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ACCEPT's 'Blood Of The Nations' Cracks German Top 5

"Blood Of The Nations", the new album from reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT, entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 4. This marks the highest German chart entry ever in the band's career and beats the No. 5 position of 1986's "Russian Roulette". Commented ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hof...

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MICHAEL MONROE Taps Legendary Producer JACK DOUGLAS For New Solo Album

Former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe has tapped legendary producer Jack Douglas (AEROSMITH, JOHN LENNON, CLUTCH, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT, NEW YORK DOLLS) to helm his new solo album, tentatively due in early 2011. Monroe and his band spent a week earlier this month writing and recording demos at the Sea...

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ACCEPT Guitarist Interviewed By EXPLICITLY INTENSE

Sarjoo Devani of Explicitly Intense recently conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below.

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SCORPIONS, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, GUNS N' ROSES Drummers To Pay Tribute To JOHN BONHAM

September 25, 2010, marks the 30th anniversary of the passing of LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham. His groove and sound is considered to be the most influential of all rock-n-roll drummers; John "Bonzo" Bonham is the undisputed king. Bonzo will once again be honored in a special concert featuring ro...

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JOE STUMP: Concert DVD Due Before End Of Year

Guitar virtuoso Joe Stump (HOLYHELL, REIGN OF TERROR) has issued the following update: "I've compiled quite a bit of high-quality concert video footage over the last several months, so some type of full-on concert DVD of my solo stuff will be released before the end of this year. It'll be a two-DVD...

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ACCEPT Schedules New Jersey In-Store

Reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT will take part in a signing session at Vintage Vinyl in Fords, New Jersey, on Sunday, September 26 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.. After debuting their new lineup to a sold-out audience in New York this past May and then traveling to Europe to devastate the masses with sho...

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ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN To Guest On WJCU's 'Metal On Metal'

Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT will guest on WJCU's "Metal On Metal" radio program on Friday, August 27 at 6:30 p.m. EST. Hoffmann will discuss the band's new lineup, the "Blood Of The Nations" album and forthcoming U.S. tour. You can listen to the show live at 88.7 F...

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SODOM Mainman's DIE KNAPPEN To Release Debut Album In October

Bassist/vocalist Thomas "Angelripper" Such of veteran German thrashers SODOM has joined forces with longtime friend Detlef "Magic" Lauster in a brand new project called DIE KNAPPEN (old German word for "miner"). The group's debut album, "Auf Kohle Geboren", will be released at the end of October. DI...

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ACCEPT: German TV Interview, Performance Posted Online

Germany's music TV station iMusic1 aired a one-hour special on ACCEPT on August 21 and 22. A 10-minute video segment featuring interview footage and a performance clip of the ACCEPT song "Metal Heart" can be viewed below. After debuting their new lineup to a sold-out audience in New York this past M...

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Blood of the Nations

"Blood of the Nations" is another one of those albums from a reformed classic metal act that had me approaching with caution in anticipation of the big letdown. That letdown never happened. "Blood of the Nations" is the shot in the arm that fans of traditional heavy metal needed, not to mention that...

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Atlas Drugged

It's gotta be a rough sled, being LOOK WHAT I DID. I got threatened with bodily harm just for liking them five years ago, when their "Minuteman For the Moment" album came out (remember that re-launched Combat label they were on? Yeah, neither does anyone else). But time hasn't mellowed their penchan...

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THE 11TH HOUR: Footage From SPRINGSTOF FESTIVAL Available

Fan-filmed video footage of THE 11TH HOUR — the doom metal collaboration between Ed Warby (drums, guitar, bass, vocals, programming; GOREFEST, DEMIURG, HAIL OF BULLETS) and Rogga Johansson (vocals, additional guitar; RIBSPREADER, PAGANIZER, DEMIURG) — performing on August 14, 2010 at the Springstof...

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ROB ZOMBIE Providing Voice Of 'God' In 'Super' Comedy

Rob Zombie will provide the voice of God in director James Gunn's ("Slither") upcoming "Super" comedy, which will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival next month. Plot (according to WorstPreviews.com): Frank (Rainn Wilson) is an average guy who transforms himself into superhero The Crimson Bolt aft...

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OBITUARY: Quality Footage From BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Available

Quality fan-filmed video footage of Florida death metallers OBITUARY performing the song "Slowly We Rot" on August 13, 2010 at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, United Kingdom can be viewed below. SIX FEET UNDER/ex-MASSACRE bassist Terry Butler has...

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PLASTIC HEAD Signs SPV Deal

SPV GmbH has announced a new distribution agreement in the U.K. with Plastic Head Music Distribution Ltd. The agreement, which covers HMV and other stores, is for the house owned labels Steamhammer, Synthetic Symphony, Oblivion and Red. The first frontline titles in autumn on Steamhammer will be the...