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JUDAS PRIEST Book Author: 'I'd Still Love To Write ROB HALFORD's Autobiography'

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with Neil Daniels, the UK-based author of the unauthorized JUDAS PRIEST biography "Defenders of the Faith: The True Story of Judas Priest". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: First of all, introduce yourself! Where are you fro...

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EXTREME Guitarist Says LED ZEPPELIN Should Be Allowed To Rock At Any Age

EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt has penned a lengthy response to music industry commentator Bob Lefsetz's recent review of LED ZEPPELIN's reunion concert at the O2 arena in London in which Bob wrote, in part, "LED ZEPPELIN is dead. And one of the reasons it's so revered is that the band didn't ca...

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DOWN: More U.S. Dates Announced

DOWN has lined up the following dates in January/February: Jan. 18 - Mobile, AL - Soul Kitchen Jan. 19 - Birmingham, AL - Workplay Theatre Jan. 20 - Lafayette, LA - Grant St. Dance Hall Jan. 22 - Little Rock, AR - The Village Jan. 23 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom Jan. 25 ...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD/ZIMMERS HOLE's JED SIMON Talks Guitars

Guitar Morgue recently conducted an interview with guitarist Jed Simon (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, ZIMMERS HOLE, TENET). Check out the chat at this location. ZIMMERS HOLE, the Vancouver-based project featuring guitarist Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD alongside legendary drummer Gene...

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BURST Cancels EUROSONIC Appearance

Sweden's BURST has issued the following update: "We have had to cancel the Eurosonic appearance [in Groningen, Netherlands in early January], as well as the Tilburg show, for grave personal issues, despite flights booked and paid for, et al. "It totally sucks. The amount of gravel we have dug throug...

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'Heavy Metal In Baghdad' May Get More Footage

Bryan Pearson of Variety reports: "Heavy Metal in Baghdad", the docu about the Iraqi band ACRASSICAUDA which was screened at last fall's Toronto Film Festival, may be extended to include the rockers during the time they were in Turkey before the pic is released commercially in the New Year. "We're l...

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MAGNUM: 'Wings Of Heaven Live' Double Live CD Due In February

SPV will release a new double live CD from MAGNUM, entitled "Wings Of Heaven Live" on the following dates: Germany: February 22, 2008 Rest of Europe: February 25, 2008 USA: April 8, 2008 It has been almost 20 years since the British melodic rock act MAGNUM brought out one of the best and most succes...

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ZIMMERS HOLE: Canadian Dates Announced

ZIMMERS HOLE, the Vancouver-based project featuring guitarist Jed Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD alongside legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT, DEATH, DARK ANGEL),has scheduled the following dates: Mar. 07 - Vancouver, BC @ Plaza Club Mar. 11 - Victo...

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FEAR FACTORY Singer's ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS: Debut Album Details Revealed

ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS, the band featuring FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell and John Bechdel (MINISTRY, KILLING JOKE, FALSE ICONS),will release its full-length debut, "Numinosum", on February 19, 2008 via MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen's 13th Planet Records Commented Bell: "I am very excite...

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OM: New Video Interview Available

MetalKult.com has posted a new video interview with bass/drum drone metal band OM. On November 14, 2007, the ex-SLEEP rhythm section — singer/bassist Al Cisneros and drummer Chris Haikus — made the trip from San Francisco to play Brooklyn's Club Europa in support of their latest release, "Pilgrimage...

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STATIC-X Frontman Discusses PIGHAMMER Side Project

Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate-Guitar.com: After this tour cycle is over, you're planning to start work on the next STATIC-X album? Wayne: Yes. We haven't actually written anything as yet but I kn...

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Report: Heavy Metal Artists Love Christmas, Too

Heath McCoy of the CanWest News Service reports: When did TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French realize he had mellowed out enough to record a Christmas album? At around the same time the makeup-wearing rocker caught himself playing the worried parent. "Remember that artist UNCLE KRACKER who came...

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Report: Baghdad Heavy Metal Band Still On The Run

Bryan Pearson of Middle East Online reports: Members of Iraq's only heavy metal group, now struggling to survive in Turkey, will not be joining the flow of refugees returning to their war-ravaged homeland anytime soon — if they can help it. "We dare not go back. We'll be targeted even more than befo...

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CAULDRON Joined By Former GOAT HORN Drummer

CAULDRON, the post-GOAT HORN band featuring Jason Decay (vocals/bass) and Ian Killpatrick (guitar),has been joined by ex-GOAT HORN drummer Steelrider. He replaces Al "Biddle" Chambers (RAMMER),who recently left the group. The vinyl version of CAULDRON's debut EP, "Into the Cauldron", was released...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE: 'This Band Is Not Going To Sue TOMMY LEE'

In Court and in papers filed with the Court, in MÖTLEY CRÜE v. Carl Stubner, et al., attorneys for defendant Carl Stubner argued that MÖTLEY CRÜE's proper claim should not be against Stubner, but rather should be made against Stubner's client, Tommy Lee. MÖTLEY CRÜE, through their attorney, disagree...