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'Why AC/DC Matters' Book Due In October

AC/DC is the second-best-selling popular music act of all time, bested only by THE BEATLES. They've sold 200 million albums worldwide. "Back in Black" is the second best-selling album in the world behind MICHAEL JACKSON's "Thriller" at 49 million copies sold. In 2008, thirty-five years after AC/DC f...

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Descend into Depravity

"Malicious bout, condemnation, brutal beat down / hostility, ferocious war, overwhelming / trouncing every foe obtainable", words from "Atrocious by Nature" that sum up well the savage bellicosity that has defined the music of vocalist/guitarist John Gallagher's career as front man for DYING FETUS....

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TRISTANIA Bassist Issues Update On New Album Songwriting Process

Bassist Ole Vistnes of Norwegian metallers TRISTANIA has issued the following update: "We have a new record in the making, as some of you might be aware of. The songs are mainly done, the lyrics are getting there, and recording dates are to be booked soon. "The creation of this album has been for me...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer: 'It's Impossible To Please Everybody'

Spiritech of Australia's PyroMusic.net recently conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. PyroMusic.net: How has the touring for the new record been going? Mike Portnoy: So far, so good. All the touring we did this summer was tot...

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ACE FREHLEY To Perform At Michigan's Kewadin Casino In November

According to Kewadin Casino's web site, original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley will play Kewadin Casino's 1,500-seat Dream Makers Theater in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, on November 13. (Note: Even though Lita Ford is also listed as playing the show on Kewadin Casino's ticketing web site, she is actuall...

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RUINS: New Album Details Revealed

Hobart, Tasmania-based black metal band RUINS will release its third album, "Front The Final Foes", on October 30 via Debemur Morti Productions. The CD was recorded, mixed and mastered at Red Planet (PSYCROPTIC) and Crawlspace Studios, and it "offers eight new compositions of eerily daunting yet tho...

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Screams of Pleasure

Unless I'm misreading the info they sent along, German death metal squad DISINFECT hasn't released an album since 2001's "Beinspender" — an eternity in scene years. Apparently they've spent the entire long downtime working on adding twists, turns, and bits of virtuoso playing to their brutal, Americ...

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CHIMAIRA Frontman: 'To Tour With METALLICA Would Be Amazing'

Matthew Reinhart of the Examiner.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mark Hunter of Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Examiner.com: You have a new album out called "The Infection", what was the reason you chose this title? Mark: I used the w...

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METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST Top 'Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time' List

The readers of the Greek edition of Metal Hammer magazine were recently invited to vote for the "100 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time." The resulting list includes full-length recordings from 54 different bands from seven different countries, with IRON MAIDEN appearing on less than seven times on t...

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ANVIL Frontman Interviewed On Australia's 'The Racket'; Audio Available

Guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "The Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the program in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The first part of the Lips interview beg...

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SACRIFICE: Two Canadian Shows Announced

Reunited Canadian thrashers SACRIFICE have scheduled the following dates in their home country: Nov. 07 - The Garrick - Winnipeg, MB Nov. 21 - The Opera House - Toronto, ON SACRIFICE's new album, "The Ones I Condemn", was released in July via Brazil's Marquee Records. The CD was recorded at Rouge Va...

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STARKWEATHER Signs With DEATHWISH INC.

Philadelphia's STARKWEATHER has inked a deal with Deathwish Inc., the label founded by CONVERGE vocalist Jacob Bannon. Commented STARKWEATHER: "It's been a long four years since our last release. In that time we've been to Europe, played some spectacular and not-so-spectacular shows in the States, a...

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THEM CROOKED VULTURES: Video Footage From LOWLANDS Festival Available

Fan-filmed video footage of THEM CROOKED VULTURES — the new supergroup consisting of FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE singer/guitarist Josh Homme and LED ZEPPELIN bassist John Paul Jones — performing on August 22, 2009 at the Lowlands festival in Biddinghuizen, the Netherlan...

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THEM CROOKED VULTURES: Footage From Belgium's PUKKELPOP Festival Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of THEM CROOKED VULTURES — the new supergroup consisting of FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE singer/guitarist Josh Homme and LED ZEPPELIN bassist John Paul Jones — performing yesterday (Thursday, August 20) at the Pukkelpop festival in Hasselt, Belgi...

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BLAZE BAYLEY, MUNICIPAL WASTE Interviewed On 'Ragnarok Radio'

Episode 41 of Ragnarok Radio features interviews with Blaze Bayley (ex-IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) and MUNICIPAL WASTE. The show is now available for streaming and/or download at this location. As previously reported, the book that follows the career of the band known as BLAZE BAYLEY is now available fo...