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SAXON Singer: 'We're Not Really Changing, We're Just Trying To Get Better'
Mick Burgess of Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with SAXON frontman Biff Byford. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metal Express Radio: Certainly from SAXON's point of view you seem to be going through something of a renaissance. Your last album, "The Inner Sanctum", was un...September 11, 2008
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DORO: New Single Details Revealed
German "metal queen" Doro Pesch will release a new single entitled "Celebrate (The Night Of The Warlock)" on October 31 in Germany and November 3 in most of the rest of Europe via AFM Records. The EP will contain three versions of the single's title cut "Celebrate" — including one that features gues...September 8, 2008
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SAXON Films 'Live To Rock' Video
Aestheticom's Bill Schacht, who has previously directed music videos for DIO, KING DIAMOND, AMON AMARTH, FATAL SMILE, LIBERTY X/REV RUN, ZAKK WYLDE and SISTER SIN, among others, has just completed filming footage for the upcoming SAXON clip for the soon-to-be classic rock anthem "Live To Rock". Acco...September 3, 2008
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FREEDOM CALL: New Dates Announced
German metallers FREEDOM CALL will take a break from the songwriting sessions for their new album to play the following dates: Sep. 06 - Saalbau Rosenau - Bayreuth, GER Oct. 26 - LKA Longhorn - Stuttgart, GER Oct. 31 - Centre Culturel - Eloyes, FRA FREEDOM CALL's video for the song "Far Away" can be...August 29, 2008
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PICTURE: Footage From Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival Available
Video footage of the reunited '80s Dutch metal band PICTURE performing the classic track "Unemployed" (from 1981's "Heavy Metal Ears" LP) at the Headbangers Open Air festival on July 26, 2008 at the Ballroom in Hamburg, Germany can be viewed below (clip uploaded by YouTube user "stoneagelightning")....August 2, 2008
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WINTERFYLLETH Completes Work On Debut Album
Manchester, England's WINTERFYLLETH has completed work on its debut album, "The Ghost Of Heritage". A mid-October release via Profound Lore Records is expected. Formed with the intention to honor England's ancestral Anglo-Saxon past, WINTERFYLLETH — comprised of members culled from the UK's most dev...July 30, 2008
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Parasite of Society
As the story goes, vocalist/bassist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer left German thrash juggernaut DESTRUCTION after the decade of the 80s came to a close and formed HEADHUNTER, the music of which was more akin to power metal (albeit without the glitz and glam) than straight up thrash. The band released a...July 29, 2008
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MOTÖRHEAD Mainman, THIN LIZZY Guitarist To Guest On SUNSHINE RADIO This Weekend
MOTÖRHEAD mainman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister and THIN LIZZY guitarist Scott Gorham will be the featured guests on UK's "The Rock Show" on Sunshine Radio with Jeff Collins on Sunday, August 3 between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. (UK time). Lemmy will talk about the writing and recording of MOTÖRHEAD's new albu...July 28, 2008
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TED NUGENT: 'Doing The Right Thing Is Ridiculously Easy And Always Much More Satisfying'
Ted Nugent brought the 2008 Monsters of Rock in Spain to a halt after he performed a Native American rain dance donned in full-feathered headgear. The ritual came as Ted wrapped his set with his "Great White Buffalo" and the ensuing downpour destroyed all the production, staging and lighting, which...July 23, 2008
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E-FORCE To Be Joined By AGGRESSOR Guitarist For RAISMES FEST Performance
E-FORCE, the band featuring former VOIVOD bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest, will be joined by guitarist Alex Colin-Tocquaine (AGGRESSOR, LOUDBLAST) for its performance at the 2008 edition of the Raismes Fest, set to take place September 13-14 in Raismes, France. The set will consist of tracks from the...July 18, 2008
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SAXON: New Audio Interview With BIFF BYFORD Available
Vocalist Biff Byford of the legendary British heavy metal band SAXON was interviewed at the Graspop Metal Meeting (June 27-29) in Dessel, Belgium by "Whiplash", a weekly metal show on Belgian national radio Studio Brussel, hosted by AFTER ALL guitarist Dries Van Damme. Listen to the chat in streamin...July 10, 2008
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TOKYO BLADE: More Tour Dates Announced
Reactivated NWOBHM legends TOKYO BLADE have scheduled the following tour dates: Aug. 23 - Leyendas Del Rock Festival - Muncia, Spain Nov. 15 - Keep it True Festival - Würzburg, Germany Nov. 14 - Clive Aid - London, England Nov. 16 - Mylos Complex - Xyloyrgeio, Thessaloniki, Greece Nov. 18 - The Unde...July 9, 2008
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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Under Investigation For Displaying Nazi Insignia
An investigation has reportedly been launched into whether MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister committed a crime under German law by wearing what appears to be a Nazi cap in a recently published photo. The picture in question, which can be seen below, appeared in a German newspaper prior to the...July 9, 2008
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DAVE MUSTAINE On The Rebuilding Of MEGADETH - Part 2
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Now, we are nearing the start of the second world tour with the Drovers [Shawn (drums) and [Glen (guitar)] and some of the dates and places and people may be mixed up here, so pl...July 6, 2008
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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...July 3, 2008
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