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BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Organizers Launch Weekly Podcast
The organizers of the Bloodstock Open Air festival — which will be held August 14-16 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England — have launched a weekly podcast that will offer up essential information along with the best in breakthrough metal and lineup announcements. According to a posting on the festi...February 5, 2009
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SAXON, ICED EARTH: Photos, Video Footage From European Tour Kick-Off Available
SAXON and ICED EARTH kicked off their European co-headlining tour on February 1, 2009 in Paris, France. Check out high-quality photos from MetalChroniques.fr: Saxon Iced Earth Fan-filmed video footage of the show can be viewed below. The two bands' setlists were as follows: ICED EARTH: 01. In Sacred...February 4, 2009
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SAXON Films 'Battalions Of Steel' Video
British heavy metal legends SAXON have just shot a video for the song "Battalions Of Steel". The track comes off the band's latest album, "Into The Labyrinth", which sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 29 o...January 31, 2009
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ENSLAVED, MUNICIPAL WASTE Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR
ENSLAVED, MUNICIPAL WASTE and MILLION DOLLAR RELOAD have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH APOCALYPTICA CANDLEMASS DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN...January 28, 2009
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SAXON Reissues Coming In February
EMI has set a February 23 release date for the first batch of SAXON reissues covering the albums "Saxon", "Wheels Of Steel" and "Strong Arm Of The Law". * "Saxon": Originally released in 1979, SAXON's self-titled debut, widely regarded as the first LP to be issued by a New Wave Of British Heavy Meta...January 26, 2009
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HAIL! Featuring TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, ANDREAS KISSER, DAVID ELLEFSON: First Footage Available
HAIL! — the new all-star project featuring guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, BEYOND FEAR, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH),drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH) and bassist David Ellefson (F5, MEGADETH) — played a special warm-up show for their...January 23, 2009
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HAIL! Featuring TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, ANDREAS KISSER, DAVID ELLEFSON: Partial Setlist Revealed
BLABBERMOUTH.NET has obtained a partial list of songs that will be performed by HAIL! — the new all-star project featuring guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, BEYOND FEAR, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH),drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH) and...January 22, 2009
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SAXON: 'Into The Labyrinth' First-Week Sales Revealed
"Into The Labyrinth", the new album from British heavy metal legends SAXON, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 29 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by ne...January 21, 2009
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SAXON: 'Into The Labyrinth' European Chart Positions Revealed
"Into The Labyrinth", the new album from British heavy metal legends SAXON, has registered the following first-week chart positions in Europe: Austria: #53 Germany: #23 (Media Control) Germany: #8 (Media Markt) Sweden: #44 Switzerland: #61 UK: #119 UK: #6 (Rock) "Into The Labyrinth" was released in...January 20, 2009
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SAXON Frontman On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show; Audio Available
Vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON was IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guest earlier tonight (Friday, January 16) during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The program is now available for streaming at BBC.co.uk. "In...January 16, 2009
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Into the Labyrinth
Maybe it's just that those that were around during the NWOBHM explosion just like to bitch about "kids these days" or maybe it is in fact a crime that SAXON still doesn't get the accolades it deserves. Then again, we're talking primarily about stateside fickle fans that too often overlook the merits...January 12, 2009
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New Metal Leader
It has been several years since I've really given much of a shit about MANOWAR. Not that I don't appreciate what they do; I just kind of lost interest some years back, but still cherish golden 80s albums like "Fighting the World", "Hail to England", and "Kings of Metal". As such, I was marginally in...January 12, 2009
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NWOBHM Celebrating 30th Anniversary; Members Of SAXON, DIAMOND HEAD, GIRLSCHOOL Interviewed
Roy Wilkinson of U.K.'s The Guardian reports: This year sees the 30th anniversary of one of our most thoroughly titled musical genres: the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, abbreviated to NWOBHM, and pronounced "nuh-wobbum". It's a realm of rapid-fire riffs and heroic declarations about motorbikes, t...January 6, 2009
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METALLICA, MOTÖRHEAD Members Interviewed For New SAXON Documentary; Trailer Available
U.K.'s Coolhead Productions is working on a new documentary about the legendary British heavy metal band SAXON called "Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie". The film, which is expected to be released later in the year, will include interviews with members of METALLICA and MOTÖRHEAD. A two-minute trailer...January 5, 2009
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LARS ULRICH's Favorite Album Of 2008: THE SWORD's 'Gods Of The Earth'
RollingStone.com recently asked METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich to name his favorite album of 2008. "We're fortunate to have this heavy-metal band from Austin out playing with us, and we've got them playing shows on our days off so that we can go see them," he responded. "I'm a product of British meta...January 4, 2009
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