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ROYAL THUNDER EP To Be Re-Released In December

The self-titled EP from Atlanta, Georgia's ROYAL THUNDER will be re-released in December via Relapse mailorder. The band self-recorded and issued the seven song EP in late 2009. The EP will be available worldwide starting December 21. Check out audio samples at the ROYAL THUNDER MySpace page. ROYAL...

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HELSTAR: European Tour Dates Announced

Legendary Texas metallers HELSTAR have scheduled the following European tour dates: Dec. 10 - The Rock Temple - Kerkrade, Netherlands Dec. 11 - Metal City Festival - Lünen, Germany Dec. 12 - Kaminwerk - Memmingen, Germany Dec. 13 - Gala Hala - Ljubljana, Slovenia Dec. 14 - Viper Room - Vienna, Austr...

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BLOTTED SCIENCE Drummer CHARLIE ZELENY's DREAM THEATER Audition Videos Available

Drummer Charlie Zeleny (BEHOLD... THE ARCTOPUS, BLOTTED SCIENCE) has uploaded video footage of him playing along to three DREAM THEATER songs as part of the audition process for DT's drummer slot left vacant by the recent departure of Mike Portnoy. Zeleny's performance footage of the following track...

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NIGHTWISH/TAROT's MARCO HIETALA Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Thunder' (Audio)

DJ JC Green of Metal Messiah Radio's "Heavy Metal Thunder" show recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala of NIGHTWISH and TAROT. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. NIGHTWISH entered the studio late last month to begin recording the follow-up to 20...

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TRIUMPH: Trailer For Classic-Album Reissues Available

A trailer for the reissues of TRIUMPH's 10 classic albums, in digipak version and with the original track listings, can be viewed below. TRIUMPH is one of Canada's greatest hard rock bands. With 10 classic albums released between 1976 and 1987, they have left an indelible mark on the history of hard...

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CRADLE OF FILTH's 'Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa' Cracks U.S. Top 100

"Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa", the new album from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, sold 5,800 copies in its first week of release to debut at position No. 99 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, "Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder", opened with a little over 11,000 copies back...

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TRIUMPH Bassist Interviewed On 'The Right to Rock' (Audio)

TheRightToRock.com has issued its latest podcast (episode #110),featuring an interview with bassist/keyboardist Mike Levine of Canadian rock legends TRIUMPH. The chat lasts approximately 35 minutes and can be streamed using the audio player below.

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AMON AMARTH Recording New Album

Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH have issued the following update: The last couple of months we have been busy working on our follow-up to 'Twilight Of The Thunder God'. Ten songs were written and on October 1 we started tracking drums for the album in Park Studios. After a short trip to Tokyo,...

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CRIMSON GLORY Singer, Guitarist Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Thunder' (Audio)

DJ JC Green of Metal Messiah Radio's "Heavy Metal Thunder" show recently conducted an interview with vocalist Todd La Torre and guitarist Jon Drenning of Florida-based melodic metal veterans CRIMSON GLORY. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. La Torre made his first public ap...

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RAGE Guitarist Schedules Bochum Workshop

After a successful two-week workshop tour through the Czech Republic and Slovakia, RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski will present his new program on December 5 at the Matrix club in Bochum, Germany. For more information (in German),go to this location. RAGE's latest album, "Strings To A Web", entered t...

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SAXON: German Tour Dates Announced; New Album Due In March

British heavy metal legends SAXON have scheduled the following German tour dates: May 15 - GER - Köln - Live Music Hall May 18 - GER - Saarbrücken - Garage May 20 - GER - Osnabrück - Halle Gartlage May 25 - GER - Stuttgart - Longhorn / LKA May 26 - GER - Nürnberg ...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: 'Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa' Fans' Edition Unveiled (Video)

The special fans' edition of CRADLE OF FILTH's new album, "Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa", is only available at this location and will be strictly limited; once they sell out they will never be re-pressed. As vocalist Dani Filth stated, this is will be "the best CRADLE OF FILTH release that we have e...

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TNT: New Album Samples Available

Norwegian/British hard rockers TNT will release their new album, "A Farewell To Arms", in Japan on December 15 via Avalon/Marquee. The CD will be issued in Europe (excluding Norway) on January 21, 2011 via Metal Heaven. With the release of "A Farewell To Arms", the group's third album with the curre...

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SCORPIONS To Guest On 'Rockline'

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Wednesday, December 15 at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to speak with SCORPIONS by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). For more information, visit RocklineRadio.co...

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Heavy Metal Thunder: The Movie

Wow, where do you even start with this one? How about with the audacious statement that SAXON is one of history's greatest heavy metal bands in the truest sense. Over 30 years running and in the last decade releasing some of the best music of its career, the story of the New Wave of British ...