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VOLBEAT Frontman Interviewed At WACKEN OPEN AIR; Video Available

Vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen of Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT was interviewed by Rockalarm TV prior to the band's appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. Watch the three-minute chat below. VOLBEAT has been tapped b...

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Report: Heavy Metal Lightens Hearts In Northern German Town

Sahil Nagpal of TopNews.in reports: As this year's festival starts in the northern German town of Wacken, Grandpa Willi is greeting out-of-town visitors with his trombone. "What a day, what a wonderful day," he says, greeting the visitors between trombone blasts. On the side he sells homemade jams a...

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RUNNING WILD: 184 Photos Of Farewell Concert Posted Online

German power metallers RUNNING WILD played their farewell show at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The band's July 30 "best-of" performance was filmed and recorded for an upcoming DVD and CD. A 184-photo gallery of the Wacken concert c...

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FEJD To Enter Studio In November/December

FEJD, the Swedish folk rock/metal band featuring members of NOSTRADAMEUS and PATHOS, has issued the following update: "The FEJD plan is to start the recordings of our second full-length album around November or December 2009. We already have most of the songs written and are very excited to enter th...

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SAXON Frontman Interviewed By U.K.'s ABSOLUTE RADIO

U.K.'s Absolute Radio conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON when the band played the Sonisphere festival on August 2, 2009 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. Watch the 10-minute chat below. Coolhead Productions is putting the finishing to...

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HAMMERFALL Interviewed By ROCKALARM TV

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL were interviewed by Rockalarm TV prior to the band's appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. Watch the three-minute chat below. HAMMERFALL's new album, "No Sacrifice, No Victory", was release...

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DESTRUCTION: 'The Curse Of The Antichrist' To Receive U.S. Release In October

"The Curse Of The Antichrist - Live In Agony", the new double live album from German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION, will be released in North America on October 13. The CD will be issued in Europe on September 25 via AFM Records. The song "The Butcher Strikes Back" from "The Curse Of The Antichr...

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LACUNA COIL's ANDREA FERRO Talks 'Shallow Life'

Jourdaine Middleton of Examiner.com recently conducted an interview with LACUNA COIL male vocalist Andrea Ferro. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Examiner.com: When you made the decision to sing professionally, who were your inspirations during that process? Ferro: I always admired s...

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DESTRUCTION: First Audio Sample From 'The Curse Of The Antichrist - Live In Agony' Released

The song "The Butcher Strikes Back" from the forthcoming double live album from German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION, "The Curse Of The Antichrist - Live In Agony", is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. "The Curse Of The Antichrist - Live In Agony" is scheduled for release on Se...

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TROUBLE Guitarist Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'; Audio Available

Guitarist Bruce Franklin of legendary Chicago doomsters TROUBLE was interviewed on this past Sunday's (August 9) edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" show on Blogtalkradio.com. The program can now be streamed below. TROUBLE recently debuted a brand new song, "Hunters Of Doom", from the group's forthc...

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MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist Interviewed At Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Guitarist Phil Campbell of MOTÖRHEAD was interviewed by Rockalarm TV prior to the band's appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. Watch the one-and-a-half-minute chat below. Bunch TV conducted an interview with drummer Mikkey Dee...

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TRISTANIA's ØSTEN BERGØY Welcomes Twins

TRISTANIA's male vocalist Østen Bergøy has issued the following update: "I am happy to inform you that: The 6th of August at 2 a.m. , my girlfriend Silje gave birth to our twins. A boy and a girl. "We are all well and right now we are recovering and trying to adjust to the new ...

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This Is Who We Are

Metal Blade has gotten this DVD thing down to a science. The last two I've reviewed — THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER's "Majesty" and CANNIBAL CORPSE's "Centuries Of Torment" — have been excellent and now we get another first rate product in "This Is Who We Are", a comprehensive, three-disc set from hugely...

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INSIDIOUS DISEASE: Photos Of WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance Posted Online

INSIDIOUS DISEASE (formerly INSIDIOUS),the international metal project featuring members of DIMMU BORGIR, NAPALM DEATH, OLD MAN'S CHILD and MORGOTH, made its official live debut at this year's Wacken Open Air festival which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The band performed on...

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ATHEIST: Quality Footage From Last Night's Zaandam Performance Available

Quality video footage of ATHEIST's August 9, 2009 performance at De Kade in Zaandam, Holland can be viewed below (courtesy of "letthemetalflow"). ATHEIST's new live album, entitled "Unquestionable Presence: Live At Wacken", was released on July 21 via Relapse Records. The set, which was mixed by Mat...