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JUDAS PRIEST Singer Hoping To Catch Naked Tribute

According to World Entertainment News Network, JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford is desperate to catch tribute band NUDIST PRIEST (photo, more information) when he tours with Ozzy Osbourne and BLACK SABBATH on the Ozzfest tour this summer — because they play naked. The singer — who is fronting the ....

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JUDAS PRIEST: Live DVD In The Works, Album Scheduled For Nov. 9

Garry Sharpe-Young, editor of www.rockdetector.com — the world's biggest rock and metal database (with more than 25,000 bands covered) — spoke to JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford upfront of the band's Barcelona gig. JUDAS PRIEST has ranked No. 1 on the Rockdetector user charts for a straight seven mo...

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OZZFEST 2004: Press Conference Video Posted Online

Ozzfest's official web site is currently hosting a four-and-a-half-minute Quicktime video clip shot at the February 20, 2004 press conference to announce the lineup for this year's traveling festival. Included in the clip are interviews with SUPERJOINT RITUAL's Philip Anselmo, SLAYER's Kerry King, S...

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TESTAMENT: Guitarist STEVE SMYTH To Rejoin Band For European Tour

TESTAMENT manager Phil Arnold of Thrill Entertainment has issued the following statement regarding guitarist Eric Peterson's recent accident: "We are still sorting out the details of this tragedy. Eric lost his footing on the stairs at the venue in Martin, Slovakia, at the Kozel Pub Club, and fell....

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DREAM EVIL: 'The Book Of Heavy Metal' Video Posted Online

DREAM EVIL's video for the song "The Book Of Heavy Metal" has been posted at the web site of the group's Korean record label (via a licensing deal with Century Media Records) Dope Entertainment. Check it out in Windows Media format at this location (13.5 MB). "The Book Of Heavy Metal" comes off ...

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Ex-HELLOWEEN Singer Records Guest Appearance For TRIBUZY Solo Album

Former HELLOWEEN singer Micheal Kiske has recorded a guest appearance for the forthcoming solo project of former THOTEN frontman Renato Tribuzy, dubbed "Execution". Kiske reportedly "sings one of the most important songs of the album, called 'Absolution', a song lasting ten minutes, that tells about...

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JUDAS PRIEST to Play 'Old Favorites' On OZZFEST Tour

JUDAS PRIEST are planning on playing a set list consisting of old favorites during their appearance at this year's Ozzfest, then returning to the States in early 2005 on the heels of their as-yet-untitled new album, which they've been recording with Roy Z (who's previously produced HALFORD as well a...

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JUDAS PRIEST: More New Live, Studio Photos Posted Online

Several photos taken during JUDAS PRIEST's first concert since reuniting with singer Rob Halford Wednesday night (June 2) at Stadiumsporthalle in Hannover, Germany have been posted online at this location. In addition, legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin has uploaded three Polaroid shots of JUDA...

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DREAM EVIL: 'Book Of Heavy Metal' Catches On

DREAM EVIL — the Swedish band featuring acclaimed producer Fredrik Nordström (HAMMERFALL, IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, etc.),drummer Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME),and guitarist Gus G. (MYSTIC PROPHECY, NIGHTRAGE) — have entered the Swedish and Ja...

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JUDAS PRIEST's Reunion Tour: Opening Night Setlist Revealed

JUDAS PRIEST played their first concert since reuniting with singer Rob Halford Wednesday night (June 2) at Stadiumsporthalle in Hannover, Germany. The group's entire setlist for the show was follows: 01. Hellion 02. Electric Eye 03. Metal Gods 04. Heading Out to the Highway 05. The Ripper 06. Touch...

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Metalogy

Because the two titans of British heavy metal, BLACK SABBATH and JUDAS PRIEST, have released boxed sets so close to each other (SABBATH's "Black Box" arrived last month),a compare-and-contrast is almost inevitable. And the first question that comes to mind regarding the handsomely packaged "Metalog...

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ICED EARTH, CHILDREN OF BODOM, EVERGREY: Anaheim Photos Posted Online

On Track Magazine has uploaded a bunch of photos and a review of ICED EARTH, CHILDREN OF BODOM and EVERGREY performing live on May 18 at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California. Check it out here. As previously reported, ICED EARTH's final show with drummer Richard Christy took place on Thursday (...

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ICED EARTH: Japanese Tour Postponed

ICED EARTH have been forced to postpone their previously announced Japanese tour due to the recent departure of drummer Richard Christy. "Though we tried everything in our power to keep this from happening we have no other alternative," ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer writes on the group's web site....

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ICED EARTH Announce New Drummer, Speak Out Against 'Bad Journalism'

ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Again I must apologize for the delay in updating you all on the current events of [ICED EARTH], it's seems there's never enough hours in the day. "The tour has been an astounding success thus far with...

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TESTAMENT: West Coast Dates Announced

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have announced two West Coast shows in late May in preparation for their European headlining tour. The dates are as follows: May 28 - The RoadHouse - Sacramento, CA May 29 - Bourbon Street - Concord, CA As previously reported, TESTAMENT have announc...