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EVILE Guitarist OL DRAKE's Jaw In All Of Its Busted, Lacerated Glory

The travails of EVILE guitarist Ol Drake and his jaw injury have been well documented. After suffering a random blackout while walking on the street, Ol fell face first into the pavement. Since then he has suffered from the effects of a broken jaw, having to correct it by wiring it shut for two week...

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POWER QUEST Confirmed For U.K.'s METALFEST

U.K.-based melodic power metal act POWER QUEST has been confirmed for the first edition of a new U.K. festival called Metalfest, set to take place September 25-27, 2009 at JB's in Dudley. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BLAZE BAYLEY BRAINSTORM THRESHOLD SWALLOW THE SUN XANDRIA POWER Q...

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Freedom Metal

How about those Chicago boys? In keeping with Cruz Del Sur's legacy of releasing some of the world's best heavy metal (in the most traditional sense),the Italian label can take pride in BIBLE OF THE DEVIL's fifth full-length album, "Freedom Metal". It does not disappoint. The Windy City quartet bri...

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METSATÖLL Confirmed For Germany's RAGNARÖK VI FESTIVAL

Estonian folk metallers METSATÖLL have been confirmed for the Ragnarök VI Festival, set to take place April 17-18, 2009 in Lichtenfels, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ADORNED BROOD ALESTORM ALKONOST ANDRAS COR SCORPII DARK FORTRESS DORNENREICH EIN...

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ICED EARTH Mainman: 'Any Time I Don't Follow My Instincts, I F**k Up'

Greg Prato of UGO.com recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. UGO.com: I read there will be a box set of both "Something Wicked" albums — is that true? Jon Schaffer: Well, it was talked about — but I don't think ...

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Russia's ARKONA Begins Recording New Album

Moscow, Russia-based "Slavic pagan metal" band ARKONA has entered the studio to begin recording its fifth album, titled "Goi, Rode, Goi!" The CD will include 12 tracks with a running time of more than 70 minutes. Musically, the album will pick up where the last two efforts left off, but with the add...

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DAGON: New Album Due In The Spring

Bombworks Records has joined forces once again with ocean metallers DAGON to release the band's second full-length album. The new CD will feature a re-recording of fan favorite "Feeding Frenzy" as well as a slate of killer new tracks. It will be recorded in Michigan at Random Awesome! studio for a t...

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ANTHRAX, LIFE OF AGONY Members Interviewed At 'Toys For Tots' In Connecticut; Video Available

ANTHRAX vocalist Dan Nelson and LIFE OF AGONY guitarist Joseph Zampella (a.k.a. Joey Z) did their part to help the U.S. Marine corps reserve Toys for Tots program. On Tuesday, December 9, they were on hand at Tommy K Vitamins in Stamford, Connecticut, from noon to 2 p.m. ET to lend a helping hand in...

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KICKING K8 Signs With CRASH MUSIC

Crash Music, Inc. has announced the signing of the Pacific Beach, California rock band KICKING K8 to a multi-album record deal. The group's debut album will be released on March 24, 2009. Check out the first single, "Score", at this location. What started out as a jam band around Pacific Beach in la...

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SLIPKNOT For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival?

In this week's issue of U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor reveals that the band has been approached to headline next year's Download festival. He says: "We've had an offer from Download but we've also got a few other options open to us at the moment. A couple of the guys in th...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN To Jam With ANDREW W.K. On Japanese TV

Andrew W.K. will join former Marty Friedman on the ex-MEGADETH guitarist's weekly "Transporter" show, which airs in Japan Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. on Space Shower TV. According to a posting on Friedman's web site, Marty and Andrew "have an intense jam session, blaze through four songs and share an in...

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HELLOWEEN's SASCHA GERSTNER Talks DEAN GUITARS

HELLOWEEN's official YouTube channel has been updated with a four-minute video clip produced by Vision 4 Films featuring the band's guitarist Sascha Gerstner talking about his Dean Guitars set-up. HELLOWEEN has reissued its first three albums — "Walls Of Jericho" (1985),"Keeper Of The Seven Keys Pa...

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EVILE Guitarist's Jaw Wired Shut For Two Weeks

Guitarist Ol Drake of UK thrashers EVILE, who fractured his jaw on November 19 following the band's show in Rotterdam, Netherlands, has issued the following update: "A few weeks on now and I'm slowly recovering. Lost some weight from the difficulty in eating, trying to get energy back as much as pos...

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WEDNESDAY 13 To Support HANOI ROCKS In Japan

WEDNESDAY 13 (ex-MURDERDOLLS) will support legendary Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS on their farewell tour of Japan. The dates are as follows: Mar. 08 - Tokyo, Japan - Studio Coast Mar. 10 - Fukuoka, Japan - Logos Mar. 11 - Osaka, Japan - Hatch Mar. 12 - Nagoya, Japan - Diamond Hall Mar. 13 - Kawasaki,...

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SCORPIONS Wikipedia Page Censored In U.K. For Child Pornography

According to Sky News, the article on the SCORPIONS' "Virgin Killer" album was blacklisted in Britain by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) because its cover features a nude prepubescent girl. The foundation's list is widely used by major Internet service providers (ISPs) to filter out child pornog...