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SPIRITUAL BEGGARS: New Song Available For Streaming; Greek Shows Announced

"Star Born", a brand new song from SPIRITUAL BEGGARS — the Swedish band featuring ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott and bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, along with new vocalist Apollo Papathanasio (FIREWIND) — is available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off SPIRITUAL BEGGARS' s...

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MERCYFUL FATE Guitarist MICHAEL DENNER To Guest On New VOLBEAT Album

MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Michael Denner has recorded a guest appearance on "Beyond Hell/Above Heaven", the fourth studio album from Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT. As previously reported, other musicians who are scheduled to appear on the CD include NAPALM DEATH's Mark "Barney" Greenway and KR...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE: New Audio Interview With LUCA TURILLI Available

On July 10, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Luca Turilli of Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. RHAPSODY OF FIRE's new album, "The Frozen Tears Of Angels", sold around 800 copies in the U...

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KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE Shoes Finally Available

KING DIAMOND and MERCYFUL FATE last year worked out deals with C1rca Shoes to have featured artwork from the two bands on several of the C1rca sneakers. Four designs (two from each group) are now available for order at this location. KING DIAMOND frontman and namesake was a founding member of MERCYF...

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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING Featured In New WITCHERY Video

"Witchkrieg", the new video from Swedish metallers WITCHERY, can be viewed below. The clip, which was shot in early May in Stockholm, Sweden, was filmed, directed and produced by Daniel Larrson and AT THE GATES/THE HAUNTED guitarist Anders Björler (At The Gates Productions). Additional scenes featur...

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SPIRITUAL BEGGARS: 'Return To Zero' North American Release Date Announced

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, the Swedish band featuring ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott and bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, along with new vocalist Apollo Papathanasio (FIREWIND),will release its seventh studio album, "Return To Zero", in North America on October 12 and in Europe on August 30 via InsideOut Musi...

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SIX FEET UNDER Frontman Interviewed On 'The Governor's Ball'

Vocalist Chris Barnes of Florida death metallers SIX FEET UNDER was interviewed for the latest episode of "The Governor's Ball". You can now stream the program in two parts below. The third installment of SIX FEET UNDER's cover series, "Graveyard Classics 3", sold around 800 copies in the United Sta...

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SPIRITUAL BEGGARS Inks Japanese Deal For New Album

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, the Swedish band featuring ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott and bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, along with new vocalist Apollo Papathanasio (FIREWIND),has inked a deal with Trooper Entertainment Inc. — a label founded by legendary Japanese heavy metal music industry guru Tetsu Miyamo...

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THERION Confirms SNOWY SHAW/DIMMU BORGIR Rumor?

Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION have confirmed that their split with vocalist Snowy Shaw (real name: Tommie Helgesson; DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME) was caused by his decision to join "another big band" — rumored to be the Norwegian symphonic b...

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE Guitarist Interviewed By INFERNAL MASQUERADE

Infernal Masquerade webzine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Luca Turilli of Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. RHAPSODY OF FIRE's new album, "The Frozen Tears Of Angels", sold around 800 copies in the United S...

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TONY IOMMI On The Future Of HEAVEN & HELL And BLACK SABBATH

Paul Cole of the Sunday Mercury recently conducted an interview with the legendary BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL guitarist Tony Iommi. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On late HEAVEN & HELL/BLACK SABBATH singer Ronnie James Dio: "I first met Ronnie at a party in Los Angeles, and we g...

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EVIL SURVIVES' 'Powerkiller' To Be Released Through HEAVY ARTILLERY

Heavy Artillery Records continues its war on false metal with the release of "Powerkiller", the sophomore album from Canadian heavy/speed metal masters EVIL SURVIVES. The effort will be made available on CD and digitally on October 12. Based out Winnipeg, Manitoba, EVIL SURVIVES first began spreadin...

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VANDEN PLAS Guitarist Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

Guitarist Stephan Lill of German progressive metallers VANDEN PLAS was interviewed on the July 4 edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show with Mike "The Big Cheese". The program can now be streamed using the audio player below. VANDEN PLAS released its new concept album, "The Seraphic Clockwor...

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DIMMU BORGIR Rumored To Have Tapped SNOWY SHAW For Upcoming Album, Tour

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR are rumored to have tapped Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (real name: Tommie Helgesson; THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME) to replace bassist/clean vocalist ICS Vortex (real name: Simen Hestnæs) on th...

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SPIRITUAL BEGGARS: 'Return To Zero' Track Listing Revealed

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, the Swedish band featuring ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott and bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, along with new vocalist Apollo Papathanasio (FIREWIND),will release its seventh studio album, "Return To Zero", in Europe on August 30 via InsideOut Music. The follow-up to 2005's "Demons"...