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MINISTRY: 'Double Tap' Single Due Next Month

Deep in the heart of Hell Paso Texas, MINISTRY's Al Jourgensen re-opened the doors of his industrial compound studio in fall 2011 and invited his favorite co-conspirators Mike Scaccia (RIGOR MORTIS),Tony Campos (STATIC-X),Tommy Victor (PRONG) and Casey Orr (RIGOR MORTIS, GWAR) to climb on board th...

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FEAR FACTORY Frontman To Guest On New DELAIN Album

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers DELAIN will release their third album, "We Are The Others", later in the year via Roadrunner Records. Described as "the band's most powerful, most atmospheric and intoxicating album to date," the CD was helmed by producer Jacob Hellner — renowned for his work...

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MORGOTH To Release First-Ever Live Album/DVD

Resurrected German death metallers MORGOTH are working on their first-ever live album/DVD for a summer release via Century Media. The effort is currently being mixed at Unisound Studio in Sweden with Dan Swanö (OPETH, KATATONIA, DISSECTION) and "he is doing an incredible job," the band states. MORGO...

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SCORPIONS Singer: 'We Are Really Happening Right Now And We Feel The Energy'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with vocalist Klaus Meine of German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Classic Rock Revisited: As the farewell tour goes on, are you starting to get emotional that the end is near? Klaus:...

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EXUMER Frontman Interviewed On Puerto Rico's 'Rockspot Plus'

On Sunday, January 15, Puerto Rico's Internet TV show "Rockspot Plus" conducted an interview with vocalist Mem Von Stein of German thrash metal veterans EXUMER. You can now watch the chat below. EXUMER recently signed a worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records. The band's first album in 24 years, "Fi...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN To Perform SAVATAGE's Entire 'Hall' Album At GRASPOP METAL MEETING

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the Florida-based band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, will play SAVATAGE's classic 1987 album, "Hall Of The Mountain King", in its entirety at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium in June as well as at the warm-up party for this year's Bang Your Head!!! festival the...

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EKTOMORF To Release 'The Acoustic' In February

Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF will release a very special "acoustic" album, "The Acoustic", on February 17 via AFM Records. All artwork for the CD was created by Tim Eckhorst, who previously did illustrations for the Wacken Open Air festival and various other bands. "The Acoustic" track listi...

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BATTLE BEAST: New Tampere Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of BATTLE BEAST's December 30, 2011 performance at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland as the support act for NEGATIVE can be seen below. BATTLE BEAST recently inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band's debut album, "Steel" — which was originally released in Finland last...

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BATTLE BEAST: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Enter The Metal World' Video Shoot

Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST recently inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band's debut album, "Steel" — which was originally released in Finland earlier this year via Hype Records — will be made available internationally on January 27. Formed in 2008, BATTLE BEAST won the W...

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CRASHDIET: Drum-Cam Footage From WACKEN OPEN AIR

Drum-cam footage from CRASHDIET's performance at the 2011 edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which was held in August in Wacken, Germany, can be seen below. As previously reported, CRASHDIET drummer Eric Young fractured his right hand and his unable to perform with his bandmates last month in...

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GOD SEED: 'Live At Wacken' DVD Trailer

GOD SEED's "Live At Wacken" DVD and CD will be released on January 27 in Europe and January 31 in North America via Indie Recordings. A trailer for the set can be seen below. The number of tracks on the "Live At Wacken" DVD was recently reduced to nine from the previously announced 13. GOD ...

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DEGRADEAD To Release 'Live At Wacken And Beyond' DVD

On August 6, 2010, Stockholm, Sweden-based melodic death metallers DEGRADEAD played for their first time at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken. Germany. Their full set, as performed on the W.E.T Stage before an enthusiastic audience, along with many extras, is included on the brand new DVD relea...

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SCORPIONS Ring In New Year At Berlin's Brandenburg Gate (Video)

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS performed their 1984 hit "Rock You Like A Hurricane" in front of hundreds of thousands of people who gathered at Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate to ring in the new year under a 12-minute firework display. According to Deutsche Welle, authorities in the German c...

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SACRED REICH To Embark On 25th-Anniversary European Tour

Reactivated Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH will embark on a 25th-anniversary European tour this summer. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jun. 07 - GRE - Athens - Gagarin 205 Jun. 09 - SWE - Sölvesborg - Sweden Rock Festival Jun. 10 - GER - Hamburg - Markthalle * Jun. 12 - GER - Berlin - C-Club ...

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SAXON Frontman Interviewed On 'The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show'

Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" recently conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON. You can now watch the chat below. SAXON will release a new concert DVD, "Heavy Metal Thunder Live: Eagles Over Wacken", in early 2012. According to Cl...