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ROSE TATTOO: New Audio Interview With ANGRY ANDERSON Available

Vocalist Angry Anderson of legendary Australian rockers ROSE TATTOO was interviewed on the January 10, 2009 edition of "The Classic Metal Show". He talked about the band's latest release, "Blood Brothers", the passing away of three of the band's original members, and his feelings towards Muslims tha...

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Taiwan's CHTHONIC Receives DALAI LAMA's Blessing For This Year's 'Free Tibet Concert'

Asian symphonic black metal band CHTHONIC, which made international headlines by championing Taiwanese democracy from the Ozzfest and Wacken Open Air stages in 2007, has posted the following message on its MySpace page: "In order to facilitate the 2009 Free Tibet Concert, CHTHONIC vocalist Freddy Li...

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KINGDOM OF SORROW Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

KINGDOM OF SORROW — the band featuring Jamey Jasta (HATEBREED) and Kirk Windstein (DOWN, CROWBAR) — has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AXEL RUDI PELL BO...

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BORKNAGAR Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Norway's BORKNAGAR has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AXEL RUDI PELL BORKNAGAR BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE CALLEJON CATHEDRAL DRAGONFORCE EINHERJER EPICA GW...

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OVERKILL: Mexican Shows Cancelled

Veteran New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL have cancelled their previously announced shows in Mexico "due to unforeseen circumstances." The affected dates are as follows: Jan. 23 - Monterrey, MEX - Rock Amerika Jan. 24 - Mexico City, MEX - Circo Volador OVERKILL's second DVD, "Live at Wacken Open Air 200...

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DORO PESCH Performs With HOLY MOSES In Germany; Video Available

German "metal queen" Doro Pesch joined HOLY MOSES on stage during the German thrashers' December 26, 2008 performance at Pitch Black in Niederkrüchten, Germany for two tracks ("Celebrate" and "All We Are") in celebration of HOLY MOSES frontwoman Sabina Classen's 45th birthday. Fan-filmed video foota...

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GIRLSCHOOL: More Dates Announced

Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL has scheduled the following dates: Jan. 16 - Bologna, Italy - Sottotetto Sound Club Jan. 17 - Teramo, Italy - Village Live Club Mar. 12 - Madrid, Spain - Gruta 77 Mar. 13 - Barcelona, Spain - Apolo Mar. 14 - Vitoria, Spain - Helldorado May 02 - .....

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KAMELOT Frontman Issues Year-End Update

Vocalist Roy Khan of American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT has issued the following update: "As 2008 is winding down we look back at this incredible year with so many fantastic memories! From the amazing headliner shows in Europe, North America and Japan to the festivals in Europe including t...

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CRIMINAL: New Song Posted Online

"21st Century Paranoia", a brand new track from Anglo-Chilean thrash masters CRIMINAL, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the group's new album, "White Hell", which will be released on February 27, 2009 via Massacre Records. The CD's cover artwork, which was cr...

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SUIDAKRA: 'Shattering Swords' Video Available

German melodic folk/death metallers SUIDAKRA have uploaded the video for their new song "Shattering Swords" (directed by Sebastian Radtke). Watch it below. The track comes off the group's new album, "Crógacht", which will be released through Wacken Records/SPV on the following dates: Germany: Februa...

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WACKEN OPEN AIR 2009 Sold Out!

ICS Festival Service GmbH, which organizes the Wacken Open Air festival, has announced that all 70,000 tickets have already been sold for next year's event, which will be held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. "Never before [has] a festival of this size [been] sold out two times within on...

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MOONSPELL: Portuguese Signing Session Announced

Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL will take part in a signing session prior to their January 9, 2009 concert at São Mamede CAE in Guimarães, Portugal. The event will begin at 16.00h. Upcoming MOONSPELL shows: Jan. 09 - São Mamede CAE - Guimarães, POR Jan. 24 - Principal Club - Thessaloniki, GRE Jan. 25...

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DIR EN GREY On 'The Governor's Ball'; Audio Available

Bassist Toshiya and guitarist Die of Japanese hard rock extremists DIR EN GREY were interviewed for this week's edition of the "The Governor's Ball". You can download the program at this location. DIR EN GREY will release its first North American DVD, "A Knot Of", on February 3, 2009 via The End Rec...

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MOONSPELL: Munich Footage Available

Video footage of MOONSPELL's December 19, 2008 concert in Munich, Germany can be viewed below (clip uploaded by "eblinternational"). MOONSPELL released its long-awaited new DVD, "Lusitanian Metal", earlier this month in Europe via Century Media Records. The band's latest album, "Night Eternal", ente...

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STRATOVARIUS: More 2009 Dates Announced

Finnish melodic power metal legends STRATOVARIUS have scheduled the following dates: May 22-23 - Wacken Rocks - Kreuth / Aurich, Germany Jun. 19-21 - Hellfest - Clisson, France Jul. 11 - Masters Of Rock Festival - Vizovice, Czech Republic STRATOVARIUS has vowed to return with a new studio album in 2...