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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS' Bitten By 'Fan' During HAIL!'s Stockholm Concert

In a bizarre show of appreciation, a fan attending HAIL!'s concert last night (Saturday, September 12) in Stockholm, Sweden bit the leg of the band's frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens (also of YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR; ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) while the group was on stage performing its headlinin...

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MANTICORA Working On New Material

Danish metallers MANTICORA have issued the following update: "We have three shows left in 2009 — all headliner shows. The first one is in Lübeck, Germany, where we'll kill and destroy on Saturday, September 26 and the last two shows are in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 30 and Nakskov, Denmark on Oc...

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MERCYFUL FATE Guitarist Jams With HAIL! In Copenhagen

HAIL! — the new all-star project featuring guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, BEYOND FEAR, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH),bassist David Ellefson (F5, MEGADETH) and drummer Roy Mayorga (STONE SOUR, SOULFLY) — kicked off its Scandinavian tour on September...

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WOLF Guitarist Interviewed; Video Available

Vicky Bradley (a.k.a. Vix the Angel Of Metal) conducted an interview with guitarist Johannes "Axeman" Losbäck of Swedish heavy metallers WOLF on August 8, 2009 at the Dean Owners of America U.K. faction party at the Albany Theatre in London, England. Watch the chat below. "Ravenous", the latest albu...

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MÅNEGARM: 'Nattväsen' Track Listing Unveiled

Swedish "Viking metal" act MÅNEGARM has unveiled finalized the track listing for its new album, "Nattväsen" (English translation: "Night Creatures"),due on October 22 via Regain Records. It is as follows: 01. Mina Fäders Hall 02. Nattsjäl, Drömsjäl 03. Bergagasten 04. I Den Svartaste Jord 05. Hraes...

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EYES OF NOCTUM: Another Song Posted Online

EYES OF NOCTUM — the California-based black metallers fronted by Weston "Arcane" Coppola Cage (18-year-old son of actor Nicolas Cage) — have posted the song "Eyes Of Noctum" on their MySpace page. EYES OF NOCTUM's debut album, "Inceptum" (see cover below),is due later in the year through Morbid Ros...

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Sweden's DISCONNECTED Changes Name To SINNERS PARADISE

DISCONNECTED, the Swedish metal act formerly known as HER WHISPER, has run into legal problems due to its recent name change and has decided to switch its moniker once again. Now known as SINNERS PARADISE, the band's debut album, entitled "The Awakening", is expected to emerge sometime in late 2009....

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE To Begin Recording His Radio Program Next Week

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update: "It is official! On August 31st between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., I am going to be in the Clear Channel radio station down here in San Diego recording my first of 36 months' worth of my new radio program. "I am going to have a ...

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MÅNEGARM: New Album Artwork, Concept Revealed

Swedish "Viking metal" act MÅNEGARM has unveiled the cover artwork of its new album, "Nattväsen" (English translation: "Night Creatures"),due on October 22 via Regain Records. Check it out below. Regarding the CD's lyrical and musical concept, the band writes, "Since the dawn of time, mankind has h...

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NEMHAIN Signs With TIEFDRUCK-MUSIK

NEMHAIN — the U.K.-based band featuring AT THE GATES/ex-CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erlandsson and his wife, Amber — has inked a deal with Tiefdruck-Musik. The group's debut album, "From The Ashes", was recorded and mixed over a three-week period in April 2008 at Studio Fredman in Hyssna, Sweden...

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THE GATES OF SLUMBER: New Video Interview Posted Online

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with heralded Indianapolis, Indiana doom metal masters THE GATES OF SLUMBER when the band played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on August 5, 2009. Watch the 18-minute chat below. THE GATES OF SLUMBER's new album, "Hymns of Blood & Thunder", is scheduled for relea...

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CHTHONIC Bassist Comments On '49 Theurgy Chains' Video Shoot

Bassist Doris Yeh of Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC has commented on the band's latest video — for the song "49 Theurgy Chains" — which can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's new album, "Mirror of Retribution", which will be released in the U.S. on September 15 via Spinefarm Records. "The...

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HANK SHERMANN's DEMONICA Completes Mixing Debut Album

DEMONICA, the solo project of MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Hank Shermann, has finished mixing its debut album at Flatline Audio in Denver, Colorado with Dave Otero (CEPHALIC CARNAGE, MARTRIDEN, COBALT). "We are totally stoked how this turned out and can't wait to get it out there," says Hank. "These 10 s...

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CRAIG LOCICERO Issues Update On FORBIDDEN, SPIRALARMS, DEMONICA

Guitarist Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN, SPIRALARMS, DEMONICA) has issued the following update: "The last few months have been filled with music like no other time in my life. No longer will I feel that I have to put all of the eggs in one basket. There are too many talented people and too much creativi...

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OPERA DIABOLICUS: New Song Posted Online

OPERA DIABOLICUS, the Swedish doom rock-opera project featuring appearances by Snowy Shaw (THERION, NOTRE DAME, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI),Mats Levén (KRUX, THERION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Niklas Isfeldt (DREAM EVIL),has uploaded the complete song "Blood Countess Bathory" from the b...