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BLACK SABBATH, SLAYER, DIAMOND HEAD, IRON MAIDEN Among Top Albums For Riffs

Leading Japanese rock magazine Burrn! has published an article titled "Think About The Riffs" in which it cites DIAMOND HEAD's "Lightning To The Nations" album as the third greatest album for riffs following BLACK SABBATH's "Master Of Reality" and SLAYER's "Reign In Blood". The article goes on to sa...

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THROWDOWN: Singing With MAX CAVALERA And Destroying South America

Frontman Dave Peters of the Orange County, California-based hardcore/metal act THROWDOWN has issued the following update: "Singing with Max Cavalera and SOULFLY… destroying South America... and actually they happened completely independently of each other in spite of the fact that Mr. Cavalera hails...

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Red Harvest

With a pedigree that includes former members of VISION OF DISORDER (vocalist Tim Williams and guitarist Mike Kennedy) and a brother (Kyle) of MASTODON's Troy Sanders on bass, one might be inclined to think the music of BLOODSIMPLE shares at least one thing in common with those bands: aggression. And...

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Heavy Metal Stars Pick Their Favorite Albums Of 2007

Thiago Sarkis of the Imhotep webzine has compiled a list of more than 60 hard rock/heavy metal stars' favorite albums of 2007 and has posted it online at this location. The following is complete list of the musicians offering their picks for the finest releases of last year: Alan Nemtheanga (PRIMORD...

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NIFELHEIM Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish cult metallers NIFELHEIM have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RUDI PELL AXXIS CARCASS CH...

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THROWDOWN, SOILWORK, THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD: North American Dates Announced

THROWDOWN will headline the Scum Of The Earth Tour, which is set to kick off in February and will cross the United States (and some Canadian cities as well) through early April. It is the band's first headlining tour in support of their new album, "Venom & Tears", which was released in August. J...

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DREAM THEATER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MEGADETH, SOULFLY Members Reveal Favorite Albums Of 2007

Members of DREAM THEATER, OPETH, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MEGADETH, SOULFLY and 3 INCHES OF BLOOD are among the Roadrunner Records artists whose favorite albums of 2007 have been posted on the Roadrunner web site at this location. A few musicians' selections can be found below. Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER...

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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist Confirmed For 'Metal Monday' Signing Session

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French will take part in "Metal Monday", a special event being held on December 10 from 7 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Rhino Store (8032 W. Third St.) in Los Angeles, CA. Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW),Geoff Tate (QUEENSRŸCHE) and Warren...

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Dying Inside

This strange and mutated beast of a band is what MALEVOLENT CREATION vocalist Brett Hoffman was working on during one of his numerous estrangements with that band. Given his on-again, off-again relationship with MALEVOLENT mainman Phil Fasciana, it's probably not a bad idea to keep this project goin...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO, GEOFF TATE, WARREN DEMARTINI Schedule Los Angeles In-Store

"Metal Monday" is being held on December 10 from 7 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Rhino Store (8032 W. Third St.) in Los Angeles, CA. Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW),Geoff Tate (QUEENSRŸCHE) and Warren DeMartini (RATT) will be on hand to sign copies of the "Heavy Metal Box...

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THROWDOWN: 'Holy Roller' Video Posted Online

Headbanger's Blog has uploaded THROWDOWN's video for the song "Holy Roller". The clip, which was directed by Andy Reale, can be viewed below. (Note: Video stream is **NOT** available to non-U.S. residents.) According to a press release, the video is full of performance footage combined with images o...

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ALIEN SYNDROME 777: Two Songs From Promo CD Posted Online

ALIEN SYNDROME 777, the new black metal band featuring Lord Fraktal (BLACKDRONE INC., EMREVOID) and Nihil (JOEY HOPKINS MIDGET FACTORY, BLACKDRONE INC.),has posted two songs from its upcoming promotional CD on the group's MySpace page. Check out the tracks "Vaporizor" and "My Venom" at this locatio...

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They Rise

Former MASSACRE and DEATH member Kam Lee hasn't let his time away from the limelight dampen his enthusiasm for all things gory, or rust his bloodsoaked vocal cords. He has, however, let some campy horror influences seep out since we saw him last — how else to explain the MISFITS chants and Saturday...

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NECRODEATH: 'Smell Of Blood' Video Posted Online

Long-running Italian black-thrash metal heroes NECRODEATH have released the video for their song "Smell of Blood". Watch it below. The track comes off the group's latest CD, "Draculea", which came out on October 25 via Scarlet Records. Artwork duties were handled by renowed artist/director Chad Mich...

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DEF-CON-ONE Featuring VENOM Drummer: New Music Posted Online

DEF-CON-ONE, the Newcastle, UK-based band featuring VENOM drummer Antony "Antton" Lant (brother of VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant),has posted two new tracks on its MySpace page. Check out the songs "Hypocracy" and "Rage War" at this location. DEF-CON-ONE's new album, "Ten Bullets", is expected...