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Serenity have announced the departure of the band’s founding member, keyboardist Mario Hirzinger. The band made several attempts at changing Hirzinger’s mind, especially, in light of what has now been disclosed as his planned final performance at this year’s ProgPower USA festival. Though the band cancelled some tour dates, 11 new dates in March of 2013 …
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A hearing was held on Tuesday in a Los Angeles courtroom concerning a $20 million lawsuit brought by Axl Rose against Activision Blizzard for featuring former Guns N’ Roses band-mate Slash in Guitar Hero III, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In the suit, Rose and his Black Frog Music claimed that the video game publisher fraudulently induced …
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Chickenfoot bassist Michael Anthony admits there was some melodrama attached to his 2004 reunion tour with Van Halen, but says it was nothing compared to the recent Black Sabbath soap opera. And he’s cast doubt on his former band’s claim that they cancelled 31 tour dates due to exhaustion, asking why it took them three …
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HOD is preparing itself for a brutal summer of U.S. and Canadian tour dates with the likes of Marduk, Aura Noir, Black Anvil, Panzerfaust plus lots of others. HOD guitarist Carl “Lord Necron” Snyder comments on the upcoming tour and new album, “The name of the new album has been chosen – Book of the …
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Bassist Henrik Frykman, bassist for Disfear, had been battling cancer for quite some time. The band have released an official statement today: “It is with heavy hearts we inform you that on Friday the 25th of March, Henrik Frykman passed away in his home after a long battle with cancer,” the statement says. “Henrik will …
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Online community with over 250k members and 40k bands looks to further foster artist development and promotion Myspace Music has had a stranglehold on the music hosting game for quite some time, but according to Chris Brickhouse, owner and operator of Stereokiller.com, their media player is outdated, their profiles are littered with Myspace navigation, and …
Houston, TX based progressive-instrumentalists, SCALE THE SUMMIT have entered Paint It Black Studios in Orlando, FL with producer Mark Lewis (Devildriver, All That Remains, The Black Dahlia Murder). The band is recording the follow up to their 2009 Prosthetic Records debut, Carving Desert Canyons. Guitarist Chris Letchford commented: “We have been home writing for quite …
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DARKEST HOUR are about to enter the studio and they have announced that they are teaming up with renowned SOILWORK shredder Peter Wilchers. The band has put a lot of time and thought into choosing the right producer for this record and they’re convinced they’ve found one. “We’re really excited about working with Peter on …
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Florida based death metal legends MALEVOLENT CREATION have once again been rejoined by original bassist Jason Blachowicz. Blachowicz initially left on good terms to further his tattoo career, but the death metal sickness still runs deep in his veins: “Been in hiding, working in tattoo shops for quite some time now but my gut has …
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Bavarian pagan metal masters EQUILIBRIUM have just announced singer Robse as their new frontman. Robse will be the permanent replacement for Helge Stang who left the band recently. View a video of the band introducing Robse, in German, below: Commented EQUILIBRIUM mainman/guitarist René Berthiaume and Robse: “We’ve know Robse for quite some time now, so …
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