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Former DRIVE Singer DAVID TAYLOR Dead At 44

According to TheMusicsOver.com, David Taylor, the former lead vocalist for '80s hard rock band DRIVE, was killed in a road accident late last month. While driving along a San Antonio interstate on June 25, Taylor lost control of his vehicle after a tire blew out, causing him to crash. He was airlift...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS Interviewed On BBC RADIO; Audio Available

Original JUDAS PRIEST singer Allan Atkins and his HOLY RAGE bandmate Chris Johnson (guitar) were interviewed on July 5 by radio presenter, history professor and author Carl Chinn on BBC Radio. According to a posting on Atkins' MySpace page, "We launched Al's new book, 'Dawn of the Metal Gods', spoke...

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ABGOTT Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

U.K. extreme black metallers ABGOTT have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The band will mainly perform material from its new album, "Godfather In Black", due on September 7 via Code7/PHD. The fest...

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HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST Photo History Book: More Details Revealed

Former HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer and Bazillion Points Books have announced November 2009 as the publication date for "Only Death Is Real: An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and Early Celtic Frost". Authored by Fischer with cooperation from HELLHAMMER/FROST partner Martin...

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SODOM Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

German thrash metal veterans SODOM have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. This will be the band's only U.K. performance in 2009 and marks the group's first U.K. show in 20 years. The festival billi...

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BLUTVIAL: Another New Song Available For Streaming

BLUTVIAL — the band featuring Aort of renowned U.K. avant-garde black metal act CODE as well as DECREPIT SPECTRE and INDESINENCE, and Ewchmylaen, formerly of REIGN OF EREBUS — has posted a new song, "Our Hallowed Bones", on the group's MySpace page. The track is the title cut of BLUTVIAL's debut alb...

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AL ATKINS: I Wanted To, But Couldn't, Get Away From The Name JUDAS PRIEST

Express & Star recently conducted an interview with original JUDAS PRIEST singer Allan Atkins. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. On his 1973 split with JUDAS PRIEST: "I was the only one in the group married and with a child, but money was a struggle. We had signed a recording contract ....

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RUDRA Announces New Guitarist

Singaporean metallers RUDRA have announced the addition of guitarist Vinod to the group's ranks. RUDRA bassist/vocalist Kathir states, "[Vinod] isn't someone new to RUDRA or the Singaporean metal scene. Vinod has played in many bands before and has been known to us for almost eight years. We are loo...

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MAYHEM Drummer To Guest On DEATH OF DESIRE Debut

MAYHEM's Hellhammer (a.k.a. Jan Axel Blomberg) has reportedly agreed to lay down the drums on "ANTI-human", the debut album from German extreme metallers DEATH OF DESIRE. The CD and the accompanying "Into the Void" video will be released in late 2009 or early 2010. "ANTI-human" track listing: 01. Ta...

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SUSPYRE Announces Lineup For PROGPOWER USA

New Jersey progressive metallers SUSPYRE have announced their lineup for their September 10, 2009 appearance at the ProgPower USA festival. SUSPYRE, who parted ways with co-founder/guitarist Rich Skibinsky in January, will be joined by Sam Bhoot on bass guitar, and current band member Andrew Distabi...

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CRYSTAL VIPER's Cover Of RUNNING WILD's 'Libertalia' Available For Streaming

Polish metallers CRYSTAL VIPER recently finished recording "Libertalia" for "ReUnation - A Tribute To Running Wild" — the upcoming tribute to German metal legends RUNNING WILD which will contain cover versions of songs exclusively from the albums "The Rivalry" (1998),"Victory" (2000),"The Brotherh...

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INSOMNIUM, THE ROTTED Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

Finnish melodic deathsters INSOMNIUM and London grinders THE ROTTED have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ALTERNATIVE CARPARK AMON AMARTH ANATHEM...

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SOLUTION.45 Signs Japanese Deal With MARQUEE/AVALON

Swedish/Finnish progressive metal "supergroup" SOLUTION.45, which features in its ranks former SCAR SYMMETRY vocalist Christian Älvestam, Mikko Härkin (ex-SONATA ARCTICA, KOTIPELTO) and Jani Stefanovic (MISERATION, ESSENCE OF SORROW),has inked a deal with Marquee/Avalon for the Japanese release of...

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IMMOLATION: Rotterdam Footage Available

Video footage of New York death metal veterans IMMOLATION's June 25, 2009 performance at The Baroeg in Rotterdam, Holand can be viewed below (courtesy of "letthemetalflow"). The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Hate's Plague 02. I Feel Nothing 03. Passion Kill 04. Swarm of Terror 05. Unholy Cult...

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ETERNAL REIGN Completes Recording New Album

German power metal band ETERNAL REIGN has finished recording its third album, "The Dawn Of Reckoning", tentatively due in September/October via Limb Music Products. The CD was tracked at Sunday Music studios and and will be mixed and mastered by Achim Köhler (SINNER, PRIMAL FEAR). It will contain 10...