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Devil's Horns: Who Is Responsible For Metal's Famous Hand Signal?

Steve Appleford of LA CityBEAT recently conducted a "survey" of heavy metal musicians regarding the origins of the "devil's horns" hand sign — the horned hand, with index finger and pinkie raised proudly as the sign of the beast, which is being used as the "international greeting to heavy metal ecst...

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SEATTLE METAL ONLINE Festival To Take Place This Month

Seattle Metal Online will celebrate four years of helping local metal bands network and learn about the music business with its fourth annual Seattle Metal Online Anniversary Festival on Saturday, September 18 at Studio 7 in Seattle. Seattle Metal Online (SMO) is an organization created by Carrie an...

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Former THE ALMIGHTY Singer To Open For THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, LYNYRD SKYNYRD

Former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick will be opening for THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND and LYNYRD SKYNYRD at four shows in Texas and Oklahoma in early October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 06 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre Oct. 08 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre Oct. 09 - Houst...

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HADES ALMIGHTY: Album Reissue Features Bonus Tracks, Video

Norwegian black/extreme metallers HADES ALMIGHTY have just reissued their "forgotten classic", "The Pulse of Decay", through Dark Essence Records. The group originally released the album in 2001 through Psycho Bitch Records, the label formed by the band's then-management. That resulted in no distrib...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Toy Line In Development

Claude Flowers of Figures.com is reporting that a line of toys featuring legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio is currently "in development," according to his record company, Sanctuary Records. "No word yet on who will be releasing the line, or which characters will be featured, but [Dio]...

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Former THE ALMIGHTY Frontman To Begin Work On Sophomore Solo Album

Former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick has finished writing 25 songs for his second solo album, which he intends to record between tours, according to a posting on his web site. Recording is due to begin later this year, with DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott once again producing the effort. The...

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It's a brave move to title an album like so with all the connotations that word has in the realms of metal. From DREAM THEATER to CANDLEMASS to MAYHEM and countless other less notables, many have strived to attain it and achieved it to varying degrees, whilst others have slopped forth a real mess of...

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HADES ALMIGHTY To Record Bonus Material For 'The Pulse Of Decay' Reissue

Norway's HADES ALMIGHTY have just finished shooting the video for "Submission Equals Suicide", to be featured on the re-release of "The Pulse of Decay" album (2001). In addition, they will enter Grieghallen studio on May 24 to record two new tracks and two cover songs, all of which will also be incl...

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Former THE ALMIGHTY Frontman To Open For BOB DYLAN

Former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick will be opening for Bob Dylan at Stormont Castle, Northern Ireland on June 26. Commented Ricky: "This is unbelievable to be sharing the same stage with the great man, a mile from where I was born and spent the first fifteen years of my life, the venue is al...

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MACHINE HEAD Issue Statement Regarding ARCH ENEMY Tour Cancellation

MACHINE HEAD have issued the following tongue-in-cheek "statement" regarding ARCH ENEMY's decision to pull out of "Weapons Of Mass Destruction" U.S. tour: "In what came as a complete shock to the MACHINE HEAD camp, perennial support act ARCH ENEMY have informed headliners MACHINE HEAD that they must...

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COMPOS MENTIS Confirmed For Denmark's AARHUS FEE METAL FESTIVAL

Danish death metal band COMPOS MENTIS have been confirmed for the Aarhus Fee Metal Festival, a two-day event scheduled to take place April 30-May 1 in Aarhus, Denmark. The complete lineup for the festival is as follows (in alphabetical order): AS WE FIGHT BORN FROM PAIN CARPATHIAN FOREST COMPOS MENT...

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Ex-BLACK SABBATH Singer Offers His Side Of The Story Behind His Dismissal From M3

Former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin has issued a personal statement explaining his side of the story behind his dismissal from M3, the "classic WHITESNAKE" tribute group featuring Bernie Marsden (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE),Micky Moody (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE),Neil Murray (ex-WHITESNAKE, BLACK SABBA...

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RICKY WARWICK To Release Official 'Bootleg' Album

Former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick has recorded an official "bootleg" album that will not be for sale in traditional retail outlets but only at the forthcoming U.K. and German shows — and then available only via his web site's Internet shop. Featured tracks are: 01. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend...

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RICKY WARWICK To Attend Tattoo Contest

Former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick is tentatively scheduled to make an appearance at the The 2nd Annual Saints and Sinners Tattoo Contest being sponsored by Harry's Tattoo Shop (web site). The event, which will benefit "A Little Life", is slated to take place June 19 at Harry's Tattoo Shop (...

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CHINCHILLA Name New Album

German metallers CHINCHILLA have set "Take No Prisoners" as the title of their new album, tentatively due later in the year through Metal Blade Records. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include: 01. Stillborn Soul 02. I'm The Ripper 03. Money Talks 04. Under The Flames 05. Take No Prisoners 06. Th...