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OZZY OSBOURNE Wants His Funeral To Be A 'Celebration'

Legendary heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne — who has often said in interviews that he is "lucky to be alive" after decades of substance abuse, casual sex and drinking — wants his funeral to be "a celebration, not a mope-fest." In his health column for the Sunday Times magazine, the 62-year-old Osbou...

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IRON MAIDEN, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, IN FLAMES, SABATON Honored At BANDIT ROCK AWARDS

IN FLAMES, IRON MAIDEN, AVENGED SEVENFOLD and SABATON are among the artists who were honored at this past Saturday night's (April 2) Bandit Rock Awards at Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden. The awards ceremony was organized and hosted by the Stockholm-based radio station Bandit Rock 106.3. The...

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PAIN: New Song To Premiere On Swedish Radio

"Dirty Woman", a brand new song from PAIN, the Swedish industrial metal outfit led by musician and producer Peter Tägtgren, will be premiered on Sweden's biggest rock radio station Bandit Rock on April 4 at 6:30 p.m. during the "Bandit Most Wanted" show. Commented the band: "Our goal is to get as ma...

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HYSTERICA Planning 'Special Concept' For Next Album

Swedish MANOWAR-inspired all-female metal band HYSTERICA, which recently completed a short run of dates in Russia with FRANTIC AMBER, is working on a new album titled "The Art Of Metal". According to a press release, HYSTERICA is planning "something different and unique" for the upcoming CD by "unit...

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U.D.O.: 'Leatherhead' Video Released

"Leatherhead", the new video from U.D.O., the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed last month in Nürnberg, Germany. "Leatherhead" comes off U.D.O.'s new album, "Rev-Raptor", which will be released on May 20 release via AFM Record...

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DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED: 'Dead Skin' Video Released

"Dead Skin", the new video from DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED — the band led by VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan — can be viewed below (courtesy of CraveOnline.com). The song comes off the group's new album, "The Taking", which will be released on April 19 via Eagle Rock Entertainment....

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PAIN OF SALVATION: 'Where It Hurts' Video Released

Currently working on the final details of its highly anticipated "Road Salt Two" release and freshly returned from a successful trip to India, Sweden's PAIN OF SALVATION has released an impressive video for the song "Where It Hurts" (off "Road Salt One"). The clip, which was once again filmed by dir...

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PAIN: First 'You Only Live Twice' Trailer Released

The first in a series of trailers for "You Only Live Twice", the seventh album from PAIN, the Swedish industrial metal outfit led by musician and producer Peter Tägtgren, can be viewed below. The CD will be released on June 3 via Nuclear Blast Records. "You Only Live Twice" final track listing: 01....

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U.D.O.: Complete 'Rev-Raptor' Album Details Revealed

U.D.O., the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, will release its new album, "Rev-Raptor", on May 20 release via AFM Records. The effort will be available in the following formats: * CD (Jewel Case) * CD (Digipak) * CD (Japan) * Vinyl black * Vinyl green * Limited Box (...

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DARK FUNERAL Guitarist: 'We Should Be Back At Full Force Before The Summer'

Guitarist Lord Ahriman of Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL has issued the following update: "I/we understand that many of you impatiently are waiting for us to announce the new lineup, get back on tour, write and release a new album and so forth, and rightfully so! Personally, I wish we would ha...

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PRIMAL FEAR Frontman Discusses Solo Debut In New Audio Interview

On February 18, Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with PRIMAL FEAR vocalist Ralf Scheepers. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Scheepers' solo debut album, entitled "Scheepers", was released on February 15 via Frontiers Records. Scheepers has built himself quite a reputat...

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Dominion

A new label, a major lineup change, and the opportunity to meet a challenge head on add up to a rejuvenated BENEDICTUM, a band that has just released its masterpiece. "Dominion" is an exception American heavy metal album and the sound of BENEDICTUM at the very top of its game. And let's get the whol...

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Scheepers

You didn't expect the German version of Rob Halford (vocally, folks…vocally) to release a solo album that didn't sound at least a little bit like PRIMAL FEAR, or JUDAS PRIEST and HALFORD for that matter, did you? I didn't think so. That's good because on SCHEEPERS' self-titled debut, at least half t...

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Bizarro World

What happened to this once great band? In 2005 the German act released a magnificent album called "Earth.Revolt" that took convincing Gothenburg melo-death and mixed it up with superb keyboard atmospherics and the enchanting vocals of Sabine Weniger. Its follow-up ("Wolves") didn't reach the same he...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Feeling 'Stronger' After Suffering Broken Ribs In Fall

The vocal recording sessions for the new NIGHTWISH album, "Imaginarium", were recently postponed until April 4 in order to allow the band's singer, Anette Olzon, a longer recovery period after she suffered broken ribs in a fall. In a new posting on her blog, she states about her condition, "Well, it...