Finnish “fantasy metal” band BATTLELORE has issued the following update: “We will begin the recordings of our next album in early June at Sound Supreme Studios (Finland) with Janne Saksa, who will engineer and produce the album.
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Swedish drummer Martin Lopez (ex-OPETH, AMON AMARTH) has joined forces with bassist Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, TESTAMENT, DEATH, ICED EARTH), vocalist Joel Ekelöf (WILLOWTREE), and guitarist Kim Platbarzdis in a brand new project called SOEN.
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Audio samples of three songs from b>”True Sound Of The Underground”, the sophomore album from the Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band SISTER SIN, can be streamed below.
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According to U.K.’s Classic Rock magazine, two major concerts are being planned to celebrate the life of the late Ronnie James Dio.
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With a crowd of more than 60,000 over two days setting a festival best, this year’s Rock On The Range closed out Sunday night with back-to-back performances from LIMP BIZKIT and ROB ZOMBIE.
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According to David J. Prince from Billboard.com, BON JOVI opened the New Meadowlands stadium in New Jersey on Wednesday night (May 26th) for…
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BLABBERMOUTH.NET has received the following statement from ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Inez regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): “I’ve never met a person in this profession who has inspired me more than Ronnie James Dio.
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DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has updated his North American in-store appearance schedule as follows: June 12 – San Antonio, TX – Sam Ash at 4PM 17…
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Raleigh, NC traditional metallers WIDOW will reissue their debut album, Midnight Strikes, on June 15th. The reissue was pushed back from April but will now…
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HELLYEAH – featuring drummer Vinnie Paul (PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN), vocalist Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE), guitarist Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and bassist Bob Zilla (Damageplan) -…
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ZAKK WYLDE’s signature guitar, autographed by Zakk himself is up for grabs on eBay. Included is a signed photo and carrying case. All proceeds…
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SLIPKNOT’s label, Roadrunner Records, has issued the following eulogy for bassist Paul Gray (1972 – 2010) who passed away on Monday, May 24th at a…
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The 2001 album from AUTUMNS EYES titled, Remember The Victim, has been added to the list of full albums available for download on the Autumns…
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