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'Extreme Metal II' Guide To Thrash/Black/Death Metal Due In April

A new book, "Extreme Metal II", is due for global publication in April 2005 by Omnibus Press. The author is Joel McIver, whose best-selling 2004 opus, "Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica", was the first book to express in depth the disappointment that thousands of metal fans feel about the b...

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Blessed Black Wings

Clattering right into the massive "Devilution", a drum-driven barn-burner worthy of MOTÖRHEAD, HIGH ON FIRE up the adrenaline level on third full-length, "Blessed Black Wings". The Steve Albini recording leaves all the rough edges, managing to sound massive and metallic and dirty and grimy all at on...

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ATOMKRAFT: New Lineup Announced

ATOMKRAFT, the reunited U.K. metal band featuring ex-VENOM frontman Tony Dolan, have announced the addition of drummer Steve Mason (BLINDED BY FEAR, ex-IRONFIRE) and guitarist Payre (ex-VIPERINE, HUNTER/KILLER) to the group's ranks. As previously reported, ATOMKRAFT have been confirmed for the Raise...

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MANTAS Confirmed For Japan's INDEPENDENCE D FESTIVAL

MANTAS, the new band featuring former VENOM guitarist Mantas, are the latest confirmed act for the first annual Independence D Festival, a three-day event set to take place March 11-13 at Studio Coast Shinkiba in Tokyo, Japan. MANTAS will share the main stage with LOUDNESS and the MISFITS on Sunday,...

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MANTAS: Tour Dates Announced

MANTAS, the new band featuring former VENOM guitarist Mantas, have lined up the following dates during the coming months: Mar. 24-26 – Oslo, NOR @ Inferno Festival Apr. 30 – London, UK @ The Electrowerkz (Infernal Damnation Festival 2) Jun. 26 – Newcastle, UK @ Arena (Demolition Ball) Aug. 07 – Eekl...

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JUDAS PRIEST Talk About 'Angel Of Retribution', The Band's Legacy And HALFORD's Homosexuality

The five members of JUDAS PRIEST recently spoke to the U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about Halford's return to the group's lineup and their new album, "Angel of Retribution". Several excerpts from the interview follow: On whether PRIEST created the heavy metal genre: Rob Halford (vocals): "You know s...

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MANTAS To Release New EP

MANTAS, the new band featuring former VENOM guitarist Mantas, will be releasing a new six-song EP, entitled "Maximum Brutality", through Demolition Records via Universal distribution. No further information is currently available. MANTAS' most recent release was a full-length album, "Zero Tolerance"...

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ROTTING CORPSE Demos To Be Released On CD

Renowned '80s thrash band ROTTING CORPSE, whose original lineup included current SOLITUDE AETURNUS mainman John Perez and former DEATH touring guitarist/roadie Walter Trachsler, are planning on releasing all their demos on one CD. In a 2002 interview with Metal-Rules.com, Perez talked about ROTTING...

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THERION: METALLICA, JUDAS PRIEST, THIN LIZZY Covers Posted Online

Sweden's THERION have made cover versions of METALLICA's "Fight Fire with Fire", JUDAS PRIEST's "Green Manalishi" and THIN LIZZY's "Southbound" available for download via their official web site. Direct links to the downloads as well as comments from frontman Christofer Johnsson follow: METALLICA -...

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THROWDOWN Prepare To Record New Album

THROWDOWN are about to enter the studio with producer Zeuss (HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL) to begin work on their new album, "Vendetta", and the band, as always, are on a mission. "We want to remind the hardcore and metal world what this music is and isn't about, because some people seem to have forgotte...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'Bach To Europe' Tour Diary

Daniel Stanton of Anger Management/Coallier Entertainment has submitted the following tour diary documenting Sebastian Bach's (ex-SKID ROW) most recent "Bach To Europe" European trek: "With many tours under my belt, nothing will come close to the psychotic world of working with the hyper madman name...

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DECEIVER To Enter Studio In March

DECEIVER, the Swedish metal band featuring former members of MAZE OF TORMENT and XENOFANES, will enter the Abyss studio in March 2005 with producer Tommy Tägtgren to begin recording their full-length debut, tentatively titled "Riding with the Reaper", for a May release via the newly launched, Gothen...

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AGENT STEEL: Complete Songwriting For New CD

AGENT STEEL singer Bruce Hall has issued the following update on the band's current activities: "The new AGENT STEEL album is finished being written as of December 18, 2004. We have some fine-tuning to do and I have to write keeper lyrics for a couple songs, but otherwise it's finished. "We'll be gi...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Checks In From European Tour With MOTÖRHEAD

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Hello Sepulnets of the world, "We are in Europe with MOTÖRHEAD and it's being a great tour, we are playing sold out audiences; most important, a lot of them have never seen SEPULTURA before. We did...

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HAMMERFALL: New Album To Feature Appearance by VENOM Frontman

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "As promised, elesewhere on the site you will find the cover to our upcoming single 'Blood Bound', to be released worldwide at the end of January. Now, onto the details about the album. Here's the c...