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THE DARKNESS To Support LADY GAGA In Europe

Reunited British rockers THE DARKNESS will support pop superstar Lady Gaga on her "Born This Way Ball" European tour in August-October. Confirmed dates can be found below. After thrilling sold-out crowds with their critically acclaimed U.S. tour in February, THE DARKNESS will return stateside this M...

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THE SKULL Members Hoping For 'Huge Reunion' With Former TROUBLE Bandmates

Heavy Planet recently conducted an interview with THE SKULL, the new band formed by two original members of Chicago doom legends TROUBLE — vocalist Eric Wagner and drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson — alongside the band's longtime bassist, Ron Holzner. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Heavy Pl...

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ANVIL Tribute Album In The Works

Skol Records is putting together the first-ever "A Tribute To Anvil" compilation, to be released in early 2013 as a deluxe limited CD and LP, with a thick booklet and exclusive front cover artwork. The album will be produced by Bart Gabriel, who — in addition to helming albums by such bands as JACK...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Interviewed On 'Iron City Rocks' Podcast (Audio)

The latest installment of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen. The podcast is now available for streaming using the audio player below. "Iron City Rocks" podcast (audio):

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ANIMETAL USA To Release New Single, Album

The opening theme to the anime adaptation of Kenji Taira's Naruto spin-off manga Rock Lee No Seishun Full-Power Ninden is "Give Lee Give Lee Rock Lee" a collaborative track featuring ANIMETAL USA and Hironobu Kageyama. The single for the song will be released tomorrow (Wednesday, April 4). The jacke...

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CRYSTAL VIPER: 'Crimen Excepta' Trailer Available

The official trailer for "Crimen Excepta", the new full-length studio album from the Polish female-fronted traditional heavy metal act CRYSTAL VIPER, can be seen below. "Crimen Excepa" will be released in Europe on April 27 and in the U.S. on April 24 via AFM Records. The concept effort about holy i...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer Interviewed On WEBN's 'Mark And Mo In The Morning' (Audio)

DEF LEPPARD vocalist Joe Elliott was interview on today's (Monday, April 2) edition of the "Mark And Mo In The Morning" show on the Cincinnati, Ohio radio station WEBN-FM. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. DEF LEPPARD will make a return to the United States this June with a massive...

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OBSESSION Signs With INNER WOUND RECORDINGS

Reactivated classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION has inked a deal with Inner Wound Recordings for the release of its long-awaited new album, "Order Of Chaos". The CD will be made available later in the year. The group's current lineup is as follows: Michael Vescera - Vocals John Bruno - Guitar Sc...

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SMILE EMPTY SOUL: New Album Track Listing, Cover Artwork Revealed

Los Angeles-based rock trio SMILE EMPTY SOUL has revealed the album cover and track listing for its upcoming album, "3's", due on May 22 via eOne Music. "I think we put more thought into this album cover than ever before. There's a ton of symbolism going on, and the whole package this time really me...

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PHILIP ANSELMO To Launch Horror Film Festival In Austin

According to the Austin Chronicle, Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, ARSON ANTHEM, SUPERJOINT RITUAL) and BloodyDisgusting.com writer Corey Mitchell will launch the Housecore Horror Film Festival in October 2013 in Austin, Texas. Mitchell, who is currently working with Anselmo on the former PANTERA fro...

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ANVIL: New 2-In-1 Reissues To Include Liner Notes, Booklets

Some of the finest albums from Canadian metal legends ANVIL will be made in Europe again on April 23 (three days earlier in Germany) as high-class digipak 2-in-1 re-releases with new booklets, including liner notes from guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner, as well as new p...

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Reformed SKINTRADE Performs In Stockholm (Video)

Reformed Swedish hard rockers SKINTRADE performed last night (Wednesday, March 21) at a release party for their "best-of" album, "Past And Present", at Debaser Slussen in Stockholm. Video footage of the concert can be seen below. "Past And Present" was released on March 21 via Universal Music. The C...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Frontman Performs With DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT In Australia (Video)

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN frontman Greg Puciato joined DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT on stage on March 5 at the Soundwave Festival festival in Perth, Australia to perform the song "The Mighty Masturbator". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be viewed below. The studio version of "The Mighty Mas...

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MISERATION Announces New Bassist

Sweden's MISERATION — the collaboration between SCAR SYMMETRY vocalist Christian Älvestam and Jani Stefanovic (ESSENCE OF SORROW, DIVINEFIRE) — has announced the addition of bassist Christian Lundgren to the group's ranks. The band states, "Lundgren has been a friend of Christian for a long time and...

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DAMMAJ's Classic Debut To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks

Although the San Francisco Bay Area is primarily known as the home of thrash metal, it gave birth to several classic heavy metal bands as well, including DAMMAJ. Formed in 1978 by vocalist Greg Hill and bassist Steve Gilbert, DAMMAJ's original lineup included two other Gilbert brothers — Mick and Ri...