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GRAVE DIGGER Guitarist: 'Take Care Of Your Ears!'

GRAVE DIGGER guitarist Manni Schmidt has posted the following message on his web site: "Time goes by fast… The tour [with THERION] is completed and on Tuesday we go to Russia to perform three shows — Ekaterienburg, Krasnodar and Moscow. The rest of the tour was as brilliant as the shows I reported o...

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Kings of Beer

Germany's beer-swilling, fart-smelling, fat and happy drunken thrash jokers should need no introduction to any old-schooler worth his denim. While many in the 1980s would have probably predicted a short shelf life for TANKARD and their lowbrow antics, the band has lasted for twenty-five years now (!...

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LOUDNESS: 'Complete Box' Now Available

Long-running Japanese metal band LOUDNESS has just released 25th-anniversary box set in Japan, entitled "Loudness Complete Box" (cover),featuring their complete Columbia Records catalog. The package includes the following albums: "The Birthday Eve" (1981),"Devil Soldier" (1982),"The Law Of Devil'...

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LOUDNESS: 'Breaking The Taboo' Artwork, Audio Sample Available

An audio sample of "Breaking the Taboo", the title track from veteran Japanese metallers LOUDNESS' new album, has been posted online at this location. Due in Japan on December 27 via Tokuma Communications, "Breaking the Taboo" will feature the following track listing: 01. Breaking The Taboo (4:28) 0...

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LOUDNESS To Release 'Breaking The Taboo' This Month; Track Listing Revealed

Veteran Japanese metallers LOUDNESS have set "Breaking the Taboo" as the title of their new album, due in Japan on December 27 via Tokuma Communications. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Breaking The Taboo (4:28) 02. Brutal Torture (4:54) 03. Sick World (4:52) 04. Don't Spam Me (3...

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OBSESSION: Photos From CD-Release Party Posted Online

Reunited classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION played a CD-release party for their new album, "Carnival of Lies", on October 13 at Daniel's Street in Milford, Connecticut. Check out photos at TheObsesssion.net, MetalFury.com. OBSESSION released its long-awaited follow-up to 1987's "Methods of Madn...

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REIGN OF TERROR, BLUDGEON, HYDROGYN Confirmed For Mexico's MONTERREY METAL FEST

REIGN OF TERROR (featuring guitarist Joe Stump and ex-LOUDNESS/YNGWIE MALMSTEEN vocalist Mike Vescera),BLUDGEON, HYDROGYN, VAINGLORY, MALIGNO, DIMENSION, SOULS ON FIRE, SOLITUDE, MULUC PAX and PENTAGRAM have been confirmed as the second-stage performers at the 2006 Monterrey Metal Fest, set to be h...

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OBSESSION Schedules CD-Release Party In Connecticut

Reunited classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION has scheduled a CD-release party for their new album, "Carnival of Lies", on October 13 at Daniel's Street in Milford, Connecticut. OBSESSION released its long-awaited follow-up to 1987's "Methods of Madness" this past summer via Metal Mayhem in the U...

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LOUDNESS' HIGUCHI Issues Collection Of Drum Solos

LOUDNESS drummer Munetaka Higuchi has just released a live CD compilation of drum solos he has performed in concert over the years. The track listing is as follows: 01. Drum Solo (from "Live-Loud-Alive" - Shibuya Kokaido, Tokyo, Nov. 2, 1983) 02. Drum Solo (from "Live In Tokyo - Lightning Strikes" -...

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LOUDNESS Guitarist AKIRA TAKASAKI: More Solo Album Samples Available

More audio samples from LOUDNESS guitarist Akira Takasaki's upcoming solo album, "Nenriki", have been posted online at his official web site (top of the page). Due on September 20 via Tricycle Entertainment, the CD will contain the following track listing: 01. Surf Trip 02. Mars 03. I Want To Take Y...

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REIGN OF TERROR To Headline Second Stage At Mexico's MONTERREY METAL FEST

REIGN OF TERROR, the neo-classical power metal band featuring guitar shredder Joe Stump and vocalist Michael Vescera (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, LOUDNESS, OBSESSION),will headline the second stage of the third edition of the Monterrey Metal Fest, set to take place Saturday, September 23, 2006 at the Coca Co...

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LOUDNESS: New Live DVD Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

Japanese metallers LOUDNESS will release new live DVD, entitled "Loudness in America 06: Live Shocks World Circuit 2006 Chapter 1", on August 23. The disc will feature footage from the band's North American tour, which took place earlier in the year. "Loudness in America 06: Live Shocks World Circui...

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LOUDNESS Guitarist To Release New Solo Album Next Month: Sample Available

LOUDNESS guitarist Akira Takasaki will release his new solo album, "Nenriki", on September 20 via Tricycle Entertainment. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Surf Trip 02. Mars 03. I Want To Take You Higher 04. Neighborhood 05. Mindphase 06. Chicago Drive 07. The Sun Goes Down 08. No...

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CINDERELLA Guitarist: 'I Would Love To Do Another Record With The Band'

Scott Cronick of The Press of Atlantic City recently conducted an interview with CINDERELLA guitarist guitarist Jeff LaBar. An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: It's 20 years. Did you ever think it would last this long? Jeff: "No. Actually, I'm a little surprised. But when we set off with CINDERELLA...

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IRON MAIDEN Frontman To Host New 'Masters Of Rock' Series

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will return to BBC Radio 2 on Thursday, July 13 at 21:00 (U.K. time) for the fifth installment of the "Masters Of Rock" series. Over the course of six weeks, Bruce will be playing classic rock from the likes of AC/DC, HEART, BLACK CROWES, CHEAP TRICK and VAN HALE...