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SAXON Parts Ways With Longtime Manager

After over 16 years working together, British heavy metal legends SAXON and their manager Thomas Jensen have come to a wholly amicable, mutual agreement to part ways and explore new working avenues. SAXON's venerable frontman Biff Byford said: "We have had a great and successful period with Thomas a...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Wants To Build World-Class Golf Resort With 40 Holiday Homes

According to the Birmingham Post, former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has bought out his Birmingham, U.K.-based partners and is pressing ahead with plans to build a leisure resort around his countryside golf course. The golf resort with 40 holiday homes will be located at Astbury Hall, his st...

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Video: YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Performs In Vancouver During 'Generation Axe' Tour

Video footage of Yngwie Malmsteen's April 6 performance at Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada during the "Generation Axe" tour can be seen below. "Generation Axe" is hitting the road for 26 performances in North America. Joining Malmsteen during the trek are Steve Vai, Za...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Inducts DEEP PURPLE Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME; Photos, Video Footage

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich finally got a chance earlier tonight (Friday, April 8) to induct classic heavy rockers DEEP PURPLE into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. PURPLE has been on the ballot three times and Ulrich has been championing their inclusion for years, Ulrich gave a passionate speech i...

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SLASH's Los Angeles Mansion Back On The Market

According to Los Angeles Times, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has put his mansion in the Mulholland Estates, a guard-gated community in the Beverly Hills area of Los Angeles, back on the market for $10.495 million, down from $10.995 million. The 10,971-square-foot, three-story Tuscan Villa-like home...

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DISCHARGE: Part Two Of 'End Of Days' Track-By-Track Breakdown

U.K.-based crust legends DISCHARGE announced their signing to Nuclear Blast late last year. After the release of their "New World Order" EP, the time has come to unleash their new studio album (their Nuclear Blast debut) on an unsuspecting world. It is titled "End Of Days" and will be made available...

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DARK ANGEL To Celebrate 35th Anniversary By Playing Entire 'Darkness Descends' Album

To celebrate their 35th anniversary and the 30th anniversary of their legendary album "Darkness Descends", reunited California thrashers DARK ANGEL will play the LP in its entirety on October 8 at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The band will also include songs from "Time D...

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KATAKLYSM Wins JUNO Award In 'Heavy Metal Album Of The Year' Category

KATAKLYSM was honored in the "Heavy Metal Album Of The Year" category at this year's Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards),which was held on Sunday, April 3 at Calgary, Alberta's Scotiabank Saddledome. "Heavy Metal Album Of The Year" nominees were as follows: * CANCER BATS - "S...

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Ex-IRON MAIDEN Singer BLAZE BAYLEY Releases Video For 'Infinite Entanglement' Title Track

The official music video for "Infinite Entanglement", the title track of the eighth solo album from British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE),can be seen below. The CD was released on March 1. In a recent interview with Jimmy Kay and Alan Dixon from Canada's The Metal Voice...

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Video: GRIM REAPER Rejoined By Guitarist NICK BOWCOTT On Stage In Fort Wayne, Indiana

Original GRIM REAPER guitarist Nick Bowcott joined STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER, the revamped version of the cult '80s British metal act led by singer Steve Grimmett, on stage on March 25 at 4 D's Bar & Grill in Fort Wayne, Indiana to perform several of the band's classic songs. Check out fan-fi...

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CRADLE OF FILTH 'Is A Democracy And Everybody Else Can F**k Off If They Don't Believe It'

Ireland's Overdrive recently conducted an interview with vocalist Dani "Filth" Davey of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Overdrive: [The] new [CRADLE OF FILTH] album "Hammer Of The Witches" is a total belter of an album which can be referred...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Signs Worldwide Deal With SEARCH AND DESTROY/ SPINEFARM

Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have signed a worldwide deal with Search And Destroy/Spinefarm Records. Commented BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE frontman Matt Tuck: "We're very proud and excited to announce our signing to Search And Destroy/Spinefarm Records. It feels great to be part of a family t...

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Ex-IRON MAIDEN Singer BLAZE BAYLEY Performs Acoustically On BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester (Video)

British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) took part in an interview and acoustic performance on the February 22 edition of the Kate Justice show on BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester. You can now watch it below. Blaze Bayley's eighth solo album, "Infinite Entanglement", was...

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DISTURBED To Perform 'The Sound Of Silence' On 'Conan'

DISTURBED will perform its cover version of SIMON & GARFUNKEL's "The Sound Of Silence" on this coming Monday night's (March 28) episode of Conan O'Brien's nighttime talk show, "Conan". The show airs on TBS at 11/10C. DISTURBED frontman David Draiman told Philadelphia radio station 93.3 WMMR that...

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MOTÖRHEAD Members To Join SAXON For LEMMY Tribute At Final Of Swedish Racing Series

British heavy metal legends SAXON will headline the Swedish racing series V8 Thunder Cars final, dubbed the "Lemmy 500", on September 24 in Ljungbyhed. The band's concert will include a musical tribute to iconic MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister, featuring a guest appearance by MOTÖRHEAD members Mi...