AKG Acoustics conducted an interview with SEPULTURA's FOH (front-of-house) and studio audio engineer Stanley Soares during the band's recent European tour. The two-part chat, which includes footage from the group's Vienna, Austria concert, can be viewed below. SEPULTURA has just completed a massive tour of Brazil with fellow Brazilian metallers ANGRA. The trek, which kicked ...
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MIXHELL — the DJ/hip hop/electro project featuring former SEPULTURA and current CAVALERA CONSPIRACY drummer Igor "Iggor" Cavalera and his wife Laima Leyton — took part in a workshop on May 30, 2009 at the Apple authorized dealer a2you at Shopping Market Place in São Paulo, Brazil. Watch video footage of their appearance below. Igor Cavalera ...
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The RockXpress webzine conducted an interview with guitarist Andreas Kisser of Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA on February 24, 2009 at Z7 on Pratteln, Switzerland. Watch the chat in three parts below. SEPULTURA is in the middle of a massive tour of Brazil with fellow Brazilian metallers ANGRA. The trek, which kicked off on May 5 in ...
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DIVINE HERESY, the California-based band featuring FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares, is streaming a new song, "Face Breaker", on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off DIVINE HERESY's sophomore album, "Bringer of Plagues", which is scheduled for release in North America on July 28 via Century Media Records. The creative force behind ...
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The collective foursome known as SOULS OF WE — featuring legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) and charismatic frontman London Legrand (BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION) — performed at the Angel's Sports Bar in Corona, California this past Saturday, May 30. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be viewed below. SOULS OF WE's lineup for ...
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Headbang, a Turkish rock and metal magazine which is sold as a Blue Jean magazine supplement, has published its list of top 30 heavy metal and hard rock vocalists of all time (as compiled by the magazine's writers). It is as follows: 01. Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN, BRUCE DICKINSON) 02. Ronnie James Dio (ex-ELF, ex-RAINBOW, ...
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REECE, the solo project of former ACCEPT/BANGALORE CHOIR and current GYPSY ROSE frontman David Reece, has posted audio samples of three new songs — "Chasing Shadows", "Before I Die" and "Yellow" — at www.reecerocks.com. Due later in the year via AOR Heaven, the group's debut CD was produced by Andy Susemihl (U.D.O.) and ...
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New Orleans sludge metallers CROWBAR have reportedly parted ways with guitarist Steve Gibb and have replaced him with Matthew Brunson, bassist of KINGDOM OF SORROW (the band featuring CROWBAR guitarist/vocalist Kirk Windstein). Brunson made his live debut with CROWBAR this past Friday, May 29 at Grant Street in Lafayette, Louisiana. In other news, CROWBAR's forthcoming ...
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Former ROUGH CUTT/QUIET RIOT singer Paul Shortino has posted early '80s, never-before-released footage of ROUGH CUTT's appearance on the TV series "Fame" (from the episode called "I Wanna Be A Star"). Watch it below. Paul Shortino will release "Chasing My Day", his collaboration with renowned producer Michael Voss (CASANOVA, SILVER), on June 26 via Metal ...
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Ninjaspy's Joel Parent last week conducted an interview with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSIRACY, SEPULTURA) for ABORT Magazine. Listen to a seven-minute excerpt from the chat at this location. Regarding the songwriting process for the next SOULFLY album, Max said in a recent interview, "I am working on new songs with Marc [Rizzo, ...
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The creative force behind the genre-defying, legendary metal titans FEAR FACTORY, guitarist Dino Cazares, has returned with a mind-blowing, scathing new offering that shatters the boundaries of conventionality with unrelenting intensity, precision and speed. This new offering from Cazares' extreme metal juggernaut DIVINE HERESY also features one of the genre's most acclaimed drummers, Tim Yeung ...
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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN has inked a deal with Season Of Mist Records. The band's fourth studio album will be released in early 2010 in collaboration with the band's brand new label, Phonogetic Records. Commented guitarist Ben Weinman: "It is becoming clear that as the music industry standard continues to morph and change on a ...
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A new live TV station will launch in Los Angeles at the Dragonfly on June 3 for Totally Wayback Wednesdays with EMPTY V, the new trip down memory lane featuring Dizzy Reed (GUNS N' ROSES), Troy Patrick Farrell (WHITE LION, PRETTY BOY FLOYD), Scotty Griffin (L.A. GUNS), and Eric Dover (SEXTUS, JELLYFISH). The band will ...
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Fans of ENFORCER, CAULDRON, IGNITOR, RAM, GATES OF SLUMBER, WOLF and traditional heavy metal, take note; when SIGN OF THE JACKAL come to fight for rock no prisoners will be taken! Born in the frigid winter of 2007 in Rovereto, Italy, four friends were brought together by a mutual passion for classic heavy metal and ...
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Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA have scheduled the following European tour dates: Jun. 26 - SK-Pardubice - Metal Roots Festival Jun. 27 - CZ-Bilina - Boren Open Air Jun. 28 - D-Duisburg - Devilside Open Air Jun. 30 - PL-Gdynia - Club Ucho Jul. 01 - PL-Krakow - Lochness Jul. 02 - SI-Kosice - Jumbo Centrum Jul. ...
