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JUDAS PRIEST Singer Visits Walsall Local History Centre; Photos Available

According to Metal Dog's Heavy Metal Blog, JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford and his sister Sue (who was previously married to PRIEST bass player Ian Hill) visited the Walsall Local History Centre on Friday, February 6. A full report of the visit, including a number of photos, can be found at

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NECRONOMICON: Two New Songs Posted Online

Quebec's black/death metal trio NECRONOMICON is currently in the process of mastering its new album, "Return of the Witch" with reputed engineer Maor Appelbaum (HALFORD, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, THERION, etc). Two new tracks from the upcoming CD are now available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. N...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Release Solo Debut In May

Powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) will release his first solo album, "Play My Game", in May via SPV/Steamhammer. The offering consists of around a dozen brand-new tracks that Owens composed himself or together wit...

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JUDAS PRIEST: New Video Interview With ROB HALFORD, GLENN TIPTON Available

Gary Grattan of Belfast Telegraph conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST lead singer Rob Halford and guitarist Glenn Tipton on February 11, 2009 when the heavy metal legends were in Belfast, Ireland for a "Priest Feast" concert at the Odyssey Arena with MEGADETH and JUDAS PRIEST. Watch the seven-m...

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MOONSPELL To Take Part In Hard Rock Café's 'March On Stage' Concert Series

Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL will perform at the Hard Rock Café in Lisbon on March 18. The concert will be part of the March on Stage live music series by high-caliber iconic and emerging artists. A poster for the concert series can be viewed below. MOONSPELL released its long-awaited new DVD, "Lu...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: Video Interview Available

HIP Video Promo has just uploaded an early 2008 interview with former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach spliced with footage from his video "(Love Is) A Bitchslap". Watch the five-minute clip below. Also available is professionally filmed video footage of Sebastian Bach and his solo band performing the...

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ROUGH SILK To Release 'A New Beginning' Next Month

German epic/melodic metallers ROUGH SILK will release their new album, "A New Beginning", on March 20 via Dockyard 1 Records. Mastermind Ferdy Doernberg teamed up with André Hort (bass),Mike Mandel (guitars) and Alex Wenn (drums),who are young and hungry musicians from the Hannover area to bring f...

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NECRONOMICON Completes Mixing New Album

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based black/death metallers NECRONOMICON have finished mixing their new album, 'The Return Of The Witch'. According to the band, "the mastering session as been started earlier last week and after some test and tweaking some really good result are showing. The band is happy t...

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JUDAS PRIEST's HALFORD, TIPTON On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show; Audio Available

Singer Rob Halford and guitarist Glenn Tipton of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST were IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests earlier tonight (February 13) during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The program is now available for...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Dublin Footage Available

The "Priest Feast" tour featuring JUDAS PRIEST, MEGADETH and TESTAMENT kicked off Tuesday night (February 10) in Dublin, Ireland. Fan-filmed video footage of PRIEST's performance can be viewed below (courtesy of "nudgy"). In a recent interview with The Quietus, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was as...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman Opens Up About His Sexuality, Being A Recovering Alcoholic

John Doran of The Quietus recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On how it upsets him to hear about young gay people getting bullied: "If you could tell that lad that I understand what he's going through and he's not alone. .....

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SEBASTIAN BACH: Pro-Shot Footage From 2006's UDO MUSIC FESTIVAL Posted Online

Professionally filmed video footage of former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach and his solo band performing the SKID ROW song "Piece Of Me" at the Udo Music Festival, which was held July 21-22, 2006 at Fuji Speedway in Mt. Fuji, Japan, can be viewed below. The clip is believed to have been part of an...

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EXODUS: New Audio Interview With ROB DUKES Posted Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features an interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with EXODUS vocalist Rob Dukes. The 60-minute podcast can be downloaded at this location. Dukes will make a special guest appearance — along with Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL) and "Metal"...

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OVERKILL, EXODUS, HALFORD Members To Perform With SCREAMING METAL

Former HADES members Alan Tecchio, Dan Lorenzo, and Ron Lipnicki (who is now the drummer in OVERKILL) have teamed up with the "Talking Metal" duo, John Ostronomy and Mark Strigl, to form SCREAMING METAL — a one-night-only cover band. SCREAMING METAL has been jamming songs by JUDAS PRIEST, KISS, META...

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ANDRÉ MATOS Performs Heavy Metal Classics With Italy's ASTRA; Video Available

Heavy-Metal.it has uploaded video footage of Brazilian singer André Matos (ex-ANGRA, SHAAMAN) performing cover versions of several classic hard rock and heavy metal songs with the Italian band ASTRA on January 23, 2009 at Il Peocio in Trofarello (TO),Italy. Watch the clips below. Matos' first solo...