According to ANGRA guitarist Kiko Loureiro, the band has announced three more shows for Brazil (**). Their schedule is now as follows: May 23 – Rancho -…
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Finnish modern thrash/death influenced metal band DEAD SHAPE FIGURE have issued the following update: “On June the 5th in Nosturi, Helsinki there is gonna be…
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Swiss rockers KROKUS have issued the following update: “‘Coming Full Circle’ is a phrase that has come true for the original line-up of Krokus in many…
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The reactivated original lineup of SPINESHANK ? featuring Jonny Santos (vocals), Tommy Decker (drums), Mike Sarkisyan (guitar) and Rob Garcia (bass) ? recently entered Mid City Sound studios in Burbank, California to begin laying down some of its newest material, tentatively due before the end of the year via an as-yet-undetermined record label.
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Fan-filmed video footage of Seattle metallers NEVERMORE performing a new song, “Emptiness Unobstructed”, on May 16, 2010 at Biebob in Vosselaar, Belgium can be viewed below.
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MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson and drummer Shawn Drover were featured guests on Montreal-based CHOM-FM’s The Metal File on May 17th. The show was broadcasting a…
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DOWNSPIRIT, the German/Swiss blues/metal-oriented band formed by SYMPHORCE/ex-FREEDOM CALL guitarist Cedric “Cede” Dupont, has inked a deal with Metalville, the band and label pool launched by the Cologne, Germany-based company Flying Dolphin Entertainment Group UG.
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EUROPE guitarist John Norum has told U.K.’s Classic Rockmagazine of plans he had to record with the late Ronnie James Dio.
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According to the Associated Press, a multimedia edition of the GUNS N’ ROSES biography “Reckless Road”, in which author Marc Canter tells of the making of the band’s multimillion-selling debut, “Appetite for Destruction”, goes on sale Wednesday, May 19.
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Drummer Simon Wright (DIO, AC/DC, RHINO BUCKET) has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): “[On Sunday] I lost my best friend.
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One of the final recordings from legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW), a rough-mix version of a track titled “Metal Will Never Die”, has surfaced on YouTube and can be streamed below.
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MEGADETH’s Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson are featured on the cover of the June 2010, 25th-anniversary issue of Japan’s leading metal magazine, Burrn! Inside the issue is a 25-page “Big Four” special featuring MEGADETH, METALLICA, SLAYER and ANTHRAX.
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Australian black metal band NAZXUL have confirmed a string of US live dates following their Maryland Deathfest 2010 appearance. The band’s itinerary is as follows: May…
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