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RAGE: 'Strings To A Web' Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Strings To A Web", the forthcoming album from veteran German metallers RAGE, can be viewed below. The artwork was created by Thomas Ewerhard (AVANTASIA, THERION),and it shows the soundchaser as a spider, caught in a web. RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski is currently working on t...

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RUSH Members To Discuss Band's Future During Los Angeles Meeting

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has updated the "News Weather And Sports" section of his web site with his latest entry, entitled "Autumn Serenade". An excerpt follows below. "In this autumn of 2009, the three of us are poised on another kind of 'reinvention.' We have agreed to meet in Los Angeles in Novemb...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEVIN TOWNSEND, GRAVEWORM Confirmed For Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT

CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEVIN TOWNSEND, DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA and GRAVEWORM are the first confirmed bands for the 15-year-anniversary edition of the Brutal Assault festival, set to take place August 12-14, 2010 in Josefov, Czech Republic. More acts will be announced soon. ...

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MASTODON Performs On 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon'; Video Available

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON performed the song "Divinations" live on last night's (Thursday, October 30) edition of NBC-TV's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon". Watch video of the performance below. MASTODON has written the score to "Jonah Hex", the comic-book Western/horror film starring Jos...

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RAGE Frontman Interviewed In Bulgaria

Desislava Zaharieva (a.k.a. Braindead) of Metal Hangar 18 conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Peavy Wagner of veteran German metallers RAGE when the band played Sofia, Bulgaria on October 17, 2009 with Sweden's SABATON. Watch the chat below. RAGE will release its new album, "Strings To A We...

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Ex-DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist JON LORD: Russian TV Coverage Available

Former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord played three Russian concerts earlier this month October — in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg. The shows were Lord's first solo appearances in Russia, and they featured the Concerto for Group and Orchestra with a selection of Lord's solo pieces plus a...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Performs JUDAS PRIEST Classics In Curitiba; Video Available

Video footage of powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) performing the JUDAS PRIEST classics "Breaking The Law" and "Living After Midnight" on October 23, 2009 at Hangar Bar in Curitiba, Brazil can be viewed below. The musicians i...

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DORO PESCH Performs With TARJA TURUNEN At METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST; Video Available

German metal queen Doro Pesch joined former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen on stage at the Metal Female Voices Fest on October 19, 2009 in Wieze, Belgium to perform the song "The Seer". Watch video footage of Doro's appearance below. Tarja's version of "The Seer", featuring a duet with Pesch, was in...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: Studio Update

JON OLIVA'S PAIN recently entered the studio to begin recording its fourth album for an early 2010 release via AFM Records. Drummer Christopher Kinder states, "Jon Oliva [JON OLIVA'S PAIN mastermind; also of SAVATAGE and TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA] has completed vocal tracking on a few songs, with man...

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MASTODON Bassist Talks About Scoring 'Jonah Hex' Film

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have written the score to "Jonah Hex", the comic-book Western/horror film starring Josh Brolin in the lead role, with support from John Malkovich, Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Michael Fassbender and Michael Shannon. The movie is based on the DC comic series about a...

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HELLOWEEN To Release 'Unarmed - Best Of 25th Anniversary' In December

Long-running German power metallers HELLOWEEN have teamed up with Sony Music in co-operation with SPV Records, to release the band's upcoming albums. The group's long awaited "Unarmed - Best Of 25th Anniversary" album will be made available on the following dates: Dec. 16 – Japan, Southeast Asia (JV...

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RAGE: New Album Details Revealed

German metallers RAGE will release their new album, "Strings To A Web", on February 5, 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Twilight Hall Studio and was produced by Charlie Bauerfeind (BLIND GUARDIAN, HAMMERFALL). The cover artwork was created by Thomas Ewerhard (AVANTASIA, THERION...

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HAIL! To Play First Metal Concert Ever In Beirut

The all-star band HAIL! — comprised of bassist David Ellefson (MEGADETH, F5),singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH),guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) and newly announced sticksman Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN) — will be the first-ever intern...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Continuing Work On Material For Solo Album

NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon is currently in Stockholm, Sweden creating songs for her upcoming solo album with Swedish producers Stefan Örn and Johan Glössner. She writes on her official blog, "Today we just did some first recordings on two more songs and its just so we can go home and listen and m...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN To Appear On TVK Yokohama's 'Hamarancho' Show

On October 21 at 12:30 p.m., former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will be the featured guest on TVK Yokohama's (Japanese TV) daily daytime hit show "Hamarancho". He will perform songs from his latest solo album, "Tokyo Jukebox", live in the studio. On November 3, a very special "surprise" group...