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SAXON To Play Free Show In San Antonio?

According to the Nikita Productions web site, British heavy metal legends SAXON will return to San Antonio, Texas on August 22 to headline a free concert at the Sunken Gardens Ampitheatre as part of a tribute to the late San Antonio disc jockey "The Godfather" Joe Anthony. Special guest to be announ...

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SAXON: New Audio Interview With BIFF BYFORD Posted Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features an interview host Mark Strigl and special guest VH1 metal expert Eric Bohnenstiel conducted with Biff Byford of SAXON. The 45-minute podcast can be downloaded at this location. SAXON's latest album, "Into The Labyrinth", sold around 1,000 copies in the...

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SAXON: 'Metalhead' Reissued On Limited-Edition Silver Fold-Out Vinyl

Night Of The Vinyl Dead will reissue SAXON's 1999 album "Metalhead" on limited-edition silver fold-out vinyl, featuring an eight-page booklet. The album is hand-numbered, with only 333 copies having been made. The track listing is as follows: Side A: 01. Intro 02. Metalhead 03. Are We Travellers in...

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MUTANT SOLDIER Singer Succumbs To Leukemia

D.X. Ferris of the Cleveland Scene reports that former MUTANT SOLDIER singer Kevin "Sku" Skizenta died Tuesday, June 2, succumbing to leukemia. He had turned 40 the previous day. Skizenta was a husband and father of two. Skizenta fronted MUTANT SOLDIER (MySpace page) from 1988 through 1992, helping...

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Defenders of the Filth

"We are SUPERCHRIST and we play rock and roll!" The reference is to Lemmy's standard introduction to a MOTÖRHEAD show and it is a fitting one for the style of heavy metal rock 'n roll (as sung on opener "Stay Black") played on "Defenders of the Filth", another triumphant album from the oft overlooke...

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ROB HALFORD: 'I've Always Had Fun With Costume Changes With JUDAS PRIEST'

PlanetOut, the leading gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender online community, recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. PlanetOut: Rob, you're such a style icon. How did you first develop what would become the metal "un...

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Former ICED EARTH/DEATH Drummer To Record 'Crushing' New Metal Album

Acclaimed heavy metal drummer Richard Christy (ICED EARTH, DEATH, LEASH LAW, CONTROL DENIED, BURNING INSIDE),who currently works for "The Howard Stern Show", has issued the following update: "I'll be making an announcement soon about the metal album that I'm recording this summer. I've been playing...

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Former ACCEPT Members BALTES, HOFFMANN 'Shredding Away' Together

Former ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes has issued the following update: "To all you hardcore ACCEPT fans out there, Wolf [Hoffmann; former ACCEPT guitarist] just spent the weekend at my house [in Pennsylvania] and we were shredding away. Something amazing is in the works. As soon as I can, I'll let ever...

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ANATHEMA: Video Interview With VINCENT CAVANAGH Available

Metalhead TV conducted an interview with Vincent Cavanagh (vocals, guitar) of the U.K. atmospheric rock band ANATHEMA when the group played Bucharest, Romania on April 29, 2009. Watch the chat below. Footage of the concert can be found at this location. ANATHEMA's latest album, "Hindsight", was rele...

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IN FLAMES Drummer Interviewed In Bucharest; Video Available

Metalhead TV conducted an interview with drummer Daniel Svensson of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES on March 30, 2009 in Bucharest, Romania. Watch the 11-minute chat below. IN FLAMES' latest video, "Delight and Angers", was once again directed and produced by Patric Ullaeus (DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL) o...

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Former ACCEPT Bassist Launches Christian Project 4 INCH NAILS

Former ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes has joined forces with friend Tim Laidlaw to form a new Christian-themed project called 4 INCH NAILS. The band's first track, "How Do You Write A Song?", is available for streaming on the 4 INCH NAILS MySpace page. Baltes says, "We are very excited about this new b...

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IN FLAMES Guitarist Discusses JESPER STRÖMBLAD's Drinking Problem, Illegal Music Downloading

A new audio interview with guitarist Björn Gelotte of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES conducted by Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock is available for download at this location (MP3, 5.5 MB). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Tangra Mega Rock: We were a bit stressed a few weeks ...

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GRAVEWORM To Tour Europe With ARISE, SCORNGRAIN

Italian/German gothic black metallers GRAVEWORM will be joined by Sweden's ARISE and Finland's SCORNGRAIN on their upcoming European headlining tour, which will take place between September 4 and September 20. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. GRAVEWORM recently completed work on its se...

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MACHINERY: Two Previously Unreleased Songs Posted Online

Stockholm, Sweden-based extreme metallers MACHINERY have posted two previously unreleased songs on their MySpace page. Commented singer Michel Isberg: "The tracks 'In Solitude Estranged' and 'Open Wounds' were both recorded at the same time as the album 'The Passing', June 2007 in Black Lounge Studi...

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GRAVEWORM: New Album Title Revealed

Italian/German gothic black metal band GRAVEWORM has completed work on its seventh album at Stage One studios in Borgentreich, Germany with producer Andy Classen (DEW-SCENTED, CALLENISH CIRCLE, TANKARD, OCCULT). Entitled "Diabolical Figures", the CD contains 10 songs and features a guest appearance...