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5 latest music CD/DVD reviews:

Artist: Album:
Rating (0-10):
Almana ShchoraPhantom Pain (2010) [ CD ]
8.0
Against The PlaguesDecoding The Mainframe (2010) [ CD ]
8.5
ExodusExhibit B: The Human Condition (2010) [ CD ]
9.0
EversinDivina Distopia (2010) [ CD ]
8.0
MortemiaMisere Mortem (2010) [ CD ]
8.0

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5 latest blog entries:

Ronnie James Dio passed away

Whitesnake signs a deal with Frontiers Records

HYPNO5E announces 2nd month of Metal as Art Tour with Starring Janet Leigh (Fallen Martyr)

The Vital Might: Red Planet

Legendary guitarist and inventor Les Paul dies at the age of 94


Two latest interviews:

Thomas S. Englund (Evergrey) [March, 2011]
Al Pitrelli (Trans-Siberian Orchestra) [April, 2010]

Featured music software review:

EZDrummer - Multi Layer Drum Sampler [November 9th, 2006]

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NEWS-feeds:


Metal news by Blabbermouth:

  • Korn's Munky Interviewed On AllAxess.com - Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer was recently interviewed on AllAxess.com, the guitar website run by DevilDriver's Mike Spreitzer and Jeff Kendrick. In the clip below, he talks about his first guitar and early influences.



    Korn will be embarking on a short US tour next month in support of their latest CD, The Path of Totality; visit our tour page to find a show near you!
  • Megadeth's David Ellefson Interviewed At NAMM - Megadeth bassist David Ellefson was interviewed by "MzHollyw00d" at NAMM last week. In the clip below, he talks about his new app, as well as his favorite Megadeth song to perform, the best advice he's ever received, and more.

    Here's the clip:



    Megadeth are on the road in North America right now; visit our tour page to find a show near you!
  • Dream Theater - Build Me Up, Break Me Down Lyric Video - Dream Theater have released a lyric video for "Build Me Up, Break Me Down," from their latest album, A Dramatic Turn of Events, and it's every bit as awesome and epic as the song itself. So when you've got seven minutes to spare, check it out!

  • Theory Of A Deadman: Meeting The Video Director - Here's a video from Theory of a Deadman; apparently, they're getting ready to shoot a new video soon? Hope they survive - they've got tour dates booked through May!

  • The Making Of Megadeth's Public Enemy No. 1 - Megadeth's video for "Public Enemy No. 1," the first single from their 2011 album TH1RT3EN, was a huge surprise to fans used to the band's more serious side. After all, it featured chimpanzees with guns! But it was a terrific complement to the song, and as Dave Mustaine reveals in this interview, it was a blast to make, too.

  • Pop & Rock news by RollingStone:

  • Weekend Rock Question: What is the Best Rock-Star Movie Role? -
  • Lana Del Rey to Re-Release First Album -
  • Bruce Springsteen Fans Deal with Ticketmaster Glitches -
  • Free Download: Raw Geronimo's Surf Pop 'Role Play' -
  • New Lil Wayne Album Coming Soon -
  • General music news by Yahoo:

  • APNewsBreak: Jackson enters fray over Grammy cuts (AP) -

    FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2011 file photo, Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks with reporters during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial in Washington. Jackson is entering the fray over The Recording Academy's cuts to its Grammy categories: He's asking to meet with the president of the organization and has raised the possibility of protests, with the awards a little less than two weeks away. In a Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 letter to Neil Portnow, president and CEO of the Grammys, the civil rights activist said his Rainbow Push Coalition was alarmed that there were reductions at a time 'when our country needs to celebrate all its cultural traditions.' (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)AP - The Rev. Jesse Jackson is entering the fray over The Recording Academy's cuts to its Grammy categories: He's asking to meet with the president of the organization and has raised the possibility of protests with the awards less than two weeks away.


  • Loved and loathed, Lana Del Rey set to face the music (Reuters) - Reuters - Rarely has a pop star just starting out been so loved and loathed as Lana Del Rey, the 25-year-old who has filled acres of newspaper column inches even before her debut album "Born to Die" hits shelves next week.
  • Peter, Paul and Mary bassist Dick Kniss dies at 74 (AP) - AP - Dick Kniss, a bassist who performed for five decades with the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary and co-wrote the John Denver hit "Sunshine on My Shoulders," has died. He was 74.
  • Unreleased ABBA track on new album (AP) -

    In this June 14, 1974 file photo, Swedish pop group ABBA, Bjorn Ulvaeus, back left, Benny Andersson, back right, Agnetha Faltskog, front left, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad  are shown. ABBA fans will soon again be saying 'Thank you for the music' with the release of a new track on a special edition of the disbanded 70's pop group's 'The Visitors' album. (AP Photo, file)AP - Mamma Mia, here they go again.


  • AP Interview: Chris Isaak makes Memphis album (AP) -

    U.S musician Chris Isaak plays on his guitar during an interview with Associated Press Television in a west London hotel, to promote the launch of his new album 'Beyond The Sun', Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)AP - Chris Isaak is returning to the roots of rock 'n' roll and doing it old-school: All in one take.



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