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Massachusetts Melodic Deathcore 5-piece A Wanted Awakening announce the addition of guitarist Mat Woodard of Charlton, Massachusetts to the band. Mat was formerly a member of Still Silent and Our Name is Legion. He is a longtime friend of the band and AWA looks forward to writing new music with him. STATEMENT FROM MAT WOODARD: …
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Today marks the release of Whatever It Takes, the new, hard-hitting album from Canadian heavy-metallers MAGNUS RISING. Check out a brand new review from ABORT Magazine at this link that states, “This album proves that [MAGNUS RISING is] willing to do whatever it takes to succeed, and definitely proves that they deserve it.” While you’re …
It seems to be the norm this morning for band’s to announce band member departures at the start of the new year 2013. Now, The Absence has issued the following announcement about parting ways with guitar player Peter Joseph: “As most of our friends and fans know the last year has brought The Absence some …
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It’s official; Rush will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. The ceremony will be held on April 18 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. Geddy Lee told Rolling Stone, “It’s a terrific honor and we’ll show up smiling…It made my mom happy, so that’s worth it.” He added, “It was …
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Boston-rooted band Aerosmith will be closing down a section of Commonwealth Avenue in Allston, MA for eight hours on Monday, November 5, to host a free concert. The event will be held at noon in front of the apartment building where the band got it’s start. The event will include a 20-minute performance, along with …
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Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine is one of the biggest supporters of America’s military out there, so the frontman definitely took it to heart when Lieutenant Colonel Stephen D. Sklenka of the U.S. Marine Corps dedicated an American flag that was flown over Camp Leatherneck in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan in his honor. Mustaine remarked, “Besides getting married …
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The 5th Pure Rawk Awards is upon us and will feature some brand new awards specifically designed to salute the grassroots level of unsigned and new music. The Pure Rawk Awards 2012 initial voting is now open! Vote at: www.purerawk.com/awards This voting is the initial stage whereby you can cast an open vote in each …
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Just this past Friday (April 29th) Mike Mangini was named the official new drummer for Dream Theater through the final video in a documentary search put together to detail the progress of the audition process for the bands new fifth member. You can watch the video on Roadrunner Records YouTube Channel here. Founding guitarist and songwriter, …
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Bassist Tomas “Obeast” Koefoed has decided to part ways with MNEMIC: “It’s time for changes and towards fans of MNEMIC, I’m sad to announce that I have played my last shows with MNEMIC in Spain in March. Because of my forever continued dedication to music and metal, it has not been easy to make my …
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Prosevere has played with the likes of 311, Korn and Shinedown to name a few. Prosevere is the unshaved beards, the dirty clothes, and the sweat covered road cases that go in and out of venues night after night for little more than the love of playing music. Prosevere is the handshakes between the band …
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