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EPICA Singer On Being A 'Sex Symbol': 'I Also Have A Brain! I Don't Have Just Tits And An Ass'

Ofir Messer of Metalist Magazine recently conducted an interview with frontwoman Simone Simons of the Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA leading up to the band's second visit to Israel. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalist Magazine: It seems 2008 has been a busy year for you and es...

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God Complex

Answering one of the great burning questions on the metal world's mind — where did keyboardist and programmer John Bechdel go after being in PRONG in the 1990's? — we're graced with the debut of his FALSE ICONS project. That's not entirely fair, of course; the man has done time in MINISTRY and Burto...

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DORO Celebrates 25th Anniversary With SCORPIONS, OVERKILL, Ex-NIGHTWISH Members

Doro Pesch celebrated her 25-year career as the reigning queen of German heavy metal by performing a three-hour set last night (Saturday, December 13) at the 20,000-capacity ISS Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany. HOLY MOSES, LEAVES EYES' and ARCH ENEMY opened the show and were followed by full set by DORO...

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METALLICA: Ontario Concert Filmed By Famed Director WAYNE ISHAM

According to MetOnTour.com, which is described as "your FREE virtual backstage pass to every METALLICA show," METALLICA's longtime friend and collaborator, famed video director Wayne Isham, filmed the band's performance last night (Friday, December 12) at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario,...

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AC/DC Singer Gives Pediatric Patients the Rock Star Treatment

The new Brian Johnson Music Therapy Room in the pediatrics department at Sarasota Memorial Hospital is being dedicated on Monday, December 22, 2008. The musical equipment, memorabilia and room enhancements were donated to Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation, Inc. by the John Entwistle Foundation...

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WEIRD OWL Signs With TEE PEE RECORDS

Brooklyn's WEIRD OWL has inked deal with Tee Pee Records. The band's debut LP, "Ever The Silver Cord Be Loosed", will be released on February 17. WEIRD OWL is a Brooklyn band that resides in the heaviness inherent in the convergence of imagination, poetry and sound. First formed in 2004 and through...

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WACO JESUS, MESRINE To Perform At This Weekend's GRINDING INTO SHRUBBERY Festival

Illinois' WACO JESUS and Quebec City's MESRINE are among the bands that will perform at the Grinding Into Shrubbery festival, set to take place Saturday, December 13 at Reilly's third-floor bar, located in the heart of Dundas Square in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at 340 Yonge Street. According to the o...

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'Females In Metal' Book Author Interviewed

Metal Portal recently conducted an interview with Marta Samitowska, who recently launched a publishing company called Muse(ic) Books through which she is planning to release a series of books on female-fronted metal artists. Her newest 134-page book, "Through My Eyes, In Their Own Words - Females In...

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Members Of SCORPIONS To Perform At DORO's Anniversary Concert

Vocalist Klaus Meine and guitarist Rudolf Schenker of the veteran German hard rock band SCORPIONS have been confirmed for a special concert on December 13 at the ISS Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany celebrating Doro Pesch's 25-year career as the reigning queen of German heavy metal. According to a postin...

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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Chinese Democracy' Lands At No. 3 On Billboard Chart

GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy", sold 261,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release (including a reported 25,000 downloads at iTunes on November 23 not counted towards the opening week) to debut at position No. 3 on The Billboard 200 chart — right behind...

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DORO: New Album Title, Release Date, Artwork Revealed

German metal queen Doro Pesch has set "Fear No Evil" as the title of her new album, due on January 23, 2009 via AFM Records. The CD's cover art can be viewed below. Pesch will release a new single, "Herzblut", on December 12 via AFM. It will feature four versions of the title track, each ...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Pulls Out Of DORO's Anniversary Concert

U.D.O./ex-ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider has cancelled his appearance at a special concert on December 13 at the ISS Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany celebrating Doro Pesch's 25-year career as the reigning queen of German heavy metal. According to a posting on U.D.O.'s web site, the cancellation was c...

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GUNS N' ROSES' 'Chinese Democracy' Is Big In New Zealand

GUNS N' ROSES' new album, "Chinese Democracy", has topped the New Zealand chart in its first full week of release. The CD, which debuted at No. 2, has already been certified platinum in the country for sales in excess of 15,000 copies. "Chinese Democracy" looks set to drop out of the UK Top 5 this ....

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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Chinese Democracy' Set To Drop Out Of UK Top 5

GUNS N' ROSES' new album, "Chinese Democracy", looks set to drop out of the UK Top 5 this Sunday (December 6) based on the midweek figures released by Music Week. The CD debuted at No. 2 in the UK after failing to outsell "Day & Age", the latest album from Las Vegas rock group THE ...

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HAMMERFALL: Photos From 'Any Means Necessary' Video Shoot Available

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL have just finished filming a video for the song "Any Means Necessary" in Belgrade, Serbia. Check out photos from the video shoot below. "For the second time we went to Belgrade, Serbia, to shoot a video for a first single," explains singer Joacim Cans. "Together...