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Video: GIRLSCHOOL Performs At Whisky A Go Go
Video footage of GIRLSCHOOL's May 22 performance at Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below. GIRLSCHOOL is touring North America for the first time in 20 years, reclaiming its rightful place as the hardest-rocking bunch of females to ever destroy a stage. Support on the trek i...May 25, 2015
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ANVIL's LIPS On Passing Of TWISTED SISTER's A.J. PERO: 'The Saddest Part Is Not Going For Checkups To The Doctor'
Jack Antonio conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metallers ANVIL on March 25 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. Speaking about the recent passing of TWISTED SISTER drummer A.J. Pero, Lips said: "Wel...May 24, 2015
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GIRLSCHOOL: Two Never-Before-Released Early 1980s Concert Recordings To Be Made Available
From the vault of one of the most respected and groundbreaking British hard rock outfits to emerge from the NWOBHM scene, the legendary GIRLSCHOOL, come two never-before-released concert recordings now ready to be shared with the world courtesy of Deadline Music. Both shows present powerhouse perfor...May 14, 2015
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41 years, sheesh, it's hard to believe where the time goes. RAVEN often gets left off the radar, especially when discussing both the NWOBHM and thrash, but here's a trio equally deserving of the celebratory comeuppance ANVIL enjoyed a few years ago following their film documentary. While RAVEN's "Ro...May 4, 2015
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GIRLSCHOOL To Release Limited-Edition 'Propaganda!' EP
Legendary all-girl British hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL are gearing up to storm North America for the first time in 20 years, reclaiming their rightful place as the hardest-rocking bunch of females to ever destroy a stage. Support on the trek will come from CRUCIFIED BARBARA, OLD JAMES and VELVET BLACK....May 1, 2015
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Video: METALLICA's 'Seek & Destroy' Gets 'Hillbillified' By STEVE'N'SEAGULLS
Finnish band STEVE 'N' SEAGULLS, which made headlines in 2014 by releasing its dueling banjo-standup-bass-washboard-and-more take on the IRON MAIDEN classic "The Trooper", has released a video for its cover version of METALLICA's "Seek & Destroy". Check it out below. What became a genuine intern...April 27, 2015
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New Book 'Iron Maiden: '80 '81' Tells Story Of Legendary Metal Band's Paul Di'Anno Years
By the mid-to-late '80s, IRON MAIDEN was unquestionably one of the biggest heavy metal bands on the planet — regularly headlining arenas and stadiums, each new album rocketing up the charts, and t-shirts sporting their ghastly mascot (Eddie) was one of the most popular fashion statements by metalhea...March 30, 2015
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LIPS: Why Bands Like METALLICA And SLAYER Haven't Taken ANVIL Out On Tour
Guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow was interviewed on the March 22 edition of "The Louvau Show" on the 93.9 KWSS radio station in Scottsdale, Arizona. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked why the so-called "Big Four" bands of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, SLA...March 25, 2015
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Video: ANVIL Performs At Whisky A Go Go
Video footage of Canadian metal legends ANVIL performing the song "School Love" on March 17 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below. ANVIL's latest album, "Hope In Hell", sold a little under 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The disc followed...March 22, 2015
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METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES, LED ZEPPELIN, IRON MAIDEN, AC/DC Classics Get 'Hillbillified' On STEVE'N'SEAGULLS' 'Farm Machine'
What became a genuine international viral phenomenon actually started out on a farm in central Finland; in a barn, to be precise... There, a bunch of like-minded countrymen — with the emphasis on "country" — played a customized version of AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" using homespun instrumentation, every...March 16, 2015
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ANVIL: 'Hope In Hell' Video Released
"Hope In Hell", the new video from Canadian metal legends ANVIL, can be seen below. The clip was again created by Swedish director Rene U Valdes of Greenworks Productions. "Hope In Hell" is the title track of ANVIL's latest album, which sold a little under 800 copies in the United States in its firs...March 12, 2015
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FATES WARNING To Embark On U.S. Tour In October
American progressive metallers FATES WARNING will embark on a U.S. tour in October. So far the following dates have been confirmed: October 09 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater October 10 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium October 11 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance October 23 - Dallas, TX @ Trees October 24...March 11, 2015
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LIPS On ANVIL's Early Days: 'We Were Trying To Do Something That No One Else Did Or Tried'
Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: How do you rate ANVIL among the leading contributors to what became known as thrash metal? Lips: I don't kn...March 10, 2015
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ANVIL's LIPS: 'Maybe GENE SIMMONS Is Right. Maybe Rock Is Dead.'
Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what he would do differently if his band was starting out today, Lips said: "I don't think there's anything that can be...February 12, 2015
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FATES WARNING's RAY ALDER Finds High-Pitched Screaming 'Really Silly'
Stormbringer webzine conducted an interview with vocalist Ray Alder of American progressive metallers FATES WARNING on November 6 in Innsbruck, Austria. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how his vocal approach has changed over the years, Alder said: "Yeah, [when I first joined FATES W...November 20, 2014
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