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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER's 'Jingle Balls' Now Available

Former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider recently recorded a Christmas song for the biggest European music and merchandise mailorder company EMP. Laid down at DocMaKlang studio in Osnabrück, Germany, the track "Jingle Balls" was written by various staff members of EMP and is a new...

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TARJA TURUNEN, TURISAS, FREI.WILD, LETZTE INSTANZ Confirmed For Germany's ROCKHARZ Festival

TARJA TURUNEN, TURISAS, FREI.WILD and LETZTE INSTANZ have been confirmed for the 2011 edition of the Rockharz Open Air festival, set to take place July 7-9 at Airport Ballenstedt in Harz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS CALIBAN EMIL BULLS END...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Records Christmas Song

Former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider has recorded a Christmas song for the biggest European music and merchandise mailorder company EMP. Laid down at DocMaKlang studio in Osnabrück, Germany, the track "Jingle Balls" was written by various staff members of EMP and is a new inte...

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Ex-HELLOWEEN Singer Interviewed On 'Mars Attacks' Podcast (Audio)

Former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske was interviewed by host Victor M. Ruiz for the latest episode of the "Mars Attacks" podcast. The podcast, featuring the first part of the chat, can be streamed using the audio player below. "If I Had A Wish", the second video from KISKE/SOMERVILLE — the new proj...

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ALICE COOPER, PAUL STANLEY, GLENN HUGHES Featured On PUSHKING Album

Eagle Rock Entertainment will deliver to the masses Russia's premiere rock band PUSHKING. Their CD, "The World As We Love It", will hit the shelves on February 1. [MSRP $13.98] This new album is a 19-track celebration, composed of re-recorded selections from PUSHKING's catalogue featuring some very...

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U.D.O.: New Album Pushed Back To May

The release date of "Rev-Raptor", the new album from U.D.O., the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, has once again been pushed back — this time to May 20, 2011. The delay was caused by the back problems experienced by guitarist Stefan Kaufmann, the same issue that for...

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ACCEPT Guitarist: 'I'm Honestly Surprised How Quickly The New Songs Are Catching On'

Mark Kadzielawa of 69 Faces Of Rock recently conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and vocalist Mark Tornillo of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. 69 Faces Of Rock: The original ACCEPT did bunch of festival appearances back in 2005. H...

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SOILWORK, Ex-AFTER FOREVER, Ex-ORPHANAGE Members Added To 'Winter Metal Symphony'

Current/former members of SOILWORK, REVAMP, AFTER FOREVER, ORPHANAGE, PLEURISY will participate in the third annual "Winter Metal Symphony" show (formerly "Christmas Metal Symphony"),set to take place January 22, 2011 at 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. As was the case with the last two editions of...

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HAMMERFALL Confirmed For Germany's ROCKHARZ Festival

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL have been confirmed for the 2011 edition of the Rockharz Open Air festival, set to take place July 7-9 at Airport Ballenstedt in Harz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CALIBAN END OF GREEN FEUERSCHWANZ GRAND MAGUS HAIL OF BULLETS HAMMERFALL...

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U.D.O. Confirmed For Germany's ROCKHARZ Festival

U.D.O., the German metal band led by former ACCEPT vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, has been confirmed for the 2011 edition of the Rockharz Open Air festival, set to take place July 7-9 at Airport Ballenstedt in Harz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CALIBAN PAUL DI'ANNO END OF GRE...

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CRYSTAL VIPER: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Legends'

A two-part documentary on the making of "Legends", the new album from the Polish female-fronted traditional heavy metal act CRYSTAL VIPER, can be viewed below. Released on October 22 via AFM Records, CD's lyrics are based on the original Polish legends from the middle ages. The effort was recorded a...

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Ex-HELLOWEEN Singer MICHAEL KISKE Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Thunder'

DJ JC Green of Metal Messiah Radio's "Heavy Metal Thunder" show recently conducted an interview with former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. "If I Had A Wish", the second video from KISKE/SOMERVILLE — the new project featuring Mich...

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CRYSTAL VIPER: 'Legends' Track By Track

A track-by-track description of "Legends", the new album from the Polish female-fronted traditional heavy metal act CRYSTAL VIPER, can be found at the AFM-Records.de web site. Released on October 22 via AFM Records, CD's lyrics are based on the original Polish legends from the middle ages. The effor...

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DEATH ANGEL, PAGAN'S MIND, Ex-THE GATHERING Members To Take Part In 'Winter Metal Symphony'

Current/former members of DEATH ANGEL, PAGAN'S MIND, THE GATHERING and TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA will participate in the third annual "Winter Metal Symphony" show (formerly "Christmas Metal Symphony"),set to take place January 22, 2011 at 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. As was the case with the las...

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U.D.O.: New Album Delayed

U.D.O., the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, has issued the following update: "The release of the new [U.D.O.] album, 'Rev-Raptor', which was initially planned for January 14, 2011 [via AFM Records] was unfortunately postponed to March 18, 2011! The reason therefor...