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Into the Wild

Like a fine wine, URIAH HEEP is one of those 30-year veteran acts like NAZARETH and UFO (and are often British) that seem to get better with age, regardless of opinions about the "good old days" that are distorted by nostalgia for the "classics." The fact is that albums like 2008 comeback "Wake the...
June 21, 2011
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Human Remains

I damn near missed this one, and what an unforgivable crime that would have been. U.K. occult metal act and obscure NWOBHM fringe sitters HELL released multiple demos during 1982-1986, but never got over the hump. Many years later SABBAT vet, acclaimed producer, and dedicated HELL fan Andy Sneap got...
June 20, 2011
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King Kobra

I don't remember KING KOBRA to be a "bad" band; I just don't remember much at all about 1985's "Ready to Strike" and 1986's "Thrill of a Lifetime" beyond Carmine Appice occupying the drum stool and all that bright 'n shiny blond hair. More importantly with regard to the new self-titled album, I don'...
June 20, 2011
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The Third Aeon

Italy's BLACK OATH must have read with strict attentiveness the instructions for making deep, mournful, and long traditional doom metal songs and then put its collective heart and soul into the effort, which is manifested in full-length debut "The Third Aeon". That studious approach combined with a...
June 20, 2011
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Fog of War

With a band member called Mosh Branum (vocals, lead guitar),it is clear that FOG OF WAR makes no bones about the style of music heard on their self-titled debut. Yup, this is thrash metal played with old school pride and electric spirit. Originally self-released in 2009, Stormspell Records reissued...
June 20, 2011
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ARCH ENEMY: Video Interview, Performance Footage From Sweden's METALTOWN

Fan-filmed video footage of ARCH ENEMY's June 18, 2011 performance at this year's Metaltown festival in Gothenburg, Sweden can be viewed below. Also available is a short video interview with the band's guitarist Michael Amott and vocalist Angela Gossow conducted by Aftonbladet journalist Mattias Kli...
June 20, 2011
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IN FLAMES: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Sounds Of A Playground Fading", the tenth album from Swedish metallers IN FLAMES, is available for streaming in its entirety at AOL Music. The CD is being released via Century Media Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway: Friday, June 17 Finland, Hungary: Wednesday, J...
June 20, 2011
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On The Road With ARCH ENEMY In Poland, Slovakia

ARCH ENEMY's front-of-house engineer, Clem Bennett, has posted a new four-and-a-half-minute video clip (see below) featuring backstage and performance footage of the band's late May/early June club shows in Bratislava, Katowice and Poznan. "Khaos Legions", the ninth studio album from ARCH ENEMY, sol...
June 18, 2011
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DECAPITATED: New Album Audio Preview

Polish technical death metal band DECAPITATED will release their fifth studio album, "Carnival Is Forever", in North America on July 12 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD's cover art was created by Lukasz Jaszak and can be seen below. "Carnival Is Forever" track listing: 01. The Knife 02. United 03....
June 17, 2011
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SABATON: 'World War Live: Battle Of The Baltic Sea' Track Listing Revealed

Swedish epic power metallers SABATON will release their first-ever live album, "World War Live: Battle Of The Baltic Sea", on August 5 via Nuclear Blast Records. Commented bassist Pr Sundstrm: "Over the years so many people have told us we should make a live album and finally we fell to the demands...
June 17, 2011
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NECRONAUT: Video Footage Of SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL 'All-Star' Performance

NECRONAUT, the solo project of former DISMEMBER/CARNAGE drummer Fred Estby, performed at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, which was held June 8-11, 2011 in Slvesborg in southern Sweden. NECRONAUT is no ordinary project. When the celebrated, eponymous debut album was released last fal...
June 17, 2011
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IN FLAMES Bassist Interviewed At Austria's NOVA ROCK Festival (Video)

Chris of the Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with bassist Peter Iwers of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES when the band played at this year's edition of the Nova Rock festival on June 13, 2011 on the Pannonia Fields in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria (near Nickelsdorf...
June 16, 2011
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DORO PESCH: Audio Interview Posted Online

On March 11, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. In a recent interview with Rocksalt.mx, Pesch spoke about a new song she has written as a tribute to legendary ...
June 15, 2011
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IRON MAIDEN: Footage From Czech Republic's SONISPHERE Festival

Video footage of IRON MAIDEN's June 11, 2011 performance at the Czech Republic edition of the Sonisphere festival on the old military airbase at Bozi Dar Airport, Milovice (30 km from Prague) can be viewed below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Satellite 15... The Final Frontier 02. El Dorado...
June 15, 2011
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DEF LEPPARD's 'Mirror Ball' Cracks U.S. Top 20

DEF LEPPARD's new live album, "Mirror Ball", sold around 20,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 16 on The Billboard 200 chart. "Mirror Ball" is available exclusively at Walmart and Sam's Club locations in the United States and Canada. The album inclu...
June 15, 2011