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HIRAX: 'Thrash And Destroy' DVD/CD Details Revealed
California thrashers HIRAX will release their new live DVD, "Thrash and Destroy", on June 30 through Selfmadegod Records. The set features the band's entire 75-minute performance at the Keep It True Festival IX on November 3, 2007, in Dittigheim, Germany. The track listing is as follows: 01. El Dia...June 23, 2008
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BLAZE BAYLEY: 'Robot' Single Available
UK singer Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) has just released the "Robot" single featuring the following tracks: 01. Robot 02. Samurai 03. The Man Who Would Not Die 04. Speed Of Light 05. The Brave (Live) 06. Identity (Live) 07. Evolution (Live) 08. Reach For The Horizon 09. The Truth Revealed 1...June 23, 2008
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IRON MAIDEN, MTLEY CRE, DISTURBED TYPE O NEGATIVE: Photos From HEAVY MTL Festival Available
A slideshow from this past weekend's Heavy MTL festival which took place June 21-22 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be found at the Montreal Gazette. More photos from the event are available on the festival's official web site. Heavy Mtl festival billing: Saturday, June 21: IRON...June 23, 2008
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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer Talks About His Early Songwriting Contributions To Band
Stalker magazine recently conducted an interview with original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Stalker: What band were you in prior to the formation of JUDAS PRIEST? Atkins: Late 1968, I was in a band I named THE CHAPTERS OF LIFE, but our agency thought the...June 22, 2008
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SWEET SAVAGE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Reactivated NWOBHM legends SWEET SAVAGE (based in Belfast, Northern Ireland) have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AIRBOURNE ALESTORM AS I LAY D...June 21, 2008
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On The Road With IRON MAIDEN
Justin Quirk of UK's The Guardian reports: IRON MAIDEN are two songs from the end of a show to 14,000 people in Seattle, in a vast shed in the middle of a Native American reservation. The only signs of life for miles around the venue are rundown casinos and stalls selling dangerously large ...June 20, 2008
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ANTHRAX Bassist BELLO Forced To Sit Out HEAVY MTL Festival; JOEY VERA Steps In
ANTHRAX will utilize the services of bassist Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING) for its appearance at the Heavy MTL festival on Sunday, June 22 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. "Frankie [Bello, ANTHRAX's longtime bassist] can't make the Montreal gig due to a family obligation,...June 20, 2008
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KERRY KING: 'If I Had The Opportunity To Play A Song With ZAKK WYLDE, I'd Be All Over It'
UK's Terrorizer magazine recently conducted a short interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A few excerpts from the chat follow. Terrorizer: This is the third leg of the Unholy Alliance tour. Will this package just run and run? King: "It could keep coming as long as there are interesting bills t...June 20, 2008
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'Global Metal' Filmmaker: Metal Offered Us A Different Lens To View Various Countries With
Liz Braun of the Toronto Sun recently conducted an interview with 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 follow-up, "Global Metal". The new film offers an insider's look at such...June 20, 2008
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GIRLSCHOOL Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AIRBOURNE ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN...June 20, 2008
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BLACK SABBATH, LED ZEPPELIN, AC/DC Among Bands Who 'Made Heavy Metal What It Is'
Yahoo! Music writer Rob O'Connor has compiled a list of what he claims are "the 25 performing outfits who have made heavy metal what it is." His pick for the top spot, BLACK SABBATH, "mastered the art of the powerchord and the downward spiral . . by keeping it simple and focusing on ...June 20, 2008
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TAPROOT: 'Our Long Road Home' Pushed Back To September
Ann Arbor, Michigan-based hard rock quartet TAPROOT has announced a September 16 release date for its highly anticipated new album "Our Long Road Home". The album TAPROOT's first since 2005's "Blue-Sky Research" will be released through Velvet Hammer, the label founded by the management company of t...June 19, 2008
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IRON MAIDEN's 'Golden Gods' Acceptance Videos Posted Online
British metal legends IRON MAIDEN picked up two awards at the sixth Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards ceremony in the form of "Best UK Band" and the coveted "Icon Award" for their longstanding mascot Eddie. Being on tour in Canada, MAIDEN wasn't able to appear at the Golden Gods which was held Monday,...June 19, 2008
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RAINTIME Forced To Pull Out Of PROGPOWER SCANDINAVIA Festival
Italian progressive metallers RAINTIME have been forced to cancel their appearance at the second edition of the ProgPower Scandinavia festival, set to take place October 31 and November 1 at The Rock in Copenhagen, Denmark. According to the band, "[we] split with Intromental Management from Denmark...June 18, 2008
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IRON MAIDEN Tribute Album 'Maiden Heaven': Artwork Unveiled
As a tribute to IRON MAIDEN, UK's Kerrang! magazine has persuaded 15 of its favorite bands to record unique covers of MAIDEN's greatest anthems for an exciting free CD entitled "Maiden Heaven". The track listing and details for this world-exclusive release will be revealed next week and the CD will...June 18, 2008
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