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METAL CHURCH Frontman To Perform Acoustic Set In San Francisco

METAL CHURCH frontman Ronny Munroe will perform an acoustic set of some of his new songs from his upcoming solo effort as well as select METAL CHURCH tracks on July 14 at Kimo's in San Francisco. He will joined at the show by Dennis Turner, his longtime friend, co-writer and guitar player from FAR C...

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SABBAT Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Reunited British thrashers SABBAT have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The lineup is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 ALL THAT REMAINS AMORPHIS ANIMAL ALPHA BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJESTY BLIND...

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AMORPHIS Frontman Talks About 'Silent Waters', Touring Plans

Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with AMORPHIS frontman Tomi Joutsen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Tangra Mega Rock: What was your main motivation now? What did you want to achieve with "Silent Waters"? Tomi: You see, we have such a good sp...

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ALL THAT REMAINS: Photos From 'Not Alone' Video Shoot Available

ALL THAT REMAINS singer Phil Labonte has issued the following update: "Yesterday [Monday, July 2] we were in Los Angeles shooting for the 'Not Alone' video. We're probly gonna have some kind of clips leading up to the release, similar to the behind-the-scenes for 'The Air That I Breathe'. "The 'Not...

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SACRED REICH: New Audio Interview With WILEY ARNETT Available

An audio interview with SACRED REICH/THE HUMAN CONDITION guitarist Wiley Arnett, conducted last month by AZoverload.com, has been made available for download at this location. As previously reported, THE HUMAN CONDITION will release its new album, "From the Cell", on August 12. Two tracks from the f...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist: 'We Wanted To Make An Outstanding Rock Album'

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: The new album. What was it like working with [producer] Desmond Child? Rudolf: A new experience. We had already worked with some good producers like...

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IRON MAIDEN Confirmed For Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN will play their only German show of 2008 at next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. IRON MAIDEN is expected to perform a set focusing on the "Early Days Part 2" period, featuring classic songs like "...

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WILEY ARNETT's THE HUMAN CONDITION To Release New Album In August

THE HUMAN CONDITION, the Arizona-based band featuring former SACRED REICH guitarist Wiley Arnett, will release its new album, "From the Cell", on August 12. Two tracks from the forthcoming CD — "The Missing" and "Wounded" — are available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. THE HUMAN CONDITION...

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BLITZKRIEG: Irish Dates Announced

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends BLITZKRIEG will play two shows in Ireland in late July prior to the band's appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. The Irish dates are as follows: July 27 - Rosetta Bar - Belfast (w/ FIRELAND, RABID BITCH OF THE NORTH) July 28 -...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Confirmed For Japan's LOUDPARK Festival

Massachusetts' ALL THAT REMAINS has been confirmed for the Loudpark 07 festival, set to take place October 20-21 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Japan. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALL THAT REMAINS AMORPHIS ANTHEM AS I LAY DYING BLIND GUARDIAN HEAVEN AND HELL LACUNA COI...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Announces Spanish, Portuguese Dates

Finnish doomsters SWALLOW THE SUN will embark on a tour of Spain and Portugal in October/November. Support at the shows will come from Spanish metallers HELEVORN. The dates are as follows: Oct. 31 - Ritmo y Compas, Madrid, Spain Nov. 01 - Nautico - Valladolid, Spain Nov. 02 - Sala Culto Bar - Lisbon...

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DANKO JONES Heads Into Studio To Record Fifth Full-Length CD

After five and a half years of non-stop touring which took the band to five continents in 21 countries and 15 tours in Europe alone, DANKO JONES took a break last December to recoup, unwind, and a start writing material for the follow-up to their 2006 release "Sleep Is The Enemy". After a long proce...

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ATHEIST: More Romanian Concert Photos Available

Photos of ATHEIST's June 21, 2007 appearance at Studio Martin in Bucharest, Romania have been posted at the Bangyourbrain web site (ATHEIST photos begin on page 5). More pictures at available at Metalhead.ro. ATHEIST will film its last-ever show for an upcoming DVD. The concert will take place in Ne...

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POSSESSED, EXODUS: Classic Debut Albums To Be Re-Released On Vinyl

Classic '80s metal albums "Seven Churches" by POSSESSED and "Bonded by Blood" by EXODUS will be re-released on vinyl in a limited edition of 500 copies via Monumentum Records. Both LPs will come in a gatefold sleeve and will include all the original photos and lyrics. For more information, visit www...

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WILEY ARNETT's THE HUMAN CONDITION Putting Finishing Touches On New CD

THE HUMAN CONDITION, the Arizona-based band featuring former SACRED REICH guitarist Wiley Arnett, is putting the finishing touches on its new CD, "From the Cell". A track from the forthcoming album, "The Missing", is available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. A late July release is expecte...