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RAGE Guitarist Schedules Bochum Workshop

After a successful two-week workshop tour through the Czech Republic and Slovakia, RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski will present his new program on December 5 at the Matrix club in Bochum, Germany. For more information (in German),go to this location. RAGE's latest album, "Strings To A Web", entered t...

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PRO-PAIN Mainman Interviewed On 'FearShop.com Metal Podcast'

FearShop Mike of the FearShop.com Metal Podcast recently conducted an interview with Gary Meskil (PRO-PAIN, ex-CRUMBSUCKERS). The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below.

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PRO-PAIN Mainman Interviewed On Greece's 'Metalzone' (Audio)

Gary Meskil (PRO-PAIN, ex-CRUMBSUCKERS) was interviewed on the October 11, 2010 edition of the "Metalzone" radio show (web site) with Kostas Purevil Kyriakakis and Helena Mihailidou. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below.

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DORO PESCH Talks RONNIE JAMES DIO, Upcoming DVD And U.S. Tour

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with German "metal queen" Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: How have your preparations been for these four upcoming U.S. dates? Doro: I'm planning to play all the highlights and some g...

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PRO-PAIN's 'Absolute Power' To Receive U.S. Release This Month

"Absolute Power", the thirteenth full-length album from crossover veterans PRO-PAIN, will now be released in North America on September 28 via Regain Records. According to a press release, the CD "explores several sides to the tried-and-true American unit's somewhat patented sound. While a vast chun...

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RAGE With LINGUA MORTIS ORCHESTRA: Footage From ROCK HARD Festival Available

Professionally filmed video footage of RAGE's performance with the LINGUA MORTIS ORCHESTRA at this year's installment of the Rock Hard festival — which was held May 21-23, 2010 at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany — can be viewed at this location (courtesy of WDR's [German public TV] series...

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RAGE Extends Deal With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

German power metallers RAGE have extended their deal with Nuclear Blast Records. "We are happy that our common history will continue," the band said in a statement. "At Nuclear Blast we really feel at home and we look forward to all upcoming projects. After the great success of [the last RAGE album]...

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PRO-PAIN In Essen: Interview, Pro-Shot Performance Footage Available

Bunch.tv conducted an interview with crossover veterans PRO-PAIN when they played in Essen, Germany on May 14, 2010. Watch the chat below. Also available is performance footage from the Essen concert. "Absolute Power", the thirteenth full-length album from PRO-PAIN, will be released in North America...

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DESTRUCTION, KREATOR, DORO Members To Attend German Screening Of 'Metalocalypse'

KREATOR's Miland "Mille" Petrozza, DESTRUCTION's Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer, Doro Pesch and KNORKATOR's Alf Ator recently lent their voices to the German version of "Metalocalypse", the animated program about DETHKLOK, the world's most popular death metal band, which airs in the U.S. on Cartoon Netwo...

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PRO-PAIN: 'Absolute Power' North American Release Date Confirmed

"Absolute Power", the thirteenth full-length album from crossover veterans PRO-PAIN, will be released in North America on August 10 via Regain Records. According to a press release, the CD "explores several sides to the tried-and-true American unit's somewhat patented sound. While a vast chunk of th...

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DESTRUCTION Signs New Deal With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Legendary German thrashers DESTRUCTION have signed a new deal with Nuclear Blast Records. Comments bassist/vocalist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer: "Sometimes I really hate the business side of my job. "We have been through some very difficult decisions in the last couple of months. Now after some weeks...

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DARKSIDE Guitarist To Tour With SAWTHIS

Janos Murri, who was the session guitarist for DARKSIDE on the band's tour with MOONSPELL in 2007 and a recording member of DEMOLITION, has been recruited by Italian death/thrashers SAWTHIS to play guitar on their upcoming East European tour supporting Polish death metallers VADER. Janos, who starte...

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DESTRUCTION, KREATOR, DORO Members Lend Their Voices To German Version Of 'Metalocalypse'

KREATOR's Miland "Mille" Petrozza, DESTRUCTION's Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer, Doro Pesch and KNORKATOR's Alf Ator have lent their voices to the German version of "Metalocalypse", the animated program about DETHKLOK, the world's most popular death metal band, which airs in the U.S. on Cartoon Network's...

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A Savage Symphony: The History of Annihilation

It was high time that we got an all-inclusive DESTRUCTION DVD that covered the seminal band's bumpy historical ride and captured one of their ferocious live performances. "A Savage Symphony: The History of Annihilation" does just that and more in three-and-a-half hours. The quality and comprehensive...

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DESTRUCTION Frontman Interviewed On 'The Santollicas'; Audio Available

Bassist/vocalist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer of German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION was interviewed on a recent edition of "The Santollicas", the new Bogota, Colombia-based radio show hosted by guitarist Ralph Santolla (OBITUARY, DEICIDE, DEATH, ICED EARTH) and his wife, Svetlana. The chat is now...