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STONER KINGS Frontman Is New European Heavyweight Wrestling Champion

On December 2, 2006 in Vantaa, Finland at Fight Club Finland's Winter War 2006 event, "The Canadian Rebel" StarBuck — frontman of heavy rock band STONER KINGS — defeated Bernard Vandamme of Belgium to become the new European heavyweight wrestling champion. In a grueling bout lasting over 27 minutes,...

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MORGANA LEFAY: New Album Details Revealed; Audio Samples Available

Swedish "heavy doom progressive" metallers MORGANA LEFAY have completed work on their new album, "Primal Chaos", at Soundcreation studio in Bollnäs, Sweden for a March 2007 release via Black Mark Records. The follow-up to 2005's "Grand Materia" will feature the following track listing: 01. Delusions...

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DIAMOND HEAD: 'All Will Be Revealed' To Receive Japanese Release In January

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD, one of the most influential British rock bands of the past 25 years, will have their latest studio album, "All Will Be Revealed", (2005) released in Japan on January 31, 2007 via Dingwall Music Inc. DIAMOND HEAD is currently working on i...

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MAJESTY Drummer To Sit Our METAL FOREVER Festival Appearance

German metallers MAJESTY have posted the following update on their official web site: "MAJESTY drummer Michael Graeter contracted a typewriter's cramp and due to a medical opinion he is not allowed to play drums within the next two weeks. So Jan Raddatz (MIDNIGHT SYMPHONY) will again help out on dru...

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INSENSE Begins Recording New Album

Norwegian metallers INSENSE have commenced the recording process for their third album, tentatively due on April 2, 2007 via BlackBalloon Records. "We are finished with guitars and bass, and will use the remainder of the year recording vocals," the group writes on its web site. "Songs are slowly get...

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The Perilous Fight

Even the most ardent death metal fan, at least those used to a more traditional and old school variety, must bow down to the unbridled ferocity of a HATE ETERNAL show. Erik Rutan's brutal juggernaut is not for the faint of heart, as this June 4, 2006 show at The Garage in London proves. If ...

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RIK EMMETT: Limited-Edition Guitar Celebrates DEAN's 30-Year Anniversary

Celebrating its rich history of rock guitars, Dean Guitars has released a limited-edition Rik Emmett model, a white Dean V — one of Dean's most iconic pieces in its 30-year history. "Rik Emmett was the frontman and guitarist of the popular '80s Canada-based, three-piece rock band TRIUMPH," said Dean...

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DIAMOND HEAD: More Tour Dates Announced

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD, one of the most influential British rock bands of the past 25 years, have announced the following dates: Apr. 14 - Tauberfrankenhalle - Lauda-Königshofen, GER (Keep It True VIII) Apr. 19 - The Robin - Wolverhampton, UK (w/ DEMON) Apr. 21...

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SLAYER Guitarist On Songwriting: 'If You Sit Down And Over-Think It, It's Usually Sh*t'

Luxi Lahtinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal-Rules.com: As you have probably heard from almost every possible direction many have said that the aggression and brutality of your old days have returned. So...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'Nobody Wanted To Make Videos With Us'

Aidin Vaziri of the San Francisco Chronicle recently conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich about the group's first-ever collection of all its music videos, called "The Videos 1989-2004". Read on: Q: You guys were not so into making videos at first. What changed? Lars: You know wh...

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SAMAEL: New Video Interview, Live Footage Posted Online

A video interview with SAMAEL (in English),conducted by Metalfan.ro after SAMAEL's first-ever appearance in Romania on December 2, 2006 at Agronomia Sports Hall in Bucharest, has been posted online at this location. Also available at the same location is video footage from the gig. As previously re...

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Former MARDUK Vocalist LEGION: 'I Don't Give A Sh*t About Those Douchey Christians'

Former MARDUK vocalist Legion (a.k.a. Erik Hagsted) has issued the following update on his ELIZIUM project (formerly REBELANGELS): "Here are two new songs, 'Instigator' and 'Jackal', as made for the merry holiday season, something to crank up your stereo with when your neighbours start singing those...

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SAMAEL Finishes Recording New Album; Audio Sample Available

Switzerland's SAMAEL has finished recording its new album, tentatively due in early 2007. The band completed a "rough mix" of three songs at the end of November and is currently the recording to procure a new record deal. The final mix is expected to take place early next year. To check out the new...

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SONIC REIGN Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of SONIC REIGN. According to a press release, SONIC REIGN is one of the best black metal bands ever to come out of Germany and will take the metal world by storm with their upcoming album "Raw Dark Pure". "SONIC REIGN is exactly the band we were looking...

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Threshold

Six albums in, and a darker wind seems to be blowing through the HAMMERFALL camp, ruffling the frilliest of shirts and injecting a little minor-chord pomposity into the band's helium odes to how much rocking, well, rocks. Don't get me wrong, the band isn't reinventing their sound, or even trying any...