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HAMMERFALL Singer: 'Our Music Is Timeless And Not Dated'

Denmark's Antenna recently conducted an interview with vocalist Joacim Cans of Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Antenna: You're [about] to release a new album, "No Sacrifice, No Victory", your tenth [counting the live album "One Crimson Night", a...

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GRIFFEN Signs With HEART OF STEEL RECORDS

Heart Of Steel Records has announced the signing of Swedish hard rockers GRIFFEN. The band is currently recording its debut album for a June release. According to a press release, GRIFFEN's sound is influenced by some classic names of the genre such as RAINBOW, WHITESNAKE and DIO, and it's not far...

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UNEARTH, GOD DETHRONED, ELVENKING Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

UNEARTH, GOD DETHRONED and ELVENKING have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE...

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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...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Introduces All-New EVH WOLFGANG Guitar At NAMM; Video Available

Video footage of Eddie Van Halen introducing the all-new EVH Wolfgang electric guitar at the Fender booth at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show on January 15, 2009 in Anaheim, California can be viewed below. The EVH Wolfgang guitar represents Eddie's 35 years of experime...

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BORN FROM PAIN, SKYFORGER, THE OTHER Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

BORN FROM PAIN, SKYFORGER and THE OTHER have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH...

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'Heavy Metal Killers' Compilation Due Next Month

Earache Records has set a February 16 release date for "Heavy Metal Killers", a compilation featuring the very best bands from the emerging "New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal" scene. According to a press release, "Heavy Metal Killers" features "13 new tracks from the best fresh, young bands who sh...

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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...

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HATE, POWERWOLF, UNSUN Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

HATE, POWERWOLF and UNSUN have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE MASSACRE B...

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WARGASM Member Announces Charity Single

WARGASM frontman Bob Mayo's ROBOT MONSTER ARMY project has released the first single from its forthcoming debut album, "Robot Monster Army". All proceeds generated from the single, entitled "She's the Future", will benefit Rawkstars, a non-profit organization that provides musical instruments and in...

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CONQUEST OF STEEL: European Tour Dates Announced

U.K. heavy metal warriors CONQUEST OF STEEL hit the European mainland once more this February for a week of dates to prepare the crowds for the release of their third album, "Storm Sword (Rise of the Dread Queen)", to be released in March 2009. Dates are as follows: Feb. 14 - Die Alte Hackerei - ...

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MELIAH RAGE: New Album Title Revealed

Veteran Massachusetts metallers MELIAH RAGE have set "Masquerade" as the title of their new album, due later in the year via Screaming Ferret/Metro City Records. The CD was recorded at The Outpost in Stoughton, Massachusetts and was mastered at the end of November by producer Rich Spillberg (WARGASM...

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DISBELIEF Guitarist Quits

Guitarist Jonas Khalil has left the German death metal band DISBELIEF. He explained in a statement, "We decided to part ways due to problems regarding our schedules. As a professional (classical) musician, I cannot allow myself to focus only on one project but instead have to be able to do any proje...

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STYX To Perform National Anthem, 'Renegade' At STEELERS-CHARGERS Game

STYX — featuring Tommy Shaw, James "JY" Young, Todd Sucherman, Lawrence Gowan and Ricky Phillips — will perform the national anthem at this Sunday's AFC divisional playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Diego Chargers at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Kick-off time is 4:45 p....

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CRYSTAL VIPER: Four Brand New Songs Posted Online

The brand new studio album from the the Polish female-fronted heavy metal squad CRYSTAL VIPER, titled "Metal Nation", will be released on February 1 through Karthago Records (CD version) and High Roller Records (limited vinyl version). The CD was recorded at the brand new MP Studio in Poland with en...