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HAIL! Kicks Off European Tour: Video Footage Available

HAIL! — the new all-star project featuring guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, BEYOND FEAR, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH),drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH) and bassist David Ellefson (F5, MEGADETH) — kicked off its European tour last night...

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MEGADETH And SLAYER To Co-Headline 'Canadian Carnage' Trek

SLAYER and MEGADETH — two of the bands that defined the thrash/metal genre — will perform together for the first time in more than 15 years when they co-headline four shows in Canada in late June. The tour, dubbed "Canadian Carnage", will also feature MACHINE HEAD and SUICIDE SILENCE, and will see M...

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MALLEK: First Track Posted Online

Former HAVOCHATE vocalist Jon Mallek has teamed up with producer extraordinaire Tim Gilles (HAVOCHATE, OVERKILL, M.O.D., S.O.D., MERAUDER, ANTHRAX, THURSDAY, MISFITS, ILL NINO, MADBALL, AGNOSTIC FRONT, CANDIRIA) to record three new songs which are described in a press release as "metal for the masse...

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DEF LEPPARD To Perform At COUNTRY MUSIC TELEVISION Awards

Last week DEF LEPPARD, one of a handful of select groups including THE BEATLES, LED ZEPPELIN and PINK FLOYD that have been awarded the RIAA's (Recording Industry Association of America) prestigious Diamond Award more than once, received three first-round CMT Award nominations. Today they were named...

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD Collaborates With NIKE 6.0 On 'Blood Oncore High' Shoe

Nike 6.0, the new branch of Nike shoes designed for active, action sports fanatics, and Canadian heavy metal band 3 INCHES OF BLOOD have joined forces, resulting in the darkest 6.0 shoe collab to date, the Blood Oncore High. "The collaboration idea came directly from a few of our athletes who are ob...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: Solo Track 'Starting Over' Now Available On MySpace

Powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) has posted a new solo track, entitled "Starting Over", on his MySpace page. The song, which was written by Owens and Bob Kulick, features the following lineup: * Tim "Ripper" Owen...

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STRYPER: First Tour Dates Announced

Christian hard rockers STRYPER will embark on a tour of the United States in September, hitting approximately 50 cities across America. This will be followed by international tour dates in January and February of 2010. The bands's 25th-anniversary tour will be a two-set show. The first set will be n...

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HACKNEYED Checks In From The Studio

German death metal lunatics HACKNEYED have entered Weltraumstudios in Munich with producer Corni Bartels (DIE ÄRZTE, KILLERPILZE, END OF GREEN, MEGAHERZ etc.) to begin recording their new album, "Burn After Reaping". Commented drummer Tim: "The last few days meant nothing but hard work to us and we...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Slammed Again

The Pulse of Radio reports that AVENGED SEVENFOLD has been slammed in the press by another band for the second time this year. In a new interview with Metal Hammer magazine, guitarist Tim McTague of the Christian metal group UNDEROATH takes on the Southern California heavy rock act, saying, "People...

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DEF LEPPARD Nominated For 3 COUNTRY MUSIC TELEVISION Awards

DEF LEPPARD, one of a handful of select groups including THE BEATLES, LED ZEPPELIN and PINK FLOYD that have been awarded the RIAA's (Recording Industry Association of America) prestigious Diamond Award more than once, has received three first-round CMT Award nominations. DEF LEPPARD is nominated for...

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SLAYER: New KERRY KING Audio Interview Available

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King recently took a break from recording the band's new studio album to do a phone interview with Club.Kingsnake.com. The chat is now available for streaming and/or download at this location. "Psychopathy Red", the first new track from SLAYER since 2006's thrashterpiece "Chri...

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AS I LAY DYING: 'This is Who We Are' DVD First-Week Sales Revealed

AS I LAY DYING's first-ever DVD, "This Is Who We Are", sold 4,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 2 on the Top Music Videos chart. It also debuted at No. 3 in Canada, where the DVD has already shipped platinum. Commented AS I LAY ...

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THE RODS Drummer To Guest On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

THE RODS drummer Carl Canedy will be interviewed on this Sunday's (April 26) edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" show on Blogtalkradio.com at 6:00 p.m. EST. For more information and to listen to the program live via the Internet, go to this location. The original lineup of THE RODS, the classic '80s...

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COVERED CALL Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Swedish melodic hard rock band COVERED CALL — which features established members of the Swedish music scene, including founding member/drummer Ronny Svanströmer and Thomas Vikström (ex-CANDLEMASS, THERION) — has been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesb...

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ATHEIST To Headline Alberta's HARVESTING HELL Festival

Reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST and Atlanta, Georgia's GNOSTIC — the band featuring three members of ATHEIST — have been confirmed as the headliners of the second night of the Harvesting Hell metal open air festival, set to take place Sepember 4-6, 2009 in Benalto, Alberta, Cana...