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ANVIL: Los Angeles, San Francisco Performance, Interview Footage Available

Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL performed live after the screening of their acclaimed documentary, "Anvil! The Story Of Anvil", at the Nuart Theater in Los Angeles on May 13, 2009. Watch footage of the performance below. Also available is an interview with ANVIL conducted by Reality Check TV at t...

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ROYAL HUNT: Drum Tracks Completed For New Album

Allan Sorensen of Denmark-based hard rockers ROYAL HUNT has finished laying down the drum tracks for the band's new album, which is scheduled for release later in the year. ROYAL HUNT is posting regular updates, photos, video clips as well as offering a "track-by-track" breakdown of the recording pr...

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Chained to the Nite

What a wholesome, family-oriented album cover. Never fear Wal-Mart lurkers, it comes with a handy dandy slip cover. So what's the deal with these Canadians? Well, this ain't GOAT HORN, that's for sure. The trio of bassist/vocalist Jason Decay, guitarist Ian Chains, and drummer Steel Rider (all birth...

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Angel of Suffering

Now we're talking! Old-school-influenced death metal with a song-centric approach is the way of France's THE SEVEN GATES on "Angel of Suffering". Many death metal bands refer to their music as brutal, yet melodic, but how many of them release albums with song individuality and anything more than gui...

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'A Touch Of Evil: Live' Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

As the creators of a live release that is considered to be one of the all-time great concert recordings in the realm of heavy metal (1979's "Unleashed In The East"),whenever British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST announce a new live album, metalheads worldwide instantly take note. And on "A Touch...

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DEEP PURPLE Frontman On 'The Classic Metal Show'; Audio Available

DEEP PURPLE vocalist Ian Gillan was the featured guest on this weekend's (May 23) edition of "The Classic Metal Show". You can now listen to the 10-minute chat below. "The Classic Metal Show" can be heard every Saturday night between 9:00 p.m. EST and 3:00 a.m. EST at www.cmsradio.net. Gillan's new...

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IAN GILLAN Guests On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show; Audio Available

DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan was IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guest earlier tonight (Friday, May 22) during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The show is now available for streaming at BBC.co.uk. For the first time in 40 years, Gillan...

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DEEP PURPLE, MR. BIG Members To Guest On 'The Classic Metal Show'

DEEP PURPLE vocalist Ian Gillan and MR. BIG members Paul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan will be the featured guests on this weekend's (May 23) edition of "The Classic Metal Show". "The Classic Metal Show" can be heard every Saturday night between 9:00 p.m. EST and 3:00 a.m. EST at www.cmsradio.net. Gilla...

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ANVIL Members Interviewed At SXSW; Video Available

Rhapsody Blog conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner of Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL at the South By Southwest (SXSW) music conference and festival, which was held March 13-22, 2009 in Austin, Texas. Watch the chat at this location. As a resu...

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SEVENTH ANGEL: New Song Posted Online

A new SEVENTH ANGEL track titled "Chaos Of Dreams" is available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. The song comes off the reformed British metal band's new album, "The Dust of Years", which will be made available in on June 23 as a deluxe digipack via Bombworks Records. Artwork (see below) w...

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New ANTHRAX Album Being Mixed By DAVE FORTMAN

Dave Fortman, a member of UGLY KID JOE, who has also worked with artists such as MUDVAYNE, EVANESCENCE, and SLIPKNOT, began mixing the new ANTHRAX album, "Worship Music", late last week in a New Orleans studio. The album, now set for a fall release, is the band's first studio effort in six years and...

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ANVIL Documentary's U.S. Distribution 'Extensively Expanded'

As a result of the initial success of "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", VH1 Films and Abramorama have extensively expanded the distribution of the film beginning Friday, May 15 and will continue throughout the summer in additional markets across the country and Canada. Since debuting in theaters in April...

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Former CELTIC FROST Frontman Signs Publishing Deal For 'Only Death Is Real' Book

Former CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his blog: "Work on TRIPTYKON's first album was temporarily and somewhat rudely interrupted early last week when I was forced to check into the hospital late at night to have my appendix removed...

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AC/DC Concert In Moncton Raises Tough Traffic Questions

Eric Lewis of Times & Transcript reports that the AC/DC show in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada on Aug. 6 presents a unique set of circumstances for the city as the show falls on a Thursday, breaking the Saturday tradition it has established with THE ROLLING STONES, EAGLES and country music shows...

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STEEL PANTHER Performs Acoustically On 'Johnny Dare Morning Show'; Video Available

STEEL PANTHER — the '80s metal/hard rock tribute band formerly known as METAL SKOOL — performed three songs acoustically live in the studio on the "Johnny Dare Morning Show" on the Kansas City radio station 98.9 The Rock on Wednesday, May 13. Watch footage of their appearance below. STEEL PANTHER wi...