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MANOWAR: Special Edition Of 'Battle Hymns MMXI' To Include Four Bonus Tracks

To celebrate the announcement of MANOWAR's U.K./Ireland tour in November 2011, the band will release a special edition of its "Battle Hymns MMXI" album featuring four bonus live songs, recorded during the first leg of the "Battle Hymns" 2011 world tour. * "Call To Arms" (recorded live at O2 Academy...

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BITCH: 'Be My Slave' CD/DVD Reissue Detailed

One of Metal Blade Records' original bands, BITCH, is back with a special CD/DVD re-issue. The band's classic album "Be My Slave", which could be seen in the hands of Tipper Gore as she campaigned to save our children throughout the '80s, has been repackaged with the "Damnation Alley" EP and a live...

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PRO-PAIN Celebrates 20 Years With CD/DVD Release

Legendary New York metal/hardcore outfit PRO-PAIN is proud to be celebrating its twentieth year in existence in 2011. Since the band's inception in 1991, PRO-PAIN has toured the world countless times, dominated the stages of the world's largest metal fests and infiltrated the hearts and lives of mil...

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ARCH/MATHEOS Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Thunder' (Audio)

DJ JC Green of Metal Messiah Radio's "Heavy Metal Thunder" show recently conducted an interview with ARCH/MATHEOS, the new progressive rock band featuring FATES WARNING/OSI guitarist Jim Matheos and former FATES WARNING singer John Arch. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. I...

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HELSTAR Bassist To Sit Out Tour; Temporary Replacement Announced

HELSTAR bassist Jerry Abarca is currently undergoing more testing to diagnose and treat his stomach-related illness. Abarca has announced he will take a hiatus from performing live until his health has fully returned and doctors have pronounced him fit for stage. Abarca first fell ill during HELSTAR...

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ELECTRIC BOYS: 'Angel In An Armoured Suit' Video Released

"Angel In An Armoured Suit", the new video from the reunited original ELECTRIC BOYS lineup Franco Santunione (guitar),Andy Christell (bass),Niklas Sigevall (drums) and Conny Bloom (guitar, vocals) can be seen below. The song comes off the band's first album since 1992, "And Them Boys Done Swang",...

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HELSTAR Bassist's Health Issues

Texas metal veterans HELSTAR have issued the following update: "This past week our bassist, Jerry Abarca, had biopsies done for his ongoing stomach illness, which first occurred during the December 2010 HELSTAR European tour. At this time the doctors have ordered more testing for Jerry, as his recen...

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SLAYER Guitarist's 'Favorite Things'

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King recently revealed some of his "favorite things" for the Spin.com web site. A few samples follow below. Favorite Song: "'Becoming' by PANTERA. Whenever you get asked a question like that this, the answer is whatever comes to mind first. But it's PANTERA and [guitarist] Dim...

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DEATH: 'Human' 20th-Anniversary Reissue First-Week Sales Revealed

The 20th-anniversary reissue of DEATH's legendary fourth album, "Human", sold 1,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release. "Human" is the best-selling DEATH album of the SoundScan era, having shifted 95,000 copies in the United States since its October 1991 release. The "Human" 20...

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NAPALM DEATH To Tour Canada In The Fall

Grindcore progenitors NAPALM DEATH will embark on a Canadian tour in October. The dates are as follows: Oct. 03 - Kingston, ON - Time TO Laugh Oct. 04 - Peterborough, ON - Red Dog Oct. 05 - Windsor, ON - Blind Dog Oct. 06 - London, ON - Music Hall Oct. 07 - Toronto, ON ...

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HALFORD: 'Live At Saitama Super Arena' DVD, Blu-Ray Due In October

Metal God Records and Rob Halford have announced a new 5.1, multi-camera, HD live-concert film, "Halford Live At Saitama Super Arena", debuting worldwide October 10 and October 11. "Halford Live At Saitama Super Arena" features Rob Halford on vocals, Roy Z. on guitar, "Metal" Mike Chlasciak on guita...

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THIN LIZZY Guitarist Interviewed By South Africa's VOICE OF ROCK RADIO (Audio)

South Africa's Voice Of Rock Radio conducted an interview with THIN LIZZY guitarist Scott Gorham at this year's Hellfest, which was held June 17-19, 2011 in Clisson, France. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. During the chat, Gorham revealed that all members of the ban...

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AMON AMARTH: 'Destroyer Of The Universe' Video Released

"Destroyer Of The Universe", the new video from Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH, can be viewed below. The performance clip was filmed on May 6 at the Theatre Of Living Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by director David Brodsky of MyGoodEye. Commented guitarist Olavi Mikkonen: "This time around...

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SEPTICFLESH Added To AMON AMARTH's European Tour

Greek demons SEPTICFLESH will open for Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH on their European tour which kicks off October 12 in Stuttgart, Germany and ends on November 26 in Prague, Czech Republic. Direct support on the trek will come from AS I LAY DYING. For a list of dates, see the poster below or...

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Human Remains

I damn near missed this one, and what an unforgivable crime that would have been. U.K. occult metal act and obscure NWOBHM fringe sitters HELL released multiple demos during 1982-1986, but never got over the hump. Many years later SABBAT vet, acclaimed producer, and dedicated HELL fan Andy Sneap got...