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MOTÖRHEAD: Video Footage Of TESTAMENT End-Of-Tour Prank Posted Online

Not only are MOTÖRHEAD Grammy Award winners, they are also pranksters. They frequently pull pranks on other bands during the last night of the tour, and this past summer's Metal Masters tour was no different. Video footage shot on August 31 in Northern California during TESTAMENT's set can be viewed...

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Book Author On DIMEBAG's Murder: 'I Don't Think Anyone Besides The Killer Saw This Coming'

Rock author, writer and photographer Chris Armold — who penned the book "A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa" — was interviewed by Northern Edge Music on the fourth anniversary of PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's passing. A couple of excerpts fro...

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'Maidens of Metal 2009' Calendar On Sale Now

The "Maidens of Metal 2009" calendar, featuring the girls of the Century Media Records roster, has arrived and can be purchased now exclusively through CMDistro.com for only $10. This is the perfect holiday gift or stocking stuffer as this calendar — which is limited to 1,000 copies — features brand...

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DIES IRAE: 'The Art Of An Endless Creation' DVD+CD Pushed Back To January

DIES IRAE, the Polish band featuring former VADER members Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz (guitar) and Marcin "Novy" Nowak, has had the release date of its brand new DVD+CD entitled "The Art of an Endless Creation" pushed back to January 12 in Europe (through Metal Mind Productions) and January 20 in t...

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LED ZEPPELIN's JIMMY PAGE, ROBERT PLANT Say Farewell To Drummer MICHAEL LEE

Lauren Pyrah of the UK's The Northern Echo reports: A rock legend was in the North-East yesterday to say farewell to one of the most talented drummers of his generation. More than 150 mourners, including LED ZEPPELIN's Jimmy Page, braved the arctic conditions to pay their respects to drummer Michael...

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GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, MEGADETH, ALICE COOPER Members Featured On NORTHERN LIGHT ORCHESTRA CD

NORTHERN LIGHT ORCHESTRA highlights majestic, orchestrated rock music featuring soaring vocals, incredible guitar solos worthy of true "guitar hero" status, and pounding rhythms sure to impress and invigorate the baby boomer generation that grew up on what is today classic rock! Combined with the ta...

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Belfast Churchgoers Challenge GORGOROTH's Anti-God Message; Video Available

Video footage of a group of Free Presbyterians protesting at GORGOROTH's November 23, 2008 concert at Limelight in Belfast, Northern Ireland can be viewed below (clip shot by GORGOROTH guitarist Teloch). The Rev David McIlveen reportedly led outraged churchgoers to the club. Speaking to the News Let...

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GARY MOORE Loses German Plagiarism Case

Reuters reports that German court has ordered former THIN LIZZY guitarist Gary Moore to pay damages after ruling the guitar solo in his 1990 hit "Still Got the Blues" had been plagiarized from a German song written in 1974. A court in the southern city of Munich said on Wednesday the solo in ...

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DEMONICAL: New Album Title Announced

DEMONICAL, the Swedish death metal band featuring past and present members from CENTINEX, GRAVE, REGURGITATE, INTERMENT, AMARAN, WORLD BELOW and DELLAMORTE, has issued the following update: "On December 17 we will crawl into the pits of Necromorbus Studios in order to start the recordings of our sec...

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THE HAUNTED To Film 'Trenches' Video

Swedish metal band THE HAUNTED has issued the following update: "We just finished a world tour of Asia, Australia, South America. We just have one word for the experience: Overwhelming. We never realized we had so many fans in all the corners of the world. It just proves how big the metal movement i...

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Ireland's FOR RUIN To Enter Studio In January

Ireland's FOR RUIN completed a ten-track pre-production demo of its as-yet-untitled second album in October. Writing duties were shared among the band this time around and some of the working song titles include "Deluge", "Solace", "Elysium" and "Recoil". Artwork for the album will be by Paul McCarr...

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NORTHERN KINGS: 'Kiss From A Rose' Video Available

"Kiss From A Rose", the new video from NORTHERN KINGS — the Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians (Jarkko Ahola [TERÄSBETONI], Marco Hietala [TAROT, NIGHTWISH], Tony Kakko [SONATA ARCTICA], Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto [CHARON]) — can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's sec...

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THURSDAY, BRING ME THE HORIZON, FOUR YEAR STRONG Confirmed For 'Taste Of Chaos' Tour

THURSDAY, BRING ME THE HORIZON, FOUR YEAR STRONG, PIERCE THE VEIL and CANCER BATS will team up for the 2009 edition of the Rockstar Energy Taste Of Chaos Tour. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 14 - Los Angeles, CA - Palladium Feb. 15 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Civic Auditorium Feb. 16 ...

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Metal For Tots: Local Musicians To Donate To Those Less Fortunate

Four metal bands are partnering with Dingbatz nightclub to help needy children in New Jersey have a happy holiday this year by hosting a toy drive later this month. The toy drive will be part of a show on Friday, December 19 that features metal bands BLED FOR GLORY, PAINFUL URINATION, WILL KILLMORE...

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POWERMAN 5000: More Tour Dates Announced

POWERMAN 5000 has scheduled the following dates: Jan. 17 - Mesa Theater - Grand Junction, Colorado Jan. 19 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, Colorado Jan. 21 - The Hub - Edelstein, Illinois Jan. 22 - The Rock - Maplewood, Minnesota Jan. 23 - The Pearl Room - Mokena, Illinois Jan. 24 - Peabodys - Clevelan...