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STRYPER, WHITESNAKE Members Featured On MENCHEN Debut

Retroactive Records has announced the release of the debut album from MENCHEN, entitled "Red Rock". According to a press release, the LP is truly a collaboration of the most talented players in the metal scene. Bill Menchen (TITANIC, THE SEVENTH POWER, FINAL AXE) dominates as a master on guitar, Rob...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Explains New Album Concept

Brazil's SEPULTURA is a prime example of an intelligent thrash metal act whose powerful compositions continue to tackle exciting and ingenious subjects. 1996 saw the band devote its landmark release "Roots" to the fate of the Xavante Indians on the border of Brazil and Bolivia; in spring 2006 the mu...

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JUNGLE ROT Signs With NAPALM RECORDS

Wisconsin-based death metallers JUNGLE ROT have inked a deal with Napalm Records. According to a press release, "brutal songs with a deadly groove are the band’s foremost agenda. The band will enter the studio in December in order to record the material for the upcoming album. Fans of old-school dea...

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'Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year': New E-Card Available

On October 14, Armoury Records, distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment, released one mighty molten metal blast of good CD cheer: "We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year". A new e-card for the collection is available at this location. It's an all-star assemblage as members of such great...

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OBITUARY Schedules Hometown Show

Vocalist John Tardy of the Florida-based death metal band OBITUARY has issued the following update: "We did not play a show in Tampa, or in Florida for that matter, on our last U.S. tour, but we have one set up now! We will be playing at the Crowbar in Ybor City on Friday, December 19! ...

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NIKKI SIXX Biography To Be Reissued With New Interviews, Bonus Sampler

In the spring of 2009, Rock 'N' Roll Books/APG Distribution will reissue "An Education in Rebellion: The Biography of Nikki Sixx" with an abridgement from 2003 through 2008, including coverage of MÖTLEY CRÜE's wildly triumphant reunion tour, Sixx's hugely successful New York Times best-seller "The H...

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QUIET RIOT ALLSTARS On 'Rock And A Hard Place' TV Show

Former QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has posted the following message on his MySpace blog: "In January 2008 I was approached by the talent agency that books the artists that appear on the Meat Loaf-hosted 'Rock And A Hard Place' music game show for DIRECTV's channel The 101 Network. They asked m...

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SWIRL Added To STEPHEN PEARCY/BRITNY FOX Tour

Los Angeles rockers SWIRL will hit the road with BRITNY FOX and STEPHEN PEARCY on a tour that kicks off November 28 in Yucaipa, California at Angel's Roadhouse. Commented SWIRL: "We are thrilled to be included on the Metal In America XXX-Mas tour December 2008. We never imagined this opportunity wou...

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Tank Gasmask Ammo

And the Swedish death metal just keeps on coming in waves. It once again begs the question: what the hell is going on over there anyway? Speculation points to a covert government operation that has resulted in the releasing of an as yet unidentified chemical into the water that stimulates the little...

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Thrash Speed Burn

Canada's EXCITER are speed metal legends, hands down, and '80s albums like "Violence and Force" and "Heavy Metal Maniac" helped define the genre. It has been eight years and now comes "Thrash Speed Burn", a white-hot thrasher with guitarist John Ricci proudly carrying the torch. Drummer/vocalist Dan...

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Star-Studded LED ZEPPELIN Tribute LP Due This Month

On November 25, Versailles Records will return to retail with "Misty Mountain Hop: A Millennium Tribute To Led Zeppelin", which features current/former members of the following bands: MEGADETH KISS BLACK SABBATH DIO BADLANDS THE CIRCLE JERKS THE CULT RATT LILLIAN AXE DEEP PURPLE L.A. GUNS WARRANT WH...

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SEPULTURA Performs At LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS; Video Available

Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA were one of the featured musical guests at last night's (Thursday, November 13) ninth annual Latin Grammy Awards 2008. They performed a cover of "Girl From Ipanema" and a new song called "We've Lost You" from their upcoming album "A-Lex". Watch the performance below. Th...

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GLEN DROVER, TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Interviewed On 'The Metal File'; Audio Available

Former MEGADETH/KING DIAMOND guitarist Glen Drover and powerhouse heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) were interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show online at this location. Glen Drover fille...

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On The Road With IN FLAMES

IN FLAMES will be featured on the program "Dom Kallar Oss Artister" (They Call Us Artists) on Tuesday, November 19 at 9:00 p.m. CET on the Swedish television network SVT. According to a posting on the band's web site, "This summer the film team from SVT followed IN FLAMES around on the road to show...

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SEPULTURA To Perform New Song At LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS In Houston

Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA will appear at the ninth annual Latin Grammy Awards 2008 this coming Thursday, November 13. They will perform a new song from their upcoming album "A-Lex". The ninth annual Latin Grammy ceremony will be held at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and will air live on Un...