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MERCENARY: Video Interview With RENE PEDERSEN Posted Online
Austrian heavy 'zine Stormbringer.at conducted an interview with MERCENARY bassist Rene Pedersen prior to the band's April 10, 2008 concert with DEATH ANGEL and DEMOLITION in Vienna, Austria. Watch the clip below. MERCENARY is keeping a diary from the band's current European tour with DEATH ANGEL at...April 14, 2008
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AGENT STEEL Begins Work On New Material
California-based power metallers AGENT STEEL have issued the following update: "We just loaded in our gear this week into our new rehearsal studio in Los Angeles and started working on new song ideas; and also revisiting the 'STEEL' catalog. We've begun to kick around guitar riff ideas in attempt to...April 13, 2008
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Y&T: UK Dates Announced
Legendary California hard rockers Y&T have scheduled a number of UK dates in September. They are as follows: Sep. 16 - Oxford, UK @ Carling Academy Oxford Sep. 18 - Glasgow, Scotland, UK @ Cathouse Sep. 19 - Newcastle, UK @ Carling Academy Newcastle Sep. 20 - Sheffield, UK @ The Corporation Sep....April 10, 2008
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MERCENARY: European Tour Diary Available
Danish metallers MERCENARY are keeping a diary from their current European tour with DEATH ANGEL at Sounds2move.de. "Isolation (The Loneliness In December)", the new video from MERCENARY, can be viewed below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Architect of Lies", which was released last mont...April 10, 2008
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ICED EARTH: More European Dates With JUDAS PRIEST Announced
While hard at work on their new album, veteran American metallers ICED EARTH have announced more dates for what is shaping up to be a very busy summer. On top of performing at festivals across Europe, the band has just accepted to be special guest to JUDAS PRIEST in Holland, Germany and Switzerland....April 9, 2008
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SWORN ENEMY Guitarist Comments On Upcoming Tours
New York's SWORN ENEMY will continue to bring the metal to the masses via a slew of North American touring activity to support the release of their new album "Maniacal". Having toured Europe, Japan and the U.S. in recent weeks, they will continue their unrelenting schedule on April 14 with a series...April 9, 2008
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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Pulls Out Of Atlanta's SOCO MUSIC EXPERIENCE
"Due to circumstances beyond [the band's] control," QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE has cancelled its previously announced appearance as the headliner for the SoCo Music Experience in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta on Saturday, May 17. Replacing QUEENS on the bill is AGAINST ME! Also slated to appear ar...April 9, 2008
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: More European Tour Dates Announced
Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN has scheduled the following dates: June 27 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting June 28 - Balingen, Germany - Bang Your Head!!! June 29 - Bologna, Italy - Gods Of Metal July 07 - Oxford, UK - Carling Academy July 08 - Bristol, UK - Carling Academy Ju...April 8, 2008
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AXEL RUDI PELL To Release New Album In October
German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL has issued the following update: "Just would like to let you know that we will enter the studio on April 20th to start recording the next CD. I completed the writing process for all songs and I'm very proud to tell you, that the next record will be awesome! It ...April 8, 2008
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L.A. GUNS, FASTER PUSSYCAT And BANG TANGO To Team Up For U.S. Tour
Sunset Strip legends L.A. GUNS, FASTER PUSSYCAT and BANG TANGO will team up for a U.S. tour in the summer. All three bands will be performing "special greatest-hits sets," according to a press release. L.A. GUNS, featuring iconic guitarist Tracii Guns and original vocalist Paul Black, will perform c...April 3, 2008
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ANIALATOR: 1987 Demo Available For Download
The 1987 four-song demo cassette by Corpus Christi, TX thrashers ANIALATOR has been made available for download at the Bang! Bang! metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "If your thirst for SLAYER couldn't be slaked by any amount of repeat plays of DEVASTATION's 'Violent Termination'? Well, yo...April 2, 2008
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BREAKER Reunites With Original Vocalist
Legendary Cleveland metallers BREAKER have reunited with original lead vocalist Jim Hamar. The group, which released the underground classic "Get Tough!" album on Auburn Records in 1987, will perform at this year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, scheduled to take place June 26-28 in Balingen, Germany....April 1, 2008
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Reformed HYSTE'RIAH Releases Samples Of New Songs
Long-defunct '80s Swedish thrashers HYSTE'RIAH have reformed and have posted instrumental pre-production samples of their new material on the band's MySpace page. HYSTE'RIAH's current lineup includes Jerry "Krown" Kronqvist on vocals/bass and Cliff T (a.k.a. Klas Ideberg; DARKANE, THE DEFACED, TERRO...March 31, 2008
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BACKYARD BABIES: Video Interview Posted Online
Austria's Mulatschag.TV has posted a three-minute interview with BACKYARD BABIES members Dregen (real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson; lead guitar, backing vocals) and Nicke Borg (vocals, guitar). Watch the footage below. BACKYARD BABIES is currently recording its sixth album with producer Jacob Helln...March 31, 2008
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MANDY LION Defends His PRINCE Cover: 'I Can't Please Everybody So I Won't Even Try'
Vocalist Mandy Lion (WWIII, WICKED ALLIANCE) who has just released the video for his cover version of PRINCE's "Kiss" (see clip below) has issued the following update: "There have been a lot of questions about what song I chose to cover and why. Well, I could have done the obvious and re-done an old...March 31, 2008