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TOKYO BLADE: Italian Dates Announced
Reactivated NWOBHM legends TOKYO BLADE have announced three new shows in northern Italy: Nov 21 - Motorockas Mozzat Como, ITA Nov 22 - Stonehenge - Verona, ITA Nov 23 - True Metal Festival - Bologna, ITA The band is currently in rehearsal for its first show in Europe in over a decade at the Leyendas...May 27, 2008
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BENEDICTUM Confirmed For UK's HARD ROCK HELL II Festival
San Diego, California-based, female-fronted metallers BENEDICTUM have been confirmed for the Hard Rock Hell II festival, set to take place December 5-7, 2008 at Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, UK. The Hard Rock Hell II festival billing is shaping up as follows: BATTLELORE BEHOLDER BENEDICTUM BLACK LAB...May 27, 2008
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KROKUS Rejoined By Guitarist MARK KOHLER
Long-running Swiss rockers KROKUS who recently announced that they were reforming in their classic formation featuring Marc Storace (vocals, 56),Fernando Von Arb (guitar, 53),Chris Von Rohr (bass, 56) and Freddy Steady (drums, 55) have issued the following update: "It's official! No more speculati...May 24, 2008
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BLACK LIGHT BURNS: 'Cover Your Heart And The Anvil Pants Odyssey' Release Date Announced
BLACK LIGHT BURNS, the new band led by former LIMP BIZKIT guitarist Wes Borland, has set an August 5 release date for its upcoming "covers" album and DVD package. Entitled "Cover Your Heart and The Anvil Pants Odyssey", it will feature the following cuts: 01. Forkboy (LARD) 02. So Alive (LOVE AND RO...May 23, 2008
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INTO ETERNITY Mainman Issues Post-Japanese Tour Update
Founding guitarist/principal songwriter Tim Roth of Canadian extreme progressive metallers INTO ETERNITY has issued the following update: "The band is back home now in Canada (Steve [Bolognese, drums] lives in Boston) after another couple of successful tours. The SYMPHONY X /EPICA / INTO ETERNITY U....May 22, 2008
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THE HAUNTED Confirmed For Sweden's HULTSFRED Festival
Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED have been confirmed for the Hultsfred festival, set to take place June 12-14 in Hultsfred, Sweden. The festival will include performances by the following hard rock/heavy metal artists (among many others): RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE LINKIN PARK HIM SERJ TANKIAN DANKO JONE...May 22, 2008
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DORO Confirmed For UK's HARD ROCK HELL II Festival
German "metal queen" DORO has been confirmed for the Hard Rock Hell II festival, set to take place December 5-7, 2008 at Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, UK. The Hard Rock Hell II festival billing is shaping up as follows: BATTLELORE BEHOLDER BLACK LABEL SOCIETY BUDGIE CLUTCH DORO HAWKWIND KORPIKLAANI...May 22, 2008
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MARTY FRIEDMAN To Perform Japanese National Anthem At Drift Racing D1 Grand Prix In Tokyo
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will perform the Japanese national anthem at the Drift Racing D1 Grand Prix in Tokyo on June 8. This will mark the first time a non-Japanese has performed the anthem at such an event. Friedman's "Street Demon" (off his 2006 solo album "Loudspeaker") has been...May 19, 2008
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WAYSTED Confirmed For UK's HARD ROCK HELL II Festival
WAYSTED, the reunited mid-'80s British heavy metal outfit led by UFO bassist Pete Way (hence the spelling of the group's name),has been confirmed for the Hard Rock Hell II festival, set to take place December 5-7, 2008 at Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, UK. The Hard Rock Hell II festival billing is s...May 19, 2008
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Dominion VIII
Usually, you can set your watch to it — when bands start numbering their albums, and referencing their classic past lyrics in their current songs, they're officially golden oldies. They may still be making good music, but they've made the transition to elder statesmen, and even their best work from...May 19, 2008
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Korven Kuningas
At this point in their careers, Finnish folk-metal maestros are well beyond the point where they'll be gaining or losing fans with each new release. For five years and five albums now, founder/mastermind/guitarist/vocalist Joone Jäverlä has stayed steadfastly true to his vision of delivering convent...May 19, 2008
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Sweden Rocks
In 1978 Epic Records released what is arguably one of the greatest live hard rock albums of all time, TED NUGENT's "Double Live Gonzo". The classic lineup of The Nuge (lead guitar/lead vocals),Derek St. Holmes (rhythm guitar/lead vocals),Rob Grange (bass),and the late Cliff Davies (drums) will ne...May 19, 2008
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Be Gone
In an interview I conducted with PHARAOH guitarist Matt Johnsen a couple of months ago, I was discussing the fact that I still preferred 2006's "The Longest Night" to new album "Be Gone", though not by a wide margin. It is one of those instances where the follow-up to an album that you adored (it .....May 19, 2008
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Embracing this Deformity
When the subject of British metal comes up, my first thoughts are invariably ones concerning blinding insanity, teeth-rattling noisiness, and dangerous levels of psychosis. That's because over the last couple of years I've been reviewing albums by the likes of AKERCOCKE, BIOMECHANICAL, and BURNING S...May 19, 2008
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AT THE GATES: Tokyo Concert Photos Available
Reactivated Swedish metallers AT THE GATES played their first three shows since announcing their reunion May 8-11, 2008 as part of the Extreme The Dojo 20 Japanese tour also featuring THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, MAYHEM, PIG DESTROYER and INTO ETERNITY. Photos of the band's May 11 concert at Studio Co...May 17, 2008
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