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SAXON Frontman Talks 'Sacrifice' Album In New Audio Interview
On February 12, Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Due to "manufacturing problems," the release dates have changed for SAXON's new album, "Sacrifice". The CD wi...February 14, 2013
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SAXON's New Album Pushed Back To March
Due to "manufacturing problems," the release dates have changed for SAXON's new album, "Sacrifice". The CD will now be issued on March 1 in Europe (except in the U.K., where it will be made available on March 4) and March 26 in North America through UDR. Taking a sharper, re-invigorated approach to...February 12, 2013
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AVANTASIA: 'The Mystery Of Time' Cover Artwork Unveiled
"The Mystery Of Time", the new album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project, will be released on March 30. The cover artwork was hand-painted by world acclaimed British fantasy artist Rodney Matthews. Among Rodney's most famous artworks are not only album covers for rock legends such...February 1, 2013
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Metal Cover Artist PAUL GREGORY Releases Career-Spanning Book
There is probably no other style of music where the linkage between cover artwork and music is as important as it is in the heavy metal genre. In other genres, the artists generally use their own pictures for their covers, but metal bands like to create stunning artwork to represent either single so...January 24, 2013
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FASTWAY's Debut Album Remembered In New App And eBook
A new one-dollar app and eBook tell the story of the making of FASTWAY's 1983 self-titled debut album. FASTWAY launched a scorching, shimmery patch of proto-classic rock in the form of a self-titled debut that was a big wide smile on what was otherwise a serious new metal landscape. Author Martin Po...January 23, 2013
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JOE LYNN TURNER To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album
Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has been confirmed as one of the guest musicians who will appear on "The Mystery Of Time", the new album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Also scheduled to make appearances on the CD are Micha...January 19, 2013
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MR. BIG Frontman To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album
MR. BIG frontman Eric Martin has been confirmed as one of the guest musicians who will appear on "The Mystery Of Time", the new album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Also scheduled to make appearances on the CD are Michael Kiske (UNISONIC, HELLOWEEN),SAXON frontman Biff Byfor...January 11, 2013
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PRETTY MAIDS Frontman To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album
Singer Ronnie Atkins of Danish hard rock veterans PRETTY MAIDS has been confirmed as one of the guest musicians who will appear on "The Mystery Of Time", the new album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Also scheduled to make appearances on the CD are Michael Kiske (UNISONIC, HEL...January 9, 2013
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SAXON: New Video Interview With BIFF BYFORD
RockNLive.org recently conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON in Paris, France. You can now watch the chat below. With a storming new stomp in their boots and a renewed, lithe swagger to their legendary sound, SAXON will release "Sacrifice" in February...January 4, 2013
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SAXON Frontman Talks 'Sacrifice' Album In New Video Interview
TV Rock Live recently conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON in Paris, France. You can now watch the chat below. With a storming new stomp in their boots and a renewed, lithe swagger to their legendary sound, SAXON will release "Sacrifice" in February t...January 2, 2013
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ARJEN LUCASSEN To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album
AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen (also ex-BODINE, VENGEANCE) has been confirmed as one of the guest musicians who will appear on "The Mystery Of Time", the new album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Also scheduled to make appearances on the CD are Michael Kiske (UNISONIC, HELLO...December 27, 2012
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STEVE VAI, SAXON, FEAR FACTORY Members Interviewed On New 'Metal XS' Episode (Video)
French webmagazine Hard Force has posted the second episode of "Metal XS" featuring interviews with Biff Byford (SAXON),Steve Vai and Burton C. Bell (FEAR FACTORY). Also available is the first episode, featuring interviews from ETHS, Mikkey Dee and Phil Campbell (MOTÖRHEAD),and Corey Taylor (STONE...December 25, 2012
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AVANTASIA: First Audio Sample Of Forthcoming Album
Michael Kiske (UNISONIC, HELLOWEEN) has been confirmed as one of the guest musicians who will appear on "The Mystery Of Time", the new album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Also scheduled to make appearances on the CD are SAXON frontman Biff Byford, former KISS guitarist Bruce...December 24, 2012
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Heavy Metal Thunder: The Movie
[Note: The original review of "Heavy Metal Thunder: The Movie", which was written by Scott Alisoglu upon the DVD's initial release in 2010, can be found at this location.] There once was this heavy metal band that preferred tea over whiskey, so much they had boxes of it shipped from England on their...December 17, 2012
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It's Official: Heavy Metal Is A Bigger 'Religion' In U.K. Than Scientology
According to The Guardian, more than 6,000 citizens of of England and Wales have registered the religion they actively follow as "heavy metal" in the most recent U.K. census. More people registered heavy metal than they did Satanism, with only 1,893 declaring that they follow the church of Satan. At...December 13, 2012
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