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AFTER FOREVER: Cover Of METALLICA's 'For Whom The Bell Tolls' Available

Italian news blog Musica Metal has uploaded video footage of Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band AFTER FOREVER performing a cover of METALLICA's "For Whom the Bell Tolls" on September 29, 2007 in Milan, Italy. The song is normally performed during the group's set with guitarist Sander Gommans...

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Former ANTHRAX Singer NEIL TURBIN To Perform At World Championships Freestyle Motorcross

Neil Turbin (DEATHRIDERS, ex-ANTHRAX),Andy Walo (JUNIOR WELLS),Mitch Perry (ex-MSG),Roger Bueno (PHILLIP SAYCE, KENNY ARONOFF),and Michael Leasure (ex-EDGAR WINTER) will perform on Saturday, September 29 at Pomona Fairgrounds at World Championships Freestyle Motorcross, Pomona, California. The b...

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RAINTIME: New E-Card Available

A brand new RAINTIME e-card can be accessed at this location. You can preview blistering, new tracks from the band's latest CD, "Flies and Lies" as well as the video for the track "Rolling Chances" (which can also be viewed below). "Flies and Lies" was recorded and mixed at Jailhouse Studios in Hors...

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AMON AMARTH: SWEDEN ROCK Performance To Be Broadcast On Swedish Radio

Swedish national radio (Sveriges Radio) will broadcast AMON AMARTH's performance at this year's Sweden Rock Festival (which took place in early June in Sölvesborg) on Thursday, September 20 on the P3 Live channel. If you live outside Sweden, you can listen to the program live via the Internet beginn...

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'Heavy Metal Box' Animated Product Shot Available

An animated product shot for the upcoming "Heavy Metal Box" (due on October 2 via Rhino Records) can be viewed below. The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compila...

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Parole Board Meeting To Decide Fate Of Former GREAT WHITE Tour Manager

According to The Associated Press, the state parole board will decide whether to grant parole to the man imprisoned for igniting pyrotechnics that sparked a deadly nightclub fire four years ago. Daniel Biechele, the former tour manager for the rock band GREAT WHITE, is eligible for parole after serv...

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ELVENKING To Support GOTTHARD In Italy

Italian folk metallers ELVENKING will support Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD in Italy this December. The dates are as follows: Dec. 10 – Florence, ITA - Viper Dec. 11 - Rome, ITA - Circolo Degli Artisti Dec. 13 - Treviso, ITA - New Age Dec. 15 - Milan, ITA - Transylvania ELVENKING's new album, "The Scy...

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Recognize No Authority [reissue]

After spending years on many metal collectors' must-have lists, with original CD copies going for ludicrous prices on eBay, there now seems to be an abundance of DÉTENTE — not only was their lone album, "Recognize No Authority", reissued by bassist Steve Hochheiser under the Cognitive Records name a...

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Pittsburgh Thrashers MELTDOWN Release Full-Length Debut

Pittsburgh thrashers MELTDOWN have just released their debut album, "Executioner". Starting in mid-2004, MELTDOWN's sturdy foundations were formed by a group of wayward teenagers. A developing aggression for brainwashed peers met by a growing passion for heavy metal brought the band together. The Eu...

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Former ANTHRAX Singer NEIL TURBIN Is 'Proud' Of New DEATHRIDERS Material

DEATHRIDERS, the new band fronted by original ANTHRAX vocalist Neil Turbin, has lined up the following dates: Sep. 22 - The Jumping Turtle - San Marcos, CA Nov. 03 - Tia Juana Tilly's - Tijuana, MEX According to LivingForMetal.com, DEATHRIDERS will perform brand new material from the group's upcomin...

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Ex-ANTHRAX Singer NEIL TURBIN Guests On TREASURE LAND Demo; Audio Available

Former ANTHRAX/current DEATHRIDERS vocalist Neil Turbin makes a guest appearance on the new TREASURE LAND demo track "The Cities Are Burning", playing the part of Nostradamus. Listen to the track on the Swedish band's MySpace page. DEATHRIDERS' current lineup consists of Neil Turbin, Steve McKnight...

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ELVENKING Announces Temporary Violinist

Italian folk metallers ELVENKING have issued the following update: "Last week Elyghen [violinist/keyboardist] has temporarily moved to Ireland for working reasons. Don't worry: he won't leave the band! He'll try to be here with us as much as possible, but of course this won't be easy all the time. T...

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RAGING SPEEDHORN: U.K. Tour Dates Announced

Corby bruisers RAGING SPEEDHORN will be on tour in the U.K. to support the release of their upcoming album "Before The Sea Was Built". They start with a warm-up show in Rushden before embarking on a full U.K. tour with support coming from SHAPED BY FATE. Commented guitarist Gaz: "It feels great to b...

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ICED EARTH Drummer Discusses Illegal Music Downloading

Adam Ortiz of Loucifer Speaks recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH drummer Brent Smedley. A couple of excerpts from the chatfollow: Loucifer Speaks: How did you get into ICED EARTH? Smedley: "How I got into ICED EARTH is a rather interesting story. It goes something like this...I had hear...

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PITCHSHIFTER: 'Infotainment?' Album To Be Reissued This Month

The long-out-of-print 1996 breakthrough album from U.K. deviants PITCHSHIFTER, "Infotainment?", will be reissued on September 24 via Earache Records. Marking the band's evolution from underground notables to mainstream success, "Infotainment?" perfected the PITCHSHIFTER sound, merging a caustic indu...