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'Full Metal Jackie Certified' Book-Launch Party Confirmed For Next Monday

To celebrate the release of her forthcoming book "Full Metal Jackie Certified: The 50 Most Influential Heavy Metal Songs Of The '80s And The True Stories Behind Their Lyrics", Jackie Kajzer — a.k.a. "Full Metal Jackie" — will host a special book-signing/release party Monday, December 21 at House Of...

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CANDLEMASS' LEIF EDLING Selling Custom Bass

Bassist Leif Edling of Swedish doom legends CANDLEMASS is selling a "wonderful and unique" Manne bass guitar with cross inlays and CANDLEMASS skull on the body. It also says "Leif Edling" on the neck above the Manne logo. Commented Leif: "[The bass] was handmade in Italy two years ago and you can't...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: First Photos Of New Band Posted Online

The first-ever photos of Sebastian Bach's new solo band have been posted online at this location. A few of the pictures can be seen below. Bach's current solo band includes guitarists Nick Sterling and Johnny Chromatic, drummer Bobby Jarzombek and bassist Rob DeLuca. Commented Bach: "I can't tell ya...

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IRON MAIDEN's SONISPHERE Announcement Coming On Wednesday

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN are expected to announce on Wednesday, December 9 at 6:00 p.m. GMT that they will headline next year's edition of the U.K.'s Sonisphere festival, which will be held Saturday, July 31, 2010 and Sunday, August 1, 2010 at Knebworth. More than 80,000 metal and roc...

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ALICE IN CHAINS: Paris Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of ALICE IN CHAINS' December 4, 2009 concert at Le Bataclan in Paris, France can be viewed below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Rain When I Die 02. Them Bones 03. Dam That River 04. Again 05. Lesson Learned 06. Check My Brain 07. Love, Hate, Love 08. A Looking ...

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SEBASTIAN BACH/RIOT/HALFORD Drummer BOBBY JARZOMBEK Checks In

Drummer Bobby Jarzombek (HALFORD, RIOT, FATES WARNING, SEBASTIAN BACH) has issued the following update "Been a while since I updated you on my goings on but I thought I'd put this up now before I leave town and hit the road all the way through early February with only a Christmas/New Year's break in...

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CODE Frontman Launches 'Mega Therion' Club In Helsinki

British singer Kvohst (born Mathew McNerney; CODE, DØDHEIMSGARD) has issued the following update: "I have a new heavy metal/rock club night starting in Helsinki, Finland, next Thursday! I called it Mega Therion which means Great Beast, in homage to Crowley himself, the language of the Greeks, and, o...

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DEVILDRIVER Frontman Talks Touring, Next Studio Album

Cameron Edney of Professional Music Photography recently conducted an interview with vocalist Dez Fafara of Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Professional Music Photography: When it comes to touring today, how does it compare to when yo...

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ALICE IN CHAINS In Milan: Photos, Video Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of ALICE IN CHAINS performing an acoustic version of the song "Black Gives Way To Blue" on Wednesday, December 2 in Milan, Italy can be viewed below. Photos of the concert, whcih was held at a sold-out Palalido Arena, are available on Musica Metal, MetalItalia.com. The setli...

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Utopia

Do the Germans know power metal or what? It never ceases to amaze me the traditional/power metal talent originating in that country, including acts as diverse as HELLOWEEN, EDGUY, BRAINSTORM, RAGE, GAMMA RAY, PRIMAL FEAR, GRAVE DIGGER, and BLIND GUARDIAN. The common denominator? Big, fist-pumping ho...

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What We All Come To Need

PELICAN has become one of the very few known quantities in the instrumental rock/metal world and, based on album sales alone, is certainly one of the most successful. They've also become critical darlings, and rightly so, thanks to albums like "Australasia", "The Fire in our Throats will Beckon the...

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JUDAS PRIEST's HALFORD: 'Nostradamus' Turned Out To Be A Real Satisfying Experience For Us All

Spiritech of PyroMusic.net recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. PyroMusic.net: So Rob, why did you decide to record a Christmas-themed album? Rob Halford: Yeah, I mean, the Christmas time is just as important a time fo...

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ALICE IN CHAINS: Yahoo! Acoustic Performance, Interview Posted Online

ALICE IN CHAINS recently took part in an interview and acoustic performance at the Yahoo! studio. Watch the footage below. ALICE IN CHAINS has announced the dates and venues for a new North American tour that will kick off on February 2 in Vancouver, Canada, wrapping up on March 21 in St. Paul, Minn...

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ALICE IN CHAINS: Tilburg Photos, Video Footage Available

High-quality photos of ALICE IN CHAINS' Nivember 19, 2009 performance at 013 in Tilburg, the Netherlands can be found at Metal-Experience.com. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Rain When I Die 02. Again 03. Them Bones 04. Dam That River 05. Your Decision 06. Check My Brain 07. Junkhead 08. It A...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Pens Foreword To 'Most Influential Heavy Metal Songs' Book

"Full Metal Jackie Certified: The 50 Most Influential Heavy Metal Songs Of The '80s And The True Stories Behind Their Lyrics" provides exclusive insight into the creative process behind the top metal songs of the 1980s. Available for pre-order now and in stores early January 2010 via Course Technolo...