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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Focus Of Tonight's 'Loaded' Episode On FUSE TV

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will be the featured artists on tonight's episode of "Loaded" on Fuse TV beginning at 8:00 p.m. EST. "Loaded" is a half-hour show dedicated to airing videos from only one artist. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's most recent album, the acclaimed "As Daylight Dies", will be given the special-edit...

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BLACK SABBATH Bassist: 'It's Great When Bands Cite Us As Their Influence'

Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate-Guitar.com: During the 1980 tour behind the "Heaven And Hell" album, Bill Ward exited BLACK SABBATH and Vinny App...

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Icons of Evil

One of the more divisive death metal albums of 2007, the new VITAL REMAINS manages a rather neat trick by being everything its most ardent supporters say it is — and suffering from every flaw its detractors claim. It's a big, turgid, exhausting, overstuffed Thanksgiving turkey of an album, a ludicro...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: 'As Daylight Dies' Special-Edition E-Card Available

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's most recent album, the acclaimed "As Daylight Dies", will be given the special-edition treatment on August 28, so Roadrunner Records has created a new e-card to describe all the gory details. Take a look inside and you'll not only learn about the special edition CD/DVD's three vi...

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DIO, GREAT WHITE Members Expected At Benefit Concert For Former KNAC DJ

Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO),Terry Ilous (XYZ),Chris Slade (AC/DC, THE FIRM),Tony Montana (GREAT WHITE),Perry McCarty (WARRIOR, ATOMIC PLAYBOYS),Tommy Asakawa (WARRIOR) and Marco Mendoza (THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE) are among the expected (but not confirmed) performers at a benefit concert (to be held...

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ARCTICFLAME: Drums For New Album Completed

New Jersey power metallers ARCTICFLAME recently entered the studio to begin recording their second album, "Declaration", tentatively due before the end of the year. "Drums were completed early yesterday morning," the band writes on its web site. "The remaining two songs 'Disciples of the Flame' and...

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DC4: New Album Details Revealed

DC4, the Los Angeles-based hard rock band featuring former DIO guitarist Rowan Robertson alongside brothers Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, ODIN) on lead vocals and guitar, Shawn Duncan (ODIN) on drums and Matt Duncan on bass, has finalized the track listing for its forthcoming album, "Explode". The gro...

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ALTARIA Focusing On Songwriting

Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA have issued the following update: "A live show in Kokkola (Finland) has been confirmed, ALTARIA will play in English Pub, August 17th. This show along with the show at Jalometalli festival (in Oulu, Finland) are the only shows ALTARIA will play during the summer. Ne...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN: Seven Weeks At Top Of Finnish Chart

"Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has topped the chart in Finland for the seventh week in a row. View the chart at this location. As previously reported, "Fuel for the Fire" ha...

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STEEL PROPHET Singer Joins ALL IN VEIN

STEEL PROPHET/MYTHIASIN frontman Rick Mythiasin has issued the following update: "I'm honored to say I'm the new frontman for Tucson, Arizona's ALL IN VEIN. I met these guys in October of 2006 and WOW! What a find! I feel like I've known these guys forever. Everything just clicks. "We do a variation...

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SHADOWS FALL, ADEMA, GODHEAD Added To LOCOFEST: LOCOBAZOOKA! Festival

SHADOWS FALL, ADEMA and GODHEAD have been added to the lineup of LocoFest: Locobazooka! 2007. New England's largest and longest-running music festival, LocoFest will take place on September 9 at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, MA. HEAVEN AND HELL, featuring Ronnie James Dio and members of BLACK SAB...

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HEAVEN AND HELL: Mexican Shows Announced

HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) — will play three shows in Mexico in late August/early September. The details are as follows: Aug. 30 - Mexico City, MEX @ Auditor...

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TESTAMENT Debuts New Song At West Springfield Show

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT debuted a new song, entitled "The Afterlife", during their headlining set Sunday night (July 15) at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia. According to one attendee, the track was "a mid-paced song that was very heavy and had some good, chunky riffs." Sit...

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HEAVEN AND HELL: More Video Footage From KALIAKRA ROCK FEST Available

Fan-filmed video footage of HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) — performing the classic SABBATH track "Neon Knights" at the Kaliakra Rock Fest festival on June 28, 2...

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ARCTICFLAME: Most Of Drums For New CD Completed

New Jersey power metallers ARCTICFLAME recently entered the studio to begin recording their second album, "Declaration", tentatively due before the end of the year. "Most of the drums are completed for the new CD," the band writes on its web site. "The drum tracks for 'Lords of the Wasteland', 'The...