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ROB ROCK: Trailer For 'The Voice Of Melodic Metal' DVD Available

A seven-and-a-half-minute trailer for "The Voice Of Melodic Metal - Live In Atlanta", the recently released DVD from Rob Rock (IMPELLITTERI, DRIVER, JOSHUA),can be viewed below. The disc was shot on September 27, 2008 at the ProgPower USA IX festival at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia and was made...

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SCORPIONS Frontman Lands On Bulgarian Building

According to Metal Hangar 18, a building in the city of Kavarna, Bulgaria features a specially commissioned portrait of SCORPIONS singer Klaus Meine painted onto it. The artist responsible for the Meine piece is Jasen Nenkov, who has previously painted portraits of Ian Gillan (DEEP PURPLE),Ronnie J...

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PESTILENCE Mainman Begins Work On New Material

Patrick Mameli (guitar, vocals) of the resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metal outfit PESTILENCE has issued the following update: "Well, the touring, the festivals and the travelling, it all has come to an end for us. I think we covered pretty much all the countries in Europe we really wanted t...

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SCORPIONS Hard At Work On New Album

Vocalist Klaus Meine of German hard rock legends SCORPIONS has issued the following update: "Dear fans, the last few months on the road just flew by — and as always, it was fantastic and exciting to play for you. But now we are back in our studio in Hannover with our Swedish producers Mikael 'Nord'...

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ACE FREHLEY Interviewed By THE WILDHEARTS Frontman GINGER

THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger recently conducted an interview with original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley for "The Rock and Roll Geek Show" (which is hosted by former EXODUS bassist Michael Butler). You can now watch the chat below. 30-second audio samples of all the tracks that will appear on Frehley...

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THE WILDHEARTS: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Chutzpah!' Album Available

Audio samples of all the songs that appear on THE WILDHEARTS' ninth studio album, "Chutzpah!", are available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. "Chutzpah!" is scheduled for release on August 31 via Backstage Alliance (distributed through Cargo). Recorded in Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen...

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Former HELLOWEEN Singer To Guest On AVANTASIA Album

Former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Kiske has appeared on every AVANTASIA album so far, including the first two full-length releases, "The Metal Opera" (2001) and "The Metal Opera Pt. II" (2002). Commented...

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MAGNUM Frontman To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

MAGNUM vocalist Bob Catley will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Catley toured with AVANTASIA in 2008 when he was part of the live ensemble that travelled around the globe. The vocal session took place at the Viper Room Recording Studio in England...

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VICIOUS ART: 'We Have About Half A Record Almost Done'

VICIOUS ART — the Swedish death/thrash metal band featuring former DARK FUNERAL members Matias Mäkelä and Robert Lundin, along with Jörgen Sandström (THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) on bass — has issued the following update: "We are working on new material and we have about half a record almos...

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PYRAMAZE Is 'Still Very Much Alive And Kicking'

Keyboardist Jonah Weingarten of Danish/American metallers PYRAMAZE has issued the following update: "The band is still very much alive and kicking. We are currently working on material for our new record, but progress has taken a little bit more time than we had expected. This is due to several of t...

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MASTIC SCUM: New Album Title, Release Date Announced

Austrian extreme metallers MASTIC SCUM have set "Dust" as the title of their new album, due on November 13 via Twilight Distribution. 12 songs were recorded for the effort, which will be mixed at Grindlab Studio and mastered by Jacob Hansen (HEAVEN SHALL BURN, ABORTED, HATESPHERE) in September. Artw...

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BURDEN OF GRIEF To Enter Studio Next Month

German melodic death/thrash metallers BURDEN OF GRIEF are preparing to enter the studio to begin recording their new album, tentatively due in early 2010. Entitled "Follow The Flames", the follow-up to 2007's "Death End Road" is will contain 10 new songs. The limited-edition version of the CD will i...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

Powerhouse heavy metal singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR) will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Tobias: "I had this pretty heavy riff monster and I remembered a JUDAS PRIEST live album wit...

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STORMWARRIOR: Video Interview Posted Online

An interview with German metallers STORMWARRIOR conducted at this year's Jalometalli metal music festival — which was held August 14-15, 2009 at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland — can be viewed below. Locomotive Records released the third studio album from STORMWARRIOR, entitled "Heading Northe", in No...

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VOLBEAT Frontman: When I Was A Teenage Headbanger...

Vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen of Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT recently spoke to Finland's Domination TV about how he first got into heavy metal. Watch the six-minute chat below. VOLBEAT has been tapped by METALLICA as the support act on the second half of their North American fall tour...