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DEF LEPPARD Frontman: 'We're Not A Heavy Metal Band'

Tom Lanham of InsideBayArea.com recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On developing a bad back as a teen, lifting boxes incorrectly in a steeltown factory: "And once you've got one, as everybody who has a bad back knows, you've go...

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ALLFADER: 'We Will Go' Video Posted Online

Norwegian metallers ALLFADER have posted their video for the song "We Will Go" at their official web site: Quicktime, Windows Media. The clip was directed by Stein Elvestad and edited by Elvestad and John Erik Andersen. The track taken comes off the group's album "At Least We Will Die Together", whi...

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'Gigantour' CD Audio Samples Available

Audio samples from the upcoming Gigantour deluxe 2-CD set have been made available at Amazon.com. The 2-CD and 2-DVD sets, due on August 22 and September 5, respectively, via Image Entertainment, capture 2005's heavy metal onslaught that was hailed as the best metal bill of the year, with Revolver m...

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BY NIGHT: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

Swedish metallers BY NIGHT have made their entire sophomore album, "A New Shape of Desperation", available for streaming at this location. Due on September 25 in Europe and October 17 in the U.S. via Lifeforce Records, the follow-up to 2005's "Burn the Flags" was recorded at StudioMega in Varberg, S...

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GRIMFIST Announces New Members

Norway's GRIMFIST has issued the following update: "As many of you know, Frediablo sent out a statement a couple of weeks ago, about how fed up he is with being in a metal band, the genre and all that goes with it. Since we were already booked to do the Hole In The Sky festival ...

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Late AC/DC Frontman BON SCOTT: Man Of Letters

Patrick Donovan of Australia's The Age has issued the following report: For the past 30 years, Bon Scott's private letters and personal photos were hidden away in the Oakleigh flat of his ex-wife, Irene Thornton. But from this week they will be shared among all Australian AC/DC fans, with the new ow...

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BY NIGHT Finalizes Track Listing For 'A New Shape Of Desperation'

Swedish metallers BY NIGHT have finalized the track listing for their sophomore album, "A New Shape of Desperation", due on September 25 in Europe and October 17 in the U.S. via Lifeforece Records. The follow-up to 2005's "Burn the Flags" was recorded at StudioMega in Varberg, Sweden and was mixed b...

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ALIEN: 'Live In Gothenburg 2004' EP Now Available

Swedish AOR masters ALIEN have released a downloadable live EP via their official web site. The EP, which was recorded at the band's reunion gig in Gothenburg 2004, contains live versions of songs from last year's "Dark Eyes" CD (released via Frontiers),including a live version of a previously unre...

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Former RUFFIANS Bassist Dead At 41

RUFFIANS, the reunited power metal band that at one time featured in its ranks late VICIOUS RUMORS frontman Carl Albert, has issued the following statement: "After a long, hard-fought battle with several debilitating health problems, our longtime friend and bassist for many years, Dan Moura, passed...

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No Longer Buried

There's a refreshing directness to TRENDKILL. Swedish they may be, but they don't fuck around with any real genre-specific clichés in the name of fitting in with a scene. They pretty much just strip things down to the most basic building blocks, riff like mad, scream a lot, and generate scads of for...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: Second-Stage OZZFEST Video Footage Posted Online

Video footage of OZZY OSBOURNE performing on the second stage at the July 1 Ozzfest stop at the Shoreline Amphitheater in San Francisco, CA has been posted on YouTube.com. Check it out: "Mr. Crowley" (video) "Mama I'm Coming Home" (video) "Crazy Train" (video) According to SoHood.com, OZZY ...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: More OZZFEST Second-Stage Appearances Announced

According to SoHood.com, OZZY OSBOURNE has just announced that he'll now perform on Ozzfest's second stage instead of the main stage at two more shows this summer: Chicago (Sunday, July 16, First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre) and Bristow, VA (Sunday, August 6, Nissan Pavillion). Driven by a desire to k...

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'Gigantour' CD And DVD Artwork Revealed

According to a posting on the MEGADETH fan site Rattlehead HQ, Amazon.com has uploaded the cover artwork for the upcoming Gigantour deluxe 2-CD (artwork) and 2-DVD (artwork) sets, due on August 22 and September 5, respectively, via Image Entertainment. Both configurations capture 2005's heavy metal...

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CELTIC FROST: More 'Monotheist' European Chart Positions Revealed

CELTIC FROST's comeback album "Monotheist" has achieved the following European chart positions: Germany: Week No. 1: #67 Switzerland: Week No. 1: #41 Week No. 2: #56 Finland: Week No. 1: #57 Greece: Week No. 1: #16 Week No. 2: #15 Week No. 3: #12 As previously reported, "Monotheist", sold just under...

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SATYRICON Drummer: We Are '100% Focused On Writing Good, Powerful Songs'

David E. Gehlke of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with SATYRICON drummer Frost. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Blistering.com: Do you feel "Volcano" could have been a bigger hit in the U.S.? Frost: "As far as I know, it did pretty well. It was our first experience on (SYSTEM OF...