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Former TNT Singer TONY HARNELL Reveals More Details About Upcoming Acoustic Album

Former TNT and current STARBREAKER vocalist Tony Harnell has been busy working on a new acoustic album. The working title of the record is "En Memoria Carinosa", which, in Tony's own words, stands for "in loving memory of the songs from my past." The LP will include reworked versions of Tony's hits...

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PSYOPUS Taps BELLICIST Bassist

Rochester, New York-based tech grindcore/hardcore outfit PSYOPUS has tapped bassist Brent Glover (pictured below; BELLICIST, ex-RECIPROCAL) as the temporary replacement for Michael Horn, who reportedly quit the band in January. PSYOPUS will release its new album, "Odd Senses", on February 13, 2009 i...

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SAXON Films 'Battalions Of Steel' Video

British heavy metal legends SAXON have just shot a video for the song "Battalions Of Steel". The track comes off the band's latest album, "Into The Labyrinth", which sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 29 o...

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LYNYRD SKYNYRD Keyboardist Dead At 56

LYNYRD SKYNYRD keyboardist Billy Powell died Wednesday morning at his home near Jacksonville, Florida. The cause of death has not been revealed. He was 56. Orange Park police told WJXT-TV, Jacksonville, Fla., Powell called 911 just before 1 a.m. complaining he was having trouble breathing, but param...

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MALEFICE: New Song Posted Online

The song "Abandon Hope" from British metallers MALEFICE is available for streaming at this location. The track comes off the band's sophomore album, "Dawn Of Reprisal", which is scheduled for release on February 27 (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy),March 2 (rest of Europe) via Metal Blade Reco...

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LIZZY BORDEN Frontman Remembers Late Guitarist COREY JAMES

LIZZY BORDEN singer/namesake has released the following statement regarding the passing of the band's former guitarist Corey Daum (a.k.a. Corey James),who was killed in a car crash on Saturday morning (January 24) in Nashville, Tennessee: "Corey was a LIZZY BORDEN guitarist from 1989 to 1995; he ap...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Bassist Talks Censorship

Censorship and extreme music have clashed on many occasions, and more than once death metal's CANNIBAL CORPSE has been the catalyst for conflict. Speaking in the new issue of the U.K.'s Zero Tolerance magazine, CORPSE bassist and founding member Alex Webster reflects upon his band's run-ins with cen...

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SAXON: 'Into The Labyrinth' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Into The Labyrinth", the new album from British heavy metal legends SAXON, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 29 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by ne...

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SAXON: 'Into The Labyrinth' European Chart Positions Revealed

"Into The Labyrinth", the new album from British heavy metal legends SAXON, has registered the following first-week chart positions in Europe: Austria: #53 Germany: #23 (Media Control) Germany: #8 (Media Markt) Sweden: #44 Switzerland: #61 UK: #119 UK: #6 (Rock) "Into The Labyrinth" was released in...

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KULT OV AZAZEL: New Album Delayed

Floridian black metallers KULT OV AZAZEL have issued the following update: "The release date for [the new KULT OV AZAZEL album] 'Destroying The Sacred' has been delayed until June. We were informed from Arctic Music that the North American distributor has refused to distribute the album due to the c...

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ENTWINE: 'Painstained' Video Trailer Available

A two-and-a-half-minute trailer for "Painstained", the sixth album from Finnish goth-metallers ENTWINE, can be viewed below. Due on January 28 via Spinefarm Records, the CD was recorded with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, APOCALYPTICA, SENTENCED) and is available for streaming in its entirety at thi...

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ENTWINE: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Painstained", the sixth album from Finnish goth-metallers ENTWINE, is available for streaming in its entirety at this location. (Note: The stream will be available for three days only!) Due on January 28 via Spinefarm Records, the CD was recorded with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, APOCALYPTICA, SE...

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The Resting Sonata

It is not a question of ROSE FUNERAL's inability to write decent songs and play a fairly convincing form of modern down-tuned 'n chunky death metal. It is just that the continual aping of a beaten-to-death style makes it difficult to appreciate an album like "The Resting Sonata", if only because you...

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CONQUEST OF STEEL: European Tour Dates Announced

U.K. heavy metal warriors CONQUEST OF STEEL hit the European mainland once more this February for a week of dates to prepare the crowds for the release of their third album, "Storm Sword (Rise of the Dread Queen)", to be released in March 2009. Dates are as follows: Feb. 14 - Die Alte Hackerei - ...

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MALEFICE: 'Dawn Of Reprisal' Artwork Unveiled

British metallers MALEFICE will release their sophomore album, "Dawn Of Reprisal", on February 27 (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy),March 2 (rest of Europe) via Metal Blade Records. Check out the cover artwork below. According to a press release, "Dawn Of Reprisal" features "10 hammering songs...