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DEEP PURPLE Announces German Tour Dates

According to a posting on the Deep Purple Appreciation Society web site, British hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE will embark on a German tour in November 2010 (not a typo). The details are as follows: Nov. 13 - Arena - Trier, Germany Nov. 14 - Rothaus Arena - Freiburg, Germany Nov. 16 - ...

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Study: METALLICA's Music Calms Monkeys

Ian Sample, the science correspondent for Guardian.co.uk, reports that METALLICA's music had the unexpected effect of calming monkeys when it was played to them as part of a recent study. In the study, which was published today in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters, 14 cotton-top tamarins wer...

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STEEL PANTHER: Performance Footage From Japan Posted Online

Video footage of Californian rockers STEEL PANTHER performing the song "Eyes Of A Panther" during the band's recent Japanese tour can be viewed below. STEEL PANTHER is the '80s metal/hard rock tribute act formerly known as METAL SKOOL. The group will release its first collection of original material...

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BRING ME THE HORIZON: Remixed Version Of 'Suicide Season' Due In November

According to Rock Sound, British metalcore act BRING ME THE HORIZON will release a remixed version of its latest album, "Suicide Season", on November 2 via Visible Noise. "Suicide Season - Cut Up" will also include the original version of "Suicide Season" as a bonus and will be packed with "addition...

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WOLFMOTHER: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of New Album

The first in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the forthcoming second album from the Australian retro-rock combo WOLFMOTHER, "Cosmic Egg", can be viewed below. Episode 1 travels the open highway to Byron Bay where much of the record was born and pre-produ...

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Ex-ANTHRAX Singer JOEY BELLADONNA: Quality Plymouth Footage Available

Quality video footage of former ANTHRAX frontman Joey Belladonna's performing the ANTHRAX classic "Efilnifukesin (N.F.L.)" on July 31, 2009 at Dingbatz in Plymouth, Massachusetts can be viewed below (courtesy of "TripKore"). Belladonna is currently writing material for a new solo album. Several demo...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: LARS ULRICH 'Can't Keep Me Out' Of The ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

In the September 2009 issue of U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine (see cover below),MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine explains the reasons behind his decision to turn down METALLICA's invitation to attend their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Mustaine, who was a member of METALLICA for less t...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY On HENDRIX, Drugs, Rehab And Living In Los Angeles

Kerrang! Radio recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD mainman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Kerrang! Radio: Why did you become Jimi's [Hendrix] roadie? Lemmy: I went down there and the only person I knew in London was Neville. He used to be a roadie for TH...

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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist Talks About 30th Anniversary Of 'British Steel'

Direct Metal Music recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Direct Metal Music: What was the recording process like for [1980's "British Steel" album]? Ian Hill: The writing process back then, was basically Ken [Downing, guitar] a...

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STEEL PANTHER: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Community Property' Video Available

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the "Community Property" video from Californian rockers STEEL PANTHER can be viewed below. The clip gives you an all-access look into the debauchery that took place; from the selection of the "groupies", to the infamous hotel room scene. STEEL PANTHER is...

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ANTHRAX: Pro-Shot Footage Of 'Safe Home' From SONISPHERE Posted Online

Professionally filmed video footage of ANTHRAX performing the song "Safe Home" with singer John Bush (ANTHRAX's singer from 1992 to 2005) at U.K.'s Sonisphere festival on August 1, 2009 can be viewed below. In a recent interview with Kerrang! magazine, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian stated about the co...

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SAXON Frontman Interviewed At WACKEN OPEN AIR; Video Available

Vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON was interviewed by Rockalarm TV prior to the band's appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. Watch the two-minute chat below. Coolhead Productions is putting the finishing...

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'All Pens Blazing': A Heavy Metal Writer's Handbook Now Available

Ever wondered what it takes to be a heavy metal journalist? In "All Pens Blazing", Neil Daniels has interviewed a staggering 65 of the world's most successful writers of heavy metal and hard rock. Many of these writers are successful biographers, editors and long-standing freelancers who have interv...

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ANTHRAX: Pro-Shot Footage Of SONISPHERE Concert Available

Professionally filmed video footage of ANTHRAX's one-off performance with singer John Bush (ANTHRAX's singer from 1992 to 2005) at U.K.'s Sonisphere festival on August 1, 2009 can be viewed below. In a recent interview with Kerrang! magazine, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian stated about the concert, "It...

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WOLFMOTHER: New Single 'New Moon Rising' Available For Streaming

"New Moon Rising", the first single from "Cosmic Egg", the forthcoming second album from the Australian retro-rock combo WOLFMOTHER, can be streamed below. The song made its worldwide debut yesterday morning (Friday, August 14) on Triple J's "Breakfast Show" in Australia. The group's first album sin...