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LILLIAN AXE: New Audio Interview With STEVE BLAZE Available

A new audio interview with LILLIAN AXE guitarist Steve Blaze conducted by Dirt from Metal Dreams is available for download at this location. Topics discussed include LILLIAN AXE's new CD, "Waters Rising", the band's current tour, the difficulty of getting the CD stocked in retail chains, new vocalis...

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METALLICA Guitarist's 1989 Porsche Being Auctioned

A 1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 car that once belonged to METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett is currently being auctioned on eBay. According to a posting on the auction page, "There is an interesting piece of METALLICA history involving this car. In 1991 shortly before the release of the eponymous METALL...

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U.D.O.: SWEDEN ROCK Performance To Be Broadcast On Swedish Radio

U.D.O.'s performance at this year's Sweden Rock Festival — which took place in early June in Sölvesborg, Sweden — will air on the Swedish radio station Sveriges Radio P4 on October 20 starting at 8:00 p.m. CET. The broadcast will be available for streaming via the Internet at this location. U.D.O. —...

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OPETH Pays Tribute To Classic Heavy Metal Artists

Swedish metallers OPETH have issued the following update: "A memorable evening for any OPETH fan took place on September 8th and 9th at the notorious Anchor Bar in central Stockholm, Sweden. Martin Mendez (bass),Axe [Martin Axenrot; drums] and Fredrik Åkesson [guitar] played a full-on heavy metal c...

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Ex-BLIND GUARDIAN/SAVAGE CIRCUS Drummer: 'I'm 100% Fine And I'm Ready To Rock'

Drummer Thomas "Thomen" Stauch (ex-BLIND GUARDIAN) has posted the following statement on SAVAGE CIRCUS' forum regarding his departure from the group: "Since the foundation of SAVAGE CIRCUS you all have been so loyal to the band and their members that I cannot accept further as you become witnesses o...

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PRIMAL FEAR Bassist Offers 'New Religion' Track-By-Track Rundown

PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner has issued the following track-by-track rundown of the group's new album, "New Religion", due on September 21 via Frontiers Records: "Sign Of Fear: "We wanted to create a very unusual introduction for the album: like a metal band with a kind of orchestra tuning or like...

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ICED EARTH Frontman Talks BEYOND FEAR, 'Framing Armageddon'

Rich Catino of Metal Asylum recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH/ex-JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Asylum: So before we start talking about the forthcoming ICED EARTH album "Framing Armageddon", I wanted to ask how your other ban...

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U.D.O. To Release 'Best Of' Collection

U.D.O., the German band led by legendary ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, will release a "best of" album on December 7 and the fans are invited to contribute to the song-selection process. To take part, send an e-mail with no more than three songs to [email protected]. The deadline is Septembe...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Performs With STURM UND DRANG At Finnish Festival; Video Available

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing joined Finnish metallers STURM UND DRANG on stage at the VRock festival in Salo, Finland on August 25, 2007 for a rendition of the PRIEST classic "Breaking the Law". Watch video footage of the performance below (courtesy of www.kkdowning.net) (Windows Media requir...

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Former ACCEPT Frontman UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Featured On STURM UND DRANG Track

U.D.O./ex-ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider makes a guest appearance on the new STURM UND DRANG track "Forever", taken from the Finnish band's new album "Learning to Rock". The song is available for free download at this location (click on "Web Access", enter your name and e-mail address and click o...

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U.D.O., PRIMAL FEAR: Scandinavian Dates Announced

U.D.O., the band led by legendary ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, and PRIMAL FEAR will team up for a European co-headlining tour this fall. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 13 - Geleen, Netherlands - Hanenhof Oct. 15 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz Oct. 16 - Rome, Italy - Alpheus Oct. 18 - S...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY, BEHEMOTH To Team Up For Fall Tour

Arizona's JOB FOR A COWBOY and Poland's BEHEMOTH will team up for a North American tour in the fall. So far only one date has been released: October 28 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California. JOB FOR A COWBOY was named "Best Underground Band" at the 2007 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards....

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MASTER To Embark On 'Using And Abusing Europe' Tour In September

Legendary extreme metallers MASTER will embark on the "Using and Abusing Europe" tour in September. Support on the trek will come from Chicago's LIVIDITY and Los Angeles' IMPERIOUS REX. The dates are as follows: Sep. 08 - Baroeg-Rotterdam - Rotterdam, Netherlands Sep. 09 - Gigant - Apeldoom, Netherl...

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U.D.O. Recruits Temporary Bassist

U.D.O., the German band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, has tapped ex-VANIZE/MAJESTY bassist Marcus Bielenberg as the temporary replacement for Fitty Weinhold, who is currently unable to perform with the group "for private reasons." Bielenberg played with U.D.O. last weekend at the...

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SOLACE OF REQUIEM Adds New Guitarist

SOLACE OF REQUIEM, an old-school and technical death metal band from Virginia Beach, Virginia, has issued the following update: "A new guitar player!! Chris Armijo from San Diego, California will be joining SOLACE OF REQUIEM for their upcoming project in Germany. SOLACE OF REQUIEM would like to assu...