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DOUG ALDRICH To Fill In For CRAIG GOLDY On DIO's European Tour

Guitarist Craig Goldy will be unable to join DIO — the band fronted by legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) — on the road in Europe in November/December due to Craig's prior touring commitments with BUDGIE in Australia. Filling in for Goldy on t...

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BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD, MÖTLEY CRÜE Featured On 'Brütal Legend' Soundtrack

GameDaily.com has revealed the complete track listing for the Brütal Legend video game, whcih will be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and the PlayStation computer entertainment system on October 13 in North America and on October 16 in Europe. "This soundtrack took yea...

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TREDEGAR: New DVD To Be Released

Ray Phillips — original drummer and founding member of legendary Welsh rockers BUDGIE and TREDEGAR — is continuing work on his very first solo album, tentatively due later this year. In addition, there are plans to issue a couple of TREDEGAR DVDs, one of which will feature a live show as well as an...

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WARGASM Member Announces Charity Single

WARGASM frontman Bob Mayo's ROBOT MONSTER ARMY project has released the first single from its forthcoming debut album, "Robot Monster Army". All proceeds generated from the single, entitled "She's the Future", will benefit Rawkstars, a non-profit organization that provides musical instruments and in...

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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist Pens Foreword To AL ATKINS' Autobiography

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill has penned the foreword to original PRIEST singer Al Atkins's autobiography, titled "Dawn of the Metal Gods: My Life in Judas Priest and Heavy Metal". The book, which was was written with Neil Daniels — a freelance rock writer and heavy metal fan who befriended Atkins d...

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Founding BUDGIE Member RAY PHILLIPS Working On Solo Debut

Musician Ray Phillips, probably best known for his role as a founding member of legendary Welsh rockers BUDGIE, is set to complete his very first solo album early next year. For Ray, a veteran to the music scene, it all began back in late 1967 in Cardiff, South Wales, when he and bassist vocalist Bu...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: I Like To Play The Stuff That Makes You Say, 'How Does He Do That And Sing?'

MEGADETH is in the early stages of the songwriting process for the band's new album, which is tentatively expected sometime next year via Roadrunner Records. The CD is once again being helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap, who produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations"...

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WARGASM's BOB MAYO To Release ROBOT MONSTER ARMY Debut

WARGASM bassist/vocalist Bob Mayo's ROBOT MONSTER ARMY project has posted two rough mixes of songs from its forthcoming debut release on the project's MySpace page. The entire album, plus two bonus tracks, will be available for download via iTunes and other online digital outlets in October. Recorde...

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UK's HARD ROCK HELL II Festival: More Bands Announced

More bands have been confirmed for this year's Hard Rock Hell II festival, set to take place December 5-7, 2008 at Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, UK. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Friday, December 5: Classic Rock Stage: LITMUS GLYDER BENEDICTUM BUDGIE THIN LIZZY DORO TIGERTAILZ M...

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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...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS Completes Work On Autobiography

Original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins has completed work on his autobiography, titled "Dawn of the Metal Gods: My Life in Judas Priest and Heavy Metal". The book, which was was written with Neil Daniels a freelance rock writer and heavy metal fan who befriended Atkins during the writing of Neil's b...

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Conqueror

One need only read vocalist/guitarist Karl Simon's "thanks list" in the liner notes of "Conqueror", the new album by Indianapolis' THE GATES OF SLUMBER, to realize that this is anything but a new-school metal album. Stating "thanks for the inspiration to: CIRITH UNGOL, BUDGIE, LUCIFER'S FRIEND, URIA...

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HECATE ENTHRONED Confirmed For UK's HARD ROCK HELL II Festival

British black metal veterans HECATE ENTHRONED have been confirmed for the Hard Rock Hell II festival, set to take place December 5-7, 2008 at Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, UK. The Hard Rock Hell II festival billing is shaping up as follows: BATTLELORE BEHOLDER BENEDICTUM BLACK LABEL SOCIETY BUDGIE C...

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BENEDICTUM Confirmed For UK's HARD ROCK HELL II Festival

San Diego, California-based, female-fronted metallers BENEDICTUM have been confirmed for the Hard Rock Hell II festival, set to take place December 5-7, 2008 at Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, UK. The Hard Rock Hell II festival billing is shaping up as follows: BATTLELORE BEHOLDER BENEDICTUM BLACK LAB...

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DORO Confirmed For UK's HARD ROCK HELL II Festival

German "metal queen" DORO has been confirmed for the Hard Rock Hell II festival, set to take place December 5-7, 2008 at Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, UK. The Hard Rock Hell II festival billing is shaping up as follows: BATTLELORE BEHOLDER BLACK LABEL SOCIETY BUDGIE CLUTCH DORO HAWKWIND KORPIKLAANI...