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JUDAS PRIEST Taking 'Short Summer Break' Before Resuming Work On 'Nostradamus'

The following message has been posted on JUDAS PRIEST's official web site: "All is going really well with the new album. Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing are working on their guitar parts. All of the guys are going to take a short summer break then will re-group to get back to working on the album!" .....

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DAATH Guitarist Checks In From OZZFEST

DAATH guitarist/synth player Eyal Levi has issued the following Ozzfest tour report: "I'm sitting here in Portland, Oregon. We have two days off, which is altogether too much for me. I absolutely hate more than one day off in a row and more than one day off every week and a half. I'm out here ...

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ANJA Featuring 40 BELOW SUMMER Members; New Song Posted Online

ANJA, the New York-based singer/songwriter whose backing band includes Carlos Aguilar (drums) and Jordan Plingos (guitar) from 40 BELOW SUMMER, and Steve Schalk (brother of Ken Schalk from CANDIRIA; guitar),has posted a new song on her MySpace page. Anja, who enjoys an Austrian, Spanish and Asian h...

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WWIII Vocalist MANDY LION: In Writing Mode

Vocalist Mandy Lion (WWIII, WICKED ALLIANCE) has issued the following update: "The writing for the new [WWIII] CD is going great! The sound of the new CD is somewhat of a back-to-the-roots vibe. Very heavy, of course (how could it not be?) but a bit more rock and roll than the last CD. The producer...

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NIKKI SIXX Launches 'The Heroin Diaries' With Press Conference, SIXX: A.M. Live Performance

Executives from MTV along with sister company Pocket Books (a division of Simon & Schuster) held a press conference Monday (July 16) in a new venue, Crash Mansion, in downtown Los Angeles to give the media and a few lucky fans a preview of Nikki Sixx's book and soundtrack CD, "The Heroin Diaries...

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METALLICA's 'Live Earth' Appearance Translates Into Record Sales

According to SoundGenerator.com, METALLICA's record sales enjoyed a boost of around 800% in the wake of their appearance at Live Earth in London. As with Live 8 in 2005, bands signing-up for the event saw the huge viewing figures translate into serious album sales, and the FOO FIGHTERS did best, wit...

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A Philosophical Insight Into The World Of METALLICA

BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter" aired an interview last week with William Irwin, a professor of philosophy at King's College and the author of the book "Metallica and Philosophy". During the discussion, Irwin draws parallels between the songs of METALLICA and the writings of famous p...

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APOSTASY: Two New Songs Posted Online

Swedish black metal act APOSTASY has posted two new songs on its MySpace page. Check out demo versions of the tracks "The Parasite Swarm" and "Gods Assassin" at this location. Commented the band: "[The new songs] are a lot more aggressive and heavier than anything we have evere done. We have added s...

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Devils in Iron

The Northwest U.S. Cult known as SCORCHED EARTH has been kicking around for a good many years now and continue to keep its vicious mix of thrash and black metal (with bits of doom and death) dirty as hell and rotten to the core. I recall reviewing 2003's "Gods, Kings, and Conquerors" and getting qui...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Schedules South African Date

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have confirmed a headlining show in Pretoria, South Africa on Saturday October 13, 2007. According to a posting on the band's web site, BLIND GUARDIAN is the only band in the metal genre to tour all five continents in an 18-month time period. For a list of upcom...

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Ex-MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist 'FAST' EDDIE CLARKE Discusses Return Of FASTWAY

Marko Syrjälä of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with FASTWAY/ex-MOTÖRHEAD guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: In the early Nineties, did you give up playing altogether? Clarke: Well, I didn't give up exactly, I did my solo album...

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ENTOMBED: 'Serpent Saints' Enters Swedish Chart At No. 3

ENTOMBED's new album, "Serpent Saints - The Ten Amendments", has entered the Swedish national chart at position No. 3. This is the highest chart position in the band's career. View the entire chart at this location. The title track from "Serpent Saints - The Ten Amendments" has been posted on the Ca...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Responds To Article Challenging His 'United Abominations' Lyrics

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued a response to an UN Dispatch article by Mark Leon Goldberg in which Goldberg dissects and challenges the information presented in the lyrics to the MEGADETH song "United Abominations". Says Mustaine: "Whether my facts are right or wrong, and whether you agre...

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THE AUTUMN OFFERING: In Pre-Production Mode

Daytona Beach, Florida's THE AUTUMN OFFERING has issued the following update "We are in Audiohammer Studios [in Orlando, Florida] with Jason Suecof [CHIMAIRA, TRIVIUM, BURY YOUR DEAD, DEVILDRIVER] doing some pre-production for our new album. Shit is off the hook... Wait 'til you hear it. We'll be he...

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RATT: More Myrtle Beach Concert Footage Available

More video footage of the reunited RATT's July 3, 2007 performance in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina has been posted at Stephen-Pearcy.com (Windows Media). As previously reported, other video clips from RATT's current U.S. tour with POISON have been posted at YouTube: June 26, 2007 at the Chevrolet Th...