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Former DIRGE WITHIN Singer Says He Was Tired Of Unprofessionalism, Drama And Backstabbing

Former DIRGE WITHIN singer Jeremy "Jerms" Genske has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "I would first like to thank anyone that bought, stole, or downloaded DIRGE WITHIN music. I don't care how the music got out there as long as it did, so I thank you all sincerely! And to all th...

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MALEVOLENCE: New Song Available For Streaming

"Slithering", a brand new song from Portuguese extreme progressive metallers MALEVOLENCE, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below (courtesy of Decibel magazine). The track comes off the band's upcoming third full-length album, "Antithetical", which was written and produced by Carlos Carian...

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JUDAS PRIEST Singer's 'Screaming For Vengeance' Track-By-Track Commentary

JUDAS PRIEST's "Screaming For Vengeance - Special 30th Anniversary Edition" sold 3,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 98 on The Billboard 200 chart. A vital part of rock history, British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have spent four decades writin...

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AEROSMITH Frontman Doesn't Rule Out 'American Idol' Return

AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler was recently asked by E! News ' Ken Baker if he would ever consider returning to the reality TV singing competition "American Idol". "I wouldn't go back and be a judge, but I'd be a mentor," Tyler replied. "I loved the fact that you go through 700 people, and ...

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SLASH Clarifies DAVID BOWIE Remarks

On September 17, legendary guitarist Slash was interviewed by Lamont and Sully of the "Lamont And Tonelli Show", which airs on the Bay Area rock station 107.7 The Bone. You can listen to the chat using the audio player below. Slash recently confirmed longstanding rumors that his mother, late costume...

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Fossilized Worm Named After KING DIAMOND

A Swedish scientist who made headlines in 2006 when he named a 428-million-year-old fossilized worm (a marine polychaete annelid worm) after MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister, has discovered a new fossil (see image below) and has christened it Kingnites diamondi in honor of the legendary Danish hea...

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REVOCATION To Release 'Teratogenesis' EP

Massachusetts metallers REVOCATION have announced a North American tour for this fall presented by Scion A/V. The trek will begin October 18 in Trenton, New Jersey and run through November 14 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Support on the tour will come from A LIFE ONCE LOST and KEN MODE. In conjunctio...

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MTV: 'Headbangers Ball' Will Continue As Online Destination Without JOSE MANGIN

A spokesperson for MTV has denied a claim by current "Headbangers Ball" host Jose Mangin (pictured below) that the Viacom Inc.-owned cable channel is pulling the plug on the show because it no longer supports heavy metal. In a recent interview with Horns Up Rocks!, Mangin revealed that the decision...

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LOCK UP: New Video Interview Posted Online

Brazil's "Stay Heavy" show conducted an interview with LOCK UP guitarist Anton Reisenegger at this year's edition of the Tuska open-air metal festival, which was held June 29 - July 1 in Helsinki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. LOCK UP bassist Shane Embury (also of NAPALM DEATH) was unab...

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MANOWAR: Retail Edition Of 'The Lord Of Steel' Pushed Back A Month

The retail edition of MANOWAR's twelfth studio album, "The Lord Of Steel", originally scheduled for September 28, will now hit the stores on October 19 on CD, limited-edition picture vinyl and as digital album. "The Lord Of Steel" was made available earlier this summer as a limited-edition pre-relea...

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ZOMBIFIED Signs With CYCLONE EMPIRE

Swedish death metallers ZOMBIFIED have inked a deal with Cyclone Empire. The band's second album, "Carnage Slaughter And Death", will be released later this fall on CD and LP. Commented the group: "ZOMBIFIED is back! This time we are proud to say that we signed a record deal with Cyclone Empire. The...

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Celebrator

You have to be a headbanger to get this statement, but just the sound of Udo Dirkschneider's voice is comforting. Like Rob Halford, like Bruce Dickinson, like Tom Araya, like the late, great Ronnie Dio, there's no mistaking Udo Dirkschneider. While there's been a bounty of German metal heroes (and h...

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Life Apocalypse

One metal act that should be hitting your radar if it hasn't already is Canadian thrashers TITANS EVE. Now through two full-lengths and one EP, the future is theirs if they can reap a sizable enough audience and hook a worldwide deal. Already they've scored opening gigs for ANVIL and KORN, the latte...

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MANOWAR: 'The Lord Of Steel' Cover Artwork Preview

A preview of the official cover artwork for MANOWAR's new studio album, "The Lord Of Steel", can be seen below. "The Lord Of Steel" will be released into worldwide retail on September 28 (dates may vary from territory to territory),following a limited-edition pre-release as the "Hammer Edition" in...

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NASUM: Video Interview Posted Online

On May 20, Exclaim! TV conducted an interview with NASUM bassist Jesper Liveröd and touring vocalist Keijo Niinimaa (ROTTEN SOUND) at the Annex Wreckroom in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Liveröd discussed the band's decision to head out on one final tour to celebrate what would have been NASUM's 20th an...