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WATCHTOWER: Footage From KEEP IT TRUE Festival Posted Online
Video footage of Austin, Texas technical metal godfathers WATCHTOWER performing their 1985 classic "Social Fears" at this year's Keep It True festival at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany can be viewed in two parts below. Footage of the band's cover of Katy Perry's "I Kissed A Girl" f...April 28, 2010
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ICED EARTH Signs New Worldwide Deal With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS
U.S. metallers ICED EARTH have signed a new worldwide deal with Century Media Records. This new partnership sees the band rejoining forces with the label that released the legendary albums "The Dark Saga" and "Something Wicked This Way Comes" as well as all of the early ICED EARTH albums. In additio...April 28, 2010
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AC/DC: 'Iron Man 2' Cracks U.S. Top 5
"AC/DC: Iron Man 2" — which features 15 classic AC/DC songs selected from ten of the band's studio albums, ranging from 1976 to 2008 — sold around 76,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart. "AC/DC: Iron Man 2" has ...April 28, 2010
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AC/DC: 'Iron Man 2' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed
"AC/DC: Iron Man 2" — which features 15 classic AC/DC songs selected from ten of the band's studio albums, ranging from 1976 to 2008 — has registered the following first-week chart positions so far: New Zealand: #1 UK: #1 Ireland: #1 Norway: #4 France: #5 Netherlands: #5 Finland: #14 Belgium: #22 Po...April 27, 2010
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EXODUS Guitarist's 'Exhibit B' Track-By-Track Breakdown - Part 2
In the second of four weekly installments, EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt offers commentary on the songs that will appear on the band's new album, "Exhibit B: The Human Condition", which is scheduled for release in Europe on May 7 and in North America on May 18 via Nuclear Blast Records. * "March Of The...April 26, 2010
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HAMMERFALL, DARK TRANQUILLITY, SAVAGE GRACE Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival
HAMMERFALL, DARK TRANQUILLITY, SAVAGE GRACE and DEW-SCENTED have been confirmed for this year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place July 16-17, 2010 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANVIL BULLET DARK TRANQUILLITY DEW-SCENTED DORO...April 26, 2010
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TESTAMENT Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise
San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: A...April 26, 2010
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AC/DC's 'Iron Man 2' Soundtrack Tops U.K. Chart
According to BBC News, veteran rock band AC/DC's latest release has beaten Paul Weller's "Wake Up the Nation" in a closely fought battle to the top of the U.K. album charts. The mid-week official chart update on Wednesday had shown Weller was just in the lead by 3,000 copies. But in the end ...April 25, 2010
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Ex-DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist JON LORD Featured In BBC2's 'Rock N' Roll Band'
According to JonLord.org, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord will be featured in a brand-new, five-part music documentary series on BBC2 investigating what makes the perfect rock and roll band. The documentary series, "Rock N' Roll Band", narrated by Mark Radcliffe, examines each bandmember's r...April 23, 2010
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EXODUS Films Two New Videos; Photos Available
San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS filmed two videos on April 1 in Los Angeles with director Jon Schnepp ("Metalocalypse", the animated program about DETHKLOK, the world's most popular death metal band, on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim) on the old set of the television sitcom "Night Court". Behi...April 23, 2010
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THOR Requests Help From ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
Jon Mikl Thor has sought help from his old friend and fellow bodybuilder, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Jon has asked Arnold to see if it was possible to board a military plane bound for Germany at the Beale Air Force Base in Northern California, 45 miles from Sacramento, to attempt to...April 22, 2010
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INSIDIOUS DISEASE Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS
INSIDIOUS DISEASE (formerly INSIDIOUS),the international metal project featuring members of DIMMU BORGIR, NAPALM DEATH, OLD MAN'S CHILD and MORGOTH, has inked a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. The band's debut album, "Shadowcast", which was mixed with Russ Russell (NAPALM DEATH, DIMMU BO...April 22, 2010
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MIKE PATTON: 'Part Of What FAITH NO MORE Shows Are Is Chaos And Unpredictability'
Erin Broadley of the LA Weekly recently spoke FAITH NO MORE singer Mike Patton about audience interaction and the band's reunion. "With FAITH NO MORE, even though we're a bunch of old men, what I remember about our best shows is some sort of confrontation with the audience," Patton said. "I didn't e...April 22, 2010
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JON OLIVA: New Audio Interview Posted Online
Spain's Goetia Metal web site recently conducted an interview with Jon Oliva (mastermind of SAVATAGE and JON OLIVA'S PAIN, co-creator/songwriter of the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA). The chat is now available for streaming in the YouTube clip below. As previously reported, Oliva will take part in a spec...April 22, 2010
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AC/DC: 'Iron Man 2' Projected To Sell 80K-100K First Week
According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, "AC/DC: Iron Man 2" is on track to sell between 80,000 and 100,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. "AC/DC: Iron Man 2" features 15 classic AC/DC songs selected from ten of the band's st...April 21, 2010
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