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Reformed SEVENTH ANGEL Working On New Album

Influential British metal band SEVENTH ANGEL has reformed. The group is currently working on a new, as-yet-untitled studio album and is set to hit the festival circuit later this year. SEVENTH ANGEL's current lineup is a mixture of the early and final lineup of the band before it split in 1992. Ian...

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ANATHEMA: 'Hindsight' Release Date Announced

Kscope has set an August 25 release date for the new semi-acoustic album from UK atmospheric rock band ANATHEMA entitled "Hindsight". The LP will be available to download from August 18. "Hindsight" features old and new favourites from the band's career, with new arrangements utilizing acoustic, ele...

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'Metal: A Headbanger's Journey' Documentary Creators Discuss 'Global Metal' Follow-Up

Directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn of Banger Films Inc. creators of the critically acclaimed, award-winning documentary "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" and its soon-to-be-released follow-up "Global Metal" were interviewed by George Stroumboulopoulos on "The Hour" this past Wednesday night (May 21)...

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SEPULTURA Completes Drums For New Album

Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA earlier in the week entered the studio to begin recording their new album, which is based on the Anthony Burgess novel "A Clockwork Orange" (later turned into the classic film by Stanley Kubrick). An October release via SPV is expected. Commented bassist Paulo Xisto Pin...

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NIKKI SIXX On SIXX: A.M. Debut: 'It Wasn't About Us; It Was About The Song, The Journey'

JuicyBands.com recently conducted an interview with MTLEY CRE/SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. JuicyBands.com: [SIXX: A.M.'s] "Life Is Beautiful" was a huge hit and lately "Pray For Me" has been getting a lot of radio and video airplay, since you guys didn't...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Flying Home From GIGANTOUR

CHILDREN OF BODOM bassist Henkka T. Blacksmith has checked in from Gigantour 2008 with the following update: "We are here in Arizona! It rains and it is like 60 degrees! Sweet. "Tomorrow flying home, and, of course, it sounds sleazy, but it is kind of sad; such funny and good people on this tour. An...

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BE'LAKOR Signs With DESCENT PRODUCTIONS

Melbourne, Australia's "dark metal" band BE'LAKOR has inked a deal with Descent Productions. According to a press release, "BE'LAKOR has quickly come to be regarded as one of Australia's leading metal acts. In the year that has followed the independent release of their debut, 'The Frail Tide', the b...

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BROTHER FIRETRIBE: New Album Lands On Finnish Chart

"Heart Full Of Fire", the second studio album from BROTHER FIRETRIBE the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen has entered the Finnish chart at position No. 6. An audio "teaser" for "Heart Full Of Fire" has been posted on the group's MySpace page. "Heart Full Of Fir...

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SLIPKNOT Confirms European Tour With MACHINE HEAD And CHILDREN OF BODOM

SLIPKNOT has posted the following message on its web site: "Europe your time has come. "After spending the summer tearing up North America on the [Rockstar Energy] Mayhem tour, we will finally bring our chaos to you. Joining us on this journey this time around will be MACHINE HEAD and CHILDREN OF BO...

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TIMO TOLKKI Issues 'Final Statement' Regarding STRATOVARIUS

REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE/ex-STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki has posted his "final announcement regarding STRATOVARIUS." According to Timo, "It is long, but it explains everything and is worth to read. After this statement I will not comment the whole thing anymore, but I will concentrate on the fu...

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VH1 CLASSIC Celebrates Metal With A Memorial Day Weekend Marathon

This Memorial Day weekend VH1 Classic documents more than 30 years of one of music's most passionate genres with "Metal Weekend". Beginning on Friday, May 23 the network "for classic music lovers" sets the stage for a heavy metal marathon including some of the most memorable concerts, chilling docum...

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SEPULTURA Begins Recording New Album

Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA have just entered the studio to begin recording their new album, which is based on the Anthony Burgess novel "A Clockwork Orange" (later turned into the classic film by Stanley Kubrick). An October release via SPV is expected. Check out photos of the band preparing for...

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Cry and Piss Yourself

You knew it was only a matter of time before someone launched an all-digital extreme metal label and Mike Riddick did just that with www.metalhit.com. That's right, metal written, recorded, and sent straight to cyberspace to download for a fee. One of the first three releases on the label is "Cry an...

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DARKTHRONE: 'Frostland Tapes' 3-CD Box Set Details Revealed

Norwegian black metal pioneers DARKTHRONE will release a three-CD box set entitled "Frostland Tapes" on June 23 via Peaceville Records. For the past 21 years, DARKTHRONE has been one of the leaders of the black metal scene. To coincide with this anniversary, Peaceville Records will release "Frostlan...

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JUDAS PRIEST's K.K. DOWNING Talks 'Nostradamus'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing on May 6. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Classic Rock Revisited: How much did you know about Nostradamus? Downing: Zero. It wasn't too difficult to learn about him. Our manager printed a...