Guitarist Joe Bonamassa has revealed to U.K.’s Classic Rock magazine that the band featuring himself, bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes, keyboard player Derek Sherinian and drummer Jason Bonham now has a name ? but he can’t as yet make it public due to trademarking laws.
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Massachusetts-based metallic juggernauts THE ACACIA STRAIN entered Planet Z Studios in Hadley, Massachusetts on April 14 with producer Chris “Zeuss” Harris to begin recording the follow-up to 2008’s “Continent”.
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MANOWAR director Neil Johnson ? who is responsible for overseeing all of the band’s DVDs and music videos ? has posted video footage of “crazy” MANOWAR fans in Chile shot during the group’s current South American tour.
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Hard-hitting Danish four-piece THE BURNING is getting ready to enter the studio with producers Tue Madsen (SUICIDE SILENCE, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, SICK OF IT ALL) and Jacob Bredahl (HATESPHERE, PURIFIED IN BLOOD) to record its as-yet-untitled third album for a late 2010 release via Massacre Records.
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Bassist Bob Daisley, who was a member of RAINBOW from 1977 to 1979, has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, ELF): “With the sad passing of my friend and colleague, the world has lost a great man.
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Fan-filmed video footage of ACCEPT’s May 18, 2010 concert at Virgin Oil Co.
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While waiting for the volcanic ash cloud to subside, guitarist Steve Smyth (FORBIDDEN, NEVERMORE, TESTAMENT) played a song for EMG TV.
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German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, ELF): “Ronnie was and ever will be one of my heroes.
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“Reptilian”, the new album from Norwegian extreme metal veterans KEEP OF KALESSIN, entered the official chart in the band’s home country at position No.
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“Tear The World Down”, the debut album from WE ARE THE FALLEN ? the group formed by EVANESCENCE co-founder Ben Moody (guitar) and other former members (John LeCompt on guitar and Rocky Gray on drums) along with “American Idol” powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson and bassist Marty O’Brien (DISTURBED, KELLY CLARKSON, STATIC-X, METHODS OF MAYHEM,TOMMY LEE) ? sold 13,000 copies in the United States in
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Singer/guitarist Michael Poulsen of Danish metal rock ‘n’ rollers VOLBEAT has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): “I came off stage in Zagreb with the biggest smile on my face because I/VOLBEAT had just been playing a great show with METALLICA.
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MEGADETH have issued the following update: “Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson are featured on the cover of the June 2010, 25th Anniversary issue of Japan’s leading…
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WYKKED WYTCH frontwoman Ipek recently launched her weekly radio show, Ipek’s Wytching Hour, which airs every Thursday from 9:00pm to 11:00pm EST on Metal Messiah…
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