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NAILDOWN Taking Break From Live Shows

Finnish melodic death/power metal band NAILDOWN has issued the following update: "So we'll be taking some time off when it comes to playing gigs. After we have played these summer shows already booked, we're going to fully concentrate all our efforts into composing new stuff for all you metalheads a...

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TARJA TURUNEN: Milan Video Footage, Photos Available

Video footage of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen dueting with her brother Toni on a cover of "Phantom of the Opera", as well as performing her rendition of the ALICE COOPER classic "Poison", on May 21, 2008 in Milan, Italy can be viewed below. Photos from the show are available at Musica Metal...

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Final Excerpt From SLAYER Biography Now Online

Author Joel McIver has placed a third and final excerpt from his forthcoming book, "The Bloody Reign of Slayer", online at www.joelmciver.co.uk. The excerpt, which features the band and associated personnel discussing the ferocious opening tracks of the classic 1986 album "Reign in Blood", has been...

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Former YNGWIE/LOUDNESS Singer MICHAEL VESCERA To Release Solo Album In July

Vocalist Michael Vescera (OBSESSION, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, LOUDNESS) will release his new solo album, "A Sign of Things to Come", on July 26 via Metal Heaven. Joining Michael on this CD are Jim Bell and BJ Zampa (HOUSE OF LORDS),Chris McCarvill (OBSESSION, JEFF SCOTT SOTO),Mats Olausson (YNGWIE MAL...

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7TH REIGN Seeks New Drummer

7TH REIGN, the Canadian power metal band featuring former EIDOLON vocalist Brian Soulard, EIDOLON bassist Adrian Robichaud and guitarist Marios Panayiotis, is seeking a new drummer. All applicants must be able to "play steady double bass and play to a click if required." For more information, contac...

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Top Heavy Metal Musicians Select Favorite Guitarists Of All Time

Thiago Sarkis of Roadie Crew magazine (web site) organized a poll in which 330 guitarists were asked about their favorite guitarists of all time. Among the participants in the poll were current and former members of such bands as GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, MACHINE HEAD, NIGHTWISH, MEGADETH, SCORPIONS, TES...

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THE HELLACOPTERS: European Tour Dates Announced

Sweden's THE HELLACOPTERS the band fronted by former ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson (on guitar/vocals) has scheduled the following dates: Sep. 15 - Germany - Hamburg Markthalle Sep. 16 - Germany - Wiesbaden Schlachthof Sep. 17 - France - Clermont Ferrand La Cooperative De Mai Sep. 18 - Spain - Bar...

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Lava

I wasn't sure what to make of "Lava" by Switzerland's SLUDGE, except to note that it is loud, ugly, distorted, and jam-packed with enough nerve-fraying sounds to knock an elephant off its feet. If nothing else, it made me recognize the fact that Denmark's Mighty Music has released some real face-bre...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Sits Out ROCK HARD FESTIVAL Performance; Photos Available

TESTAMENT lead guitarist Alex Skolnick was forced to sit out the band's May 9, 2008 performance at the Rock Hard Festival at the Gelsenkirchen Amphitheatre in Gelsenkirchen, Germany due to scheduling conflicts (he was in the middle of a short Yamaha-sponsored acoustic guitar clinic tour in the U.S.)...

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ENEMY REIGN Recording New EP

ENEMY REIGN, the band featuring Sherwood Webber (formerly of SKINLESS) and members of DEADSPEAK, has just entered Dave Otero's Flatline Audio (CEPHALIC CARNAGE, MARTRIDEN) to begin recording debut EP, "Means to a Dead End". When asked what fans can expect to hear, Webber commented: "This band fuckin...

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KALEDON: New Song Available For Streaming

Italian power metallers KALEDON have posted their new tack "The God Beyond The Man" on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Legend Of The Forgotten Reign Chapter 5: A New Era Begins", which is tentatively due in Europe in the next couple of months via Hellion Records. A .....

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KALEDON: 'Legend Of The Forgotten Reign Chapter 5' Japanese Edition Details Revealed

Italian power metallers KALEDON have revealed the complete track listing for the Japanese version of their new album, "Legend Of The Forgotten Reign Chapter 5: A New Era Begins". It is as follows: 01. A New Man 02. A Wounded Friend 03. Mozul 04. Undeads Again 05. The End Of The Green Power 06. A ...

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MEDIEVAL's First Two Releases To Be Made Available On CD

New Renaissance Records will release a special limited-edition CD consisting of influential hardcore metal band MEDIEVAL's first two vinyl releases together on one CD on July 1, 2008. Only 1,000 copies will be sold to the general public. Based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, MEDIEVAL emerged on the metal sc...

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PEARL JAM Begins Recording New Album

The Pulse of Radio reports that PEARL JAM recently started recording a new album, which could come out as early as this year. According to Billboard.com, the band is currently laying down four or five songs for its ninth studio set. The guys are teaming up with longtime producer Brendan O'Brien for...

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UNLEASHED To Headline Ireland's D.O.D. FESTIVAL

Swedish death metal legends UNLEASHED have been confirmed as the headliners of this year's D.O.D. Festival (formerly Day of Darkness),set to take place Saturday, July 5 in Ballylinan, County Laois, Ireland. The D.O.D. Festival is Ireland's biggest and longest-running international heavy metal festi...