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PARAGON Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

German power metallers PARAGON recently entered Piet Sielck's (IRON SAVIOR) studio to record their tenth album for a late summer/early fall release. The band states, "We are now almost finished with the recording of our new album. We only have to add some more backing vocals as well as some more lea...

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Former ANVIL Bassist To Play One-Off Show With WARMACHINE

**UPDATE**: This show has since been canceled. Former ANVIL bassist Glenn Gyorffy (a.k.a. Glenn Five or G5) will handle bass duties for Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based metallers WARMACHINE when they perform on May 31 at The Rockpile in Etobicoke, Ontario. Glenn will be filling in for WARMACHINE bassi...

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BLACK ANVIL Begins Writing New Album, Announces Tour Dates With WATAIN

New York City's unholy black metal warriors BLACK ANVIL have begun writing their follow-up to 2010's critically acclaimed "Triumvirate". The band has begun tracking rough demos for the new full-length and plan to record in early 2013. Commented bassist/vocalist Paul Delaney: "This is a darker, deepe...

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Guitarist DOUG PIERCY Rejoins ANVIL CHORUS

Former HEATHEN guitarist Doug Piercy has rejoined the influential '80s progressive NWOSFHM (New Wave of San Francisco Heavy Metal) band ANVIL CHORUS. The guitar team of Thaen Rasmussen and Piercy was one of the greatest under the radar metal duos of the '80s. The first explosive performance of this...

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ANVIL Tribute Album In The Works

Skol Records is putting together the first-ever "A Tribute To Anvil" compilation, to be released in early 2013 as a deluxe limited CD and LP, with a thick booklet and exclusive front cover artwork. The album will be produced by Bart Gabriel, who — in addition to helming albums by such bands as JACK...

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BUFFALO THEORY MTL Signs With GALY RECORDS

BUFFALO THEORY MTL — the project featuring former members of GHOULUNATICS and ARSENIQ 33 and current members of LES EKORCHÉS — has inked a deal with Galy Records. The band's full-length debut, "Heavy Ride", was recorded in January and February at studio Le Plateau. The CD was mixed and mastered by D...

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KEN MODE Wins 'Metal/Hard Music Album' JUNO Award

KEN MODE was honored in the "Metal/Hard Music Album Of The Year" category at this year's Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards),which is being held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 26 - April 1. This new category is an award to honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency a...

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ANVIL, KEN MODE Members Discuss Being Nominated For JUNO Award In 'Metal/Hard Music' Category

ANVIL, DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT, CAULDRON, FUCK THE FACTS and KEN MODE have been nominated in the "Metal/Hard Music Album Of The Year" category at this year's Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards),set to be held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 26 - April 1. This new category is...

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ANVIL's 'Quest For World Peace' Focus Of Next Documentary Project

Drummer Robb Reiner and guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL recently spoke to John Doan of MusicFrenzy.net about their next documentary project, which has a working title of "Anvil 2: The Quest For World Peace". Robb: "Me and Lips are gonna try to rally the world a...

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ANVIL: New 2-In-1 Reissues To Include Liner Notes, Booklets

Some of the finest albums from Canadian metal legends ANVIL will be made in Europe again on April 23 (three days earlier in Germany) as high-class digipak 2-in-1 re-releases with new booklets, including liner notes from guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner, as well as new p...

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PARAGON To Enter Studio This Month

German power metallers PARAGON will enter Piet Sielck's (IRON SAVIOR) studio at the end of March to record their tenth album. The band will lay down ten new original tracks plus an intro and an undisclosed cover song. The cover artwork will once again be created by Dirk Illing (SCORPIONS, RUNNING WI...

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STAMPEDE Unveils New Lineup

British melodic hard rockers STAMPEDE are going back to a four-piece format for their headlining appearance at Hard Rock Big Noise Transmission — a charity event in Wolverhampton on March 30. The band's lineup henceforth will consist of original songwriting duo of Reuben Archer (vocals) and Laurence...

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LOCK UP: 'Accelerated Mutation' Video Released

"Accelerated Mutation", the new video from the extreme metal supergroup LOCK UP, can be seen below. The clip was directed by acclaimed tattoo artist Carlos Aguilar of Black Shadows Tattoo. "Accelerated Mutation" comes off LOCK UP's latest album, "Necropolis Transparent", which was released in North...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Featured In 'Tension: 25 Years Underground' Documentary

There is nothing more exciting than being on the threshold of a new type of music. "Tension: 25 Years Underground", a documentary by Rudy Childs, takes us back to 1978 when teenagers Tom Gattis and Marty Friedman (later of HAWAII and MEGADETH) met and formed the rock band DEUCE (later known as TENSI...

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SPIT LIKE THIS Signs With DARK LORD RECORDS

British "glam punk rock" band SPIT LIKE THIS has inked a deal with Dark Lord Records, a brand new label set up by Grammy-nominated producer Chris Tsangarides (JUDAS PRIEST, OZZY OSBOURNE, ANVIL, SPIT LIKE THIS) and legendary STRAWBS founder Dave Cousins. The group's second album, "Normalityville Hor...