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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Completes Vocals For CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED Debut

Powerhouse heavy metal singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR) has completed laying down vocals for the debut album from CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED, the new project led by acclaimed metal drummer Richard Christy. The recording sessions are taking place at...

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CLAWFINGER To Re-Record 'Deaf Dumb Blind' For 20th Anniversary

Nasso Ruskov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with vocalist Zak Tell of the Swedish rap/metal combo CLAWFINGER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Tangra Mega Rock: What's new in the CLAWFINGER camp then? Zak: Hmm…. That's a hard question to answer, but I'...

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Ex-MEGADETH Touring Guitarist MIKE ALBERT: KNAC.COM Interview Available For Streaming

Former MEGADETH touring guitarist Mike Albert, who is currently the leader of MIKE ALBERT PROJECT, was recently interviewed by KNAC.COM. The chat is now available for streaming at this location. "Weapons Of Mass Destruction", the new video from MIKE ALBERT PROJECT can be viewed below. The song comes...

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RAMMSTEIN Signs U.S. Deal With VAGRANT RECORDS

RAMMSTEIN, the Berlin-based industrial metal sextet well known for their controversial and fiery live performances, returns with their first new album in four years, having signed a marketing and distribution deal in the U.S. with Vagrant Records. The 11-song CD is slated for a late fall 2009 simult...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: New 'Sonic TV' Webisode Available

Swedish modern metallers SONIC SYNDICATE have uploaded a new Sonic TV webisode featuring more footage from the band's fall 2008 European tour with IN FLAMES. Check it out below. SONIC SYNDICATE, whose sound has thus far revolved around the dual vocals of Richard Sjunnesson and Roland Johansson, anno...

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LED ZEPPELIN Frontman Involved In Car Crash

According to Telegraph.co.uk, LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant was involved in a car crash with a drug counselor on July 2 in England. Richard Grant's Mercedes SL 300 was written off following the collision with the 60-year-old rock frontman in north west London. Grant, who works for charity Turni...

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RICHARD CHRISTY's 'Heavy Metal Hoedown'

Acclaimed metal drummer Richard Christy (CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED, ICED EARTH, DEATH, LEASH LAW, CONTROL DENIED, BURNING INSIDE) — who currently works for "The Howard Stern Show" — will guest-host a special hour of his favorite metal jams in his "Heavy Metal Hoedown" on Sirius XM's Liquid Metal c...

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RICHARD CHRISTY Issues Update On CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED Project

Acclaimed metal drummer Richard Christy has issued the following update on his new project, CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED: "I just got back from Audiohammer Studios in [Sanford] Florida where for the last two weeks we recorded all of the drums, guitar, and bass. I must say that I'm totally blown away...

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POISON Drummer Becomes First-Time Father

Congratulations are in order for POISON drummer Rikki Rockett and his wife Melanie Martel on the birth of their first child, Jude Aaron Rockett (see photo below). The baby boy was born July 14 at 4:31 a.m. He weighed in at seven pounds, four ounces and measured 21 inches long. POISON is currently on...

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Never-Before-Seen, Vintage KISS Photos Featured In New Book

As a longtime fan of rock and a resident of Enid, Oklahoma, Richard Galbraith has attended countless concerts since the early '70s, and documented most of them with this photography. LED ZEPPELIN, ALICE COOPER, RAMONES, THE SEX PISTOLS, and BLACK SABBATH (among many others) have all passed through t...

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POWER QUEST Forced To Pull Out Of PROGPOWER USA X Festival

U.K. metallers POWER QUEST have been forced to cancel their appearance at the ProgPower USA X festival in Atlanta, Georgia on September 11. The bandmembers were denied their U.S. working visas and will be unable to enter the country to play the event. Commented keyboardist Steve Williams: "We are ab...

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LION'S SHARE: Studio Footage Posted Online

Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE have posted "behind-the-scenes" video footage from the making of their critically acclaimed "Dark Hours" album. Watch the nine-minute clip below. "Dark Hours" was released in March via Blistering Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Emotional Coma" was mixed a...

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Ex-MEGADETH Touring Guitarist MIKE ALBERT Releases 'Weapons' Video

"Weapons Of Mass Destruction", the new video from MIKE ALBERT PROJECT — the band led by former MEGADETH touring guitarist Mike Albert — can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's new CD, "Afterlife", which was released last month via Big Deal Records. According to a press release, Mike Albe...

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POWER QUEST Vocalist Quits

U.K. metallers POWER QUEST have issued the following update: "We are very sad to announce that Alessio Garavello will be leaving POWER QUEST after the festival shows in September. Alessio has been the voice of POWER QUEST ever since the 'Wings of Forever' album back in 2002, and has also had two sti...

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SKUNK ANANSIE: New Video Released

"Tear The Place Up", the new video from reunited '90s British rockers SKUNK ANANSIE, can be viewed below. The band says, "It's the first of three new songs we'll be releasing from our forthcoming 'greatest-hits' album, due later in the year." SKUNK ANANSIE will embark on the "Greatest Hits Tour" in...