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MERCYFUL FATE: New Studio Album On The Way?

According to Denmark's TV 2 VIP, King Diamond has told BT.dk that there is a good chance that a new studio album from his classic heavy metal act MERCYFUL FATE will surface at some point in the not-too-distant future. "Hank [Shermann, guitar] has written songs [for the proposed MERCYFUL FATE CD]. An...

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KING DIAMOND Is Madly In Love With His 24-Year-Old Wife

Danish web site BT.dk recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal singer King Diamond (real name: Kim Bendix Petersen; KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) in which he speaks about his 24-year-old Hungarian wife Livia Zita, whom he calls his "soulmate." According to King, who is 52 years old,...

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DORO: 'Fear No Evil' Limited-Edition Digipack To Include Bonus Tracks

German metal queen Doro Pesch will release her new album, "Fear No Evil", on January 30, 2009 via AFM Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Night Of The Warlock 02. Running From The Devil 03. Celebrate 04. Caught In A Battle 05. Herzblut 06. On The Run 07. Walking With ...

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DEATH ANGEL Guitarist Performs With MERCYFUL FATE Tribute Band In San Francisco

DEATH ANGEL guitarist Ted Aguilar joined the MERCYFUL FATE tribute band HAIL SATAN on stage for two songs on December 12, 2008 at Annie's Social Club in San Francisco, California. Watch fan-filmed video footage of the performance below. Started in 1998 by Jonathan, Tony and Will, HAIL SATAN "has and...

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HELLFUELED: In Mixing Mode

Sweden's HELLFUELED is currently mixing its fourth album with producer Rikard Löfgren (DEATHSTARS, SPARZANZA) for an early 2009 release. Twelve new songs, including one instrumental, were recorded over a seven-week period at Leon Music studios. Commented the band: "Producer Rikard Löfgren feels tota...

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'Roadrunner United The Concert' DVD: First-Week Sales Revealed

The "Roadrunner United The Concert" DVD sold just under 2,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 32 on the Top Music Videos chart. The double-disc set hit shelves almost three years to the day after the now-legendary concert held at the Nokia Theater in...

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BROTHERHOOD OF THE LAKE Signs With GLASSTONE RECORDS

Glasstone Records has announced the signing of BROTHERHOOD OF THE LAKE from Plymouth, U.K. According to a press release, the band "brings an onslaught of spiky guitar riffs and roaring vocals, backed up by an absolute bull of a drummer, keeping the songs on lockdown through beatdown after beatdown....

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SEPULTURA: Photos From 'We've Lost You' Video Shoot Available

Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA filmed a video for the song "We've Lost You" yesterday (Monday, December 15) in São Paulo, Brazil. Check out photos from the video shoot at this location. A few of the pictures can also be viewed below. The track comes off the band's new album, "A-Lex", which will be re...

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SACRIFICE Begins Recording New Album

Vocalist/guitarist Rob Urbinati of the reunited Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE has issued the following update: "We had a great week [recording the new SACRIFICE album, 'The Ones I Condemn'] at Rouge Valley Studio here in Toronto. Gus Pynn completed his drum tracks, most the guitars are done and it so...

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Into the Night

Heavy Artillery Records just keeps on delivering the goods. After a run of righteous vintage thrash albums, the label has now unleashed one in the traditional heavy metal vein, albeit a disc with a significant speed metal element. On "Into the Night", Sweden's ENFORCER stomp on the gas pedal and rac...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: 'Any Time I Don't Follow My Instincts, I F**k Up'

Greg Prato of UGO.com recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. UGO.com: I read there will be a box set of both "Something Wicked" albums — is that true? Jon Schaffer: Well, it was talked about — but I don't think ...

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SEPULTURA Seeks Fans For 'We've Lost You' Video Shoot

Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA will film a video for the song "We've Lost You" on Monday, December 15 from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Av. Eng Luis Carlos Berrini in São Paulo, Brazil. If you are interested in appearing in the clip, write to [email protected] (please include your full name and pho...

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SENTINEL BEAST: New Song Posted Online

Reactivated '80s Sacramento, California thrash band SENTINEL BEAST has posted a brand new song, "The Phoenix", on its MySpace page. The track is expected to appear on the group's second full-length album, "Risen", tentatively due in early 2009. The band says, "We are very eager for the new release a...

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STORMWARRIOR's 'If It's Not In Your Bloode' DVD/CD To Feature KAI HANSEN

German metal band STORMWARRIOR will release the "If It's Not In Your Bloode... You Will Never Understande! Live At W:O:A 2007" DVD and CD in early 2009. The track listing is as follows: 01. And The Northewinde Bloweth 02. Signe Of The Warlorde 03. Heavy Metal Fire 04. Heading Northe 05. Odinn's Warr...

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SEPULTURA: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available

Audio samples of all the tracks that appear on SEPULTURA's new album, "A-Lex", are available at SPV.de. "A-Lex" (which stands for "no law" or "without law") will be released via SPV Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Brazil: January 23 UK, Scandinavia, rest of Europe: Jan...