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ASSASSIN: 1985 Demo Available For Download

The 1985 "Holy Terror" demo cassette by legendary German thrashers ASSASSIN has been made available for download at the Bang! Bang! metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "The rudiments here are crude, but effective. 'Holy Terror' delivers seven loosely-knit tracks that flail along, barking an...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY: 'I've Been Listening To EVANESCENCE A Lot'

StayThirstyMedia.com recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: StayThirstyMedia.com: Tell me a little about your relationship with THE RAMONES. (Lemmy wrote a song called "R.A.M.O.N.E.S" for the band, and performed it with them at th...

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CONTEMPT: Entire 'Death From Below' Album Available For Free Download

Danish power thrashers CONTEMPT have made their previously unreleased second album, "Death from Below", available for free download at this location. "Death from Below" was produced by Jacob Hansen (HATESPHERE, ROB ROCK, RAUNCHY) and features cover artwork by Mattias Norén. Since the band did not su...

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AC/DC Bassist Says 'Nothing Is Set In Concrete' Regarding New Album

Thomas S.Orwat Jr. of Glam-Metal.com recently conducted an interview with AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams about the Classic Rock Cares charity project, which also includes AC/DC singer Brian Johnson, Joe Lynn Turner (ex-RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) and Steve Luongo, who played in THE JOHN ENTWISTLE BAND. Proc...

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SLASH, JIMI HENDRIX Paintings By RON WOOD On Display In Paris

Reuters reports that portraits of VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and Jimi Hendrix are among the paintings by THE ROLLING STONES guitarist Ron Wood which are on display through June at the Bailly Contemporain gallery opposite the Louvre museum in the heart of Paris while the STONES...

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ZAKK WYLDE: Performance From DIMEBAG's ROCKWALK Induction Available Online

If you missed the "Headbanger's Ball" airing of Zakk Wylde's (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) performance at "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's Hollywood's Rockwalk induction — which took place May 17, 2007 in front of the Guitar Center at 7425 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California — you can head on...

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WEDNESDAY 13 announces 'Fan Bang' Tour

WEDNESDAY 13, who recently returned home from a seven-week overseas tour and is currently touring the U.S., will be returning to the U.K. and Germany this November in support of his latest release "Fang Bang". However this time he is doing something different. As venues get bigger and bigger, the sh...

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W.A.S.P.: Footage From BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of W.A.S.P.'s June 23, 2007 performance at the Bang Your Head!!! festival in Balingen, Germany has been posted on YouTube: "Wild Child": Video "Take Me Up": Video W.A.S.P. earlier in the month called off its U.S. tour (which included ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY on many of the dates...

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HEAVEN AND HELL At Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) — performing the classic SABBATH track "Children of the Sea" on June 22, 2007 at the Bang Your Head!!!...

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'Thrash Metal' Book Due In September

Garry Sharpe–Young's latest book "Thrash Metal" is being readied for publication this September. In addition, Zonda Books will publish Garry's "Death Metal", "Black Metal" and "Power Metal", all before the end of the year. These titles replace the 2001 editions, which have consistently ranked No. 1...

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You don't get mad when AC/DC or MOTÖRHEAD put out umpteen records with the most minor adjustments made to their sound, right? You like 'em dependable, you wanna be able to count on them churning out the rockers in their inimitable style, and you'd be weirded out if they tried anything really new. So...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY: HULTSFRED Performance Professionally Filmed

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have issued the following update: "Festivals are going fine, and footage is starting to appear on YouTube, Flickr and the usual media sharing sites. We've also had lots of photo submissions sent to us, and we promise that there will be an update (als...

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KISS: 'Kissology Volume 2' Details Revealed

Following the six-times-platinum success of "Kissology: Volume One 1974-1977", KISS has announced that "Kissology Volume 2" will be released on August 14, 2007! The "Kissology Volume 2" DVD set will encompass 1978 - 1992, and include seven hours of live KISS on three DVDs. A bonus fourth DVD will be...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Replaces W.A.S.P. At ROCKLAHOMA Festival

The powerful, dramatic, diverse and electrifying QUEENSRŸCHE has joined Rocklahoma's already historic line-up. QUEENSRŸCHE joined the Rocklahoma's line-up following unforeseen and unfortunate circumstances that prevented W.A.S.P. from appearing on Sunday, July 15 at the four-day festival, explained...

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DIMEBAG: Footage From Hollywood's RockWalk Induction To Air On 'Headbanger's Ball'

Late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott will be the focus of this weekend's (June 23) "Headbanger's Ball" as he gets inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk. Look out for nine "Beyond the Ball" short art pieces with family and friends scattered throughout the two-hour show. Scott Ian (...