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VICIOUS RUMORS: Ex-ANVIL CHORUS Guitar Legend To Join Band For Upcoming Dates

San Francisico Bay Area metal guitarist Thaen Rasmussen (ANVIL CHORUS, BLACK SUN) has joined up with VICIOUS RUMORS for four European shows. Thaen will replace Brad Gillis (NIGHT RANGER, OZZY OSBOURNE) who cannot tour due to family committments. Thaen's global VICIOUS RUMORS debut will be at the Ata...

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SODOM: New Album Details Revealed

German thrash metal legends SODOM are scheduled to release their self-titled new album in Germany on April 21, in Europe April 24 and in the USA May 9. "Every band needs a self-titled album at least once in their career," band mastermind Tom Angelripper points out, adding that the twelve new tracks...

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DRAGONFORCE, ONSLAUGHT, BONFIRE Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

DRAGONFORCE, ONSLAUGHT, BONFIRE, NASTY IDOLS, NEIL TURBIN'S DEATHRIDERS and HOUSE OF SHAKIRA have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANVIL BL...

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WHITESNAKE Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

WHITESNAKE have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANVIL BLITZKRIEG CACTUS CATHEDRAL CELTIC FROST DEEP PURPLE DORO EASY ACTION EVERGREY FIREW...

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SPIRALARMS To Record New Demos With Former MACHINE HEAD Drummer KONTOS

Former FORBIDDEN/MANMADEGOD and current SPIRALARMS guitarist Craig Locicero has issued the following update on SPIRALARMS' current activities: "So much has happened between August of last year and now that it's hard to expain it all, but I'll try. "Since the conception of SPIRALARMS, we never really...

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GAMMA RAY Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

German power metallers GAMMA RAY have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANVIL BLITZKRIEG CACTUS CATHEDRAL CELTIC FROST DEEP PURPLE DORO EASY...

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SLOWGATE To Perform At Sweden's TWISTED SISTERS ROCK FESTIVAL

Swedish metallers SLOWGATE will perform at the "Twisted Sisters Rock Festival" on Friday, January 27 in Söderhamn, Sweden. SLOWGATE, supporting their second album, "Nordic Rage" (available on the GMR Music subsidiary Extreme),are among eight bands on the two-day festival bill. The complete billing...

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ANVIL, BLITZKRIEG Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

ANVIL, BLITZKRIEG and THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANVIL BLITZKRIEG CACTUS CATHEDRAL CELTIC FROST...

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ANVIL Mainman To Celebrate 50th Birthday At Upcoming Gig

ANVIL mainman Lips (real name: Steve Kudlow) will celebrate his 50th birthday at Heads or Tails Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada February 25 (Lips' actual birthday is March 2). The group are also scheduled to perform at The Vatikan in Toronto on February 18. Also appearing on thebill are HEAVILY MEDICATED...

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Alpha Males & Popular Girls

Known for releasing albums that not only challenge the listener, but also for giving new meaning to extreme music, Crucial Blast continues the pattern with SOIHADTOSHOOTHIM's "Alpha Males & Popular Girls". The debut full-length (after several splits and mini albums) from this New York/New Jersey...

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MONTREAL METAL MASSACRE FEST: Photos Of ANVIL, EXCITER, RAZOR Posted Online

Return To The Pit has uploaded more than 500 photos taken at the at the Montreal Metal Massacre Fest, which took place on Saturday, December 10 at the Spectrum in Montrea, Quebec, Canada. Included in the gallery are pictures of the following: AGGRESSION (79 pics) ANVIL (97 pics) DBC (79 pics) EXCITE...

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Fear in a Handful of Dust

One moment while I Q-Tip the blood out of my ears. There we go. So why does it take a label in Austria to sign a fearsome thrash-beast from Chicago when said band has been in our midst since 2000? For shame U.S. labels, you've missed a golden opportunity to sign a band called HURTLOCKER, ...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Says He Wants To Record New Studio Album Next Year

This Is London recently conducted an interview with Ozzy Osbourne. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On singing before the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance, alongside Sir Cliff Richard, Charlotte Church and Shirley Bassey: "She [the Queen] looked at me and she goes, [puts on a high, posh vo...

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VOIVOD Frontman To Perform With AGGRESSION At MONTREAL METAL MASSACRE FEST

VOIVOD frontman Denis "Snake" Belanger will join reactivated Canadian thrashers AGGRESSION for a rendition of the VOIVOD classic "Warriors of Ice" during their appearance at the Montreal Metal Massacre Fest on Saturday, December 10 at the Spectrum in Montrea, Quebec, Canada. Also scheduled to appear...

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Vampire Circus

The tremors of a giant, throbbing bass guitar send worms slithering to safety above ground as a hot 'n' bluesy doom riff and a steady drum beat introduce the Lemmy-esque bourbon vocals of a man called Sherm. It is EARTHRIDE's second full-length release, "Vampire Circus", and it smokes like an oil fi...