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PAUL DI'ANNO: Pro-Shot Footage Of Japanese 'Classic Rock Jam' Available

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno took part in the Classic Rock Jam on October 11, 2009 at Shinjuku Koseinenkin-Kaikan in Tokyo, Japan. Professionally filmed video footage of his appearance can be viewed below. Other musicians that took part in the event included Keiko Terada (SHOW-YA),Masashi...

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TWISTED SISTER Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

TWISTED SISTER has been confirmed for next year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place July 16-17, 2010 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANVIL BULLET DORO ENFORCER JAG PANZER KROKUS JON OLIVA'S PAIN LOUDNESS QUEENSRŸCHE RATT SABATON TWISTED SISTER More ac...

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LOUDNESS To Release 'Live Loudest At The Budokan '91'

Japanese metallers LOUDNESS will release a CD+DVD set entitled "Live Loudest At The Budokan '91" on December 23 via Warner Music Japan. The album was recorded on May 31, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan and features Mike Vescera (OBSESSION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) on vocals. The track listing for the package is as fo...

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LOUDNESS, MY DYING BRIDE, CONVERGE Confirmed For Holland's ZWARTE CROSS Festival

LOUDNESS, MY DYING BRIDE and CONVERGE have been confirmed for the "Aardschok" stage at next year's Zwarte Cross (Black Cross) festival, set to take place July 16-18, 2010 in Lichtenvoorde, Holland. Zwarte Cross has grown into one of the most unique festivals over the years and welcomed over 130,000...

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LOUDNESS Guitarist Jams With CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS In Tokyo; Video Available

Live footage of L.A. all-stars CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS jamming THE WHO classic "Who Are You" in Tokyo, Japan with special guest Akira Takasaki of legendary metal band LOUDNESS can be viewed below. The MEATBATS, featuring guitarist Jeff Kollman (COSMOSQUAD, GLENN HUGHES),bassist Kevin Chown...

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KROKUS, SABATON, RATT Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

KROKUS (featuring Chris von Rohr, Marc Storace and Fernando von Arb),SABATON and RATT have been confirmed for next year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place July 16-17, 2010 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANVIL BULLET DORO ENFORCER JAG PANZER KROKUS...

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QUEENSRŸCHE, JON OLIVA'S PAIN, BULLET Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

QUEENSRŸCHE, JON OLIVA'S PAIN and BULLET have been confirmed for next year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place July 16-17, 2010 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANVIL BULLET DORO ENFORCER JAG PANZER JON OLIVA'S PAIN LOUDNESS QUEENSRŸCHE More acts will...

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Former CELTIC FROST Mainman's TRIPTYKON Completes Mixing Debut Album

Former CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update: "We finished mixing TRIPTYKON's first album at Woodshed Studio in Germany late last week. I have now returned to Switzerland, where we will have it mastered by Walter Schmid at his Oakland Recordi...

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STYGIA's Touring Lineup To Include Singer MICHAEL VESCERA

Boston, Massachusetts-based up-and-coming "shred" guitarist Todd Seitz has issued the following update on the debut album from his STYGIA project, entitled "Divine Allegiance": "Everything is recorded except for the guitar tracks. I've finally improved my studio equipment, so I'm taking the time to...

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MUSTAINE: Seems Like BLABBERMOUTH & ROADRUNNER Are Only People Who Don't Like Me Or MEGADETH

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "There has been a lot of talk about the possibility of a 'Big Four' tour [featuring METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX], and while I find the timing peculiar, the opportunity...

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MEGADETH Joined By LOUDNESS Guitarist At Osaka Concert; Audio Available

Akira Takasaki, guitarist for the Japanese heavy metal band LOUDNESS, joined MEGADETH on stage last night (Monday, October 19) to play "Symphony Of Destruction" for the group's encore song in Osaka, Japan. MEGADETH dedicated the track to LOUDNESS drummer Munetaka Higuchi, who died on November 30, 20...

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DORO, JAG PANZER, ENFORCER, LOUDNESS Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

DORO, JAG PANZER, ENFORCER and LOUDNESS have been confirmed for next year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place July 16-17, 2010 in Balingen, Germany. More acts will be announced soon. For more information, visit www.bang-your-head.de. ...

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OBSESSION Working On New Album

Reunited classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION is working on a new album, entitled "Order of Chaos", for a tentative 2010 release. The group is also said to be in talks with Ulterium Records about a possible new record deal. OBSESSION has been confirmed to perform at next year's Keep It True XIII...

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NEIL TURBIN Talks About Split With ANTHRAX, Musical Influences

VoltageMedia.com.au recently conducted an interview with former ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. VoltageMedia.com.au: "Back With A Vengeance" is the title of the upcoming record [from Turbin's band DEATHRIDERS]. How long did it take to write and record the...

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LOUDNESS Performs Entire 'Thunder In The East' Album In Japan; Setlist Revealed

Japanese metallers LOUDNESS kicked off a four-date tour of Japan on August 26 at Osaka's Namba Hatch focusing on the material that originally appeared on the band's classic 1985 album "Thunder In The East". The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem) / Theme Of Loudne...