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TREPALIUM: New Song Available For Free Download
French death metal band TREPALIUM will release its third album, "XIII", on February 9 via Season of Mist. The label says in a press release, "a member of the Klonosphere, a group of French metal bands featuring KLONE, HACRIDE, MISTAKEN ELEMENT and many other, TREPALIUM are not afraid to cross the bo...January 22, 2009
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SAXON: 'Into The Labyrinth' First-Week Sales Revealed
"Into The Labyrinth", the new album from British heavy metal legends SAXON, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 29 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by ne...January 21, 2009
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MEGADETH Drummer Is 'Excited' About How New Album Is Turning Out
On January 7, MEGADETH commenced the recording process for its twelfth studio album at the band's own Vic's Garage studio in San Marcos, California. The CD is once again being helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap, who produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations" (May 2007...January 21, 2009
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SAXON: 'Into The Labyrinth' European Chart Positions Revealed
"Into The Labyrinth", the new album from British heavy metal legends SAXON, has registered the following first-week chart positions in Europe: Austria: #53 Germany: #23 (Media Control) Germany: #8 (Media Markt) Sweden: #44 Switzerland: #61 UK: #119 UK: #6 (Rock) "Into The Labyrinth" was released in...January 20, 2009
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KINGDOM COME: 'Magnified' Details Revealed
German hard rockers KINGDOM COME will release their new album, "Magnified", on February 27 via Planet Music. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Living Dynamite 02. No Murderer I Kiss 03. 24 Hours 04. So Unreal 05. When I Was 06. Over You 07. Sweet Killing 08. Unwritten Language 09....January 19, 2009
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The Origin Of The Blastbeat
Alexis Petridis of The Guardian reports that James Hoare, deputy editor of Terrorizer magazine is agitating to have January 29 declared International Blastbeat Celebration Day. The idea started out as a joke on Good Bad Music for Bad, Bad Times, a remarkable blog written by Erich Keller, a European...January 18, 2009
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MEGADETH Drummer Checks In From NAMM
On January 7, MEGADETH commenced the recording process for its twelfth studio album at the band's own Vic's Garage studio in San Marcos, California. The CD is once again being helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap, who produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations" (May 2007...January 17, 2009
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DARKANE Utilizing Services Of Guitarist TOBY KNAPP On SOILWORK Tour
Former ONWARD/WAXEN guitarist Toby Knapp will be filling in for DARKANE's Klas Ideberg on the second half of the Swedish metal band's upcoming North American tour as the support act for SOILWORK. "Klas will do the first month and I will step in midway through the tour," Toby says. "I am not his repl...January 16, 2009
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SAXON Frontman On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show; Audio Available
Vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON was IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guest earlier tonight (Friday, January 16) during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The program is now available for streaming at BBC.co.uk. "In...January 16, 2009
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PAUL STANLEY And Pregnant Wife At Bedford Medical Center; Video Available
Hollywood TV recently caught up with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley while he was out with his very pregnant wife, Erin Sutton, at the Bedford Medical Center (see video below). The pair chatted happily with paparazzi about the baby who is due any day now. It's a girl and they're naming her Sara...January 16, 2009
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CORMORANT Issues Studio Update
San Francisco, California-based progressive black metal act CORMORANT has entered Sharkbite Studios in Oakland in with producer with Billy Anderson (NEUROSIS, PRIMORDIAL, SLEEP, MELVINS) to begin recording its as-yet-untitled full-length debut. Commented vocalist/bassist Arthur von Nagel: "Billy And...January 13, 2009
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THERAPY?: 'Crooked Timber' Track Listing Unveiled; Audio Samples Available
Irish rockers THERAPY? will release their new studio album, "Crooked Timber", on March 23 via Global Music. For the past two years, THERAPY? fans have eagerly awaited the band's return. Now they're back with a hard-edged recording that will really get under your skin and into your mind. "We're reall...January 13, 2009
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DEVASTATOR 'Burns The Beast' On New CD
Northern California's DEVASTATOR has released its new CD, "Burn the Beast". Produced by Juan Urteaga (TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD, SADUS) at Trident Sound, the five-song EP marks the extremely active live band's most representative and best-sounding disc to date as previous efforts just haven't lived up...January 12, 2009
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Into the Labyrinth
Maybe it's just that those that were around during the NWOBHM explosion just like to bitch about "kids these days" or maybe it is in fact a crime that SAXON still doesn't get the accolades it deserves. Then again, we're talking primarily about stateside fickle fans that too often overlook the merits...January 12, 2009
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The Great Revival
What the hell is this? I'm listening to the song "Friends" and I'm trying to reconcile it with the band who made rap-metal into their own unique, interesting Southern-fried beast on "Rising" and "Declaration of a Headhunter". "Friends" has a chorus right out of a Nickelodeon kids' show theme, and sp...January 12, 2009
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