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FIGHT: Free Video Download Of 'Into The Pit' Available
Metal God Entertainment and Rob Halford have released "Into The Pit", a four-disc FIGHT retrospective featuring the band's three audio recordings re-engineered for release: "War Of Words - Remixed & Remastered", "Mutations Remastered", "A Small Deadly Space - Remixed & Remastered" plus an ex...June 25, 2008
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MOONSPELL Frontman: We Are No Satanists
Ryszard Nowak who heads the All-Polish Committee for Defence against Sects is reportedly trying to prevent Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL from performing at this year's Hunterfest, set to take place June 28-29 in Szczytno, located in the northeast part of Poland, 47 kilometers from Olsztyn. Nowak is...June 23, 2008
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JUDAS PRIEST Singer On 'Nostradamus': 'I Love Getting Lost In The Characters'
JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford and guitarists K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton sat down with WAXQ (Q104)/New York's Ian O'Malley to discuss the group's new double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", as part of FMQB's radio special, "Inside Judas Priest: Nostradamus". A couple of excerpts from the cha...June 23, 2008
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JUDAS PRIEST: Pro-Shot Footage From UK's DOWNLOAD Festival Available
Scuzz TV has posted a three-and-a-half-minute clip featuring professionally filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's performance at this year's Download festival, which was held June 13-15 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK. Also included is interview footage with the group's singer Rob Halford and...June 22, 2008
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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer Talks About His Early Songwriting Contributions To Band
Stalker magazine recently conducted an interview with original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Stalker: What band were you in prior to the formation of JUDAS PRIEST? Atkins: Late 1968, I was in a band I named THE CHAPTERS OF LIFE, but our agency thought the...June 22, 2008
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SLAYER's KING On TRIVIUM: 'It Inspires You To Be Better When You See Someone Kicking Ass'
SLAYER guitarist Kerry King spoke to Rock Sound TV earlier this week in London, England where he picked up the "Golden God" award at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods, the annual awards bash owned by Future's Metal Hammer magazine. Watch the seven-minute chat below. In a recent interview with the UK'sJune 21, 2008
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KERRY KING: 'If I Had The Opportunity To Play A Song With ZAKK WYLDE, I'd Be All Over It'
UK's Terrorizer magazine recently conducted a short interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A few excerpts from the chat follow. Terrorizer: This is the third leg of the Unholy Alliance tour. Will this package just run and run? King: "It could keep coming as long as there are interesting bills t...June 20, 2008
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MOONSPELL Frontman's 'Saga' Opera; Video Footage Available
"Saga - pera Extravagante", a Portuguese opera featuring MOONSPELL frontman Fernando Ribeiro, premiered yesterday (Thursday, June 19) at Museu de Marinha in Lisbon. A two-minute video clip featuring some excerpts from the opera can be viewed below. MOONSPELL's new album, "Night Eternal", sold around...June 20, 2008
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SEBASTIAN BACH To Jam With JOHN RICH This Weekend
Sebastian Bach has issued the following update: "This Friday and Saturday Night (June 20-21) I will be jamming live onstage with my bud John Rich of the country duo BIG & RICH at his two solo shows at Bally's in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Should be a lot of fun! "This Sunday (June 22) I ...June 19, 2008
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Former THE GATHERING Singer To Perform With MOONSPELL At Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING
Former THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen (who now fronts AGUA DE ANNIQUE) will join Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL for their appearance at the Graspop Metal Meeting festival on on Friday, June 27 in Dessel, Belgium at 16.30 at the Marquee 1. She will sing the song "Scorpion Flower" as a du...June 19, 2008
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MOONSPELL: 'Night Eternal' First-Week U.S. Sales Revealed
MOONSPELL's new album, "Night Eternal", sold around 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. As previously reported, the CD entered the national chart in Portugal at No. 3 and in Germany at No. 62. The follow-up to 2006's "Memorial" was recorded a...June 19, 2008
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SLAYER's KING: Next Album 'Supposed' To Be Ready By The End Of 2008
SLAYER guitarist Kerry King gave writer Joel McIver (Total Guitar, Metal Hammer) an update about the next SLAYER album and the band's future in general. Excerpts from the chat follow. McIver: SLAYER have just had an extended break. King: I didn't speak to the other guys for nine months. For the firs...June 18, 2008
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Nostradamus
After the mostly well-received "Angel of Retribution" proved that JUDAS PRIEST could mine their own past for amiable, if hardly classic, for-the-fans renditions of their former glories, the future was both wide open and closing in on the veteran British metal band. They seemed to finally be at home...June 18, 2008
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FEAR FACTORY To Release New Album, Hit The Road Next Year
According to FEAR FACTORY's official MySpace page, the long-running Los Angeles-based metal band will release a new album and embark on a world tour in 2009. No further information is available. FEAR FACTORY is currently on hiatus while the band's frontman, Burton C. Bell, focuses his attention on t...June 17, 2008
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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist On NOSTRADAMUS' Prophecies: 'A Lot Of It Is Possibly A Load Of Crap'
Arthur Karras of Australia's Beat magazine recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. On the "Nostradamus" concept album: "It's a massive piece of work for us. After the 'Angel Of Retribution' album we were glad to have Rob Halford...June 17, 2008
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