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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' To Arrive In Europe In May

According to a posting on the Eurogamer web site, Activision has confirmed that the Guitar Hero: Metallica game will be released in Europe in May. An official U.S. release date for the game has not yet been announced, but retailer GameStop is currently listing a March 29 date for Guitar Hero: ...

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POISON And DEF LEPPARD To Team Up For Summer Tour

POISON frontman Bret Michaels has confirmed that his band is in talks to tour with DEF LEPPARD later in the year. Speaking to CNN about his upcoming activities, Michaels said, "I've got a huge announcement, which actually just happened this morning. DEF LEPPARD and POISON are gonna go out on the roa...

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FORBIDDEN: 'We Are Extremely Excited About STEVE SMYTH Joining Us For Our Newest Chapter'

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on January 9, reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN have now officially confirmed that they have parted ways with guitarist Glen Alvelais and have replaced him with Steve Smyth (TESTAMENT, NEVERMORE). Commented the group in a statement: "Throughout...

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UNEARTH Guitarist Forced To Sit Out Tour

Guitarist Buz McGrath of Massachusetts metallers UNEARTH has been forced to sit out the band's upcoming tour with EMMURE, IMPENDING DOOM and BORN OF OSIRIS. He explains in a statement, "My wife and I are in the process of adopting a baby, and currently we are overseas taking the final steps to begin...

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DEATHRIDERS: California Dates Announced

DEATHRIDERS, the California-based band led by former ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin, has scheduled a number of shows in the group's home state during January. More information is available on the poster below. DEATHRIDERS last year posted a rough-mix version of a new song, "Riders Of The Apocalypse", on...

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ANVIL CHORUS: Still 'In Mixing Mode'

After three successful San Francisco reunion shows, influential '80s progressive NWOSFHM (New Wave of San Francisco Heavy Metal) band ANVIL CHORUS is mixing 12 songs for a tentative early 2009 release. The tracks are all re-recorded, new versions of the popular cassette demo songs that have been wid...

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LIGEIA Films 'I've Been Drinkin'' Video; Photos Available

LIGEIA shot a video for the song "I've Been Drinkin'" on January 6, 2009 in the band's hometown of Palmer, Massachusetts. Director Rob Soucy, a Massachusetts native, tackled the task of producing the group's newest clip from LIGEIA's "Bad News" CD, which was released last August via Ferret Music. Ch...

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ORGY Members To Release JULIEN-K Debut

JULIEN-K, the brainchild of two of the founding members of the platinum-selling group ORGY — Amir Derakh (also ex-ROUGH CUTT) and Ryan Shuck — will release its debut full-length LP, "Death To Analog", on March 10 via Metropolis Records. A limited-edition version of the album will include a bonus dis...

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FALLOUT MOON Featuring Ex-ALTARIA Bassist: In Writing Mode

FALLOUT MOON, the new band led by former ALTARIA mastermind Marko Pukkila, is writing material for its debut album which is tentatively due to be recorded later this year. The group, which also includes Antti Railio (CELESTY) on vocals and Simo Pirttimaa on guitar, is still looking for the right dru...

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Canadian Thrash Legends RAZOR To Headline MANITOBA METALFEST

Canadian thrash legends RAZOR will headline this year's Manitoba Metalfest, set to take place March 26-28 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Thursday, March 26 at Wild Planet (all ages; $10 in advance, $12 at the door): DIVINITY ELECTRO QUARTERSTAFF PORT AM...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Featured On Tomorrow's 'L.A. Ink'

Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, MOTÖRHEAD's legendary frontman, will have his three current tattoos touched up by Kat Von D, star of the TLC show "L.A. Ink", on this Thursday's (January 8) episode. This TV feature is a companion piece to the recent Lemmy/MOTÖRHEAD article in the December/January issue of Ink...

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UNEARTH: Audio Interview Available

Guitarists Buz McGrath and Ken Susi of Massachusetts metallers UNEARTH were the featured guest on the October 19, 2008 edition of Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie". The interview is now available for streaming at this location. UNEARTH will headline the Massachu...

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KING DIAMOND Comments On Rumors Of New MERCYFUL FATE Album

King Diamond (real name: Kim Bendix Petersen; KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) has released a statement in response to an article that was published late last month on the Danish web site BT.dk which focused primarily on King's relationship with his 24-year-old Hungarian wife Livia Zita. King, who is 52...

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GORGOROTH Frontman Discusses His Homosexuality; Video Available

Vocalist Gaahl of Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH was recently asked by Holland's FaceCulture if he thinks people will see him and his music differently now that he has publicly acknowledged his homosexuality. "Mankind is known to be narrow-minded, so… maybe some [will have a negative reaction],...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Says New Live Album Is Possible

SundayMercury.net recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On plans for the band's latest album, "Nostradamus", a concept double album, to be performed in its entirety: "Our ambition is to perform 'Nostradamus' from st...