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RAZOR OF OCCAM Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

RAZOR OF OCCAM, the London, England-based black/thrash metal band featuring members of DESTRÖYER 666 and ADORIOR, has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:...

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LOS ANGELES MURDERFEST's DANIEL DISMAL Talks Heavy Metal

Liz Ohanesian of LA Weekly recently conducted an interview with Daniel Dismal of Church of the 8th Day, organizers of the Los Angeles Murderfest. The fifth annual event is scheduled to take place May 9-10, 2009 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California. An excerpt from the chat follows below....

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STATIC-X Frontman Interviewed On 101.7 THE FOX; Video Available

STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static was recently interviewed by Scott Less of Santa Rosa, California's 101.7 The Fox radio station inside of the Less Is More Lounge at the Grand Ballroom in San Francisco. Watch the chat below.

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THIS ENDING: 'Dead Harvest' Video Released

"Dead Harvest", the new video from THIS ENDING, the Swedish death metal band featuring AMON AMARTH drummer Fredrik Andersson, can be viewed below. Also avaialble is behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot. The song is the title cut of THIS ENDING's second album, which was released on January...

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BURN HALO Performs Acoustically On 101.7 THE FOX; Video Available

BURN HALO, the new band featuring ex-EIGHTEEN VISIONS singer James Hart, performed a couple of tracks acoustically live on the 101.7 The Fox radio station inside the Less Is More Lounge at the Grand Ballroom in San Francisco. Watch video footage of the performance below. As previously reported, BURN...

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SANCTIFICATION Schedules 'Black Reign' CD-Release Concert

SANCTIFICATION — the Swedish death metal band featuring current/former members of GOD AMONG INSECTS, IN BATTLE and SOULDRAINER — has scheduled a CD-release concert to launch its new album, "Black Reign", which will hit the streets everywhere on May 12 via Pulverised Records. The concert will be held...

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THERION Announces New Members

Mainman Christofer Johnsson of Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION had a meeting with singer Thomas Vikström (ex-CANDLEMASS) several weeks ago and offered him permanent status in the band. Commented Christofer: "Thomas is, besides being a very warm and nice person, an incredibly talen...

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STEEL PANTHER Parachutes To Gig In Front Of 11,000 Fans

STEEL PANTHER, the '80s metal/hard rock tribute band formerly known as METAL SKOOL, made a grand entrance to the KUPD U-Fest this past weekend in Phoenix, Arizona. The band jumped from an airplane soaring over head and deployed their parachutes to glide onto the stage where over 11,000 fans were tre...

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No NINE INCH NAILS For iPhone

According to the New York Times, a NINE INCH NAILS-themed application for the iPhone was rejected by Apple because it contained potentially offensive content. Over the weekend, NIN mainman Trent Reznor published an e-mail message that he received from Apple's iPhone developer group at his official w...

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Former STILL REMAINS, THE SHOWDOWN Members Join Forces In JULEUS

JULEUS, a new West Michigan rock group featuring Mike Church (STILL REMAINS),AJ Barrette (THE SHOWDOWN),Ben Allen (DISSONANT),Luke Galas (THE ORPHAN),and Austin Poel (BROKEN SUNDAY),is primed and ready to be the breakout rock sensation of 2009! Armed with the very best rock, metal, and pop musi...

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ALICE COOPER Presented With 'Lifetime Achievement' Award At TEXAS FRIGHTMARE WEEKEND

Alice Cooper, known for being the first to mix hard rock, horror and theatrics, was presented with a "Lifetime Achievement" award this past weekend at the Southwest's premier horror convention, Texas Frightmare Weekend. A video report from Metal-Rules.com can be viewed below. The event, which was he...

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VELVET REVOLVER's DAVE KUSHNER Interviewed In Las Vegas; Video Available

During the hiatus of VELVET REVOLVER, guitarist Dave Kushner was asked to fill in on guitar for the "Monster Circus" show in Las Vegas while Bruce Kulick (ex-KISS) was off doing a GRAND FUNK RAILROAD gig. Gus Griesinger from BackstageAxxess.com talked to Kushner about his participation in the show a...

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LILLIAN AXE Guitarist Welcomes Addition To Family

LILLIAN AXE guitarist Steve Blaze and his wife Julie welcomed a son named Jude on May 1 (pictured below). According to a post on the band's web site, "both Julie and Jude are doing great and so is Steve." LILLIAN AXE will release its new album, entitled "Sad Day On Planet Earth", on June 30 ...

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POP EVIL Added To JUDAS PRIEST / WHITESNAKE Tour

Grand Rapids, Michigan's POP EVIL has been confirmed as the opening act for JUDAS PRIEST and WHITESNAKE on their upcoming North American tour. POP EVIL has toured consistently since (and prior to) the release of its latest album, "Lipstick on the Mirror", with a combination of headline dates and spe...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Discusses Debut Solo Album; Video Available

Austria's Mulatschag.TV has posted a new six-minute interview with powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH). Watch the clip below. Owens will hold a listening party for his first solo album, "Play My Game", at Scorchers...