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CRUCIFIED BARBARA: 'Nyhetsmorgon' Performance, Interview Available

Swedish all-female rock/metal band CRUCIFIED BARBARA was the featured musical guest on the March 5, 2009 edition of the "Nyhetsmorgon" program on Sweden's TV4. The band performed two songs and took part in an interview. Watch footage of their appearance below. CRUCIFIED BARBARA's second full-length...

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SLUMBER To Enter Studio In September

Swedish melodic doom/death metallers SLUMBER have issued the following update: "Recording of the album 'Resonance' will begin September 1. Four weeks recording is scheduled. "We are proud beyond words of what we have achieved during these four years of hard struggle to make this HUGE voyager album....

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SAXON Frontman Comments On METALLICA Performance: 'It Was F**king Cool'

Vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON offered a brief comment to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine regarding his appearance with METALLICA last night (Thursday, April 2) at Palais Omnisport de Bercy in Paris, France to perform the SAXON classic "Motorcycle Man". According to Biff, he...

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MINISTRY To Release 'Adios…Puta Madres' 2-DVD Set In May

While MINISTRY's studio albums certainly show why the group is widely considered a stylistic trailblazer, it is on the concert stage that MINISTRY takes things to a whole other level. And as evidenced by fans that packed venues to catch the group one final time on their worldwide "C U LaTouR 2008",...

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HONEYMOON SUITE Confirmed For U.K.'s FIREFEST VI

Canadian band HONEYMOON SUITE has been confirmed for Firefest VI, set to take place October 23-24 in Nottingham, England. The "classic" HONEYMOON SUITE lineup of Johnnie Dee (vocals),Derry Grehan (guitars),Ray Coburn (keyboards),Gary Lalonde (bass) and Dave Betts (drums) has been back together fo...

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MEGADETH Mainman Checks In From Amsterdam

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update from the "Priest Feast" European tour, also featuring JUDAS PRIEST and TESTAMENT: "So the last day of the 'Priest Feast' tour is upon us, and last night was the first night that I actually got a chance to talk to Rob Halford, and beside...

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Headbanging Heavy Metal Granny

Ben Robson of Australia's The Border Mail reports that 70-year-old Jan Berryman, grandmother of NEMESPHYXIA band member Tom Banks, is also arguably the death metal quintet's No. 1 fan. "I cry sometimes while I am watching them, it's just so magical," the woman dubbed Metal Granny says. "I sit in the...

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Former HELLOWEEN Singer Says There's No Truth To Rumor He Was Asked To Join IRON MAIDEN

During a recent interview with German magazine Rock Hard, former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske was asked if there was any truth to the rumor that he was asked to join IRON MAIDEN after Bruce Dickinson left the group back in the early 1990s. "The rumor was complete false!" Kiske said. "Nobody asked...

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POWERDRIVE Signs With KILLZONE RECORDS

Swedish/Spanish metal band POWERDRIVE has inked a deal with KillZone Records for the release of its debut album, "Freedom Of Speech". The LP, which is initially available in digital format only, contains 11 songs out of a total of 16 that were recorded by the group. "Freedom Of Speech" track listing...

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CATHEDRAL: 'Caravan Beyond Redemption' Reissued On Double Splatter Vinyl

Night Of The Vinyl Dead Records has released CATHEDRAL's "Caravan Beyond Redemption" album on limited-edition double splatter vinyl with a gatefold cover. The LP, which was originally released by Earache in 1998, is limited to 500 copies. The track listing is as follows: Side A: 01. Voodoo Fire 02....

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TRICK OR TREAT's 'Tin Soldiers' Featuring MICHAEL KISKE; Japanese Release Date Set

Italian band TRICK OR TREAT's new album, "Tin Soldiers" — featuring a guest appearance on two songs ("Hello Moon" and "Tears Against Your Smile") by former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske — will be released in Japan on April 22 through King Records. Also making an appearance on the CD is Michele Lupp...

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DESTRUCTION OF A ROSE Signs With STANDBY RECORDS

Las Vegas, Nevada-based metalcore act DESTRUCTION OF A ROSE has inked a deal with Standby Records. The band will enter Lambesis Studios in late March with Tim Lambesis and Daniel Castleman (IMPENDING DOOM, UNDERNEATH THE GUN, AS I LAY DYING) to record its debut EP, due out early summer. "We've recor...

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Music Industry Analyst Calls GENE SIMMONS An 'A**hole' And A 'Weasel'

Bob Lefsetz, who is described one of the music industry's most influential online analysts, and KISS bassist Gene Simmons took part in a hastily convened debate earlier today (Friday, March 13) in the main ballroom at the Royal York Hotel in downtown Toronto during Canadian Music Week. A three-minut...

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TALISMAN: New Album, Tour In The Works

Long-running Swedish-American melodic hard rock band TALISMAN — which revolves around Jeff Scott Soto (vocals; YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY) and Marcel Jacob (bass, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) — will enter the studio later in the year to begin recording a new album. A tour is tentatively planned for early 201...

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Former 3 INCHES OF BLOOD Bassist Looking To Join New Project

Due to "some unfortunate circumstances," bassist Nick Cates is no longer a member of the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based band 3 INCHES OF BLOOD. The Seattle-based musician, who has also recorded and toured with KANE HODDER, is looking to put together or join a new project. Interested parti...