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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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Periphery have announced that drummer Matt Halpern will be unable to be a part of the upcoming tour due to an injury. Periphery has made this statement: “Peripherals! Bad news… Matt had an unfortunate accident yesterday and dislocated his shoulder! He’ll be ok, but he wont be able to play for part of our current …
With the 30th anniversary of the death of legendary guitarist Randy Rhoads fast approaching, Joe Bosso of Musicradar.com spoke with Zakk Wylde about the icon. Portions of the interview appear below. MR: Is it hard to believe that it’s been 30 years since Randy died? ZW: It is hard to believe. But you know, the …
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“To our family, friends and fans: We have decided to continue on without Howard Jones as the singer of Killswitch Engage. We love Howard and are thankful for the nine years that we’ve had him in the band. Out of respect for everyone involved we will not be discussing the specific reasons behind this decision. …
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Theory of a Deadman is gearing up to release their new album, The Truth Is…, featuring the hit single “Lowlife”, July 12th! The band captured a ton of behind the scenes footage while recording the album. Step into frontman Tyler Connolly’s shoes for one day as he gives you a tour of his home studio, …
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Singing as King Diamond in a coverband is one helluva role to fill, but Troy “King Troymond” Norr of Them seems to fill those Danish shoes quite nicely. Just yesterday Troy checked by the Roadrunner Records office with former King Diamond bassist Hal Patino in tow to talk to A&R and music fanatic Monte Conner. Monte …
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Ozzy Osbourne’s new album, “Scream”, has been certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) for sales in excess of 40,000 copies. “Scream” moved 81,000 units in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 4 on The Billboard 200 chart. It has since sold around 250,000 copies …
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PSYCROPTIC will be joined by guest vocalist Zdenek Simecek (GODLESS TRUTH) on their upcoming US tour with NILE, EX DEO, KEEP OF KALESSIN and PATHOLOGY. Vocalist Jason Peppiatt will be unable to join the band on the tour due to the imminent arrival of his newborn son. “A month or so after we confirmed the US …
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