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ANTHRAX Guitarist: 'Everything Couldn't Be Going Any Better' Since BELLADONNA's Return

Following seven historic shows as part of the "Big Four" European festival dates with METALLICA, SLAYER and MEGADETH, ANTHRAX will join SLAYER and MEGADETH on the Jägermeister Fall Music Tour set to kick off September 24 at Superpages in Dallas, Texas. The 20-date concert trek will mark the first U....

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SANDALINAS: New Album To Feature Another Guest Appearance By KING DIAMOND Guitarist

SANDALINAS, the Swedish/Spanish band featuring Mats Rendlert (bass; DREAMLAND),Alvaro Svanerö (drums; LOCH VOSTOK),Jordi Sandalinas (guitar) and Rick Altzi (vocals; AT VANCE),is putting the finishing touches on its third full-length album, "Circles", at Andy La Rocque's (KING DIAMOND) Sonic Train...

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Anthems of Annihilation

When Finland's GLORIA MORTI decided to name their new album "Anthems of Annihilation" it was not with tongues planted in cheeks. Annihilating describes quite suitably the a death/black metal approach that attacks in scorched earth fashion with blasting, double-bass power, yet displays an impressive...

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EYES OF NOCTUM Begins Recording New Album

EYES OF NOCTUM, the California-based black metal band fronted by Weston "Arcane" Coppola Cage (19-year-old son of actor Nicolas Cage),has entered Entourage studios to begin recording its second album for a late 2010 release through Morbid Rose Records. A single, "Inside The Minds Of Unrest", is exp...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Guest On RALF SCHEEPERS' Solo Album

Powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (HAIL!, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) will make a guest appearance on the forthcoming solo album from Ralf Scheepers of German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR. Owens will be heard dueting with Scheepers in the track "Remission Of...

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KING OF ASGARD: 'Einhärjar' Video Released

"Einhärjar", the new video from Swedish Viking folk death metallers KING OF ASGARD, can be viewed below. Commented the band: "The 'Einhärjar' music video was recorded in July 2010, directed by Richard Moneus, the driving force behind the production company 1897. It was shot in an old dirty barn at a...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says He Is 'So Excited' About The New Relationship He Has With METALLICA

In a brand new interview with Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine reveals that the "biggest misunderstanding" he wanted to clear up in his recently published autobiography, "Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir", is all of the "disagreements with other bands," which he claims i...

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'The Big Four: Live From Sonisphere 2010' DVD, Blu-Ray U.K. Release Date Announced

According to the Universal Music store, Universal Music has set an October 11 U.K. release date for the "The Big Four: Live From Sonisphere 2010" DVD and Blu-ray containing footage of the June 22, 2010 Sonisphere cinecast from the Sofia, Bulgaria leg of the touring rock festival featuring the "Big F...

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ELLIOTT'S KEEP Completes Work On New Album

Dallas metal doom trio ELLIOTT'S KEEP has finished recording its sophomore album, "Sine Qua Non". Weighing in at an hour of epic metal doom, the CD "delivers ELLIOTT'S KEEP's signature heavy riffage, varied time signatures and diverse vocals styles," according to a press release. ELLIOTT'S KEEP reco...

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'The Big Four' DVD To Receive Japanese Release In October

According to CDJapan.co.jp, Universal Music has set an October 13 Japanese release date for the "The Big Four" regular-edition single DVD and "The Big Four" deluxe-edition two-DVD/five-CD package containing footage of the June 22, 2010 Sonisphere cinecast from the Sofia, Bulgaria leg of the touring...

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VOIVOD, Ex-MEGADETH Members To Guest On HYPERION Debut

Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND),Dan Mongrain (VOIVOD, MARTYR) and Jeff Potts (MANTIC RITUAL) have recorded guest guitar solos on the forthcoming debut album from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania progressive metallers HYPERION, entitled "Orchestrating The Myth". According to the band, "these guys laid...

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MONDO GENERATOR: U.S. Tour Postponed

MONDO GENERATOR's previously announced U.S. tour, which was scheduled to kick off on August 4 in San Francisco and run through September 2 in Los Angeles, has been "postponed." According to the band, "the shows will be rescheduled to run in December and January. New dates will be announced shortly."...

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CRYSTAL VIPER To Release 'Legends' Album In October

Polish female-fronted traditional heavy metal act CRYSTAL VIPER will release its brand new studio album titled "Legends" on October 22 via AFM Records. As the title suggests, all the lyrics on the CD are based on the original Polish legends from the middle ages. The effort was recorded and mixed at...

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ALBATROSS: 'Dinner Is You' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Mumbai, India-based "horror" metal band ALBATROSS will release their debut EP, "Dinner Is You", in September via Demonstealer Records. The CD was mastered by acclaimed Swedish guitarist/producer Andy La Rocque (KING DIAMOND, DEATH, ILLWILL, X-WORLD/5). According to a press release, "'Dinner Is You'...

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HAMMERFALL Plays 'Secret' Show In Stockholm; Photos Available

After playing in front of 50,000 people at the Sonisphere festival in Stockholm, Sweden this past Saturday (August 7),Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL decided to run through a couple of more tunes at the afterparty at Pub Anchor in Stockholm later that same night. Photos of the Pub Anchor perfo...