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METALLICA Guitarist Provides Foreword To First-Ever CLIFF BURTON Biography

On September 27, 1986, METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton lost his life at the age of 24 in a coach crash near Ljungby, Sweden. In the 23 years since that devastating event, no one has chronicled Burton's huge talent and achievements in book form. However, in June 2009 this is set to change with the glo...

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ACHERON To Master New Album This Weekend

Columbus, Ohio-based death/black metallers ACHERON will travel to West West Side Music in New Windsor, New York this Friday, January 16 to master their new album, "The Final Conflict: Last Days of God". The CD was once again recorded at Mars Recording Compound with Bill Korecky. The follow-up to 200...

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IMPELLITTERI: New Song Posted Online

The title track of IMPELLITTERI's long-awaited new album, "Wicked Maiden", is available for streaming on the band's official MySpace page. Due in Japan on January 21, 2009 via Victor Entertainment, the CD, which reunites mainman Chris Impellitteri with longtime lead vocalist and writing collaborator...

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TRAIL OF TEARS: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

Norway's TRAIL OF TEARS has completed work on the band's sixth album, "Bloodstained Endurance", for a spring release via Napalm Records. The CD was recorded and mixed over a six-week period at Sound Suite Studio in Marseille, France with producer Terje Refsnes. Mastering duties were handled by Mika...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN To Give 'Master Class' At Hollywood's GIT

On January 31, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will give a "master class" at GIT (Guitar Institute of Technology) in Hollywood, California. He will be in town shooting one of his television programs for the NHK network in Japan and will make a stop at the music institute to take questions,...

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MASTER To Headline Italy's TUNES OF DEATH CHAPTER II Festival

Legendary death metal band MASTER will headline the Tunes Of Death Chapter II festival on Saturday, January 31 at Marmaja Live Club in Milan, Italy. The festival billing is as follows: MASTER (USA/CZ) HORRID (ITA) PARIAH (UK) DEAF NOISE (GER) VERMIN (GER) M-16 (ITA) MASTER will return to the U.S. in...

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MEGADETH, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, OVERKILL Featured On 'Metalmania 2008' DVD

MVD has set a March 10 U.S. release date (January 26 in Europe via Metal Mind Productions) for a DVD+CD set featuring footage from the 22nd edition of the Metalmania Festival, the biggest and the most prestigious metal festival in Central-Eastern Europe. Every year, Metalmania's main stage hosts som...

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IMPELLITTERI: 'Wicked Maiden' Artwork Unveiled

IMPELLITTERI will release its long-awaited new album, "Wicked Maiden", in Japan on January 21, 2009 via Victor Entertainment. The CD, which reunites mainman Chris Impellitteri with longtime lead vocalist and writing collaborator Rob Rock, is "IMPELLITTERI's metal masterpiece," according to a press r...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Signs Publishing Deal With DOWNTOWN MUSIC

MÖTLEY CRÜE co-founder Nikki Sixx has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Downtown Music Publishing. Downtown will serve as the worldwide publishing administrator for Sixx's complete song catalogue, including MÖTLEY CRÜE singles "Shout At The Devil" and "Girls Girls Girls". The new partnership w...

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To the Grave

Five full-lengths into an unremarkable career, it's hard to get too worked up one way or the other about IRON FIRE. By now, lineup changes or not, the band would have to be collectively retarded not to have at least a basic grasp on their stock in trade — basic, no-frills melodic European power meta...

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IRON FIRE: New Guitarist Announced

Danish metallers IRON FIRE have announced the addition of guitarist Marc Masters (FORCENTURY) to the group's ranks. IRON FIRE's new album, "To The Grave", will be released in the U.S. on January 27 via Napalm Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. The Beast From The Blackness 02. K...

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POWER QUEST: New Video Interview Available

Angel Of Metal conducted an interview with British melodic power metallers POWER QUEST at the Hard Rock Hell II festival, which was held in early December 2008 in Prestatyn, Wales, U.K. Watch the 10-minute chat below. POWER QUEST recently parted ways with bassist Steve Scott and is currently seeking...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE: More 'Evisceration Plague' Documentary Preview Clips Available

More preview clips from the documentary DVD which will accompany "Evisceration Plague", the forthcoming album from Tampa, Florida-based death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE, can be viewed below. The "Evisceration Plague" title track is available for streaming at this location. "Evisceration Plague"...

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CHRIS IMPELLITTERI: NAMM Signing Session Announced

IMPELLITTERI mainman Chris Impellitteri will be in attendance at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is being held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. He will be signing pictures on Saturday, January 17 at 2 p.m. at the ENGL booth...

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TYRANTS BLOOD Preparing To Enter Studio

TYRANTS BLOOD, the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based metal band comprised of ex-members of BLASPHEMY, WITCHES HAMMER, INFERNAL MAJESTY, ABUSE, OMEGACROM and MECHA MESSIAH, has issued the following update: "TYRANTS BLOOD are now entering the studio to begin recording our next full-length albu...