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MOTÖRHEAD, LYNCH MOB Members Added To List Of Guests For LIBERTY N' JUSTICE CD

Oni Logan (LYNCH MOB),Phil Naro (TALAS, PETER CRISS BAND),Ez Gomer (JET CIRCUS) and Josh Kramer (SAINT) are the latest guest vocalists scheduled to appear on the new album from Christian rockers LIBERTY N' JUSTICE. The group's "all-star" CD, "Soundtrack of a Soul", will feature sixteen well-known...

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U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK Festival Backed By Mighty WACKEN

The mighty German heavy metal festival, Wacken, has leant its European marketing muscle to the U.K. in a global demonstration of support for the launch of Bloodstock Open Air (B-O-A) — the leading independent U.K. festival that is dedicated to heavy metal music. With Wacken's support, B-O-A will be...

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IRON SAVIOR Mainman Comments On New Label, Collaboration With Ex-BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer

IRON SAVIOR mainman mainman/producer Piet Sielck has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "You haven't been hearing from me in a while since I was and still am loaded with work. Nevertheless I think it's about time to give you an update of what has happened or is about to ha...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS: Former BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer Joins Forces With PERSUADER Members

Former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch has teamed up with PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar) in a new project called SAVAGE CIRCUS. This collaboration is not to be confused with Stauch's as-yet-unnamed band with SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid,...

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DEMONS & WIZARDS: New Album Details Revealed

DEMONS & WIZARDS, the project featuring Jon Schaffer of ICED EARTH and Hansi Kürsch of BLIND GUARDIAN, have set "Touched by the Crimson King" as the title of their sophomore album, due June 27 via SPV Records. The follow-up to the group's 2001 self-titled CD, "Touched by the Crimson King" will f...

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Former BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer Explains His Departure

Former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch has issued another statement explaining in greater detail the circumstances that led to his departure from the group. Stauch's statement reads as follows: "Hi friends, "I hope this news doesn’t shock you too much, but from this point on I am no longer BLIN...

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The Design

Behind that ugly-even-for-Metal-Blade artwork lies one snarling evil genius of a record! INTO THE MOAT is more of a science experiment gone awry than a band (see: SPIRAL ARCHITECT, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, Canada's MARTYR, and throw in tangential influence everywhere from ATHEIST to GORGUTS to MESHUGG...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Part Ways With Drummer

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have parted ways with longtime drummer Thomen Stauch. Frontman Hansi Kürsch's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "No news is good news. This obviously is bad news. After walking along the same musical paths for about 20 years and after several lo...

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FATES WARNING: 'Awaken The Guardian' Reissue To Include Demos, Live Recordings

Metal Blade Records has set a June 13 European release date for an expanded edition of FATES WARNING's 1986 classic "Awaken the Guardian" album. The three-disc set consisting of two CDs and one DVD will include remastered versions of the album's original eight tracks, a complete CD of live and demo...

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'Tage Mahal

Ah, the Mountain King himself, JON OLIVA, metal's own Brian Wilson. We never know what his status is, we empathize with his losses (brother and bandmate Criss was killed by a drunk driver a decade ago),we worry about his health, and when his voice cracks, or he takes years to release a proper metal...

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BOBAFLEX Sign With TVT RECORDS

According to a post at The Gauntlet, West Virginia's BOBAFLEX have signed a multi-album deal with TVT Records. The band will release their sophomore full-length effort, entitled "Bright Red Violent Sex", in June. The follow-up to "Primitive Epic" (Eclipse Records) is expected to include the track "T...

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SOILWORK Singer, BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer Seek Name For New Project

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid and BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch are currently seeking a name for their new project. The collaboration, which originally went under the COLDSEED moniker, is described by Strid as "a mixture between RAMMSTEIN and ALICE IN CHAINS." A full-length album is c...

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SOILWORK Singer Explains Lack Of Solos On New Album

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "First of all, thank you so much for all the positive reactions on the new album! It also feels great that SOILWORK is giving a lot of inspiration to the people out there both in a musical and a...

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SOILWORK Frontman To Record Album With BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Right now we're preparing to kick some serious ass on the upcoming U.S. tour and make the setlist as varied as possible with some songs that we haven't played live before. We are so fucking exci...

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HAMMERFALL: Photos From Swedish Signing Session Posted Online

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL are currently on a short record-signing tour in Sweden. Pictures from the band's appearance at Åhlens in Nordstan in Gothenburg, Sweden on Friday (March 4) have been posted at the band's brand new web site. HAMMERFALL's new album, "Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unb...