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JUDAS PRIEST, HEAVEN AND HELL, MOTRHEAD, TESTAMENT: U.S. Dates 'Officially' Announced

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have finally officially confirmed that they will be teaming up with HEAVEN AND HELL for a U.S. tour this summer (as BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported back on January 17). Also appearing on the bill are MOTRHEAD and TESTAMENT. According to LiveNation.com, the fo...

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TURISAS: More European Dates Announced

Finnish folk/metal overlords TURISAS have scheduled the following European tour dates: May 31 - Paljassaare Rock Fest - Tallinn, Estonia Jun. 06 - Rock Im Park - Nrnberg, Germany Jun. 08 - Rock Am Ring - Nrburgring, Germany Jun. 14 - Myttuulirock - Vantaa, Finland Jun. 21 - Nummirock - Nummijrvi, Fi...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Korea Date Announced

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST will perform in Seoul, Korea on September 21 at Olympic Gym #1. The band is also rumored to be planning several dates in Japan beginning on September 24 in Nagoya, but no official announcement has yet been made. JUDAS PRIEST will be teaming up with HEAVEN AND...

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RUSH Guitarist: 'We're Always Trying To Progress With Every Record We Make'

Keith Spera of The Times-Picayune recenty conducted an interview with RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson. A few excerpts from the chat follow: The Times-Picayune: Back in the day you guys cultivated a mystique. Nowadays you seem to be much more visible. Is there a concerted effort to not be in the shadows...

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ROB HALFORD Interview To Be Re-Broadcast On KNAC.COM

KNAC.COM's Philthy Phil spoke to JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford yesterday (Thursday, April 17) about the upcoming releases from Rob's Metal God Entertainment, PRIEST's "Nostradamus" CD and tour, as well as Halford's participation in Record Store Day on Saturday, April 19 at Fingerprints in Long B...

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Nostradamus' Title Track To Be Released Monday

Think "double vinyl, gatefold sleeve concept album," and some of rocks all-time classic recordings come to mind. But in the realm of heavy metal, there has never been a double vinyl (now disc!) concept album that has managed to balance a thought-provoking storyline with metallic thunder. That was, u...

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CENTURY's 'Black Ocean' Video Available

CENTURY's new video for the track "Black Ocean" is currently debuting on MTV's Headbanger's Blog, and will see a big screen debut on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" on Saturday. Check local listings for time and channel. The track comes from CENTURY's new effort, "Black Ocean", which will hit the streets...

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INTO ETERNITY Mainman Checks In From The Road

Founding guitarist/principal songwriter Tim Roth of Canadian extreme progressive metallers INTO ETERNITY has issued the following update: "We are almost halfway done our USA tour with SYMPHONY X and EPICA. This has been another very successful tour again for us! Every crowd is absolutely insane and...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Canada/Seattle Tour Dates Announced

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have announced the following Canadian (and Seattle) tour dates: July 22 - WAMU Theatre - Seattle, WA July 23 - Save On Foods Memorial Centre - Victoria, BC July 24 - General Motors Place - Vancouver, BC July 26 - McMahon Stadium - Calgary, AB (Monsters Of Roc...

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HIRAX Hard At Work On 'El Rostro de la Muerte'

Following last year's release of HIRAX's highly acclaimed EP "Assassins Of War", the Long Beach thrashers have recorded six new songs with producer John Haddad for their upcoming album, "El Rostro de la Muerte". This will be the band's first full-length since the 2004 release "The New Age Of Terror"...

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BOOK OF BLACK EARTH Signs With PROSTHETIC RECORDS

Prosthetic Records has announced the signing of Seattle's death/black metallers BOOK OF BLACK EARTH. The group, which consists of members of venerable metal underground band TEEN CTHULHU, is currently writing material for its second full-length album, having already released a self-financed demo in...

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Nostradamus' North American Release Date Confirmed, Track Listing Revealed

Greg Prato of Billboard.com reports that JUDAS PRIEST will finally unveil its 16th studio album, "Nostradamus", June 17 via Epic in North America and a day earlier internationally. A double-disc set that tells the story of the 16th century prophet, Michel de Nostredame (whose name is often "Latinize...

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SALEM To Perform At Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony

Long-running Israeli extreme metallers SALEM are scheduled to perform at "Ha'ayara Bo'eret", a Holocaust remembrance ceremony, on April 30 at Theater Tmona 8 Shonsino in Tel Aviv. As previously reported, SALEM will share the stage with Florida's OBITUARY on June 6 at the Theater Club in Jaffa, Israe...

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BLOODBATH Back In The Studio For Third Full-Length Album

Guitarist Anders "Blakkheim" Nystrm of the Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH has issued the following update: "BLOODBATH just spent the last week at Park Studio in Stockholm where Axe [drummer Martin 'Axe' Axenrot] put down an (un)healthy doze of all the basic ingredients and more to get th...

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NIKKI SIXX Is 'Very Excited' About New MTLEY CRE Album

RollingStone.com has posted a brand new interview with MTLEY CRE bassist Nikki Sixx about the group's new album and forthcoming tour plans. An excerpt follows: RollingStone.com: Tell me about the new record. Sixx: It's called "Saints of Los Angeles". Mick Mars and I started writing about four months...