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EPICA, DARK FUNERAL, SHINING, AKERCOCKE Confirmed For U.K.'s HAMMERFEST II

EPICA, DARK FUNERAL, SHINING and AKERCOCKE have been confirmed for next year's Hammerfest II festival, set to take place March 11-13, 2010 at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, United Kingdom. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AKERCOCKE ATTICA RAGE BELLIGERENCE DARK FUNERAL EPIC...

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ROSE TATTOO Frontman Playing '35 Years As A Tat' Acoustic Dates

For the first time, ROSE TATTOO frontman Angry Anderson is doing a few selected shows in an acoustic format called "Angry Anderson: 35 Years As A Tat - An Electric Story - An Acoustic Performance". Angry is delivering an evening of entertainment that is captivating and mesmerizing the audience with...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: New Album Release Date Announced

Critically acclaimed rockers THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN recently finished recording their highly-anticipated new album, "Option Paralysis", and are readying it as the debut release for their brand new label Party Smasher Inc./Season Of Mist. The opus, recorded in Orange County, California with longti...

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SLAYER, MEGADETH, TESTAMENT: Complete 'American Carnage' Details Revealed

SLAYER. MEGADETH. Two names synonymous with fierce, crunching power. Two bands whose histories are inevitably intertwined in defining the thrash/metal genre. Individually, their respective prowess and accomplishments are impressive; but together, they're brutal and unstoppable. MEGADETH and SLAYER w...

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THE FACELESS Guitarist Interviewed On 'White Noise Metal' Video Podcast

On first blush, you might not find a lot in common between the frenzy of a show featuring the technical death metal of THE FACELESS and the quiet ambiance of a fusion jazz club but the two are far more similar than they might seem. On the latest episode of the "White Noise Metal" video ...

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DARKTHRONE's 'A Blaze In The Northern Sky' Vinyl Reissue Due In December

Peaceville Records will issue DARKTHRONE's "A Blaze In The Northern Sky" album on 180g heavyweight vinyl with gatefold sleeve in December. "A Blaze In The Northern Sky", DARKTHRONE's second album, was originally issued in 1992 and was without question the blueprint release for the black metal scene....

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Texas Metal Festival Raises Money For Charity

Lorelei Willett of The Battalion Online reports: Gorefest, a metal concert for all ages, will have its fifth annual festival Saturday in downtown Bryan, Texas. Gorefest will feature 16 bands and will raise funds for Scotty's House, a nonprofit organization for abused children that lost more than $20...

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RANDY RHOADS Web Site Endorsed By Late Guitarist's Family

RandyRhoads.us, the only web site endorsed by the Randy Rhoads family, is back online and it no longer requires a membership fee to access. There is a video from Randy's brother, Kelle, on the homepage welcoming you to the site. Former QUIET RIOT bassist Kelly Garni is the main contributor and share...

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BONDED BY BLOOD: Almost Done Writing New Album

Jose "Aladdin" Barrales, frontman of Pomona, California thrashers BONDED BY BLOOD, has issued the following update: "Well, where to start. We had a great run this year with the tours in support for [2008's] 'Feed The Beast'. We did a West Coast tour, a full USA tour and two European tours. We got gr...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Parts Ways With DIMARZIO

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen is no longer a DiMarzio endorser. DiMarzio, the Staten Island, New York-based company that produces magnetic pickups for electric guitars, will continue to manufacture the pickups and guitar straps that Yngwie endorsed minus the YJM designation and, in so...

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RANDY RHOADS Documentary Maker Seeking Candid Photos

Director Peter M. Margolis of Dakota Pictures is rapidly approaching the final stages of editing and post-production on "Randy Rhoads: Last Train Home" (working title),the long-awaited documentary film on the life of celebrated rock guitarist Randy Rhoads (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT). Margolis is re...

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SLASH Wants People To Stop Asking Him If He'll Rejoin GUNS N' ROSES

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has told BBC 6 Music that he's taken his time telling people about the big names on his upcoming solo album. "I've been very low key on this, because I was waiting for all the releases for all the different singers, but some of the cats are ...

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'Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards 2009': Video Footage Available

SB Arts TV has posted video footage from last night's Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards 2009, which were held at the Park Lane Hotel in London, England. Hosted by THUNDER's Danny Bowes, the awards were attended by the biggest names in rock royalty, including Iggy Pop, Ronnie Wood, Tony Iommi and Gi...

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Rites of the Pentagram

As uttered at the end of "Decibel Ritual" by Mike Abominator (he of the Armageddon Vomits and Misanthropic Diatribes) "We are GRAVEHILL, we are death fucking metal!" By golly, they sure as heck are, albeit the thrashy old school variety, taking cues from a variety of sources, whether it is MASTER, D...

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IGGY POP, BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN Honored At CLASSIC ROCK Awards

According to Classic Rock magazine, the heavy hitters and major players of the rock music industry all gathered together tonight at the Park Lane Hotel in London to celebrate the winners of the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards 2009. Hosted by THUNDER's Danny Bowes, the awards were attended by the...