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ICED EARTH: New Video Interview With JON SCHAFFER Posted Online

Berlin, Germany's More-Metal.com recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman/guitarist Jon Schaffer. Watch the chat below. ICED EARTH has just signed a new worldwide deal with Century Media Records. This new partnership sees the band rejoining forces with the label that released the lege...

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FULL METAL JACKIE To Host Tomorrow Night's 'Headbangers Ball'

Jackie Kajzer, better known as Full Metal Jackie, will guest-host the May 3 episode of "Headbangers Ball" which airs on MTV2 at 3:00 a.m. ET/PT (late Monday night/early Tuesday morning). The episode will feature exclusive audio clips from some of Kajzer's interviews for "Full Metal Jackie Certified:...

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WOLFMOTHER: 'Far Away' Video Released

Between dates on its recent tour with AC/DC, Australian retro-rock combo WOLFMOTHER filmed a video for its new single, "Far Away". The clip, which was shot in Sydney with director Sam Stephens of Hydra (PASSION PIT's "The Reeling", MUSE's "Uprising"),can be viewed below. "Far Away" comes off WOLFMO...

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AC/DC's 'Back In Black' Tops New 'Rock Album' Poll

According to BigPond News, AC/DC's album "Back In Black" has topped a poll of the 100 greatest rock albums of all time. The band had another two albums in the chart — "TNT" reached No. 29 and "High Voltage" No. 72. Voted by listeners, the Triple M-compiled chart featured GUNS N' ROSES' "Appetite ...

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SABATON, TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, NIGHTMARE Confirmed For Israel's HEAVY METAL TEL AVIV Festival

Swedish metallers SABATON will headline "Heavy Metal Tel Aviv" — the first pure heavy metal festival in Israel, set to take place on August 27 in Tel Aviv. Also scheduled to appear are Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),the French heavy metal band NIGHTMARE and five loc...

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SLASH To Headline New Zealand's G-TARANAKI International Music Week

G-TARanaki is back and the biggest news this year is that Slash, considered to be one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time will headline G-TARanaki International Music Week 2010. The former lead guitarist of GUNS N' ROSES, who also formed supergroup VELVET REVOLVER, has performed with the lik...

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AC/DC's 'Iron Man 2' Tops European Chart

According to Billboard.biz, three new entries in the top ten of Billboard's European Albums chart are headed by AC/DC's #1 debut with the soundtrack of "Iron Man 2" (Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment). The AC/DC album, which consists of catalog material from the mid-1970s onwards, gives the veteran...

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Y&T: More 'Facemelter' Audio Clips Available

Audio samples of all 15 songs (including the Japanese and European bonus tracks) that are set to appear on "Facemelter", first studio album in 13 years from Californian rockers Y&T, are available on the Meniketti.com web site. Y&T, featuring original members Dave Meniketti and Phil Kennemore...

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METALLICA's 'Master Of Puppets' Named 'Best Heavy Metal Album Of All Time'

METALLICA's 1986 LP "Master of Puppets" has been named the "best heavy metal album of all time" in a poll for musicians' web site MusicRadar.com. With the results released on International Noise Awareness Day, MusicRadar.com teamed up with Metal Hammer, the U.K.'s best-selling heavy metal magazine,...

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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...

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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 ...

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AC/DC Frontman To Write Songs For Indie Film 'Doonby'

According to The Playlist, AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson is set to pen a few songs for the soundtrack for the forthcoming indie film "Doonby", which is being described as a cross between "It's A Wonderful Life" and "Crazy Heart". Starring John Schneider ("Smallville", "The Dukes Of Hazzard") and Robe...

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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...

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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 ...

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WOLFMOTHER Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Australian retro-rock combo WOLFMOTHER has issued the following update: "Well, after two years of good service to WOLFMOTHER, Dave Atkins [drums] has decided to leave the band to spend much-needed time at home with his family. "Dave has had a great experience touring and recording with the band, tho...