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Monuments Recruits Drummer Alex Rüdinger For North American Tour

Kyle Gaddo
November 10, 2014
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It looks like Monuments drummer Mike Malyan won't be joining the band on the upcoming North American tour with The Devin Townsend Project and Animals As Leaders. In his place, Alex Rüdinger, having recently... Read More...
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The Faceless Drop The Bass And The Beat (Brewer And Rüdinger Are Gone)

Heavy Blog
October 21, 2014
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Just before the clock struck midnight on October 21st, 2014, both Alex Rüdinger and Evan Brewer of The Faceless announced their departure from the band.  Both departures seem to be on good terms, but with t... Read More...
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PHOTOS: Animals As Leaders, Conquering Dystopia, CHON — May 28th, 2014 @ The Castle Theater, Bloomington, IL

Kyle Gaddo
July 30, 2014
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Hey, all! Animals As Leaders were recently on tour with supergroup Conquering Dystopia (brought to you buy former Nevermore guitarist, Jeff Loomis, Keith Merrow, Cannibal Corpse's Alex Webster, and The Face... Read More...
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The Faceless Team Up With Nico Santora and Reunite With Derek Rydquist

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July 30, 2014
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Image courtesy of Maclyn Bean Photography The Faceless, a band that changes members more than most people change their underwear, has enlisted a new rhythm guitar player.  Nico Santora of Suicidal Tendencies... Read More...
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Alex Rüdinger is Acting on Impulse

Eden Kupermintz
June 26, 2014
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By now the versatile talent that is Alex Rüdinger should be well known. From this time with Threat Signal through his work with The Faceless and right up to his recent work with Conquering Dystopia, Rüdinger ... Read More...
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Conquering Dystopia – Conquering Dystopia

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March 7, 2014
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Instrumental music is not dead. It's not dying, and it's far from stale. The duo of Loomis and Merrow have struck a balance between violent and artistic lead work and hooking riffs that few could ever wish to achieve.
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Lyle Cooper Parts Ways With The Faceless

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January 24, 2013
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Drummer Lyle Cooper is no longer a member of The Faceless
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The HAARP Machine Offer Some Disclosure For Debut Record

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September 5, 2012
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The HAARP Machine have announced their debut record Disclosure to be released October 16th. Remember when I told you about this in late July? Well now I'm even more excited. The album trailer is up and we'... Read More...

Members of Ordinance Cover Soilwork’s “Stabbing The Drama“

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November 1, 2011
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Not content with releasing the excellent Internal Monolgues with Ordinance back in July, master drummer Alex Rudinger (also of Threat Signal) recently learned Soilwork's song "Stabbing The Drama" for a specia... Read More...

Man The Battle Stations: Threat Signal Incoming!

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August 15, 2011
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Well shit, talk about some good-news gibbons (the polar opposite of bad-news bears, obviously). Featuring veritable drum-wizard Alex Rudinger (also of Ordinance), Canadian outfit Threat Signal have announced ... Read More...
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