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THE SCOURGER: 'Blind Date With Violence' Re-Release Track Listing Revealed

Finnish thrashers THE SCOURGER — who scored a sensational No. 1 single in their home country with "Hatehead" last year — have revaled the final track listing for the reissue of their debut album, "Blind Date with Violence", due across Europe on October 6 via Germany's Cyclone Records. The bonus mate...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Guitarist Talks About Upcoming Orchestral Project

Metal Asylum conducted an interview with BLIND GUARDIAN guitarist Andre Olbrich the day before the band hosted a listening party at the Lit Lounge in New York City. An excerpts from the chat follows: Metal Asylum: Were there any older BLIND GUARDIAN shows recorded, maybe ones with Hansi [Kürsch] on...

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SURMA To Release Debut EP In September

SURMA is the name of a new San Francisco-based "stoner rock" band featuring Jessi Knop of Milwaukee's WRECKER on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Kelsey Guntharp on bass/vocals, Johann Zamora (ex-HIGH TONE SON OF A BITCH, TOTIMOSHI) on drums/vocals and Jason James (DAMNWEEVIL, SECRET ORDER OF TUSK) on...

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QUIET RIOT: 'Rehab' Audio Samples, Track Listing Available

QUIET RIOT has uploaded several MP3 samples from its upcoming CD, entitled "Rehab", at this location. For the new recordings, Kevin DuBrow (vocals) and Frankie Banali (drums) are joined by Tony Franklinon bass (ex-THE FIRM, BLUE MURDER),session guitarist Neil Citron, and the voice of rock, Glenn Hu...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: Listening Party Report, Photos Available

BLIND GUARDIAN vocalist Hansi Kürsch and lead guitarist André Olbrich were the guests of honor at the "listening party" for their upcoming release, "A Twist in the Myth", on Monday, August 21 at the Lit Lounge in New York City. To read a write-up on that very special evening by Metal-Rules.com corre...

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THE SCOURGER: 'Blind Date With Violence' To Be Re-Released In October

Finnish thrashers THE SCOURGER — who scored a sensational No. 1 single in their home country with "Hatehead" last year — will have their debut album, "Blind Date with Violence", re-released across Europe on October 6 via Germany's Cyclone Records. The bonus material is taken from "To the Slayground"...

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RUFFIANS: New Album Details Revealed

RUFFIANS, the reunited power metal band that at one time featured in its ranks late VICIOUS RUMORS frontman Carl Albert, will release its new album, "Desert of Tears", on October 20 via Metal Heaven Records. The CD was recorded at Trident/Imperial Studios in Northern California. "Desert of Tears" tr...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Discusses Songwriting Process For New Album

MrRock.net recently conducted an interview with BLIND GUARDIAN vocalist Hansi Kürsch. An excerpt from the chat follows: MrRock.net: How was the songwriting process for the new album, compared to say (the band's previous album) "A Night At The Opera"? Hansi: "A Night At The Opera" was an attempt to g...

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Always the Hard Way

Prior to the recent release of TERROR's "Always the Hard Way", many were surely thinking something along the lines of, "How in the hell are they ever going to match the blind rage, unbelievable intensity, and true hardcore delivery of 2004's 'One with the Underdogs'." That's an easy one, kids. You m...

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DEEP PURPLE's IAN GILLAN: Video Clips From Solo Tour Available

Video clips of DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan performing on August 16 at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, New York at the opening night of his "Gillan's Inn" solo tour have been posted online at YouTube.com. Check them out: "Smoke on the Water" (video) and "Bluesy Blue Sea" (video). Ian Gillan's ...

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MERCYFUL FATE, BLIND GUARDIAN, DIMMU BORGIR Members To Guest On 'Metal Reigns'

Legendary guitarist Hank Shermann (FORCE OF EVIL, MERCYFUL FATE),vocalist Hansi Kürsch (BLIND GUARDIAN),Shagrath (DIMMU BORGIR, CHROME DIVISION) and guitarist Andre Olbrich (BLIND GUARDIAN) will be the featured guests on this weekend's edition of the "Metal Reigns" Internet-based radio show, airin...

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OCEAN TOMO AUCTIONS to Sell Rights to the Entire JIMI HENDRIX Catalog

Ocean Tomo Auctions, LLC, a division of the Chicago-based intellectual capital merchant banc, Ocean Tomo, today announced it has been retained by the administrator of the estate of Michael Frank Jeffery to sell their rights, title and interest in the entire Jimi Hendrix music catalog. The catalog wi...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Finishes Demoing 10-11 New Songs

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have posted the following message on their official web site: "The songwriting for the new album is progressing nicely. 10-11 songs have now been demoed, and we're busy doing the final adjustments and modifications before it's time to depart for the...

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BLIND MELON: 'Live At The Palace' Reissue Due In October

BLIND MELON's "Live at the Palace" CD will be reissued on October 17 with expanded packaging on Capitol/EMI. Recorded in Los Angeles on October 11, 1995, BLIND MELON's "Live at the Palace" CD captured the band at their creative and dynamic peak: the group was touring in support of their second album...

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Darker Days Ahead

Maybe a second TERRORIZER album wasn't such a great idea. 1989's "World Downfall" is a grindcore classic, influencing scores of bands past and present. On "Darker Days Ahead", original members Pete Sandoval (drums, MORBID ANGEL) and Jesse Pintado (guitar, ex-NAPALM DEATH) join bassist Tony Norman (M...