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JUDAS PRIEST On Track To Sell 70,000 Copies Of New Album In First Week

JUDAS PRIEST are on track to sell about 70,000 copies of their new album, "Angel of Retribution", in the U.S. in its first week of release, according to Hits Daily Double. PRIEST are reportedly seeing significant sales from their releases in the DualDisc configuration, with some retailers reporting...

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It's Official: PRO-PAIN Replace DEATH ANGEL On KREATOR Tour

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on February 17, Candlelight Records has now officially confirmed that PRO-PAIN have replaced DEATH ANGEL on the upcoming Enemy of God U.S. tour featuring KREATOR, VADER and THE AUTUMN OFFERING. The tour, beginning April 3 at New York's B.B. Kings, follows the band'...

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TESTAMENT: 2003 'Bootleg' DVD Featuring BORKNAGAR Drummer Now Available

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT are currently offering a new "bootleg" in DVD format for sale in the "Merch" section of the group's official web site. "Live in Tilburg, The Netherlands – End of the No Mercy Festival" was filmed by Walter Morgan of Deadly Embrace Productions in Tilburg, Th...

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JUDAS PRIEST Singer ROB HALFORD Invited To Meet Queen Of England

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has been formally invited to meet The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh Tuesday evening (March 1) between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. This special evening reception at Buckingham Palace in London has been arranged to recognize the excellence of British music and its contr...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Says He's Learning From Younger Bands

Launch Radio Networks reports: JUDAS PRIEST releases "Angel of Retribution" today, its 15th studio album and first with original vocalist Rob Halford since 1990's "Painkiller". Even though PRIEST has been a recording act for over 30 years, guitarist Glenn Tipton said paying attention to new music ha...

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Former NILE Bassist Explains His Departure

Former NILE bassist Jon Vesano has issued a statement explaining his departure from the group. It reads as follows: "I'm sure you're probably getting a trickle of information on what is going on. "I have decided to depart NILE for several reasons being personal and business related. There were some...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says New PRIEST Album Is Up There With 'Ram It Down'

Former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens has spoken out about the group's brand new album, "Angel of Retribution". PRIEST's first studio album in 15 years to feature vocalist Rob Halford, "Angel of Retribution" is the follow-up to 2001's "Demolition" (featuring Owens on vocals),which was widel...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Classic Videos Posted Online

In celebration of the release of the new JUDAS PRIEST album, "Angel of Retribution", Yahoo! Music (formerly Launch) has set up a special page containing many of PRIEST's classic videos highlighting the band's lengthy career. Check it out at this location. Singer Rob Halford's first album with JUDAS...

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HELENA MICHAELSEN's ANGEL Begin Recording Full-Length Debut

ANGEL, the new band led by IMPERIA/ex-TRAIL OF TEARS singer Helena Michaelsen, have completed work on a four-song promotional single, "Don't Wanna Run", tentatively due this spring through Black Lotus Records. The single will be available through the Black Lotus Records online CD shop and through He...

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NILE Part Ways With Bassist

NILE have parted ways with bassist Jon Vesano. "He has decided that he will stay at his day job, which was not mutually compatable with NILE's touring commitments, and work on his DARK MOON project on weekends/spare time," NILE mainman Karl Sanders writes on the group's web site. "Jon has emphasized...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Audio Message From ROB HALFORD Posted Online

A one-minute audio message from JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Rob Halford to the group's fans has been posted online at the SonyMusic.com web site. Check it out: Windows Media, Real Media, Quicktime. Halford's first album with JUDAS PRIEST in 15 years, "Angel of Retribution" was produced by Roy Z, who ...

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CEPHALIC CARNAGE Complete Work On New Video, Announce European Tour Dates

Relapse Records avant tech/grind band CEPHALIC CARNAGE have completed work on their first video "Dying Will Be the Death of Me" for their upcoming album "Anomalies" to be released by Relapse on March 15. The video was shot on location in Thousand Oaks, ca and in the studio in Burbank, CA with vetera...

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UNHOLY GHOST Guitarist Leaves For PESSIMIST

UNHOLY GHOST founding member/lead guitarist Kelly McLauchlin has announced that he is leaving the band in order to continue on with PESSIMIST and other musical interests. "Kelly has been an integral part of UNHOLY GHOST since its beginning in 2003, and the band wishes him future success with PESSIMI...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

JUDAS PRIEST will be embarking on a Japanese tour in early May. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 08 - Pacifico - Yokohama, JPN May 10 - Shimin Kaikan - Nagoya, JPN May 11 - Koseinkin Kaikan - Kanazawa, JPN May 13 - Yubin Chokin Hall - Hiroshima, JPN May 14 - Zepp - Fukuoka, ...

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MAX CAVALERA Says New SOULFLY CD Is 'A Very Heavy, Brutal Album'

SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera spoke to the SOULFLY fan site SoulflyWeb.com last Saturday (Feb. 19) about the group's upcoming DVD release, "The Song Remains Insane", their forthcoming studio album and their future touring plans, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: SoulflyW...