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MAJESTY Parts Ways With Drummer

German metallers MAJESTY have parted ways with drummer Michael Gräter and have replaced him with Jan Raddatz. MAJESTY performed a special concert on December 29 at the Community Hall in Unterbalbach, Germany. In addition to material from MAJESTY's three studio albums, the band played songs from sing...

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LAMB OF GOD, SOILWORK, DEVILDRIVER Singers Sound Off On Illegal Music Downloading

Metal Injection recently conducted a joint interview with the vocalists of three of the biggest bands in underground metal today, LAMB OF GOD's Randy Blythe, SOILWORK's Björn "Speed" Strid and DEVILDRIVER's Dez Fafara. One of the topics brought up during the discussion is a hot topic in the music in...

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U.D.O.: Helsinki Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of U.D.O. — the German band fronted by former ACCEPT singer Udo Dirkschneider — performing the song "Mastercutor" on November 22, 2007 at Nosturi in Helsinki, Finland can be viewed below. The clip, which was filmed, edited and produced by Keke Lehikoinen, features dubbed aud...

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U.D.O., PRIMAL FEAR: New Video Interviews Available

Sweden's Aftonbladet newspaper recently conducted interviews with U.D.O. and PRIMAL FEAR during the two bands' joint European tour. Watch the two-and-a-half-minute clip at this location. U.D.O. released a "best-of" album, "Metallized - 20 Years of Metal", on November 30 via AFM Records. The CD bookl...

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MIDDIAN Starts 'Defense Fund' In Legal Dispute Over Band Name

MIDDIAN, the band featuring former YOB leader Mike Scheidt, has issued the following update: "As many of you know, MIDDIAN received a cease-and-desist demand in October from MIDIAN of Milwaukee LLC. This demand required MIDDIAN to stop using our name completely, stop selling our album, and further d...

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BENEDICTUM: New Song Posted Online

San Diego, California-based, female-fronted metallers BENEDICTUM have posted a new song, "Beast in the Field", taken from the group's sophomore album, "Seasons of Tragedy", on their MySpace page. Also available at the same location is an audio interview with producer Jeff Pilson (DOKKEN, FOREIGNER)....

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Writer's Quest To Promote Underground Heavy Metal Explored In 'Metal Generation' Book

Darryl J. Keck, former editor of Amplified Assault and High Volume magazines, has penned a new book called "Metal Generation". According to Keck, "Metal Generation" is "a heavy metal writer's journey through the past twenty-five years with this music. This is a first-hand perspective of the quest to...

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HATE SQUAD: New Album Title Announced

German thrash/hardcore metal band HATE SQUAD has set "Degüello Wartunes" as the title of its fifth album, due in February via Dockyard 1. The CD was recorded at Rape Of Harmonies Studios (HEAVEN SHALL BURN, MAROON, NARZISS) in Triptis, Germany and will feature guest appearances by HEAVEN SHALL BURN'...

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SLASH: 'Doing A Book Signing Is Like Being Host Of A Dinner Party With People You've Never Met'

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash has posted the following blog recounting his recent book-signing tour conducted in connection with his self-titled memoir, "Slash": "The whole book signing experience was pretty memorable because it was a whole different medium — I was...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER To Appear On 'Guest DJ Hour'

Legendary U.D.O./ex-ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider will host Metal Express Radio's "Guest DJ Hour" today (Friday, December 21). He will play 10 of his favorite tracks "that have influenced him or are currently rocking his metal world!" Listen to the program at 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. CET (9:00 a....

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BENEDICTUM: 'Seasons Of Tragedy' Trailer Available

A video trailer for BENEDICTUM's sophomore album, "Seasons of Tragedy", can be viewed below. Due in Europe on January 25 via Locomotive Records (March 4 in the U.S.),the follow-up to 2006's "Uncreation" will contain 10 original songs plus a cover version of the ACCEPT classic "Balls to the Wall". T...

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MAJESTY To Perform DAWNRIDER Material At German Concert

German metallers MAJESTY will perform on December 29 at the Community Hall in Unterbalbach, Germany. Vocalist Tarek Maghary states, "It will be a fantastic show. We will play an extra long set which will surely not disappoint any fan. In addition, we will announce some great news on stage. I can alr...

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KISS, OZZY OSBOURNE, LORDI: Commercial For New Zealand's ROCK2WGTN Festival Available

A TV commercial for the upcoming Rock2Wgtn music festival, which is scheduled to take place March 22-23 at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand, can be viewed below. OZZY OSBOURNE, KISS and LORDI are confirmed to perform at the event, which is expected to draw crowds of up to 80,000 people. Se...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Guitarist Responds To Singer JAMES RIVERA's 'Outrageous' Claims

VICIOUS RUMORS guitarist Geoff Thorpe spoke to "The Classic Metal Show" on Saturday, December 8 about the alleged altercation that took place between him and vocalist James Rivera at the conclusion of the band's European tour, ultimately causing Rivera's departure from VICIOUS RUMORS. An excerpt fro...

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Funeral For ENGRAVE Guitarist To Be Held Tomorrow

A wake for guitarist Mario Gutierrez of the Los Angeles-based death/thrash band ENGRAVE will be held today (Wednesday, December 5) between 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the following location: Maribal Mortuary 2814 N. Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90031 Funeral services will take place on Thursday, December...