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ACCEPT: More 'Blood Of The Nations' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Blood Of The Nations", the new album from reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT, has registered the following first-week chart positions so far: Germany: #4 Sweden: #7 Hungary: #7 Finland: #9 Billboard European Chart: #12 Austria: #19 Czech Republic: #27 Commented guitarist Wolf Hoffmann: "This reall...

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OPETH: 'In Live Concert At The Royal Albert Hall' DVD Preview Clip Available

Professionally filmed video footage of OPETH performing the song "Dirge For November" on April 5, 2010 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England can be viewed below (courtesy of Classic Rock magazine). The clip comes off the band's "In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall" DVD, which is due on Se...

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'Blackest Of The Black': More Tour Dates Announced

DANZIG will headline the 2010 edition of the "Blackest Of The Black" tour in October. The complete billing for the trek is as follows: DANZIG POSSESSED MARDUK TOXIC HOLOCAUST WITHERED The dates are as follows: Oct. 23 - Pala, CA - [to be announced] (DANZIG warm-up show) * Oct. 25 - Albuquerque, NM -...

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UNLEASHED Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGENT STEE...

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OPETH's FREDRIK ÅKESSON: 'Shredding Is Fun, But You Have To Be Tasteful'

U.K.'s Guitarist magazine recently conducted an interview with OPETH/ex-ARCH ENEMY guitarist Fredrik Åkesson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitarist: You're at the end of the summer festival season now. How is the material for the next OPETH album coming along? Fredrik: Mikael [Å...

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SEVEN THE HARDWAY: European Tour Canceled

SEVEN THE HARDWAY, the new Southern California-based progressive rock/metal band featuring guitar virtuoso Tony MacAlpine (STEVE VAI, PLANET X, CAB),legendary drummer Virgil Donati (PLANET X, STEVE VAI, SOUL SIRKUS),renowned vocalist Mark Boals (ULI JON ROTH, ROYAL HUNT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),bass pl...

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CRADLE OF FILTH: 'Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa' Mini-Site To Go Live Today

A mini-site for "Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa", the ninth studio album from one of the most infamous and notorious names in metal, CRADLE OF FILTH, will go live today (Monday, September 6) at 2:00 p.m. EST at this location. The site will feature info about the album, a gallery featuring new band pic...

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THE CULT's New 'Capsule' To Arrive This Month

According to a posting on THE CULT's official Twitter profile, the band's previously announced four-song "capsule" — which is described as a collection of not just new music, but film, art and fashion — will arrive on September 14. The "capsule" will span across multiple media formats, including vin...

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ACCEPT Guitarist Interviewed On Greece's 'Metalzone' (Audio)

Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT was interviewed on the September 3, 2010 edition of the "Metalzone" radio show with Kostas Purevil Kyriakakis and Helena Mihailidou. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Blood Of The Nations", the new album from...

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DIMMU BORGIR To Tour North America With ENSLAVED, BLOOD RED THRONE

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR will embark on a 32-date North American tour in November/December. Support on the trek will come from countrymen ENSLAVED and BLOOD RED THRONE, plus DAWN OF ASHES from Los Angeles. Confirmed tour dates are as follows: Nov. 05 - The Palladium - Worcest...

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HALFORD: 'Made Of Metal' Album Details Revealed

HALFORD, the band fronted by JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford, will release its new album, "Halford IV - Made Of Metal", on September 27 (Europe),September 28 (North America) and October 13 (Japan). Produced by Roy Z. and recorded during 2009 and 2010, "Made Of Metal" features 14 new songs penned...

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THE CULT Guitarist Interviewed On PLANET ROCK (Audio)

On August 20, THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy was interviewed on the U.K.'s leading classic rock radio station Planet Rock. You can now listen to the chat using the Soundcloud player below. THE CULT's first new studio recording since 2007, "Every Man and Woman is a Star" was released as a two-week ex...

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RAGE Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

German power metallers RAGE have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGENT STEEL AMON...

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VIKING SKULL To Release 'Heavy Metal Thunder' In October

Restricted Release has set an October 26 the North American release date for "Heavy Metal Thunder", a special reissue package from England's VIKING SKULL. Remastered and featuring all-new artwork, "Heavy Metal Thunder" combines the band's popular debut album, "Born In Hell", and the "Chapter One" EP...

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ACCEPT's 'Blood Of The Nations' Cracks German Top 5

"Blood Of The Nations", the new album from reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT, entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 4. This marks the highest German chart entry ever in the band's career and beats the No. 5 position of 1986's "Russian Roulette". Commented ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hof...