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THORIUM Performs With New Lineup For First Time

Having performed in front of a packed house at the Belsepub Club in Gothenburg, Sweden on August 29, Danish metal band THORIUM is now ready to play more shows with the new lineup featuring Johan Axelsson (ex-DERANGED) on guitar replacing longtime member Allan Tvedebrink. Commented vocalist Michael H...

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CHIMAIRA Selects Mixer For New Album

Cleveland, Ohio's CHIMAIRA has tapped Chris "Zeuss" Harris to mix the band's follow-up to 2007's "Resurrection", tentatively due in early 2009 via Ferret Music in the U.S. and an as-yet-undetermined label in the rest of the world (the band is no longer signed to Nuclear Blast, which released "Resurr...

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BLOODBATH: Another New Song Posted Online

Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH has launched a mini-site for its new studio album, "The Fathomless Mastery", which is scheduled for release on October 6 in Europe and October 28 in North America via Peaceville Records. According to a press release, "the site will feature a different track...

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AXEL RUDI PELL: European Tour Dates Announced

German axe hero AXEL RUDI PELL will embark on a European tour in January/February 2009. Support on the trek will come from MAD MAX. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 25 - Würzburg, Germany - Posthalle Jan. 26 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club Jan. 27 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle Jan. 29 - Muni...

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THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER Dedicates Song To Canadian Troops

Canadian cult metal band THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER (a.k.a. PILEDRIVER) has dedicated the song "Battle Axe", from its upcoming album "Metal Manifesto", to the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan. The band's first album in 22 years, "Metal Manifesto" was mixed by veteran Nei...

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UNLEASHED: 'Black Horizon' Video Posted Online

"Black Horizon", the new video from long-running Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED, can be viewed below. (Note: Video stream may not be available to some non-U.S. residents.) "The idea behind 'Black Horizon' is to show how things must have been like for our forefathers so many years ago," frontman J...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Slams 'Greedy' Labels Who Re-Release Albums With Bonus Material

MOTÖRHEAD is featured on the cover of the September 2008 issue of Metal Maniacs. The magazine features an extended interview with bassist/vocalist Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister in which he speaks about a wide range of topics, including the band's 24th album, "Motörizer", C.C. DeVille of POISON, SEX PISTOLS,...

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METALLICA: Indigo2 Pre-Show And After-Party Announced

Guitar Hero, in association with METALLICA, is proud to present the METALLICA "Death Magnetic" pre-show and after-party at the Indigo2 in London, England this coming Monday, September 15. METALLICA is set to rock the O2 Arena on Monday night but the Indigo2 will open its doors at 2:00 p.m. for a who...

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BLOODBATH Launches 'The Fathomless Mastery' Mini-Site

Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH has launched a mini-site for its new studio album, "The Fathomless Mastery", which is scheduled for release on October 6 in Europe and October 28 in North America via Peaceville Records. According to the band, "the mini-site features album information, down...

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UNLEASHED: 'Black Horizon' Video To Debut This Week

"Black Horizon", the new video from Swedish death metal veterans UNLEASHED, will make its online debut this Friday, September 12 on MTV's Headbanger's Blog. The clip will then air on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" on Saturday, September 13. The "Black Horizon" video was shot "in Belgrade, Serbia and "we...

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METALLICA: Exclusive Versions of 'Suicide And Redemption' To Be Featured On 'Guitar Hero III'

In a monumental first for the gaming and music industries, METALLICA's highly anticipated ninth studio album "Death Magnetic" will be available in its entirety as downloadable content for Activision Publishing, Inc.'s Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock day and date with the album release this Friday,...

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Stick with What You Know: Live in Europe

PAT TRAVERS is a guitar hero that doesn't get mentioned enough in conversations about the great axe-swingers who came of age in the 1970s. The Toronto-born TRAVERS made some sizzling hard rock with albums like 1978's "Heat in the Street", 1979's smash hit "Live! Go for what you Know" (hence, the new...

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LILLIAN AXE: New Album Title Announced

LILLIAN AXE has set "A Sad Day On Planet Earth" as the tentative title of its new album. The band will embark on a short tour at the end of September and October to "road-test" some new songs before locking itself up in the studio to create the new CD for an early 2009 release. ...

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DANZIG: Band Lineup Announced For 20th Anniversary Tour

DANZIG's lineup for its 20th anniversary tour as part of this year's "Blackest of the Black" trek — which includes DIMMU BORGIR, MOONSPELL, WINDS OF PLAGUE and SKELETONWITCH — will be as follows: Glenn Danzig - Vocals Tommy Victor (PRONG) - Guitar Steve Zing - Bass Johnny Kelly (TYPE O NEGATIVE) – D...

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DUFF MCKAGAN: Don't Call Me A Rock Star

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his weeky column, which appears every Thursday on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com. An excerpt follows below. "I'd like to take this opportunity to go one step further and discourse on my utter contempt for the muc...