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90-Year-Old Acting Legend CHRISTOPHER LEE To Release '100% Heavy Metal' Album

Legendary actor Christopher Lee, who has appeared in such cinematic milestones as "Lord Of The Rings", "Star Wars", "The Man With The Golden Gun" and "Dracula", has celebrated his 90th birthday by releasing a second heavy metal album. The singer-actor's first creation, "Charlemagne: By The Sword And...

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MACHINE HEAD: Quality HD Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of 'Secret' London Concert

TEN TON HAMMER, the famed MACHINE HEAD "cover band" that looks and sounds exactly like the real thing, played its first London show in ten years this past Wednesday night (June 6) at King's College. Quality HD fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. The setlist was as follows:...

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MACHINE HEAD Covers FOO FIGHTERS, SYSTEM OF A DOWN At 'Secret' London Show

TEN TON HAMMER, the famed MACHINE HEAD "cover band" that looks and sounds exactly like the real thing, played its first London show in ten years last night (Wednesday, June 6) at King's College. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. The setlist was as follows: 01. Ten Ton Ha...

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GOJIRA Members Talk About Their Beginnings (Video)

A two-and-a-half-minute video clip in which guitarist/vocalist Joseph Duplantier and drummer Mario Duplantier of French progressive metallers GOJIRA talk about their beginnings can be seen below (courtesy of Metal Hammer TV). "Liquid Fire", a brand new song from GOJIRA, is available for free downloa...

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MACHINE HEAD To Play Special Set At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD are the final act confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 10-12 at Catton Hall in Walton On Trent, Derbyshire, England. Fans will be given the unprecedented opportunity to influence MACHINE HEAD's setlist. Commemo...

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The Complete Albums Collection

"Think 'heavy metal' and few bands come to mind as quickly as JUDAS PRIEST," reads a sentence from Greg Prato's liner notes from the 17-disc box (literally) set titled "The Complete Albums Collection". And who could argue that point with any semblance of a logical foundation? One could say the same...

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THE SWORD: New Album Title Revealed

Austin, Texas metal luminaries THE SWORD will enter Magpie Cage Studios at the end of the month to begin recording their fourth album, "Apocryphon", for an early fall release via their new label partners Razor & Tie. The CD will be produced and engineered by J. Robbins (CLUTCH, JAWBOX) and will...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Recalls When He Smoked A 'Sweet Leaf' With TONY IOMMI

To celebrate the arrival of Metal Hammer's immense 172-page BLACK SABBATH tribute, the magazine asked TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson to name his favorite BLACK SABBATH tracks. "BLACK SABBATH are one of my favorite bands of all time," he said. "It's so hard to pick a favorite track… I guess 'Into...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Films Suicide-Prevention PSA

Las Vegas metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH have announced a suicide prevention initiative promoting the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. In cooperation with the Lifeline, the band has filmed a public-service announcement, which will be placed on all broadcast, cable and web outlets interested...

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MACHINE HEAD: Pro-Shot Footage Of ROCK AM RING Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of MACHINE HEAD's June 2 performance at the Rock Am Ring festival in Nürburgring, Germany can be seen below. As previously reported, TEN TON HAMMER, the famed MACHINE HEAD "cover band" that looks and sounds exactly like the real thing, will play its first London s...

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EUGENIC DEATH Signs With HEAVEN AND HELL RECORDS

North Carolina thrashers EUGENIC DEATH have inked a deal with Heaven And Hell Records. The band is currently in the studio recording its debut album, "Crimes Against Humanity", for a summer release. EUGENIC DEATH is an "uncompromising old-school thrash band" featuring Jonathan McCanless (guitar),Ke...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Bassist Talks About 20th Anniversary Of PANTERA's 'Vulgar Display Of Power'

Video footage of AVENGED SEVENFOLD bassist Johnny Christ talking about the 20th anniversary of PANTERA's "Vulgar Display Of Power" album can be seen below. A studio recording of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's cover version of PANTERA's "Walk" was released on a special CD accompanying Kerrang!'s 25th anniversar...

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U.D.O.: 'Celebrator' To Receive Vinyl Release

"Celebrator", a collection of rare tracks from U.D.O., the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, will be released on double vinyl on August 17 via High Roller Records. It is limited to 500 copies in three different colors: * 100 x white vinyl * 200 x yellow vinyl * 200 x...

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MANOWAR: 'The Lord Of Steel' Physical Release Date Announced

MANOWAR's new studio album, "The Lord Of Steel", will be released in retail stores from September 7 (dates may vary from territory to territory). The CD will already be available for worldwide shipping from The Kingdom Of Steel from July 27 and in the special limited "Steel Edition" of U.K.'s Metal...

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SLAYER' S KERRY KING Picks His Favorite BLACK SABBATH Song (Video)

Ahead of BLACK SABBATH's history-making Download festival appearance, the massive, 172-page new issue of Metal Hammer is a tribute to the legendary heavy metal act, paying homage to one of the greatest, heaviest and most influential bands to ever walk this earth. Metal Hammer talks to SABBATH member...