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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'Play My Game' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Play My Game", the first solo album from powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH),sold around 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales...
May 27, 2009
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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman Talks About Upcoming Live Album

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: JUDAS PRIEST has chosen 10 songs not previously released in live album form for its next concert set — "A Touch of Evil: Live", which is due out July 14, in the midst of the band's U.S. summer tour. "A Touch of Evil" includes live renderings of longtime ...
May 26, 2009
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ADRIAN ENGLISH's 'A.D.D.' Shred-Guitar Madness

Shredguy Records has just released the new album by the "mad scientist" of shred guitar, Adrian English. Entitled "A.D.D.", the CD contains "sixteen tracks of shred-guitar madness from Adrian, who is joined by Chris Storey (formerly of ALL THAT SHALL PERISH) on this instrumental guitar endeavor," ac...
May 26, 2009
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TEAM CYBERGEIST Schedules Florida Shows

TEAM CYBERGEIST, the industrial "supergroup" founded by Angel (a.k.a. Andrew Bartolotta),best known as the past/present drummer of such bands as DOPE, GENITORTURERS, PIG, CROSSBREED, SWITCHED, THE UNDEAD, and many others — has scheduled two Florida appearances. This will be the first time Angel has...
May 25, 2009
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ROUGH SILK Films 'Reborn To Wait' Video

German epic/melodic metallers ROUGH SILK recently shot a video for the song "Reborn To Wait". Check out photos from the video shoot at this location. A couple of the pictures can be viewed below. "Reborn To Wait" comes off ROUGH SILK's new album, "A New Beginning", which was released on March 20 via...
May 25, 2009
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JUDAS PRIEST: 'A Touch Of Evil: Live' Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

As the creators of a live release that is considered to be one of the all-time great concert recordings in the realm of heavy metal (1979's "Unleashed In The East"),whenever British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST announce a new live album, metalheads worldwide instantly take note. And on "A Touch...
May 25, 2009
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Whiskey, Blood & Napalm

All the generic, mediocre, and sub-par bands that get signed to labels based on MySpace hits and here's a band with an album that is one of the best hard rock releases of 2009 and lo and behold it's a self-release. Then again, maybe Columbus, Ohio's ROBOT LORDS OF TOKYO prefer to do things on ...
May 25, 2009
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ROB HALFORD: 'I've Always Had Fun With Costume Changes With JUDAS PRIEST'

PlanetOut, the leading gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender online community, recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. PlanetOut: Rob, you're such a style icon. How did you first develop what would become the metal "un...
May 24, 2009
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SACRIFICE: 'The Ones I Condemn' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

The cover artwork for "The Ones I Condemn", the much-anticipated new album from reunited Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE, can be viewed below. Commented guitarist/vocalist Rob Urbinati: "Our recording process was real, so we didn't feel comfortable going too far into the digital realm for the cover. Ou...
May 23, 2009
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KRYOBURN: New Album Details Revealed

Carlsbad, New Mexico-based metallers KRYOBURN have completed work on their sophomore album, "Three Years Eclipsed", due later in the year via Continental Entertainment, Inc. The follow-up to 2005's "Enigmatic Existence" (Candlelight) was produced by vocalist/guitarist Todd Brashear and KRYOBURN at t...
May 22, 2009
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CHIMAIRA Guitarists Interviewed By 'Joe's Podhole'; Audio Available

Guitarists Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries of Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA were recently interviewed for Joe's Podhole podcast. You can now listen to the chat at this location. CHIMAIRA's new album, "The Infection", entered the official Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) chart at pos...
May 22, 2009
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New ANTHRAX Album Being Mixed By DAVE FORTMAN

Dave Fortman, a member of UGLY KID JOE, who has also worked with artists such as MUDVAYNE, EVANESCENCE, and SLIPKNOT, began mixing the new ANTHRAX album, "Worship Music", late last week in a New Orleans studio. The album, now set for a fall release, is the band's first studio effort in six years and...
May 21, 2009
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ANVIL Documentary's U.S. Distribution 'Extensively Expanded'

As a result of the initial success of "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", VH1 Films and Abramorama have extensively expanded the distribution of the film beginning Friday, May 15 and will continue throughout the summer in additional markets across the country and Canada. Since debuting in theaters in April...
May 21, 2009
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EXODUS Members Dress Up As Cheerleaders For KREATOR Tour Closer; Video Available

A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of Chris Buresh has submitted the following report: "I went to see KREATOR and EXODUS on the final show of their tour on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at Jaxx nightclub in West Springfield, Virginia (Washington D.C. suburb). For the final song of the evening, the guys f...
May 20, 2009
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SACRED OATH's 'Counting Zeros' To Receive 'Headbangers Ball' Premiere

"Counting Zeros", the new video from Connecticut metallers SACRED OATH, will get its broadcast premier on MTV's "Headbangers Ball" on Saturday, May 23. The clip, which can be viewed below, will be preceded by an interview with the band about the forthcoming album and the "power to the people" messag...
May 20, 2009