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MACHINE HEAD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MEGADETH Members Reveal Favorite Albums Of 2008

The official Roadrunner Records web site has been updated with top-album picks for 2008 from a number of artists that are signed to the label, including members of MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH, DEVILDRIVER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and TRIVIUM. A few of the selections follow below. The entire list can be found a...

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METALLICA, MOTÖRHEAD Members Interviewed For New SAXON Documentary; Trailer Available

U.K.'s Coolhead Productions is working on a new documentary about the legendary British heavy metal band SAXON called "Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie". The film, which is expected to be released later in the year, will include interviews with members of METALLICA and MOTÖRHEAD. A two-minute trailer...

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TESTAMENT Takes Top Honors In 2008 'Metal On Metal' Listener Poll

TESTAMENT's "The Formation Of Damnation" album took the No. 1 spot in WJCU's "Metal On Metal" annual listener Top 25 countdown show. The album beat out second-place finisher, METALLICA's "Death Magnetic", by a 36% margin on the recently broadcast program (see chart below). "The Top 25 countdown show...

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AMON AMARTH: '2009 Is Already Filling Up With Plans'

Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH have issued the following update: "2008 has been one hell of a year for AMON AMARTH. The year has been filled with one exciting event after another. "We started the year with our first-ever Australia/New Zealand tour — one more continent conquered. It was great t...

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RAVENS CREED To Begin Recording Debut Album

RAVENS CREED, the "VENOM-worshipping scumbags" featuring ORANGE GOBLIN's Ben Ward, as well as Steve Watson (ex-IRON MONKEY),Jason Graham, and former SABBAT bassist Frazer Craske, will enter the studio at the end of January to begin recording their debut album, "Albion Thunder", for a late spring/ea...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Northampton Gig Available

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have posted behind-the-scenes footage from the warm-up show for the band's recently completed European tour. The four-minute clip, which was filmed backstage in Northampton, England on December 1, can be viewed below. CRADLE OF FILTH's new album, "Godspeed O...

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ANDRÉ MATOS: Quality São Paulo Footage Available

Brasil Heavy Metal has posted quality video footage(see below) of Brazilian singer André Matos (ex-ANGRA, SHAAMAN) performing at the Citibank Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on December 12, 2008. His setlist was as follows: 01. Menuett/Letting Go 02. Rio 03. Separate Ways 04. Looking Back 05. Angels Cry 0...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: Munich Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of CRADLE OF FILTH's December 19, 2008 concert in Munich, Germany can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "eblinternational"). CRADLE OF FILTH's new album, "Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder", entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 37. The CD also sold a little...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: New Video Interview With DANI FILTH Available

CRADLE OF FILTH's official French web site, Cradle Of Filth France, conducted an interview with the band's frontman Dani "Filth" Davey on December 2, 2008 in Paris, France. Watch the 10-minute chat below. CRADLE OF FILTH's new album, "Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder", entered the German Media Contro...

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ANDRÉ MATOS: São Paulo Footage Available

Video footage of Brazilian singer André Matos (ex-ANGRA, SHAAMAN) performing at the Citibank Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on December 12, 2008 can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "leomarsousa"). His setlist was as follows: 01. Menuett/Letting Go 02. Rio 03. Separate Ways 04. Looking Back 05. Angels...

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SAXON Frontman Discusses Songwriting Process For New Album

Sweden's Metalshrine conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON on Friday, December 12. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: The new album ["Into the Labyrinth"]. In what way does the title represent the songs? Biff: It doesn't! (laughs)...

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DORO: More 25th Anniversary Concert Footage Available

Doro Pesch celebrated her 25-year career as the reigning queen of German heavy metal by performing a three-hour set this past Saturday night (December 13) at the 20,000-capacity ISS Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany. HOLY MOSES, LEAVES EYES' and ARCH ENEMY opened the show and were followed by full set by...

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Fogcutter

Reading the Canadian press statements on Windsor's FIFTYWATTHEAD you would think that they are in fact the second coming of Jesus Christ. Calm down, "Fogcutter" has got a lot of juicy guitar riff wreckage going on, but let's not get carried away here. Much of what is heard on the album is listenable...

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Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder

While parts of "Nymphetamine" saw a return to the blaspheme and bedlam that prevailed during the early days of CRADLE OF FILTH; its predecessor, "Thornography" left more to be desired than any album in their discography. Commercially, the 2006 release might have been a success, but that element of b...

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METALLICA Reveals More Details About 'Guitar Hero' Game

METALLICA's web site has been updated with the following message: "Yes, we know, it's the worst-kept secret in rock 'n' roll but we're here now to finally confirm that there will indeed be an all-METALLICA Guitar Hero game released in the first half (!?) of 2009. Guitar Hero: Metallica allows you to...