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Flying High Again: Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
Tribute albums are usually good for a little fun, maybe even surprising you with a couple of bands you wouldn't expect to be covering a classic song by a classic band/artist. In my case, I typically check out the album, appreciate it for the handful of cool covers, and never again take it off the .....February 20, 2006
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Storm Alert
Originally released in 1989 (and never in the United States),thrash fans on this side of the Atlantic now have a golden opportunity to revel in the vintage Texas metal of TORTURE's "Storm Alert". After releasing 1987's "Torture Kingdom" EP and "Storm Alert", the El Paso band called it quits. Now re...February 20, 2006
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NECROPHOBIC Begin Mixing New Album
Swedish death metallers NECROPHOBIC have posted the following stuio update on their official web site: "Last Saturday, February the 12th, Fredrik Folkare started to mix the new album and yesterday, we all got the first basic mixdown to listen to. Now, we will decide what we want to change, sound-wis...February 18, 2006
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MOTÖRHEAD, TWISTED SISTER, JUDAS PRIEST Members On OZZY Tribute CD: Audio Samples Available
MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister, TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider, ex-JUDAS PRIEST/current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens and legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen are among the metal icons appearing on "Flying High Again: The World's Greatest Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne", due on Marc...February 10, 2006
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ATHEIST Frontman: Late Bassist ROGER PATTERSON 'Was A Bad Motherf*cker'
Guitarist/vocalist Kelly Shaefer of the seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST has issued the following statement: "Roger Patterson was a bad motherfucker! On this the 15th anniversary of the death of ATHEIST's bass player Roger Patterson, we wish to ask you all to throw your horns in the air one...February 9, 2006
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'Hair Metal' Compilation Breaks BILLBOARD's Top 20!
"Monster Ballads: The Platinum Edition", an 18-song collection of "hair-metal" classics, sold 44,000 copies in its first week of release to debut at position No. 18 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. The complete track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. WARRANT - Heaven 02. SKID ROW - I Reme...February 9, 2006
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BLOODTHORN: New Song Available For Download
A brand-new BLOODTHORN, track, entitled "Blood and Iron", has been made available for download at this location. The song comes off the Norwegian death metal band's new album, "Genocide", due in Europe on February 20 (February 13 in U.K. and Norway) via Morningstar Records. "Genocide" (view cover at...February 8, 2006
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LIBERTY N' JUSTICE's 'All-Star' CD Gets A Release Date
The "all-star" album from Christian rockers LIBERTY N' JUSTICE, entitled "Soundtrack of a Soul", will be released in Germany on March 24 by MTM Music (March 27 for the rest of Europe) and in North America on March 28 by LNJ Records. "Soundtrack of a Soul" will feature contributions from the followin...February 8, 2006
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ATHEIST Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival
Seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST have been confirmed for the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place July 14-15 at the Catton Hall in Walton On Trent, Derbyshire, U.K. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ASHTAR ATHEIST BAL-SAGOTH ENSIFERUM NOCTURNAL RITES PYRAMAZE RAUNCHY...February 7, 2006
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Darkness Foretold
Sometimes critics (myself included) get so wrapped up in picking the perfect words in a desperate attempt to accurately convey the feeling of a metal album that the important stuff goes gets shoved aside. Sometimes you've just got to cast that tattered and coffee-stained Thesaurus aside and keep it...February 6, 2006
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MEGADETH: 'Arsenal Of Megadeth' DVD Collection Details Revealed
MEGADETH has teamed with Capitol Records/EMI Music Catalog Marketing to unleash "Arsenal of Megadeth", a new comprehensive two-disc DVD collection available March 21. A visual career anthology containing 32 previously unreleased clips, "Arsenal of Megadeth" chronicles the rise and evolution of the b...January 28, 2006
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ATHEIST Confirmed For Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival
Seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST are the second confirmed band for the Hole in the Sky – Bergen Metal Fest VII, set to take place August 23-26 in Bergen, Norway. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are CELTIC FROST. More acts will be announced soon. For more information on the Hole in...January 23, 2006
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NECROPHOBIC: Recording Update
Swedish death metallers NECROPHOBIC have posted the following stuio update on their official web site: "Ain't this a fine day (Friday the 13th) to start recording some evil vocals? The day in honour, we had a very special guest in the studio. Old guitar player Martin Halfdan came by, with a case of...January 22, 2006
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BLOODTHORN: 'Genocide' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
Morningstar Records has set a February 13 Norwegian/U.K. release date for the new album from the Norwegian death metal band BLOODTHORN, entitled "Genocide". The rest of Europe will receive the album on February 20. "Genocide" (view cover at this location) track listing: 01. ...For Those Whose Time H...January 17, 2006
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MARK SLAUGHTER, PETE LORAN To Guest On LIBERTY N' JUSTICE's 'All-Star' CD
Mark Slaughter of SLAUGHTER and Pete Loran of TRIXTER have been confirmed as guest vocalists for the last song to be recorded for the upcoming "all-star" album from Christian rockers LIBERTY N' JUSTICE, entitled "Soundtrack of a Soul". Slaughter and Loran will share vocals on "Thy Will Be Done". The...January 17, 2006