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SAXON And ARMORED SAINT To Team Up For U.S. Shows

British heavy metal legends SAXON and veteran Los Angeles metallers ARMORED SAINT will team up for a few select shows in U.S. next spring. Confirmed shows are May 8 in New York City at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, May 9 in Worcester, Massachusetts at the Palladium and May 30 in West Hollywood a...

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SAXON To Begin Recording New Album In January

British heavy metal legends SAXON will enter the studio in early 2015 to begin recording the follow-up to 2013's "Sacrifice" for a late summer release. "We're making the new album in January, February and March. And then we go to America in May," SAXON vocalist Biff Byford told Rock Bottom during a...

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SAXON To Release 'Warriors Of The Road - The Saxon Chronicles Part II' DVD, CD, Blu-Ray

British heavy metal legends SAXON continue their detailed documentation of life on the road with "Warriors Of The Road - The Saxon Chronicles Part II", to be released in Europe on November 7 and in North America on November 25. The set features extensive coverage of the band's 2013 appearance at the...

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SAXON Begins Writing New Material

British heavy metal legends SAXON have commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to 2013's "Sacrifice", tentatively due next year. "We're on a bit of a break [from composing new material] at the moment," SAXON vocalist Biff Byford revealed during an interview with the "Rockposer's Roulette...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD Fronts THE SCINTILLA PROJECT For 'The Hybrid' Album

"Scintilla", a science fiction thriller, is set deep underground in the wilds of a former Soviet state where strange genetic experiments are taking place. A war-weary mercenary is hired to lead a company scientist to the secret underground laboratory and with his team of mercenaries to steal the res...

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DORO PESCH Speaks To TV ROCK LIVE In Paris (Video)

TV Rock Live conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch on May 21 at Le Trabendo in Paris, France. You can now watch the chat below. In honor of her 30th anniverary as a performing artist, Pesch celebrated with fans from all over the world with two separate-yet-unique shows on May 2 a...

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DORO PESCH Speaks To SKYNET At Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING (Video)

Skynet conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch after her June 27 performance at Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium. You can now watch the chat below. In honor of her 30th anniverary as a performing artist, Pesch celebrated with fans from all over the world with two separate-y...

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DORO Interviewed By Spain's 'Metalovision' (Video)

"Metalovision" conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch on May 25 in Barcelona, Spain. You can now watch the chat below. In honor of her 30th anniverary as a performing artist, Pesch celebrated with fans from all over the world with two separate-yet-unique shows on May 2 and May 3 a...

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Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life

It's never easy to evaluate material comprising a benefit project, but this is Ronnie James Dio we're talking about, so evaluate we must. Organized by his widow Wendy Dio and fortified by many of his solo band associates, "Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life" is a fourteen-song tribute to the late l...

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DORO PESCH Interviewed By France's JATA LIVE EXPERIENCES (Video)

Jata Live Experiences conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch on May 22 in Montauban, France. You can now watch the chat below. In honor of her 30th anniverary as a performing artist, Pesch celebrated with fans from all over the world with two separate-yet-unique shows on May 2 and...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Album 'This Is Your Life' To Be Released On Colored Vinyl

"This Is Your Life", the official tribute to album to Ronnie James Dio, will be released as a special-edition double red-color vinyl LP on July 8 via Rhino Records. July 8 is just two days before Ronnie's birthday, making this release even more special to fans and collectors alike. "This Is Your Lif...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD Speaks To Metalholic.com (Audio)

On May 6, Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. On April 29 via UDR Music, SAXON released "St. George's Day Sacrifice - Live In Manchester", a "hidden treasure" re...

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WENDY DIO Talks To ALICE COOPER About 'This Is Your Life' Tribute Album (Audio)

Wendy Dio, the wife/manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, was interviewed on a recent edition of Alice Cooper's radio show, "Nights With Alice Cooper". You can now stream the chat using the audio player below. Ronnie James Dio is one of the most beloved figures in rock history. H...

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DORO Joined By SAXON, KROKUS, LORDI, BLIND GUARDIAN, SODOM, Ex-ACCEPT, Ex-IRON MAIDEN Members At 30th-Anniversary Concerts (Video)

In honor of her 30th anniverary as a performing artist, German metal queen Doro Pesch celebrated with fans from all over the world with two separate-yet-unique shows on May 2 and May 3 at CCD Stadthalle in her hometown of Düsseldorf. She said: "We came up with something very special for our 30th sta...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD Talks Songwriting, Touring With RUSH

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal veterans SAXON. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: Let's start off by talking about the new SAXON album, "Unplugged And Strung Up". How did the idea come to do this album...