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SACRED REICH: 'Ignorance/Surf Nicaragua' Reissues Due In June

Metal Blade Records will release a three-disc deluxe reissue of SACRED REICH's "Ignorance" and "Surf Nicaragua" on June 15 (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and June 18 (rest of Europe). Two CDs will be included in the package (both remastered!) as well as a bonus DVD. The package includes liner notes...

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Drummer BOBBY JARZOMBEK Breaks Wrist, Is Forced To Sit Out PAINMUSEUM Festival Gig

Drummer Bobby Jarzombek (SEBASTIAN BACH, HALFORD) will have out sit out the upcoming PAINMUSEUM appearance at the SOS Festival at Expo Feria in Torreon, Mexico on May 4. Jarzombek sustained a wrist injury last week that will keep him from doing any gigs for the next month and a half or so. "Just one...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: Japanese Tour 'Postponed'

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach's previously announced Japanese tour dates, which were scheduled to take place in early June, have been postponed, according to a posting on his web site. No further information is currently available. Due later in the year via an as-yet-undetermined label, Se...

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JUDAS PRIEST's 'True Story' Book Due In September

Omnibus Press will publish Neil Daniels' book "Defenders of the Faith: The True Story of Judas Priest" book in September. According to the book's official description, "Defenders of the Faith" — which is said to be "the first definitive biography of the metal Gods" — "reveals how a group of poor, wo...

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DRAGONFORCE Bassist's IRON STEEL: Video Footage Available

Exclusive video footage of IRON STEEL — the new project featuring Frederic Leclercq from DRAGONFORCE and vocalist Fran Strine — has been made available at this location. IRON STEEL recently posted a song called "Attack" on its MySpace page. The track was recorded in one take April 7, 2007 at the ...

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HALFORD/SEBASTIAN BACH Drummer BOBBY JARZOMBEK Interviewed; Video Available

San Antonio STUF-TV cable show "Robb's MetalWorks" has posted a 10-minute interview it conducted on February 11, 2007 with SEBASTIAN BACH/HALFORD drummer extraordinaire Bobby Jarzombek in San Antonio. The discussion spans Bobby's impressive career, including his time starting in JUGGERNAUT, though R...

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DRAGONFORCE Bassist Launches IRON STEEL

IRON STEEL, the new project featuring Frederic Leclercq from DRAGONFORCE and vocalist Fran Strine, has posted a song called "Attack" on its MySpace page. The track was recorded in one take April 7, 2007 at the House of Blues in Chicago, Illinois and features guest appearances by members of CHIMAIRA,...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Guitarist DUTKIEWICZ To Rejoin Band For WARPED Tour

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, who underwent emergency back surgery in January during the band's European trek, has issued the following update: "So it's become apparent that it will be time for me to rejoin the KILLSWITCH family this summer for the Warped Tour. Yes, I am looking forwa...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, CHIMAIRA Interviewed By MISTRESS JULIYA

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and CHIMAIRA recently took part in their first-ever joint interview in the latest episode of "Thrash Talk", featuring Mistress Juliya. Watch it at this location. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE recently filmed a video in Los Angeles for its new single, "The Arms of Sorrow". According to the cast...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: 'This Is Absolution' Free Download Available

Roadrunner Records is offering a free download of the KILLSWITCH ENGAGE song "This is Absolution" from their "As Daylight Dies" album at this location. You can also get video commentary on "This is Absolution" and all the other "As Daylight Dies" tracks by guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz and vocalist Howa...

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METAL MIKE's PAINMUSEUM Confirmed For Mexico's SOS FESTIVAL

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH, HALFORD) has issued the following update: "I am excited to let you know that PAINMUSEUM will be making its live debut in Mexico on May 4, 2007. We will be tearing up the SOS Festival taking place at Expo Feria, Torreon, Mexico. "We all kn...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer: I Thought The Band Would Never Make The Big Time

Dark Starr from Wormwood Chronicles webzine recently conducted an interview with original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins. An excerpt follows: Wormwood Chronicles: Many people may not know that you were the founding member and original lead singer for JUDAS PRIEST. Can you catch the readers up a bit o...

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GOREFEST Guitarist Says New Album Is 'A Crushing, Massive, Bloody Affair'

Guitarist Frank Harthoorn of the reactivated Dutch metallers GOREFEST has issued the following update: "Crushing. That's what I'd call it. Our new album, that is. It's a crushing, massive, bloody affair. Now I know that every band says this stuff about their latest music, and I also know every band...

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VIOLENT STORM: New MICK CERVINO Audio Interview Available

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/VIOLENT STORM bass player Mick Cervino recently chatted with Dirt from MetalDreams.net about "Storm Warning", the new VIOLENT STORM CD. Additional topics included Mick's time with BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, how it is to work with Ritchie Blackmore and Yngwie Malmsteen, the difficulty he had...

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BLACK SABBATH: Three Chapters From 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' Biography Available Online

Rockdetector.com, the world's biggest rock and metal database with over 56,000 band pages, is now hosting no less than three chapters of Garry Sharpe-Young's acclaimed BLACK SABBATH biography "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" at this location. Described by Black-Sabbath.com as the "SABBATH bible," Garry's bo...