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TESTAMENT Guitarist Says Next Album Will be 'Heavier' Than 'The Formation Of Damnation'

Peter Bailey of Metalheadz conducted an interview with guitarist Eric Peterson of veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT on February 14, 2009 at the NEC arena in Birmingham, England. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MetalheadzFM: You're on tour with JUDAS PRIEST and MEGAD...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Dortmund Video Footage, Photos Available

Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's February 24, 2009 concert in Dortmund, Germany on the "Priest Feast" European tour with MEGADETH and TESTAMENT can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "Alfons66666"). Check out photos from Metal-Hammer.de. In a recent interview with The Quietus, JUDAS PRIEST...

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'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK Working On New Solo Material

"Metal" Mike Chlasciak (SEBASTIAN BACH, HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM),considered by many to be one of metal's premiere guitar shredders, is currently in the studio finalizing pre-production for new solo material, after concluding a U.S. trek as a sideman axe-slinger for ex-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach. Ba...

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AL ATKINS' HOLY RAGE Schedules More Dates

HOLY RAGE (pictured below),the new band fronted by original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins, has scheduled the following dates: Feb. 22 - JB's - Dudley, Midlands, UK Mar. 29 - Takaroo - Cannock, UK Apr. 30 - Robin 2 - Bilston, West Midlands, UK May 31 - [to be announced] - New York, NY ...

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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. .....