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WITCHCRAFT: 'Legend' Preview Available

Swedish doom metal kings WITCHCRAFT will release their fourth album, "Legend", on September 21 via the band's new label home, Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2007's "The Alchemist" was recorded with renowned producer Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (KREATOR, OPETH, AMON AMARTH, PAR...

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KING DIAMOND's 'Parallel Universe' Photo Unveiled

During a recent appearance on Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show, legendary Danish/American/Swedish King Diamond (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) (real name: Kim Bendix Petersen) spoke about the strange photo that was taken of KING DIAMOND during the band's June 9 performance at the S...

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THE SWORD: 'Apocryphon' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Austin, Texas metal luminaries THE SWORD will release their fourth album, "Apocryphon", on October 22 via their new label partners Razor & Tie. The CD was produced and engineered by J. Robbins (CLUTCH, JAWBOX) at Magpie Cage Studios and will feature cover art by famed comic book artist J.H. Will...

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LACUNA COIL's ANDREA FERRO Marries Longtime Girlfriend

Singer Andrea Ferro of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL married his longtime girlfriend Paola Penny Gigliotti this past Saturday, September 8. A photo of the happy couple can be seen below. LACUNA COIL recently completed the "Dark Legacy" North American tour. The band's only headlining run in the U...

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HIM: New Single Release Date Moved Forward Due To Online Leak

Finnish love metallers HIM will release a greatest-hits album, "XX - Two Decades Of Love Metal", on October 29 via Sony Music in Finland. The set will include the band's new cover version of the song "Strange World", originally recorded in the 1990s by Kevin Grivois (a.k.a. Ké). The "Strange World"...

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0XÍST: 'Nil' Album Details Revealed

Finnish doomy dark metal band 0XÍST will release its debut album, "Nil", in early October as a joint effort by French labels Ostra Records and Cold Void Emanations. The CD was recorded and mixed at D-Studio in Klaukkala. The cover art and the booklet layout were designed by French artist YhN. "Nil"...

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Celebrator

You have to be a headbanger to get this statement, but just the sound of Udo Dirkschneider's voice is comforting. Like Rob Halford, like Bruce Dickinson, like Tom Araya, like the late, great Ronnie Dio, there's no mistaking Udo Dirkschneider. While there's been a bounty of German metal heroes (and h...

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Rise

Despite the shakeups and separatism that recently plagued Pittsburgh power metallers ICARUS WITCH, the core principle of this band has remained pure of heart. 2005's "Capture the Magic" and 2007's "Songs For the Lost" were sharp, retro-spirited classic metal barrages that corralled everything the or...

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Live at Rockpalast 1983

One of the most recognizable names in rock is Johnny Rotten, a phenomenon based entirely on the outrageous and revolutionary ride he took with the SEX PISTOLS, a band at the forefront of the UK punk movement that released a grand total of one studio album, "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pi...

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EVOCATION: Second 'Illusions Of Grandeur' Studio Video Report

Swedish death metallers EVOCATION will release their fourth studio album, "Illusions Of Grandeur", in Europe on September 24 via Century Media Records. The CD includes "ten tracks of supreme Swedish death metal, a perfect mélange of Stockholm rawness and Gothenburg epics," according to a press relea...

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD: 'Leather Lord' Video Released

"Leather Lord", the new video from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada metallers 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's new album, "Long Live Heavy Metal", which was released on March 27 via Century Media Records. For "Long Live Heavy Metal", 3 INCHES OF BLOOD reunited w...

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Drummer SIMON WRIGHT Talks DIO DISCIPLES In New Video Interview

MetalTalk.net recently conducted with drummer Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO, DIO DISCIPLES, UFO, RHINO BUCKET). You can now watch the chat below. DIO DISCIPLES is the new project featuring former DIO members Simon Wright (drums),Craig Goldy (guitar),Scott Warren (keyboards) and Rudy Sarzo alongside sin...

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DORO PESCH To Star In Second Part Of 'Anuk' Film

German metal queen Doro Pesch recently spent two weeks in Ireland and Switzerland reprising the role of Meha in the upcoming second part of the Swiss film "Anuk - Der Weg Des Kriegers" ("Anuk - The Path Of The Warrior"). The film, which is once again being directed by Luke Gasser, tells the story of...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Interviewed On Mexico's 'Familia Perro' (Audio)

Mexico's metal web site Familia Perro recently conducted an interview with guitarist Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. You can now listen to the podcast using the audio player below. TESTAMENT's new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth", sold more than 20,000 copies in the United S...

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KING DIAMOND: 'We're Not Going To Play Without The Full Production, Pure And Simple'

Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) (real name: Kim Bendix Petersen),was interviewed on a recent edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the...