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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Vows To Keep 'Pushing Metal Forward'
David "Gus" Griesinger of Backstage Axxess recently conducted an interview with guitarist K.K. Downing of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Backstage Axxess: You guys will be playing "British Steel" in its entirety [on the upcoming tour]. Why...June 19, 2009
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WARDRUNA Confirmed For Holland's INCUBATE Festival
WARDRUNA — the folk project featuring former GORGOROTH drummer Einar "Kvitrafn" Selvik (who has also played with SIGFADER, JOTUNSPOR and DEAD TO THIS WORLD) and GOD SEED/ex-GORGOROTH frontman Gaahl (real name: Kristian Espedal) — has been confirmed for this year's Incubate festival, set to take plac...June 18, 2009
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Own A Piece Of YNGWIE MALMSTEEN History
Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen was kind enough to donate some of his touring gear for various charities. Malmsteen's very own flight cases that have been on world tours since ALCATRAZZ are up for grabs on eBay. Included in this is Yngwie's famous BradShaw rack that was always on stage...June 18, 2009
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ALL THAT REMAINS In Moscow: Interview, Performance Footage Posted Online
SPINearth.tv, SPIN magazine's new global music site, has uploaded a three-minute report on ALL THAT REMAINS' June 9, 2009 concert at club Tochka in Moscow, Russia. The clip, which includes interview and peformance footage, can be viewed below. ALL THAT REMAINS performed at Columbus, Ohio's third ann...June 18, 2009
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LIGHT THIS CITY: Debut Album To Be Reissued In August
The meteoric six-year career arc of Northern California's LIGHT THIS CITY saw the group issue four acclaimed releases and develop a dedicated fan base through extensive touring with the likes of ALL THAT REMAINS, DEATH ANGEL, DARKEST HOUR, THE FACELESS and VADER, among others. Although the band disb...June 17, 2009
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DISTURBED, SHINEDOWN, SEPULTURA, LACUNA COIL Members Featured In 'Under The Skin' Book
Members of DISTURBED, SHINEDOWN, SEPULTURA, LACUNA COIL, IN FLAMES, AMON AMARTH and EXODUS are among the musicians who are featured in "Under The Skin Of Rock & Roll", a new 388-page German-language book on tattoos and metal featuring 97 exclusive interviews and a number of never-before-publishe...June 17, 2009
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THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: New Album Title, Release Date Announced
Norway's THEATRE OF TRAGEDY has set "Forever Is The World" as the title of its seventh album, due in Europe on September 18 via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at Room 13 studios in Oslo with producer Alexander Møklebust, who has previously worked with ZEROMANCER, SEIGMEN, GÅTE, MONOMEN and DELAWAR...June 17, 2009
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MACHINES OF GRACE Featuring SAVATAGE, METAL CHURCH Members; New Song Available
The song "Innocence" from MACHINES OF GRACE — the new band featuring drummer Jeff Plate (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SAVATAGE, METAL CHURCH),lead singer Zak Stevens (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, SAVATAGE),guitarist Matt Leff (guitar) and bassist Chris Rapoza (bass) — is available for streaming on the group's M...June 16, 2009
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POSSESSED Schedules One-Off Hollywood Show
Reactivated California death metal pioneers POSSESSED — featuring sole original member Jeff Becerra (vocals) backed by members of California's SADISTIC INTENT — will play a special one-off show on December 13, 2009 at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California. Tickets are on sale now exclusively th...June 16, 2009
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MR. BIG: European Tour Dates Announced
The reunited original lineup of MR. BIG will tour Europe in September and October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 04 - Rock Cafe Tallinn, Estonia Sep. 06 - Nosturi Helsinki, Finland Sep. 07 - Berns Stockholm, Sweden Sep. 09 - Train Aarhus, Denmark Sep. 10 - Essigfabrik Koln, Germany Sep. 12 -...June 16, 2009
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SUIDAKRA: First-Ever Show In China Cut Short; Video Available
German melodic folk/death metallers SUIDAKRA have issued the following update: "We played our first show here in China a few days ago (June 14) in Shenyang. Everything started perfectly as there were a lot more people than we expected and everybody obviously enjoyed our performance. Unfortunately, t...June 16, 2009
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AEROSMITH Guitarist Wants To Exhume 'Night In The Ruts' Album
Dean Goodman of Reuters reports that the centerpiece of each show on the new AEROSMITH tour is the performance of an early album in its entirety, front to back. For at least the next two weeks, that album is the 1975 smash "Toys In The Attic", which features the hits "Walk This Way" ...June 15, 2009
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Side Effects Expected
Germany continues to impress with its technical death metal scene, or at least succeeds at finally getting a worldwide level of notoriety for it. CENTAURUS-A are no newcomers to said scene, having formed in 2000, but only releasing three demos until this first full-length album, "Side Effects Expect...June 15, 2009
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Smashes the State Live
"It's strange to think of all of the goofy fun times we had sitting in front of Richard's television just dicking around, passing his Warlock back and forth and throwing TERRORIZER and AUTOPSY riffs at one another somehow has amounted to a DVD 17 years later." That quote from former ENEMY SOIL bassi...June 15, 2009
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist's MAN RAZE Interviewed At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD; Video Available
Two separate interviews with MAN RAZE, the rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of THE SEX PISTOLS, conducted yesterday (Saturday, June 13) at the Download festival, which is being held June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom, can be viewed below...June 14, 2009