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LITA FORD: Everything My Husband Touches Turns To Gold

Sleaze Roxx recently conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sleaze Roxx: How is touring different now with your family on the road with you compared to years back? It must be quite a change. Lita Ford: While you were talking ...

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DEE SNIDER Talks About 'Taking Back The Horns'; Audio Available

Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. Motivated by what he calls the "systematic abuse" of the metal horns, Snider has launched a web site dedicated to the reclamation...

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DEE SNIDER Wants To 'Take Back The Horns'

Motivated by what he calls the "systematic abuse" of the metal horns, heavy metal icon and frontman for the legendary band TWISTED SISTER, Dee Snider has launched a web site dedicated to the reclamation of our iconic heavy metal symbol, TakeBackTheHorns.com. "The rampant misuse and overuse of the me...

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MERCENARY Parts Ways With Drummer, Singer And Keyboardist

Guitarist Jakob Mølbjerg of Danish metallers MERCENARY has issued the following update: "Well, well, changes that have been underway for a long time can sometimes come about in the blink of an eye. "Last week, Mike [Park Nielsen, drums] told us that he wanted to leave the band permanently. The rest...

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FEAR FACTORY: 'Mechanize' Track-By-Track Guide By BURTON C. BELL

FEAR FACTORY — the newly revamped band featuring original FF members Dino Cazares (guitar) and Burton C. Bell (vocals) alongside bassist Byron Stroud (who played on the last two FEAR FACTORY albums in addition to touring and recording with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and ZIMMERS HOLE) and legendary drummer...

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MUSTASCH Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Swedish hard rockers MUSTASCH have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band's self-titled album, which has already been released in Scandinavia, will be made available in the rest of Europe on January 8, 2010. "We are thrilled about signing with Nuclear Blast; they are indeed the right reco...

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World Painted Blood

I'm going to skip over all the hoopla about the release date of a new SLAYER album being like a holiday for metal fans. You all know the band's history and legacy. You all know that almost 25 years ago they changed the face of metal forever with a little album called "Reign In Blood" ...

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Esoteric

In the "it's a small world" department, Sweden's SKYFIRE take a good portion of the European metal scene, stuff it into a blender, and serve the results up extra smooth on the aptly-named "Esoteric". Equal parts melodic death metal, neo-classical, prog, black, and power metal (depending on everyone'...

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Walpurgis Rites-Hexenwahn

I still remember reviewing 2003's "Lucifer Incestus", and here I am already reviewing my fifth BELPHEGOR CD, "Walpurgis Rites-Hexenwahn". It seems that the Austrian act has gotten even more prolific these past few years. What is far more impressive than the sheer number of albums in a relatively sho...

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All Shall Fall

"Highly anticipated" does not do justice to the eagerness with which fans have waited for IMMORTAL's first album since 2002's "Sons of Northern Darkness". Much like EMPEROR, we are talking about band that inspires rabid devotion from both fans and critics because of a one-of-a-kind status in black m...

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The Chair in the Doorway

Please do not be one of those people that immediately shout "Cult of Personality!" when the subject of LIVING COLOUR is broached. Yes, it's a great song, a classic even, but just like MOTÖRHEAD has done far more in its career than "Ace of Spades", so has LIVING COLOUR crafted more than just the afor...

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Rites of the Pentagram

As uttered at the end of "Decibel Ritual" by Mike Abominator (he of the Armageddon Vomits and Misanthropic Diatribes) "We are GRAVEHILL, we are death fucking metal!" By golly, they sure as heck are, albeit the thrashy old school variety, taking cues from a variety of sources, whether it is MASTER, D...

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KISS Frontman PAUL STANLEY: 'I'm Proud To Be In The Category Of Classic Rock Bands'

Tim Grierson of Metal Hammer magazine recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Hammer: It's been 11 years since KISS's last record. Why did you decide that now was the right time for a new album? Stanley: "Another que...

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PRONG Mainman On Next Studio Album

Jerel Johnson of Target Audience magazine recently conducted an interview with PRONG mainman Tommy Victor. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Target Audience: In terms of the response of "Power of the Damager" as well as "Power of the Damn Mixxxer", and, of course, the recent tours that you...

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DEAD SHAPE FIGURE's Former Guitarist Rejoins Band On Bass

Former DEAD SHAPE FIGURE guitarist Erno "Ere" Talvitie (2004-2008) has rejoined the Finnish thrash metal outfit as the band's new bassist. Commented Ere: "After about two years of being out DEAD SHAPE FIGURE and almost totally out of music 'business,' and, being as replenishing as it was, it felt da...