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W.A.S.P. Mainman Says OBAMA's Nomination Speech Reminded Him Of HITLER

Geoff Barton of U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Classic Rock: You wrote the songs on Babylon while the world was experiencing a global financial meltdown. Blackie Lawless: It's no sec...

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EVENTIDE: In Recording Mode

Swedish metallers EVENTIDE have entered the studio to begin recording their sophomore full-length album, tentatively due next year. The band states, "Finally, after little over a month, the drums are recorded! The process is extremely slow as we only have time to record a couple of hours each week....

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Is 'Excited' About Rumored Tour With METALLICA, SLAYER And MEGADETH

MetalMachine.net conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian this past weekend. The chat, which focuses primarily on Ian's upcoming two-issue Lobo comic for DC, Lobo: Highway To Hell, that is being drawn by artist Sam Kieth for release this November, can be viewed at this location. Regar...

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JUDAS PRIEST Interviewed On Japanese TV; Video Available

A new Japanese TV interview with JUDAS PRIEST members Rob Halford, K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton can be viewed in two parts below. JUDAS PRIEST's Japanese tour dates: Oct. 14 - Kobe Kokusai Kaikan (Kobe International House) - Kobe, Japan Oct. 15 - Aichi Geijyutsu Gekijyo (Aichi Prefectural Arts Thea...

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DAWN OF AZAZEL Schedules Dates With SLAYER, MEGADETH, SUFFOCATION, CHIMAIRA

New Zealand-based extreme metallers DAWN OF AZAZEL have scheduled the following dates: Oct. 05 - Logan Campbell Center, Auckland, NZ (w/ SLAYER, MEGADETH) Oct. 30 - Transmission Room, Auckland, NZ (w/ SUFFOCATION, WINDS OF PLAGUE) Jan. 20 - The Studio, Auckland, NZ (w/ CHIMAIRA) Commented the band:...

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KURT COBAIN Raps, Sings BON JOVI Song In 'Guitar Hero 5'

The Pulse of Radio reports: Not only has late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain made it into Guitar Hero 5 as a playable character, as previously reported, but apparently you can make his avatar play guitar right-handed and sing BON JOVI's "You Give Love A Bad Name", along with songs from MEGADETH, PUBLI...

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LIFE OF AGONY: Pro-Shot Footage From Germany's AREA 4 Festival Posted Online

Professionally filmed video footage of LIFE OF AGONY's performance at the Area 4 festival, which was held August 21-23, 2009 in Lüdinghausen, Germany, can be viewed below. LIFE OF AGONY has played sporadic shows over the course of the last four years after completing its successful touring cycle for...

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AS I LAY DYING: In Writing Mode

San Diego metallers AS I LAY DYING have issued the following update: "A lot of people have been wondering what we're up to since we normally tour constantly and we haven't been playing many shows lately. Well, we've been home hard at work writing new songs for an album that will be out in early ...

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Ex-DIMMU BORGIR Bassist/Vocalist VORTEX Says MUSTIS Was Band's 'True Creative Force'

ICS Vortex (real name: Simen Hestnæs),the former bassist/clean vocalist for the Norwegian symphonic black metal band DIMMU BORGIR, has released the following statement regarding his departure from the group: "I've really enjoyed the ride; the DIMMU years have been awesome. I look forward to concent...

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SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL 'Sets Record Straight' Regarding Alleged Noise Ordinance Violations

Martin Forssman, the press manager for the Sweden Rock Festival, has dismissed as "wrong" a Swedish newspaper report that suggested the event organizers wanted to penalize several bands — including German power metallers RAGE and Swedish stoner rockers WITCHCRAFT — for playing too loudly. Sweden's l...

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DOMINATION BLACK In Writing Mode

Fan-filmed video footage of DOMINATION BLACK's performance at this year's Dark River festival — which was held August 7-8, 2009 at Honkala Stadium, Karhula, Finland — can be viewed below (courtesy of "JaEISa"). The Finnish "horror" metallers are currently writing and demoing new material for an as-y...

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DIMMU BORGIR Confirms Split With MUSTIS, VORTEX; Says Its 'Creative Force' Is 'Highly Intact'

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have released the following statement: "We regret to inform you that we have parted ways with both Vortex [bass, clean vocals] and Mustis [keyboards]. However, we do want to make it perfectly clear that the creative force in the band is highly intact,...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Defends Her Decision To Work On Solo Album

NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon has commented on her decision to work with Swedish producer/songwriter Anders Bagge on material for her upcoming solo album, which she plans to record during the band's downtime in early 2010. According to Anette, the as-yet-untitled CD "is, of course, just in the start...

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ABYSMAL DAWN Seeks New Drummer

Los Angeles, California's blackened-death metal force ABYSMAL DAWN recently returned home after an insanely long North American tour with GOATWHORE, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, DAATH and SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE SKY. Commented vocalist/guitarist Charles Elliott: "We're back after a crazy nine...

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JUDAS PRIEST: More Japanese Dates Announced

Legendary British heavy metallers JUDAS PRIEST have scheduled the following Japanese dates: Oct. 14 - Kobe Kokusai Kaikan (Kobe International House) - Kobe, Japan Oct. 15 - Aichi Geijyutsu Gekijyo (Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater) - Nagoya, Japan Oct. 17-18 - Loud Park 09 at Makuhari Messe - Chiba Pr...