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CHTHONIC Members Featured On 'Free Tibet' Billboard In Taipei

Earlier this year, the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said he would love to visit Taiwan anytime when meeting with Freddy Lim, lead vocalist of Taiwanese heavy metal band CHTHONIC. It caught many people's attention when a billboard with huge letters that read "Free Tibet" (see image below)...

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'Brütal Legend' Creator Explains Why RONNIE JAMES DIO Is No Longer Involved With Game

Double Fine studio head and Brütal Legend game creator Tim Schafer has confirmed that the legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) has been cut out of the game's voice cast and has been replaced with Tim Curry, a movie actor best known for his...

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'Brütal Legend' Fans Set Guinness Book World Record At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

According to GameZone.com, fans of video game Brütal Legend, starring Jack Black, rocked out this Saturday (June 13) to smash the world record for most people playing air guitar at one time. The record, conducted at the Download festival in Donington Park, saw servants of metal shredding frets and w...

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METALLICA Frontman Arm-Wrestles Reporter On Finnish TV; Video Available

Finnish TV channel Nelonen recently conducted an interview with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield. Watch the chat in two parts by following these links: Part#1 Part#2 Arm-Wrestling Contest (Interviewer vs. Hetfield) The arm-wrestling clip can also be viewed below. Hetfield spoke frankly in a new int...

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DORO PESCH: 'I Think I Will Die On Stage'

Ruben Mosqueda of Sleaze Roxx recently conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sleaze Roxx: Being that you are one of the top female metal musicians of this generation, how do you feel the metal scene treated women in the past? Doro...

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JUDAS PRIEST Fan Listens To 'Nostradamus' 365 Straight Days!

Monday, June 15, 2009 marks the 365th straight day Cleveland, Ohio JUDAS PRIEST fan Jim Bartek has listened to PRIEST's "Nostradamus" from start to finish. Bartek's one-year listening obsession was completed early on Monday morning at 1:46 a.m. EST. Bartek's initial listen came on June 16, 2008 when...

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TRIXTER Bassist Joins LITA FORD's Touring Band

'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford has recruited P.J. Farley from TRIXTER/RA as her new touring bassist. Farley joins a band that also includes GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and BUMBLEFOOT (the band) drummer Dennis Leeflang. A photo of P.J. performing with Lita Ford on June 13, 2009, in...

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Majesty

So many DVDs come with the obligatory footage of band life on the road and all the goofy shenanigans that come along with it. Sometimes it is funny, if only in parts, but too often it seems like little more than home-movie filler. "Majesty", THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER's first DVD, not only succeeds as...

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Science of Annihilation

Proclaiming yourselves to be "American power metal kings", as CAGE does in the booklet for "Science of Annihilation", doesn't exactly smack of humbleness. Then again, CAGE continually backs up their collective words great heavy metal albums, and "Science of Annihilation" is no exception. The fact of...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO No Longer Part Of 'Brütal Legend' Game

The management for legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the producers of the upcoming Brütal Legend game have decided to cut Dio's contributions out of the game, and have replaced him with Tim Curry, a...

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FORBIDDEN: Quality Uden Footage Available

Quality video footage of reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN performing the song "Step By Step" on May 29, 2009 at De Pul in Uden, the Netherlands can be viewed below (courtesy of "stoneagelightning"). Regarding FORBIDDEN's decision to perform its classic 1990 album, "Twisted Into...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage From Mexico City Available

METALLICA played Mexico City for the first time in a decade on June 4, June 6 and June 7, with the group keeping the shows on its schedule despite the recent outbreak of swine flu that originated in the area. Official Metallica.com footage of the Mexico City concerts — including the pre-show meet-an...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman Discusses His Involvement In 'Brütal Legend' Game; Video Available

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford was interviewed by G4tv.com at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3),one of the biggest events in the annual gaming calendar, which was held June 2-4, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Halford spoke about his involvement in the upcoming Brütal Leg...

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Taiwan's CHTHONIC Invents 'Unique' Metal Genre, Unveils New Look

After CHTHONIC's new promotional photo was posted on a number of web sites recently, the Taiwanese band's new look became the subject of much speculation. The inspiration for the new style comes from Taoist magic figures of folklore and the types of facial masks they wore, like "Kuan-Jiang-Shoe," wh...

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'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK Announces Solo Album Title

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH) has set "The Metalworker" as the title of his upcoming solo album. Songtitles set to apear on the CD include "Don't Shoot The Crown", "Tonight We Ride", "Grand Tourismo Berlinetta" and "Sever The Gods". "The Metalworker" will be...