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CANDLEMASS Mainman Launches AVATARIUM

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Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, is currently recording a full-length album with his new project AVATARIUM. "I have been writing songs for some time now and together with the guitar player Marcus Jidell (ROYAL HUNT, EVERGREY), I have been recording some demos during the winter that we are shopping now," Edling tellsBLABBERMOUTH.NET.
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LITA FORD: ‘Mother’ Video Released

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"Mother", the new video from '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford, can be seen below. Directing the clip, which was filmed last September in Joshua Tree, California, was Ford's former THE RUNAWAYS bandmate Victory Tischler-Blue, whose film "Edgeplay" was based on her tenure in the 1970s all-girl teenage rock act.
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MASTODON’s SANDERS: ‘We’ve Got The Skeletons Of Enough Songs For An Entire Album’

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In a brand new interview with ARTISTdirect.com editor-in-chief Rick Florino, singer and bassist Troy Sanders of Atlanta progressive metallersMASTODON spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2011's "The Hunter", tentatively due in early 2014. Asked if the new material picks up where "The Hunter" left off or if it is a new avenue altogether, Sanders said: "To a degree, I'm going to say it's picking up where we left off. It's kind of an open game or a clean slate. Every single day I go to band practice, I feel like I'm going to a chef's table for a food tasting because there's an element of the unknown. I'm fascinated with that. Either Chef Brent or Chef Bill will present a tasty riff dish of the day and we all lock in and go for it. Nothing that is out of the box will be turned away."
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RAGE Members Reveal Details Of LINGUA MORTIS ORCHESTRA Album

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On Friday, August 2, LINGUA MORTIS ORCHESTRA will release its new album titled "LMO". During the past month, the three RAGE musicians — Victor Smolski(guitar), Peavy Wagner (vocals and bass) and André Hilgers (drums) — worked at full stretch to finish their opulent orchestral project that can be considered a continuation of 1996's "Lingua Mortis" album, back then a true piece of pioneering work.
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BILL CLINTON Tried To Broker LED ZEPPELIN Reunion

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According to The Pulse Of Radio, it's been revealed that LED ZEPPELIN turned down President Bill Clinton's request to reunite at last year's 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy benefit concert at New York's Madison Square Garden, which raised over $50 million for storm victims. ZEPPELIN's passing on the offer was reported during a recent episode of CBS' "60 Minutes", which profiled the Robin Hood Foundation that put the superstar fundraiser together.
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IRON MAIDEN: Select Robinsons Pubs To Have Trooper Beer On Draught

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British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN recently teamed up with Cheshire family brewers Robinsons to create a new beer, Trooper. To celebrate the release of Trooper, select Robinsons pubs will haveTrooper on draught from the evening of May 9. Locations can be found atthis location. According to The Sun, Robinsons is having to work a six-day week to keep up with demand.
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Manos Spanos

Manos Spanos (Metalpaths' co-editor-in-chief), eight years in this site but still can't be characterised as a metalhead.