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ANVIL's 'Story' Nominated For IDA Documentary Award

According to indieWIRE, ANVIL's acclaimed documentary, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", has been nominated in the "Feature Documentary" category at the International Documentary Association's 2009 IDA Documentary Awards competition. The winners will be saluted December 4 at the DGA in Los Angeles at a c...

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LACUNA COIL Singer Confirmed For 'Christmas Metal Symphony'

LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia is among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, set to take place on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 013, Tilburg, Holland. As was the case with last year's event, the singers will be backed by a six-piece band and a 3...

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SONIC ALTAR To Work With HEAVEN & HELL Producer On Debut Album

New Zealand-based hard rock/heavy metal group SONIC ALTAR will record its debut album with U.K. producer Mike Exeter (BLACK SABBATH, CRADLE OF FILTH, IAN GILLAN) starting in late November. Commented guitarist Tom Duffy: "[We are] completely over the moon to be working with someone of that caliber. W...

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MOTÖRHEAD Meets With Members Of LIVEWIRE Youth Music Project

ThisIsPlymouth.co.uk reports that MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister and drummer Mikkey Dee met up with six lucky members of Saltash's Livewire youth music project before their gig at the Plymouth Pavilions on Tuesday, November 10. It was one of many meet-and-greets that Livewire organizes wit...

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EPICA Singer Confirmed For 'Christmas Metal Symphony'

EPICA frontwoman Simone Simons is among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, set to take place on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 013, Tilburg, Holland. As was the case with last year's event, the singers will be backed by a six-piece band and a 30-pie...

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LEMMY Is Not Interested In Reunion Of Classic MOTÖRHEAD Lineup

The Belfast Telegraph recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On living life in the fast lane and possible retirement: "I can't think of anything better to do, can you? I can't see retirement being any better than runn...

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JASON BONHAM And Friends Perform ROBERT PLANT Classic; Video Available

Video footage of Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) and his band performing "Like I've Never Been Gone", a song from ROBERT PLANT's first solo album, 1982's "Pictures at Eleven", on October 30, 2009 at The Canyon in Agoura Hills, California can be viewed below. The musicians in the video are as follows: Ja...

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DEEP PURPLE Expects To Be 'In Full Writing Mode Around February'

Debbie Bennett of Express & Star recently asked DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan when fans can expect to hear the band's new studio album. "No one's done any writing yet," said Gillan. "I've got about 50 songs in my library at the moment, but they're not for DEEP PURPLE." During a brief break ...

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CITY OF FIRE To Tour U.K. In January

Hard Rock experimentalists CITY OF FIRE will embark on a U.K. tour in January. A list of dates can be found on the poster below. CITY OF FIRE pays homage to the vibrant city in which the band was formed — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — with its self-titled debut. The CD, which was recorded .....

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DESEXULT: 'S.O.D. F.O.A.D.' 1986 Demo Available For Download

The 1986 five-song "S.O.D. F.O.A.D." demo cassette by groundbreaking Danish death metal act DESEXULT has been made available for download at the Bazillion Points metal demo blog. According to a posting on the site, "The infamous 'S.O.D.F.O.A.D' cassette was the original European death metal dismissa...

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Ex-ANTHRAX Frontman JOEY BELLADONNA Sings JOURNEY's 'Don't Stop Believin''; Video Available

Video footage of former ANTHRAX frontman Joey Belladonna singing a karaoke version of the JOURNEY classic "Don't Stop Believin'" on October 10, 2009 at the Spooky Empire VIP party in Orlando, Florida can be viewed below. Belladonna is currently writing material for a new solo album. Several demos ar...

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MOTÖRHEAD To Enter Studio In February

MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister told ABORT Magazine's E.S. Day in a new interview that the band will hit the studio in February "to rehearse, write and record" its next album. The forthcoming CD will be the follow-up to "Motörizer", which sold a little more than 6,400 copies in the United S...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer's DOWN 'N' OUTZ Recording Studio Album

DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott supported the reunited MOTT THE HOOPLE on the final night of their run of shows on October 6 at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London, England. Elliott and his backing band — which consisted of members of THE QUIREBOYS — appeared under the DOWN 'N' OUTZ banner in what w...

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SAXON: New Five-Minute 'Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie' Trailer Posted Online

A new five-minute trailer for the upcoming documentary on British rock legends SAXON, "Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie", can be viewed below. U.K.'s Coolhead Productions is putting the finishing touches on "Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie". The film, which is expected to be released in December, cel...

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ANVIL, DORO, DEVILDRIVER, WHITESNAKE Members Featured On New Christmas EP

Although the weather's starting to get chilly, Eagle Rock Entertainment is positively blazing with Christmas spirit! To kick off the holiday season, a special digital-only holiday four-song EP will be released on November 24 [MSRP $3.99]. This EP, available via all North American digital service pro...