April 4, 2010 in Schijndel, the Netherlands can be found at Metal-Experience.com.
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Tom Gabriel Warrior (TRIPTYKON, CELTIC FROST, HELLHAMMER) was interviewed on this past weekend’s (April 2-4) edition of Full Metal Jackie’s nationally syndicated radio show.
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Chicago glam rockers THE LAST VEGAS have been selected to open for AC/DC at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa on April 17.
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Swedish death metallers VOLTURYON have pasted an audio sample of their forthcoming second album on the band’s MySpace page.
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Illinois-based extreme metallers NACHTMYSTIUM, led by mastermind Blake Judd, will release their new album, “Addicts: Black Meddle Pt.
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HAIL OF BULLETS ? the Dutch death metal band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebédi and Paul Baayens, former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX singer Martin Van Drunen and former HOUWITSER bass player Theo van Eekelen ? has been confirmed for this year’s FortaRock festival, set to take place July 3, 2010 at Park Brakkestein in Nijmegen, Holland.
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Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen is continuing work on her new solo album, “What Lies Beneath”, for a late summer release.
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“Prototype: Death Machine”, a brand new song from Pomona, California thrashers BONDED BY BLOOD, is available for streaming on the band’s MySpace page.
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According to a posting on the official web site of reactivated late ’80s/early ’90s hard rockersCIRCUS OF POWER, the band’s frontman, Alex Mitchell, and Billy Tsounis (UNCLE MAX, FAT NANCY) are collaborating on a new “space pop” project together called CAPTAIN ZAPPED.
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According to a posting on the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, RUSH has launched a countdown clock splash page on the band’s official web site formatted by HHMMSS where the first two digits are the hours, the next two are the minutes and the last two are the seconds.
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KNIVES OUT, the new Baltimore, Maryland-based project featuring current/former members of HELLYEAH, NOTHINGFACE, DOG FASHION DISCO and POLKADOT CADAVER, will perform at the Ottobar in band’s hometown on April 17.
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Reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records.
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