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Excerpts From SLAYER 'Bloody Reign' Biography Now Online
Author Joel McIver has placed two excerpts from his forthcoming book, "The Bloody Reign Of Slayer", online at www.joelmciver.co.uk. The excerpts from the book, which include brand-new interviews with Metal Blade CEO Brian Slagel and SLAYER's first tour manager Doug Goodman, have been released two mo...March 5, 2008
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ANTHRAX Guitarist To Guest On 'Battlestar Galactica: The Phenomenon'
According to Mark Strigl of "Talking Metal", ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian will appear in the upcoming "Battlestar Galatica" half-hour special "Battlestar Galactica: The Phenomenon", which is described as a "celebrity-studded celebration" of the show's impact on pop culture. The program, which is sche...February 28, 2008
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DEEP PURPLE: 'Around The World Live' DVD Box Set Due In May
According to a posting on the DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star, a new PURPLE box set titled "Around The World Live" is being prepared for release by Edel. The deluxe-edition four-DVD box set is slated for release in UK on Edel's subsidiary Eagle Vision on May 19. As of now, there ...February 28, 2008
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LAETHORA To Debut New Material At Gothenburg Concert
LAETHORA, the Swedish death/grind band featuring DARK TRANQUILLITY guitarist Niklas Sundin, will play its second show ever this Friday, Febraury 29 at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg, Sweden. Headlining the concert will be WITHIN Y, who will celebrate the release of its new album. According to a postin...February 27, 2008
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'Aural Amphetamine: Metallica And The Dawn Of Thrash' DVD To Receive U.S. Release
Sexy Intellectual Records has set an April 15 release date for "Aural Amphetamine: Metallica And The Dawn Of Thrash" (cover),a study and review of thrash music, featuring interviews with members of METALLICA, MEGADETH, MACHINE HEAD, DIAMOND HEAD, ELIXIR, NEUROSIS, LAAZ ROCKIT, SACRILEGE BC, and man...February 19, 2008
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE To Guest On This Weekend's 'Rebel Access' TV
Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will be the featured band on this Sunday's (February 17) "Rebel Access" TV, which airs at 10:00 p.m. on Channel 19 all over the Chicagoland area. The program will include an interview with bassist Mike D'Antonio and guitarist Joel Stretzel along with perform...February 15, 2008
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TONY IOMMI 'Putting Riff Ideas Together' For HEAVEN AND HELL Album
Author/journalist Joel McIver interviewed Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL) last week for Total Guitar magazine. An excerpt from the chat follows: Total Guitar: Is it true that HEAVEN AND HELL are writing songs for a new studio album? Iommi: Yes, we will be. I'm just putting some riff idea...January 28, 2008
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AIRBOURNE: New Album Available For Streaming
Australian rock band AIRBOURNE is streaming its new album, "Runnin' Wild", on the group's MySpace page. According to a press release, the CD — which was released in Australia last June — "channels the endearing qualities of classic rock while breathing new life through modern production and arrangem...January 24, 2008
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Legendary Band BETTY BLOWTORCH Honored With Tribute/Benefit Album
The legendary Los Angeles-based, all-female rock/punk band BETTY BLOWTORCH is the subject of an upcoming tribute album that will benefit Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). Created in memory of late BETTY BLOWTORCH frontwoman Bianca "Butthole" Halstead, the collection will feature bands from aroun...January 20, 2008
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AIRBOURNE Frontman Talks To WWE
Joel O'Keefe from Australian rock band AIRBOURNE spoke with WWE about things such as good pubs in Australia closing down where rock bands play, to who his favorite WWE superstar is. Read the interview at this location. In other news, AIRBOURNE's track "Stand Up For Rock 'N Roll" has been chosen as t...January 16, 2008
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Runnin' Wild
Color me blown away. "Runnin' Wild" from Australia's AIRBOURNE is the best pure hard rock album I've heard in years. Brothers Joel (vocals/lead guitar) and Ryan O'Keeffe (drums),along with David Roads (guitar) and Justin Street (bass),have written an unequivocally classic rock album with fist-pump...January 15, 2008
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Guitarist Talks Touring And Songwriting
Arielle Castillo of Broward-Palm Beach New Times recently conducted an interview with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Joel Stroetzel. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: New Times: What do you think has contributed to your mainstream success? Joel: I think doing the Ozzfest a couple years helped...January 14, 2008
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SLAYER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, SHADOWS FALL: EMG PICKUPS Signings At NAMM Announced
SLAYER, SHADOWS FALL, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE members are among the musicians that will be taking part in signing sessions for EMG Pickups at this year's winter NAMM show, which takes place January 17-20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The complete EMG sign...January 4, 2008
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BLACK SABBATH Drummer BILL WARD Discusses His Work with MAX HAVOC, ENGLAND'S GLORY
An excerpt from an extensive 24-page interview with BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward, taken from music writer Joel Gausten's new book, "The Sabbath Interviews", is now available at this location. In the excerpt, Ward talks about his initial post-SABBATH work with the bands MAX HAVOC and ENGLAND'S GLO...December 27, 2007
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STRYPER Frontman Featured In 'Noëlle' Movie; Trailer Available
The new Gener8xion Entertainment motion picture "Noëlle" — which features STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet as part of the supporting cast — is now in theaters. In the movie, Sweet plays one of the three "Tree Kings" and sings in Latin in the climatic ending of the film. Michael's wife Kyle was also th...December 8, 2007
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