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SAXON Confirmed For UK's DOWNLOAD Festival

British heavy metal legends SAXON have been confirmed for this year's Download festival, set to take place the weekend of June 13-15 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: 36 CRAZYFISTS ACE FREHLEY AIRBOURNE ALTER BRIDGE ANIMAL ALPHA APOCALYPTICA AS...

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CLUTCH Confirmed For UK's HARD ROCK HELL Festival

CLUTCH 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 festival billing is shaping up as follows: BLACK LABEL SOCIETY THIN LIZZY CLUTCH BATTLELORE KORPIKLAANI ORANGE GOBLIN RAVENS CREED THE WILDHEARTS TIGERTAILZ VIK...

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BILOCATE: New Album Title, Track Listing Announced

Jordanian doom/death band BILOCATE has set "Sudden Death Syndrome" as the title of its new album, which was mixed and mastered at Fascination Street Studio in Sweden with producer Jens Bogren (OPETH, KATATONIA, BLOODBATH, AMON AMARTH, SYMPHONY X, PARADISE LOST) The track listing for the effort is as...

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DEEP PURPLE, TED NUGENT, THIN LIZZY Confirmed For Spain's MONSTERS OF ROCK Festival

DEEP PURPLE, TED NUGENT and THIN LIZZY are among the confirmed bands for Spain's Monsters of Rock festival, set to take place Friday, July 11 at Zaragoza Fair in Zaragoza. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: DEEP PURPLE TWISTED SISTER TED NUGENT SAXON THIN LIZZY PRETTY MAIDS CANDLEMASS RA...

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HIRAX Hard At Work On 'El Rostro de la Muerte'

Following last year's release of HIRAX's highly acclaimed EP "Assassins Of War", the Long Beach thrashers have recorded six new songs with producer John Haddad for their upcoming album, "El Rostro de la Muerte". This will be the band's first full-length since the 2004 release "The New Age Of Terror"...

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MOTRHEAD Frontman Answers Fan-Submitted Questions

MOTRHEAD mainman Lemmy Kilmister recently answered a number of fan-submitted questions via the group's official MySpace page. Check it out at this location. MOTRHEAD and SAXON will team up for a UK tour in November. Support on the trek will come from DANKO JONES. MOTRHEAD entered the studio in Janua...

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E-FORCE Confirmed For France's RAISMESFEST

E-FORCE, the band featuring former VOIVOD bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest, has been confirmed for the 2008 edition of RaismesFest, set to take place September 13-14 in Raismes, France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, September 13: SAXON Y&T MASS HYSTERIA INACTIVE MESSIAH G...

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MOTRHEAD, SAXON, DANKO JONES To Team Up For UK Tour

MOTRHEAD and SAXON will team up for a UK tour in November. Support on the trek will come from DANKO JONES. Confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 03 - UK Wolverhampton Civic Hall Nov. 04 - UK Ipswich Ipswich Regent Nov. 06 - UK Brighton Brighton Dome Nov. 07 - UK Newcastle Academy Nov. 08 ...

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THE WILDHEARTS, KORPIKLAANI, TIGERTAILZ Confirmed For UK's HARD ROCK HELL Festival

THE WILDHEARTS, KORPIKLAANI, TIGERTAILZ, ORANGE GOBLIN, VIKING SKULL, RAVENS CREED and BATTLELORE 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 festival billing is shaping up as follows: BLACK LABEL SOCIETY THIN...

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SAVAGE BLADE Adds Singer

After a year-long search, Canadian power metal outfit SAVAGE BLADE has announced the addition of lead vocalist Nikko Forsberg. Bringing an instantly memorable classic metal voice and commanding stage presence to the fold, this ex-Mormon wild child has proven to be the perfect fit for the true metal...

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD: 'The Daily Habit' Performance Available

Video footage of 3 INCHES OF BLOOD's performance on the Fuel TV's "The Daily Habit" can be viewed below. 3 INCHES OF BLOOD recruited drummer Ash Pearson (SOUND OF THE SWARM, JUST CAUSE) for the band's recent tour with THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, HATE ETERNAL and DECREPIT BIRTH. Pearson joined the group...

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THIN LIZZY Confirmed For UK's HARD ROCK HELL Festival

THIN LIZZY 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 band will perform on Friday, December 5 in what will mark THIN LIZZY's only UK appearance this year. Also scheduled to appear is BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, More a...

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Former SAXON Drummer Looking For New Band

Former SAXON and current OLIVER DAWSON SAXON drummer Nigel Durham is looking for another band to work with (while continuing his involvement with OLIVER DAWSON SAXON). He is available for either live gigs/touring or studio work. Nigel Durham can be contacted through his MySpace page or via e-mail at...

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METAL HAMMER GOLDEN GODS 2008 Nominees Announced

JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, MACHINE HEAD and SLIPKNOT are among the nominated bands at this year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards. The monthly metal magazine's annual ceremony, now in its sixth year, takes place for the first time at London's 02 on June 16. The complete list of nominations is as fol...

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Jordan's BILOCATE In Mixing Mode

Jordanian doom/death band BILOCATE is currently mixing its new album at Fascination Street Studio in Sweden with producer Jens Bogren (OPETH, KATATONIA, BLOODBATH, AMON AMARTH, SYMPHONY X, PARADISE LOST) Commented Bogren: "BILOCATE takes the qualities from the best epic death metal bands and blend i...