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IndieMerchStore.com is bringing back the hardcore matinee! Amid economy woes, rising show costs and the dilution of hardcore packages, they will present the 10 For $10 summer tour. Ten quality bands for ten dollars, headlined by POISON THE WELL, who will be performing on every date, and on separate legs of the tour headline spots ...
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Brazilian metal bands SEPULTURA and ANGRA were the featured guests last night (Saturday, May 16) on "Altas Horas", one of the biggest shows on Brazilian television. They took part in an interview and a performance, including a rendition of the LED ZEPPELIN classic "Immigrant Song", featuring musicians from both bands. Watch video footage of their ...
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Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, ex-SEPULTURA) can be heard screaming out the chorus of the song "War Is My Destiny" in the latest video (see below) from rapper ILL BILL, who is reportedly the former bassist/vocalist of underground death metal band INJUSTICE and the brother of self-proclaimed "death-rapper" Necro. The track, which also contains a ...
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Showlivre.com's "Radar" program has posted video footage of SEPULTURA's May 9, 2009 concert at Via Funchal in São Paulo, Brazil. Watch the clips below. SEPULTURA is currently in the middle of a massive tour of Brazil with fellow Brazilian metallers ANGRA. The trek, which kicked off on May 5 in Porto Alegre, included the São ...
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Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has announced the following solo dates in Germany: Sep. 22 - Hannover, Germany - Capitol Sep. 23 - Berlin, Germany - Fritz Club Sep. 30 - Ludwigsburg, Germany - Rockfabrik Oct. 02 - Munich, Germany - Muffathalle Oct. 03 - Ingolstadt, Germany - Ohrakel Tarja Turunen performed at Medley in ...
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ANGRA ended its two-year hiatus by teaming up with fellow Brazilian metallers SEPULTURA for a massive tour of Brazil and the rest of Latin America. The trek, which kicked off on May 5 in Porto Alegre, included a May 9, 2009 stop at Via Funchal in São Paulo where the two bands joined forces on ...
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MIXHELL — the DJ/hip hop/electro project featuring former SEPULTURA and current CAVALERA CONSPIRACY drummer Igor "Iggor" Cavalera and his wife Laima Leyton — was interviewed by Vice Netherlands when MIXHELL played the Hilfiger Denim Live event on April 11, 2009 at Paradiso in Amsterdam, Holland. Watch the chat below. Igor Cavalera left SEPULTURA in June ...
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ANGRA ended its two-year hiatus by teaming up with fellow Brazilian metallers SEPULTURA for a massive tour of Brazil and the rest of Latin America. The trek, which kicked off on May 5 in Porto Alegre, included a May 9, 2009 stop at Via Funchal in São Paulo where the two bands joined forces on ...
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SOULFLY/CAVALERA CONSPIRACY guitarist Marc Rizzo's new solo project, INPSYCHOBLEEDIA, has made two new songs — "Ageless Wisdom" and "Demonic Crypto History" — available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. INPSYCHOBLEEDIA made its live debut on May 2 at the Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts as direct support to GOJIRA. Upcoming INPSYCHOBLEEDIA shows: May ...
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ACHERON founder Vincent Crowley will guest on "Metal Messiah Radio" this Sunday, May 10 between 7:00 p.m. EST and 10:00 p.m. EST. To listen to the program live via the Internet, go to this location. ACHERON will perform at a release party for the band's new album, "The Final Conflict: Last Days of ...
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According to GuitarWorld.com, Brian Tarquin and BHP Productions have recently added the second volume to the critically acclaimed "Guitar Masters" series with "Guitar Masters Vol. 2" (via Red Eye). Produced by accomplished guitarist, composer and producer Brian Tarquin, "Guitar Masters Volume II" is a rich collection of rarities and classic guitar songs performed ...
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The collective foursome known as SOULS OF WE — featuring legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) and charismatic frontman London Legrand (BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION) — will guest on Junkman's KNAC.COM show this coming Monday, May 11 at 4:00 p.m. PST. You can listen to the interview live via the Internet at www.knac.com. ...
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Swiss hard rock veterans GOTTHARD have set "Need To Believe" as the title of their new album, due on September 4 via Nuclear Blast Records. A digital single will precede the full-length CD on August 14. Commented singer Steve Lee: "We want to encourage. Especially in these times that are full of crisis, it is ...
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Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA were the featured guests on the April 28, 2009 episode of the Brazilian TV show "Edgard no Ar". Watch footage of their appearance below. "A-Lex" — SEPULTURA's first LP to be recorded without either of the founding Cavalera brothers (Max and Igor; on guitar/vocals and drums, respectively) — is available in three ...
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Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen performed at Medley in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on May 1, 2009 as part of her short North American tour in support of the "My Winter Storm" album. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below (courtesy of dollxofmetal). Check out photos from MetalUniverse.net. Tarja's setlist was ...
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