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LOUDNESS: Another 'The Everlasting' Audio Sample Available

Veteran Japanese metallers LOUDNESS will release their new album, "The Everlasting" (originally titled "Return To Forever - Aun"),on May 27 via Tokuma Japan Communications. The track listing for the CD (along with three samples) is as follows: 01. Hit The Rails (audio) 02. Flame Of Rock (audio) 03....

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MANOWAR: Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

"The Asgard Saga", the world premiere of the fantasy collaboration between MANOWAR and Wolfgang Hohlbein, will begin at Magic Circle Festival III, scheduled to take place at the Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany on July 18, 2009. Headlining the festival, MANOWAR will perform material from the co...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman: Jamming With HETFIELD Was 'One Of The Highlights Of Our Musical Lives'

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has spoken exclusively with BLABBERMOUTH.NET about having one of his musical idols — METALLICA frontman James Hetfield — join MACHINE HEAD on stage on Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17 in Oberhausen and Cologne, Germany, respectively, to perform the song "Aethetics...

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ALICE COOPER: U.K. Dates Announced

Legendary rocker Alice Cooper will embark on a U.K. headlining tour in November/December. Support on the trek will come from MAN-RAZE, the rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of THE SEX PISTOLS. The dates are as follows: Nov. 24 - Manchester, England...

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SAXON: New York City Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of SAXON's May 19, 2009 concert at B.B. King BLues Club & Grill in New York City can be viewed below (courtesy of "Benniken"). The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Battalions Of Steel 02. Heavy Metal Thunder 03. Demon Sweeney Todd 04. Strong Arm Of The Law 05. Power An...

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AMBERIAN DAWN Schedules CD-Release Concert

Finnish female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN will perform at their CD-release party on May 23 at Gloria in Helsinki, Finland. Support at the gig will come from ADAMANTRA and SOULCAGE. Audio samples of all the tracks that appear on "The Clouds of Northland Thunder", the second album from...

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AMON AMARTH, OBITUARY, ENSLAVED Pull Out Of Czech Republic's UNHOLY FEST

AMON AMARTH, OBITUARY and ENSLAVED have cancelled their appearances at the 2009 edition of the Unholy Fest, set to take place July 23-25 in Ostrava, Czech Republic, due to a "breach of agreement." No further details are currently available. AMON AMARTH's seventh full-length album, "Twilight of the T...

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NEW YORK DOLLS Guitarist On New Album: 'We Knew We'd Be Making An Eclectic Record'

Joe Matera of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with NEW YORK DOLLS guitarist Steve Conte. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: One thing that is noticeable on the new album is that while the STONES-y vibe still exists and has been a trademark of th...

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ARNOCORPS Signs With THOR's VULCAN SKY RECORDS

In a heavy rock merger that has been long anticipated, Austrian adventure rockers ARNOCORPS have signed with bodybuilder-turned-enduring-metal-frontman Jon Mikl Thor's new label, Vulcan Sky Records. ARNOCORPS' debut release for Thor's latest enterprise will be "The Ballsy EP", featuring such heroic...

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MANOWAR Continuing To Make 'History'

The self-proclaimed "kings of metal" MANOWAR continue to make history with innovative ways for warriors from all corners of the globe to enjoy metal at its finest. This time MANOWAR has taken a song from its upcoming concept album and recorded it in 16 languages! Never before has this been attempted...

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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA's 'Roots' Cracks U.S. Top 15

"With Roots Above and Branches Below" — the new album from the Dayton, Ohio Christian metalcore band THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA — sold 31,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart. "With Roots Above and Branches Below" was released...

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AMON AMARTH Frontman Interviewed By FANGORIA Magazine; Video Available

Fangoria, an internationally distributed U.S. film fan magazine specializing in the genres of horror, slasher, splatter and exploitation films, recently conducted an interview with vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish viking metallers AMON AMARTH. Watch the 20-minute chat below. AMON AMARTH's seventh full...

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ROYAL HUNT: Studio Diary Launched

Denmark-based hard rockers ROYAL HUNT have launched a "studio diary" on their official web site, where fans can follow the entire recording process of the new album. The band is planning to post regular updates, photos, video clips as well as a "track-by-track" breakdown of the recording process for...

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Texas' THUNDER OF GODS FESTIVAL Cancelled

Jeff Tandy of Austin Metal Music Examiner reports: "Thunder of Gods Festival was going to be the first of its kind in Texas. Held in Dripping Springs, it was touted as a multi-genre (though mostly metal) event to rival the giant festivals of Europe. Tickets were available for months, and the posters...

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AMON AMARTH: Mexico City Show To Go Ahead As Scheduled

Swedish viking metallers AMON AMARTH have issued the following update: "We just completed a very successful U.S. tour and wanted to thank everyone for coming out to the shows! It was great to play at the places we missed on the fall tour and places we haven't been to in a very long while or ...