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NECRONOMICON To Headline Toronto's UNHOLY STEELE METAL FEST

Quebec, Canada's black/death metal trio NECRONOMICON will headline the Unholy Steele Metal Fest, set to take place December 19 at The Poor Alex (772A Dundas St. West) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Also scheduled to appear are PANZERFAUST and WETWORK. More bands will be announced soon. "The Time is No...

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HAIL! Checks In From Lebanon

The all-star band HAIL! — comprised of bassist David Ellefson (MEGADETH, F5),guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH) and newly announced sticksman Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, EXODUS) — will be the first metal band to ever play live...

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CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED: Debut CD Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED, the new project led by acclaimed metal drummer Richard Christy (ICED EARTH, DEATH, LEASH LAW, CONTROL DENIED, BURNING INSIDE),will release its self-titled debut album on February 2, 2010 via Metal Blade Records. The CD contains nine tracks, a bonus DVD ("The Making of C...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'Doctor, Doctor - Live In Donington' DVD Detailed

According to a posting on the Michael Schenker News And Tour Information web site, MVD has set a January 26, 2010 North American release date for a DVD of Michael Schenker's 2001 performance at the Castle Donington Rock & Blues Festival. Entitled "Doctor, Doctor - Live In Donington", the disc wi...

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AVANTASIA: New Album Titles Announced

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project will celebrate its comeback next year with a new epic masterpiece, to be released as two separate albums entitled "The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon". So far Tobias has confirmed the following musicians to be part of the forthcoming AVANTASIA...

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DEFIANCE Guitarist, Ex-TNT/YNGWIE Drummer Interviewed On METAL RULES! RADIO

Guitarist Jim Adams (DEFIANCE) and drummer John Macaluso (TNT, ARK, RIOT, POWERMAD, STARBREAKER, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) were interviewed on the latest edition of Metal Rules! Radio. You can now listen to the program using the audio player below. Metal Rules! Radio (formerly Metal Rules! Magazine) is a we...

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LACUNA COIL Singer Confirmed For 'Christmas Metal Symphony'

LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia is among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, set to take place on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 013, Tilburg, Holland. As was the case with last year's event, the singers will be backed by a six-piece band and a 3...

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EPICA Singer Confirmed For 'Christmas Metal Symphony'

EPICA frontwoman Simone Simons is among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, set to take place on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 013, Tilburg, Holland. As was the case with last year's event, the singers will be backed by a six-piece band and a 30-pie...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Covers MICHAEL JACKSON Classic 'Beat It' On 'High Impact' Compilation

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen will release a new album called "High Impact" on December 8 (one day earlier internationally). The set is described as "a mind-boggling, high-paced compilation record" featuring a "surprise" bonus track — Yngwie's never-before-released interpretation of t...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN To Release 'High Impact' Compilation Album

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen will release a new album called "High Impact" on December 8 (one day earlier internationally). The set is described as " a mind-boggling, high-paced compilation record with a surprise bonus track that is a unique song choice for the guitar god!" Rising Fo...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Parts Ways With DIMARZIO

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen is no longer a DiMarzio endorser. DiMarzio, the Staten Island, New York-based company that produces magnetic pickups for electric guitars, will continue to manufacture the pickups and guitar straps that Yngwie endorsed minus the YJM designation and, in so...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Interviewed By EXPLICITLY INTENSE; Audio Available

Sarjoo Devani of the Explicitly Intense web site recently conducted an interview with powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH). The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. Owens this past summer completed a...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: Argentina Footage Available

Video footage of powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) performing a couple of JUDAS PRIEST classics on October 11, 2009 in La Plata, Argentina during his South American solo tour can be viewed below. Owens' setlist for the trek w...

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SYMPHONY X Frontman To Guest On AVANTASIA Album

Vocalist Russell Allen of U.S. progressive metallers SYMPHONY X has joined the list of guest musicians who will appear on the forthcoming release from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. So far Tobias has confirmed the following musicians to be part of the forthcoming AVANTASIA opus: *...

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ANVIL, DORO, DEVILDRIVER, WHITESNAKE Members Featured On New Christmas EP

Although the weather's starting to get chilly, Eagle Rock Entertainment is positively blazing with Christmas spirit! To kick off the holiday season, a special digital-only holiday four-song EP will be released on November 24 [MSRP $3.99]. This EP, available via all North American digital service pro...