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CRYSTAL BALL To Release 'Secrets' In November

Swiss melodic metallers CRYSTAL BALL will relese their sixth album, "Secrets", on November 16 via AFM Records. The CD was produced by Michael Bormann (ex-JADED HEART, BLOODBOUND) and was mixed by Achim Köhler (PRIMAL FEAR, BRAINSTORM). According to a press release, "the band is describing their new...

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BREAKER To Reunite With Original Vocalist At BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

BREAKER will reunite with original lead vocalist Jim Hamar to play the Bang Your Head!!! festival at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany June 27-28, 2008. The band is also tentatively scheduled to appear at the Bang Your Head!!! warm-up show on June 26, 2008 at the Rockdisco WOM in Hechingen. Hamar, w...

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SEVENDUST Drummer To Interview Ex-ACCEPT Frontman On Today's 'Noize Factor'

Legendary U.D.O./ex-ACCCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider will be interviewed by SEVENDUST drummer Morgan Rose on today's (Sunday, October 7) edition of "Noize Factor". The show will air at 4:00 p.m. EST / 1:00 p.m. PST and can be streamed live via the Internet at this location. U.D.O.'s performance at...

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ULVER Mainman Reveals Future Plans

Pitchfork recently conducted an interview with ULVER mainman Kristoffer "Garm" Rygg. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Pitchfork: You're still occasionally associated with black metal, though your sound's been shifting incrementally, and now significantly, since 1992. Does the association b...

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U.D.O.: Russian Concert Photos Available

Russia's Darkside e-zine has posted high-quality photos from U.D.O.'s recent tour of the country: Krasnodar (Sept. 18): Photos Rostov-on-Don (Sept. 19): Photos Moscow (Sept. 21): Photos The group's setlist was the same for all three shows: 01. Mastercutor 02. 24/7 03. Independence Day 04. Bullet And...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Talks About CHRIS AMOTT's Return, New Album

Peter Atkinson of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On being forced to move the first show of the current North American tour with MACHINE HEAD from House of Blues in Anaheim, California to the Glass House in Pomona...

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HATESPHERE Guitarist Defends Lineup Changes

In a brand new interview with Antenna, HATESPHERE guitarist Peter "Pepe" Lyse Hansen spoke about the departure of singer and founding member Jacob Bredahl following the exit of several other key members over the course of the last several months. Said Pepe: "Jacob just didn't want it no more. He was...

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'Heavy Metal Box' Animated Product Shot Available

An animated product shot for the upcoming "Heavy Metal Box" (due on October 2 via Rhino Records) can be viewed below. The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compila...

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Sgt. Hetfield's Motorbreath Pub Band

"May I introduce to you… the band who drank a thousand beers… Sgt. Hetfield's Motorbreath Pub Band"". After kicking around the Internet for years and enduring a rollercoaster of legal red tape, the debut mash-up from BEATALLICA — the band whose riffs on METALLICA and THE BEATLES are already the stuf...

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AT&T's Blue Room Adopts New Policy Following PEARL JAM Censorship Fiasco

According to MTV.com, AT&T's Blue Room, the site where political comments made by PEARL JAM during Lollapalooza were censored a month ago, has announced a new policy to avoid repeating that controversial practice during its webcast of this weekend's Austin City Limits Music Festival. According t...

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LILLIAN AXE: New Audio Interview With STEVE BLAZE Available

A new audio interview with LILLIAN AXE guitarist Steve Blaze conducted by Dirt from Metal Dreams is available for download at this location. Topics discussed include LILLIAN AXE's new CD, "Waters Rising", the band's current tour, the difficulty of getting the CD stocked in retail chains, new vocalis...

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METALLICA Guitarist's 1989 Porsche Being Auctioned

A 1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 car that once belonged to METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett is currently being auctioned on eBay. According to a posting on the auction page, "There is an interesting piece of METALLICA history involving this car. In 1991 shortly before the release of the eponymous METALL...

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U.D.O.: SWEDEN ROCK Performance To Be Broadcast On Swedish Radio

U.D.O.'s performance at this year's Sweden Rock Festival — which took place in early June in Sölvesborg, Sweden — will air on the Swedish radio station Sveriges Radio P4 on October 20 starting at 8:00 p.m. CET. The broadcast will be available for streaming via the Internet at this location. U.D.O. —...

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OPETH Pays Tribute To Classic Heavy Metal Artists

Swedish metallers OPETH have issued the following update: "A memorable evening for any OPETH fan took place on September 8th and 9th at the notorious Anchor Bar in central Stockholm, Sweden. Martin Mendez (bass),Axe [Martin Axenrot; drums] and Fredrik Åkesson [guitar] played a full-on heavy metal c...

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Ex-BLIND GUARDIAN/SAVAGE CIRCUS Drummer: 'I'm 100% Fine And I'm Ready To Rock'

Drummer Thomas "Thomen" Stauch (ex-BLIND GUARDIAN) has posted the following statement on SAVAGE CIRCUS' forum regarding his departure from the group: "Since the foundation of SAVAGE CIRCUS you all have been so loyal to the band and their members that I cannot accept further as you become witnesses o...