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LORD: '100 Reasons' Video Released

"100 Reasons", the new video from Australian melodic metallers LORD, can be viewed below. Commented LORD mainmain Lord Tim: "We had a lot of fun doing this clip, throwing food around the house, trying not to get busted by mall security and doing possibly some of the most ridiculous cheesy stage move...

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DORO PESCH Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Nuclear Blast Records has announced the signing of the German metal queen Doro Pesch. Her first release for the label will be the 2DVD/CD set "25 Years In Rock", featuring the entire 25-year anniversary concert, including guest performances in front of about 10,000 enthusiastic fans in Dusseldorf as...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Cover Artist Discusses New Album Artwork

Nuclear Blast Records caught up with BLIND GUARDIAN cover artist Felipe Machado (ICED EARTH, AT VANCE, AXEL RUDI PELL) at his home in Colombia, South America and asked a few questions about his artwork for the band's tenth studio album, "At The Edge Of Time", due out in North America on August 24. Q...

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AXEL RUDI PELL: RONNIE JAMES DIO Will 'Live On Forever In My Heart And In My Music'

German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, ELF): "Ronnie was and ever will be one of my heroes. I remember when he said, 'Axel, my son, let me hug you,' a...

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DOWNSPIRIT Signs With METALVILLE

DOWNSPIRIT, the German/Swiss blues/metal-oriented band formed by SYMPHORCE/ex-FREEDOM CALL guitarist Cedric "Cede" Dupont, has inked a deal with Metalville, the band and label pool launched by the Cologne, Germany-based company Flying Dolphin Entertainment Group UG. The group's debut album, "Point O...

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DARKSIDE Guitarist To Tour With SAWTHIS

Janos Murri, who was the session guitarist for DARKSIDE on the band's tour with MOONSPELL in 2007 and a recording member of DEMOLITION, has been recruited by Italian death/thrashers SAWTHIS to play guitar on their upcoming East European tour supporting Polish death metallers VADER. Janos, who starte...

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AXEL RUDI PELL's 'The Crest' Lands On German Chart

"The Crest", the thirteenth studio offering from German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 22. According to a press release, this is Pell's highest chart entry in Germany since his "Shadow Zone" LP in 2002. "The Crest" will be released in North Ameri...

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GRAVE DIGGER Begins Recording New Album

German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER have entered the studio to begin recording their new album for a late 2010 release. Commented the band: "Yes, everything's on its way, we're right in the middle of recordings the successor to 'Ballad Of A Hangman' and a lot has happened since the release of the th...

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WORMFOOD Announces New Lineup

French decadent metallers WORMFOOD have announced their new lineup. It is as follows: * Renaud Fauconnier (BORGIA / ABSTRUSA UNDE / KETELO TROPO / PSY K TRIP): Guitar * Vincent Liard (LONAH / DESERT ORANGE): Bass * Thomas Jacquelin: Drums * Axel Wursthorn (ex-CARNIVAL IN COAL): Keyboards, Arrangemen...

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AXEL RUDI PELL's 'The Crest' To Receive U.S. Release In June

"The Crest", the thirteenth studio offering from German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL, will be released in North America on June 1 via SPV/Steamhammer. With an impressive 20 releases in 21 years, the AXEL RUDI PELL band counts among the most consistent, lasting and creative acts in the whole of Europe. V...

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MARIONETTE Announces Vocalist Change

Gothenburg, Sweden-based extreme metal sextet MARIONETTE has announced a string of spring and summer appearances, including the final concert to be performed with departing vocalist Axel Widén (ZOMBIEKRIG). For this farewell concert at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg on May 22, incoming frontman Alexan...

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AXEL RUDI PELL: 'The Crest' Widget Available

With an impressive 20 releases in 21 years, the AXEL RUDI PELL band counts among the most consistent, lasting and creative acts in the whole of Europe. Very few German guitarists can point to as long and successful a career as the musician from Bochum, whose unmistakable signature marks not only his...

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MAYHEM At Norway's INFERNO Festival; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of MAYHEM's performance at this year's installment of the Inferno festival — which was held March 31 - April 3, 2010 in Oslo, Norway — can be viewed below. MAYHEM's previously announced "Deconsecration Part II" North American tour with TOMBS, LUDICRA and KRALLICE, which was...

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MIKE TERRANA At MUSIKMESSE; Video Footage Available

Video footage of DrumCraft endorser Mike Terrana's (TARJA TURUNEN, MASTERPLAN, AXEL RUDI PELL, SAVAGE CIRCUS, RAGE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) performance at this year's Musikmesse Frankfurt 2010 fair, which was held March 24-27, 2010 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, can be viewed below. Mike Terrana is an Ame...

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EMPIRES OF EDEN Signs With 7HARD RECORDS

EMPIRES OF EDEN, the brainchild of PAINDIVISION/ex-DUNGEON guitarist Stu Marshall, has inked a deal with 7Hard Records for the U.S. and European territories. The band's sophomore album, "Reborn In Fire", will feature "an all-star cast of metal's finest voices," according to a press release. Due in J...