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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, SAXON, HAMMERFALL Confirmed For UK's HAMMERFEST

Following the hugely successful sold out Hard Rock Hell in 2007 and forthcoming sold-out Hard Rock Hell II (December 2008),Hard Rock Hell has teamed up with Metal Hammer to announce the inaugural Hammerfest — an event that is set to become one of the leading metal festivals of next year and years t...

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GUNS N' ROSES: New Song 'Better' Available For Streaming

Another song off GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy", "Better", received its world premier this morning (Monday, November 17) on a number of U.S. stations, including Q104.3 FM, which is currently streaming the track at this location. "Chinese Democracy" will be released in the...

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Traced in Air

In 1993 a band called CYNIC set the standard for not just progressive death metal (you could make the argument for ATHEIST and even PESTILENCE too),but also progressive rock/metal with the seminal "Focus". Vocalist/guitarist Paul Masvidal had a vision for a band that would break the mold and succee...

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The Incurable Tragedy

All that touring with such a variety of metal acts has made INTO ETERNITY an even tighter and more musically accomplished act. That is saying a lot when one considers that the hard working Canada-based troupe was already in a league of its own, deftly combining death metal's extremity with power/pro...

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ENSIFERUM: Moscow Photos, Video Footage Available

The MetalList webzine has uploaded quality photos of ENSIFERUM's November 15, 2008 concert at club Tochka in Moscow, Russia. Fan-filmed video footage from the concert can be viewed below. ENSIFERUM vocalist/guitarist Petri Lindroos was forced to miss the group's shows in Russia "due to serious illne...

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SAXON: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available

British metal legends SAXON will release their new new studio album, "Into The Labyrinth" in Europe on January 12, 2009 (Germany: January 9; USA: January 13) via SPV Records. The CD was recorded at the Twilight Hall in Krefeld, Germany, under the direction of Charlie Bauerfeind. SAXON laid down 13 n...

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STUCK MOJO Guitarist: 'I Feel Sorry For Those Who Never Experience The Passion For The Art'

France's Hard Rock magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist/songwriter Rich Ward of the Atlanta rap/metal pioneers STUCK MOJO. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Hard Rock: Around the mid-Nineties and beginning of 2000, crossover metal such as yours was quite big, STUCK...

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MASTODON's TROY SANDERS To Co-Host BBC RADIO 1's 'Rock Show'

Troy Sanders (bass, vocals) of the Atlanta progressive metal band MASTODON will co-host next week's (November 17/18) installment of BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show". The program, which is hosted by Daniel P. Carter, airs Monday nights/Tuesday mornings between 12:00 midnight and 2:00 a.m. local U.K. time (7...

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URT Begins Recording New Album

Estonian "fierce pagan metal band" URT has completed recording drums for its fourth studio album. Nine original tracks and an as-yet-undisclosed cover song are being laid down for the effort, which is tentatively due next summer/fall. URT's last CD, "Ussikuningas - Saatanhark - II", was released in...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Countdown to 'Chinese Democracy': New Podcast Posted Online

In the latest episode of "Talking Metal", recorded at the Channel 4 Pub in New York City's Rockefeller Center, hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy participate in the second-to-last installment of their countdown to one of the world's most anticipated albums, GUNS N' ROSES' "Chinese Democracy". Topi...

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Drummer KVITRAFN Quits DEAD TO THIS WORLD; Replacement Announced

Drummer Kvitrafn has left DEAD TO THIS WORLD — the speed/thrash/black metal project led by former IMMORTAL bassist Iscariah — due to "other commitments." His replacement for "upcoming live assaults in 2009" is m:A Fog (BLACK FLAME, SLAVIA, GLORIOR BELLI). DEAD TO THIS WORLD's touring lineup: Iscaria...

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ICED EARTH: New Audio Interview With JON SCHAFFER Available

Carl Forgues, host of the Canadian syndicated radio show "Metal7080", recently conducted an interview with guitarist Jon Schaffer of the American power metal band ICED EARTH. The 27-minute chat is now available for streaming below. ICED EARTH will take part in a signing session Vancouver, British Co...

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Star-Studded LED ZEPPELIN Tribute LP Due This Month

On November 25, Versailles Records will return to retail with "Misty Mountain Hop: A Millennium Tribute To Led Zeppelin", which features current/former members of the following bands: MEGADETH KISS BLACK SABBATH DIO BADLANDS THE CIRCLE JERKS THE CULT RATT LILLIAN AXE DEEP PURPLE L.A. GUNS WARRANT WH...

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IVORY KNIGHT Guitarist To Record Solo CD

Rob Gravelle, guitarist for the Canadian power metal group IVORY KNIGHT, has decided to take a sabbatical from the band to record his debut solo CD, tentatively entitled "No Plan B". Rob joined IVORY KNIGHT in 2000 and played on the band's two albums, "Up from the Ashes" and "Unconscience". His deci...

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SAROS Completes Work On New Album

San Francisco Bay Area metal act SAROS, which features in its ranks members of AMBER ASYLUM, BASTARD NOISE, and WEAKLING, has completed work on its new album, "Acrid Plains", to be released by Profound Lore Records mid-February 2009. Finding itself within the circle that comprises the artistic surge...