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Former AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Joins DORO

DORO, the band led by German metal queen Doro Pesch (WARLOCK),has announced the addition of former AFTER FOREVER guitarist Bas Maas to the group's ranks. The Dutch axeman successfully performed with DORO as a fill-in guitarist during the band's April 2009 U.K. tour and passed his baptism of fire in...

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SONATA ARCTICA Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK Festival

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have been confirmed for the 10th-anniversary edition of the Bloodstock festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2010 at Catton Hall, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMORPHIS ANDROMEDA BEHEMOTH CANNIBAL CORPSE CHILDR...

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'Hysteria: A Millennium Tribute To Def Leppard' Due This Summer

This summer, Versailles Records will return to retail with "Hysteria: A Millennium Tribute to Def Leppard", featuring current/former members of MEGADETH, LIZZY BORDEN, LILLIAN AXE, BRITNY FOX, L.A. GUNS, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT, PRETTY BOY FLOYD, ALICE COOPER, RATT, WARRANT, CIRCLE JERKS, TALISMAN, ALCATRA...

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'Hellbent For Cooking' Author Interviewed On WNYC's 'Soundcheck'; Audio Available

Annick "The Morbid Chef" Giroux, author of "Hellbent For Cooking: The Heavy Metal Cookbook", was interviewed yesterday (Wednesday, January 20) on the "Soundcheck" show on the New York City radio station WNYC 93.9 FM. During the chat, she described collecting and cooking 101 recipes by bands from 32...

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AMBERIAN DAWN: Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Finnish female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN entered the studio on November 23, 2009 in Hyvinkää, Finland to begin recording its new album for a spring 2010 release. The first in a series of video clips documenting the making of the new CD can be viewed below. According to the band, "The...

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ORDEN OGAN: More Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

ORDEN OGAN, the melodic/power/folk metal band from Arnsberg, Germany, will release its new album, "Easton Hope", on January 22, 2010 via AFM Records. The third in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the new CD can be viewed below. "Easton Hope" track listin...

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EPICA Keyboardist To Sit Out North American Tour

Keyboardist Coen Janssen will be forced to sit out EPICA's upcomiing North American headlining tour because of "personal reasons." He will be replaced by Oliver Palotai (KAMELOT, SONS OF SEASONS, DORO). Commented Coen: "Having been in [EPICA] from the start and never having missed a single show made...

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MOTÖRHEAD, AMON AMARTH, AS I LAY DYING, OBITUARY Confirmed For GRASPOP METAL MEETING

MOTÖRHEAD, AMON AMARTH, AS I LAY DYING, OBITUARY, GHOST BRIGADE and JOB FOR A COWBOY have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 25-27, 2010 in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALESTORM ALL SHALL PERISH AMON AMARTH A...

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LACRIMOSA, RHEMORHA Confirmed For Czech Republic's MASTERS OF ROCK

LACRIMOSA and RHEMORHA have been confirmed for this year's Masters Of Rock feastival, set to take place July 15-18, 2010 in Vizovice, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MANOWAR (USA) TARJA (FI) ACCEPT (D) UNISONIC (D) SABATON (S) LORDI (FI) DORO (D) ANNIHILATOR (CAN) QUEE...

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OVERKILL, VARG, UNDERTOW Confirmed For Germany's ROCKHARZ OPEN AIR

OVERKILL, VARG, UNDERTOW, EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS, BLACK MESSIAH and VAN CANTO have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Rockharz Open Air festival, set to take place July 8-10 at Flugplatz in Ballenstedt/Harz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BLACK MESSIAH BURNING...

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DIO, NIKKI SIXX, GLENN TIPTON, DORO PESCH Featured In 'Rock 'N' Roll Mercenaries' Book

Celebrating almost a decade of rock writing, author Neil Daniels has compiled a selection of interviews with some of the world's most famous rock and heavy metal artists. Amongst the thirty-plus interviews included in "Rock 'N' Roll Mercenaries - Interviews With Rock Stars: Volume I" are Ronnie Jame...

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MEGADETH Takes Top Honors In 'Metal On Metal' Listener Poll

MEGADETH's "Endgame" album took the No. 1 spot in WJCU's "Metal On Metal" annual listener Top 25 countdown show. SLAYER's "World Painted Blood" and HEAVEN & HELL's "The Devil You Know" were close runner-ups for the second and third positions, respectively. This was the 26th year of the poll, whi...

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TARJA TURUNEN Preparing To Enter Studio

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will enter the studio in early February to begin recording her new solo album, "What Lies Beneath". She writes on her web site, "In these last couple of weeks I have been daily preparing the production, schedules, arrangements for the songs and for the album its...

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METSATÖLL: 'Only Bravery' Video Released

"Only Bravery", the new video from Estonian metallers METSATÖLL, can be viewed below. The clip makes use of the animated short film "Suur Tõll", based on an Estonian heroic folk tale, created by Tallinnfilm in 1980, with artwork by Jüri Arrak, written and directed by Rein Raamat. "We had the idea fo...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY/CYCLE OF PAIN Bassist Interviewed By 'Angel Of Metal'

Vicky Bradley (a.k.a. Vix the Angel Of Metal) recently conducted an interview with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY/CYCLE OF PAIN bassist John "J.D." DeServio. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. "14 Devils", the latest video from CYCLE OF PAIN, can be viewed below. The clip inc...