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BLIND GUARDIAN Guitarist Talks To Brazil's 'Wikimetal' About 'Memories' Collection (Audio)

Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist Marcus Siepen of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN about "Memories Of A Time To Come", the ultimate collection of BLIND GUARDIAN music from 1987 to 2011, which will be released on January 20, 2012 via Virgin/EMI. You can n...

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NIGHTWISH, SONATA ARCTICA Members Featured On New RASKASTA JOULUA EP

RASKASTA JOULUA, the Christmas project featuring several well-known Finnish hard rock and heavy metal musicians, has released a new EP called "Jouluksi Kotiin". It includes one new studio recording, of the EP's title track, with Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA, NORTHERN KINGS) on vocals and four live ver...

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OSBOURNE Family Mourns Loss Of Beloved Chihuahua On Christmas

Ozzy Osbourne's daughter Kelly revealed via her Twitter page that the family's beloved chihuahua Martin died. She wrote on Sunday (December 25),"today is a sad day in the Osbourne family house hold we lost R dog martin of 14 years. Devastated does not quite sum it up! #NotSoMerryXmas." Martin was f...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Talks 'Memories Of A Time To Come' In New Audio Interview

Vocalist Hansi Kürsch of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN was recently interviewed on Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock radio about "Memories Of A Time To Come", the ultimate collection of BLIND GUARDIAN music from 1987 to 2011, which will be released on January 20, 2012 via Virgin/EMI. A couple of e...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: 'The Bard's Song (In The Forest)' Orchestral Version Audio Sample

"Memories Of A Time To Come", the ultimate collection of BLIND GUARDIAN music from 1987 to 2011, will be released on January 20, 2012 via Virgin/EMI. It will be available as a double CD, three-CD deluxe limited edition, including the band's demo recordings when they were called LUCIFER'S HERITAGE, a...

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Man Charged With Murder Claims He Was Involved With BLACK LABEL SOCIETY 'Cult'

According to Argus Leader, the convicted felon who confessed to slashing the throat of a 75-year-old South Dakota hospice nurse claimed that he became involved with a "cult" called the "Black Label Society," which he said was founded by Zakk Wylde, who fronts a band of the same name. James McVay, 41...

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Live: Made in Stoke 24/7/11

There is just no good reason to beat around the bush with metaphorical meanderings regarding Slash's double-disc "Live: Made in Stoke 24/7/11". It is one red-hot, ass-kickin' live album of mostly Slash solo and SNAKEPIT songs, and GUNS N ROSES classics. Guitar hero Slash, vocalist Myles Kennedy (ALT...

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The Great Execution

Through years of tireless touring and continually improving studio output, including a level jump in songwriting coinciding with the leap to Century Media several years ago, KRISIUN has gone from reliable death metal underdog to one of the premier acts of the genre. The trio's visceral approach is r...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer Says He Played Two Of His Best Shows While Being Extremely Sick

Drummer Mike Mangini of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER has issued the following update: "I seriously played my two best shows/solos [on December 1 in San Diego, California and on December 2 in Anaheim, California] while being the sickest I've been in 20-30 years. But not enough to jeopardize...

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MASTODON: Being Nominated For A GRAMMY Is 'A Huge Honor'

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON are among the nominees for the 54th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The band's Grammy nomination is for "Curl Of The Burl", the first single from MASTODON's new album, "The Hunter". At pres...

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MEGADETH Mainman Comments On Latest GRAMMY Nomination

MEGADETH is among the nominees for the 54th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The band's tenth Grammy nomination is for its new single, "Public Enemy No. 1", off MEGADETH's latest album, "TH1RT3EN", which came out on November 1. C...

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Producer BOB ROCK Says 'Lulu' Was 'Amazingly Courageous' Album For METALLICA To Make

Canadian producer Bob Rock, who is best known for his long creative partnership with METALLICA, tells The Canadian Press that he he has enjoyed the freedom to explore different projects since parting ways with the group following the release of 2003's "St. Anger". "When I was with them, they were ki...

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DREAM THEATER Is 'Honored And Thrilled' By First-Ever GRAMMY Nomination

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER are among the nominees for the 54th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Commented the band: "2011 has been quite an amazing year for us. We watched 'A Dramatic Turn Of Events' our eleventh stud...

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DREAM THEATER, MEGADETH, MASTODON Among GRAMMY AWARDS Nominees

DREAM THEATER, MASTODON and MEGADETH are among the nominees for the 54th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The nominees in the "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" category are as follows: * DREAM THEATER - "On The Backs Of Angels"...

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BLACK SABBATH Expected To Earn More Than $150 Million From Reunion Tour

According to U.K.'s The People, BLACK SABBATH's planned world tour and festival appearances are expected to earn the musicians in excess of 100 million (around $159 million),meaning each member of the band could take home up to 25 million (approximately $40 million). The original lineup of BLACK SA...