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ANGEL: In Writing Mode

Legendary Los Angeles-based hard rockers ANGEL have just launched their official MySpace page at this location. According to a press release, the band is "drawing influence from its earlier albums" for its current songwriting sessions and may tour this fall. In 1998, Frank DiMino (vocals) and Barry...

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BACKYARD BABIES To Release New Album Via AFM RECORDS

After changing its label and management, Swedish rock and roll outfit BACKYARD BABIES will release its new, self-titled album on August 15 in Europe via AFM Records. The 13-track CD was produced by Jacob Hellner, who has previously worked with RAMMSTEIN and APOCALYPTICA, among other bands. Guitarist...

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SKID ROW, JACKYL, SLAUGHTER, FIREHOUSE Set For DAKOTA ROCK FEST

SKID ROW, JACKYL, SLAUGHTER and FIREHOUSE are among the confirmed bands for the Dakota Rock Fest, a two-day outdoor festival set to take place July 25-26 on the Sioux Empire Festival Grounds in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: SKID ROW JACKYL SLAUGHTER FIREHO...

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Folie Circulaire

Atlanta's WITHERED came bounding onto the scene with 2005's "Memento Mori", standing out on the Lifeforce roster with a style that took Sunlight Studios motoring death and combined it with a little sludge and bit of HIGH ON FIRE dirty pummel. Now on Prosthetic Records, "Folie Circulaire" shows the b...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Footage From BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's June 28, 2008 performance at the Bang Your Head!!! festival in Balingen, Germany can be viewed below (clips uploaded by Dailymotion user "demonolatry75"). JUDAS PRIEST will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn, on M...

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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist, EVERY MOTHER'S NIGHTMARE Drummer To Guest On 'The Clasic Metal Show'

F5/ex-MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, EVERY MOTHER'S NIGHTMARE drummer Jim Phipps and Auburn Records owner Bill Peters will appear on "The Clasic Metal Show" this Saturday (July 5) as call-in guests. Ellefson will be calling in to debut material from the brand new F5 album called "The Reckoning". P...

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JUDAS PRIEST Back On The Road

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST were forced to cancel two shows — July 1 in Belgrade, Serbia and July 2 in Zagreb, Croatia — due to guitarist Glenn Tipton "suffering from a very painful appendix inflammation." The group's management representative Jayne Andrews has since issued the followin...

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AGENT STEEL: New Video Interview Available

Austrian heavy 'zine Stormbringer.at conducted an interview with Bruce Hall (vocals),Juan Garcia (guitar) and Bernie Versailles (guitar) of the California metallers AGENT STEEL after the band's June 27, 2008 performance at the Bang Your Head!!! festival in Balingen, Germany. Watch the 10-minute cha...

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FORBIDDEN: New Video Interview With CRAIG LOCICERO Available

Austrian heavy 'zine Stormbringer.at conducted an interview with guitarist Craig Locicero of the reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN after the band's June 27, 2008 concert at the Bang Your Head!!! festival in Balingen, Germany. Watch the seven-minute chat below. As previously repo...

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LIZZY BORDEN Performs Two Shows In One Day At Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

This past weekend, long-running California metallers LIZZY BORDEN became the first band to ever play two shows in one day at the Bang Your Head!!! festival in Balingen, Germany. LIZZY BORDEN performed its regularly scheduled set on Saturday (June 28) with a blood-soaked theatrical production on a pe...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen and his band performing this past Saturday (June 28) at the Bang Your Head!!! festival in Balingen, Germany can be viewed below (clips uploaded by YouTube user "BensonMadame"). According to HMV Japan, Yngwie Malmsteen will rele...

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ONSLAUGHT Issues BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival Recap

Reactivated British thrashers ONSLAUGHT have issued the following update: "What another awesome weekend we've had in Germany at Bang Your Head!!! festival... Huge crowd, great weather and two days of pure fuckin metal! We hit the stage at just after midday on Saturday, which was by far the heavier d...

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VENOM Frontman: 'This Is The Devil's Music, Apparently, So Let's Make It So'

Stevie Chick of UK's The Guardian recently conducted an interview with VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant. A few excerpts from the chat follow. On whether he sees any parallels between the absurd events chronicled in "This Is Spinal Tap" and the experiences enjoyed by VENOM: Cronos: "That movie was...

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Reunited FORBIDDEN: Maribor Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans FORBIDDEN performing on June 24, 2008 at Stuk in Maribor, Slovenia can be viewed below (clips uploaded by YouTube user "shoufer"). As previously reported, FORBIDDEN has tapped Mark Hernandez (HEATHEN, DEFIANCE, RE:I...

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SACRIFICE: Classic 'The Exorcism' 1985 Demo Available For Download

The 1985 eight-song "The Exorcism" demo cassette by influential Toronto thrashers SACRIFICE has been made available for download at the Bazillion Points metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "[SACRIFICE] had quickly absorbed all the nuances of SLAYER's 'Hell Awaits', and pressed the accelerat...