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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer Asks You To Take The TORPEDO COMICS Challenge

If you're a fan of comic books, action hero figurines, graphic novels and other genre collectibles, SYSTEM OF A DOWN drummer John Dolmayan and Torpedo Comics have an amazing contest custom-made for you — the "Torpedo Comics Challenge." All you've got to do is log onto the special Torpedo Comics Chal...

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GORGOROTH: 'Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam' Limited Edition Released

"Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam", the latest album from the Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH, has been released in a limited-edition digipack on Regain Records. This edition features slightly modified cover art and a bonus DVD which includes the uncensored version of the "Carving A Giant" video not...

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RAGE: 'Carved In Stone' Release Date Announced

German power metallers RAGE will release their new album, "Carved in Stone", in Europe on February 22, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records. RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski previously stated about the upcoming LP, "From the beginning we decided to compose the songs for this CD more straight, concentrating o...

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ROB HALFORD's FIGHT Reunited: Photos Available

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford reunited with the original members of FIGHT — Brian Tilse (guitar),Russ Parrish (guitar),Jay Jay (bass) and Scott Travis (drums) — in West Hollywood, California on November 20, 2007 for an exclusive autograph session at Best Buy. Check out pictures: Gallery (court...

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GORGOROTH: Making Of 'Carving A Giant' Video To Air On Norwegian 'Headbanger's Ball'

The Norwegian "Headbanger's Ball" will air a report on the making of the GORGOROTH video for the song Carving a Giant", shot earlier in the year in a cave deep inside a mountain outside of Bergen. The footage includes "a grotesque display of naked, crucified humans, impaled sheepheads and enough blo...

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BEHEMOTH Mainman Checks In

BEHEMOTH mainman Adam "Nergal" Darski has issued the following update: "It feels great to finally be back in Poland, especially after spending the last eight months intensely touring across almost every corner of the globe. I'm very proud and satisfied at the same time: our live activities have neve...

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VAN HALEN: More 2008 Dates Announced

More 2008 dates have been announced for VAN HALEN's tour with original lead singer David Lee Roth. The Live Nation-produced trek — featuring Roth, Eddie and Alex Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen's teenage son Wolfgang on bass — kicked off Sept. 27 in Charlotte, N.C., with 40 dates in place. The current...

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GORGOROTH In Nottingham; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of the Gaahl-fronted version of the Norwegian black metal band outfit GORGOROTH performing the song "Prosperity and Beauty" at Rock City in Nottingham, England on Thursday, November 22 can be viewed below (courtesy of "daveingham"). The band's current touring lineup includes...

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ROB HALFORD: Vintage Vinyl in-Store Photos Posted Online

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford and ex-members of Rob's long-defunct project FIGHT took part in a signing session on Saturday (November 17) at Vintage Vinyl in Fords, New Jersey. Check out pictures from Burning Metal. The video premiere of "Light Comes out of Black", taken from Rob Halford's upcom...

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God Burns Like Flesh

One of the better power thrash bands you are likely to have never heard, thanks to no U.S. label and virtually zero U.S. distribution, Akron, Ohio's SHATTER MESSIAH have just released their sophomore effort, "God Burns Like Flesh", on Germany's Dockyard 1. The "selling point" for the band has been t...

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ROB HALFORD Takes Part In New York City Signing Session; Photos Available

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford and ex-members of Rob's long-defunct project FIGHT took part in a signing session earlier today (Friday, November 16) at J&R Music and Computer World in New York City. Check out pictures from Wire Image. The video premiere of "Light Comes out of Black", taken fr...

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MONSTER MAGNET: '4-Way Diablo' Lands On German Chart

MONSTER MAGNET's new album, "4-Way Diablo", has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 81. The CD, which was produced by Matt Hyde and features a cover version of THE ROLLING STONES' "2,000 Light Years from Home", previously landed on the Swedish chart at No. 51. The album sold 1,800...

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ROB ZOMBIE Says BUTTERBALL 'Tortures Turkeys'

World Entertainment News Network reports that Rob Zombie quit eating turkey at Thanksgiving when he learned all about the torture methods farms use to fatten up fowl. The animal lover insists he can't even look at a frozen Butterball turkey (a brand of turkey and other poultry products produced by B...

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GORGOROTH: Tour Diary Updated

GORGOROTH bassist King ov Hell has posted the third chapter in the group's ongoing tour diary. The latest entry includes an episode where the light technician "ran away from the band, afraid, and leaving the black metal force 30 minutes prior to their gig without a light guy." You can find the blog...

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THIN LIZZY's JOHN SYKES: 'PHIL LYNOTT Had The Presence Of A Thousand Men'

Mike Elliott of KomodoRock.com recently conducted an interview with THIN LIZZY guitarist John Sykes. An excerpt from the chat follows: KomodoRock.com: I know it's always been said that you guys won't do an album. Is that still the case? Sykes: I don't feel it's right. This incarnation of the band is...