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ICED EARTH: 'Slave To The Dark' Box Set Due This Month

Century Media Records has set a February 22 German release date for "Slave to the Dark", a comprehensive box set featuring all featuring 14 CDs plus a DVD covering the band's years as a Century Media recording artist. The set includes the following titles: * Iced Earth (1990) * Night of the Stormrid...

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Captain Morgan's Revenge

After the excellent folk metal juggernaut that is SVARTSOT's "Ravnenes Saga", Austria's Napalm Records gives us another grand slam in "Captain Morgan's Revenge" by ALESTORM. If you're like me, you chuckled when first reading the album described as "Scottish Pirate Metal" (I mean, how could you not?)...

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MALICIOUS GRIND: 1987 Demo Available For Download

The 1987 nine-song demo cassette by frantic El Segundo, CA, crossover act MALICIOUS GRIND has been made available for download at the Bang! Bang! metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "Though they surfaced during a time when the grindcore term was just beginning to be tossed around, suburban...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Frontman Talks 'Star Wars'

Bonnie Burton of StarWars.com recently conducted an interview with THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN frontman Greg Puciato. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: StarWars.com: What was your first introduction to "Star Wars"? Puciato: My parents took me to see "Return of the Jedi" when I was three, but...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Members Talk 'Star Wars'; Audio Available

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have never suppressed their adoration for the science-fiction epic "Star Wars" film saga. Join bassist Dave Pybus and guitarist Charles Hedger as they discuss "Star Wars", heavy metal music, and the upcoming CRADLE OF FILTH album with the VaderCast.com podca...

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GROOVY AARDVARK: 1989 Demo Available For Download

The 1989 four-song demo cassette by vintage Montreal, Quebec crossover act GROOVY AARDVARK has been made available for download at the Bang! Bang! metal demo blog. The recording will appeal to fans of "SPAZZTIC BLURR, OLD LADY DRIVERS and similar craziness," according to a posting on the blog. "Hist...

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VAN HALEN Book Author Interviewed; Audio Available

"Talking Metal" has posted a podcast interview with Ian Christe — author of "Sound of the Beast" and "Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga", and host on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack and Buzzsaw. Check out the chat in MP3 format at this location. In a recent interview with The Toronto Sta...

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Ravnenes Saga

I find it exceedingly difficult to dislike folk metal, at least when it is done as well as it is by bands like KORPIKLAANI. It is just way too much fun and makes me pine for a gigantic glass of beer. It is the muscle of metal, the jumpy, rollicking tempos and "non-metal" instrumentation of ...

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LED ZEPPELIN Reportedly 'Thrilled' By Reaction To Reunion Concert

ThisIsNottingham.co.uk reports: The will-they-won't they saga of future LED ZEPPELIN gigs has been fuelled by reports that the band are definitely touring next year and planning a show at the Millennium Stadium. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were apparently thrilled by their reception...

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THEUDHO Signs With DET GERMANSKE FOLKET

Blackened pagan metallers THEUDHO have inked a deal with the German label Det Germanske Folket, the home of such acts as ANGANTYR, HEL, RIGER, MYRKGRAV and DANTALION. The group's third full-length album is scheduled for release in the spring. Also planned are reissues of the band's first two albums...

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ROTTING CORPSE: 1985 Demo Available For Free Download

The 1985 debut three-song demo cassette by Texas thrashers ROTTING CORPSE has been made available for download at the Bang! Bang! metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "Formed by (then 'Diamond') Darrell Abbott's guitar tech Walt Trachsler and fellow PANTERA roadie Jim Mulqueen while their bo...

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STRATOVARIUS' TOLKKI Prepares To Mix 'Saana - Warrior Of Light Part 1'

STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki has been had at work on a new "rock opera" project, entitled "Saana - Warrior of Light Part 1: Journey to Crystal Island". "Saana - Warrior of Light Part 1: Journey to Crystal Island" is a multimedia adventure containing almost one hour of music and comes with a f...

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SLAVIOR Continuing To Write New Material

SLAVIOR/ex-FATES WARNING drummer Mark Zonder has issued the following update: "SLAVIOR has been continuing to write for the next album. Things are going well and it seems as the writing is very cohesive and focused. The new material has a bit more edge to it as we continue to focus on strong vocal o...

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LEAVES' EYES Guitarist Talks About Upcoming DVD Shoot

LEAVES' EYES guitarist Thorsten "Tosso" Bauer recently spoke to Markus Rutten of www.sounds2move.de about the group's October 20, 2007 concert at the Metal Female Voices Fest in Wieze, Belgium which will be filmed for an upcoming DVD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow (translated from German...

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VAN HALEN Book Author Was Inspired By MORBID ANGEL Guitarist

The Toronto Star recently interviewed writer Ian Christe (author of "Sound of the Beast" and "Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga", and host on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack and Buzzsaw) about VAN HALEN's current arena tour with David Lee Roth. According to Christe, the book on America's...