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Into the Night

Heavy Artillery Records just keeps on delivering the goods. After a run of righteous vintage thrash albums, the label has now unleashed one in the traditional heavy metal vein, albeit a disc with a significant speed metal element. On "Into the Night", Sweden's ENFORCER stomp on the gas pedal and rac...

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Overlords of Chaos

A more appropriate name for this Portuguese band does not exist. The music of IRONSWORD heard on new album "Overlords of Chaos" (from traditional heavy metal label Shadow Kingdom) conjures images not of just Marshall stacks and denim 'n leather throngs, but of burly, hirsute dudes wielding axes and...

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Freedom Metal

How about those Chicago boys? In keeping with Cruz Del Sur's legacy of releasing some of the world's best heavy metal (in the most traditional sense),the Italian label can take pride in BIBLE OF THE DEVIL's fifth full-length album, "Freedom Metal". It does not disappoint. The Windy City quartet bri...

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Fogcutter

Reading the Canadian press statements on Windsor's FIFTYWATTHEAD you would think that they are in fact the second coming of Jesus Christ. Calm down, "Fogcutter" has got a lot of juicy guitar riff wreckage going on, but let's not get carried away here. Much of what is heard on the album is listenable...

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Your Drug of Choice

Here we have the (eighth? ninth? do we count that remix album?) full-length effort of muscled down, grown up thrash metal from these Swiss scene veterans (anyone remember POLTERGEIST, besides me and whoever empties the dumpsters at Century Media?). GURD may have zero profile here in the States, but...

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IRON MAIDEN: Promotional Video For Lima Concert Available

A four-minute promotional video for IRON MAIDEN's March 26, 2009 concert at the Estadio Nacional in Lima, Peru can be viewed below. The clip includes a brief message from MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson for the band's Peruvian fans. He says, "To play in Peru is a bit of a result for us. We are really...

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Two Lucky New Zealand Bands To Play With IRON MAIDEN

Scoop.zo.nz reports: Two lucky bands are destined for true rock-star status when they open each of the IRON MAIDEN New Zealand concerts with a 30-minute set at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium on February 20 and Christchurch's AMI Stadium on February 21. The Rock radio station is running a competition fr...

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AEROSMITH Frontman Performs With TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA In New York, New Jersey

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler was the special surprise guest for the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA concerts at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on December 12 and the Izod Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey on December 13. According to Kevin Alba of MetalAsylum.net, "halfw...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: 'Any Time I Don't Follow My Instincts, I F**k Up'

Greg Prato of UGO.com recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. UGO.com: I read there will be a box set of both "Something Wicked" albums — is that true? Jon Schaffer: Well, it was talked about — but I don't think ...

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IMPELLITTERI To Release 'Wicked Maiden' In January

IMPELLITTERI will release its long-awaited new album, "Wicked Maiden", in Japan on January 21, 2009 via Victor Entertainment. The CD, which had the working title of "Good and Evil", was mixed in Vancouver, British Columbia with Greg Reely (DEVILDRIVER, FEAR FACTORY, etc.) and is "by far the most ama...

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HALFORD: 'Live At Rock In Rio III' Blu-Ray Details Revealed

Metal God Entertainment has announced the pre-sale of HALFORD "Resurrection World Tour – Live At Rock In Rio III" 5.1 special-edition Blu-ray. Hosted by Rob Halford and members of his new solo band, "Resurrection World Tour" documents each new HALFORD musician as they find themselves in a fast-paced...

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IRON MAIDEN Confirmed For Argentina's QUILMES ROCK Festival

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN will return to Argentina to headline the Quilmes Rock festival at River Plate Stadium on Saturday, March 28, 2009. The other headliners announced so far on the four-day festival are RADIOHEAD and LOS PIOJOS, a hugely popular Argentine band. A full supporting b...

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HEAVEN AND HELL Completes Basic Tracks For New Album

HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Tony Iommi (guitar),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — has finished laying down the basic tracks for its new CD for an early 2009 release via Rhino Records. "It has been a pleasurable experience writi...

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CALLEJON Films 'Phantomschmerz' Video

German "riff masters" CALLEJON have finished filming a video for the song "Phantomschmerz" taken from the band's new album, "Zombieactionhauptquartier", which was released last month via Nuclear Blast Records. Commented singer Bastian Sobtzik: "We definitely wanted something special that matches the...

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DANKO JONES: 'King Of Magazines' Video Available

"King Of Magazines", the new video from Canadian rockers DANKO JONES, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's fifth album, "Never Too Loud", which was released in Europe in February via Bad Taste/Soulfood Music. The CD was recorded at Studio 606 in Los Angeles with Grammy Award-winning p...