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SCORPIONS Planning More 'Special' Releases After Farewell Tour

Guitarist Rudolf Schenker of German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS tells Billboard.com that fans can expect to see a slew of "special" releases from the band after it completes its massive farewell tour in early 2013. "We have a library in our warehouse where we have a lot of old songs, especially fro...

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SACRED REICH Performs In Modesto; Photos, Video Footage Available

Video footage of reactivated Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH performing on Friday, January 27 at Fat Cat in Modesto, California can be seen below. Photos of the concert are available at this location. (All pictures and video clips by Stephanie Cabral.) SACRED REICH will embark on a 25th-anniversary E...

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GIRLSCHOOL: 'Hit And Run – Revisited' Receives U.S. Release

There is a very limited number of rock albums which have stood the test of time, only true masterpieces continuing to sound fresh and exciting even years after their release. The reason for their cult status: the songs are timeless and the album's sound has captured the magic of the moment perfectly...

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SAXON Preparing To Write Next Album

British heavy metal legends SAXON are about to begin writing sessions for the follow-up to last year's acclaimed "Call To Arms" effort. The band's drummer, Nigel Glockler, writes on Facebook: "Working on getting the home studio tidy and then off next week for writing sessions for the next SAXON albu...

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SCORPIONS: Entire 'Comeblack' Album Available For Streaming

SCORPIONS' "Comeblack", a new album of classic rock covers and fresh performances of signature repertoire recorded last year, is available for streaming in its entirety at AOL Music. Launched by guitarist Rudolf Schenker in 1965, SCORPIONS forged metal, rock and pop into a sound that's come to signi...

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EXUMER: 'Fire & Damnation' Cover Artwork Unveiled; Trailer Available

A trailer for "Fire & Damnation", the first album in 24 years from German thrash metal veterans EXUMER, can be seen below. Due in April via Metal Blade Records, the 10-track CD, which was recorded with renowned producer Waldemar Sorychta (GRIP INC., THERION, SODOM, MOONSPELL),"combines a punish...

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BATTLE BEAST: 'Steel' Album Trailer Released

A four-and-a-half-minute trailer for "Steel", the debut album from Finnish female-fronted metallers BATTLE BEAST, can be seen below. "Steel" — which was originally released in Finland last year via Hype Records — will be made available internationally on January 27 through Nuclear Blast Records. For...

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SUIDAKRA: 'Balor' Video Released

"Balor", the new video from German melodic folk/death metallers SUIDAKRA, can be viewed below. "Balor" comes off SUIDAKRA's tenth album, "Book Of Dowth", which was released on March 25, 2011 via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at Gernhart Studio in Siegburg, Germany with producer Martin Buchwalter....

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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...