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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Trailers Featuring LEMMY, KING DIAMOND Available

Two more "Guitar Hero: Metallica" gameplay trailers, featuring MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister and King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND),can be viewed below. Lemmy and King Diamond both appear as playable characters in the "Guitar Hero: Metallica" game, due in stores this spring. Game...

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CAULDRON: Video Interview Posted Online

A five-minute video "introduction" to Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based metallers CAULDRON can be viewed below. CAULDRON recently finished recording and mixing the band's full-length debut, "Chained To The Nite", for an April 6 release in Europe and May 5 in the rest of the world via Earache Records. T...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN To Host Exclusive Online Poker Tournament

He may play guitar for the legendary metal band ANTHRAX, but Scott Ian is also a poker pro and a member of the UltimateBet online team. And, in that capacity, Ian will host "Scott Ian's Home Game", an exclusive online poker tournament where you can check, raise and bluff rock stars and poker pros, a...

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KING DIAMOND To Appear As Playable Character In 'Guitar Hero: Metallica'

METALLICA has confirmed that King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND) will appear as a playable character in the "Guitar Hero: Metallica" game, due in stores this spring. Fans, stagehands and groupies alike will have the opportunity to shred and drum with or wail as the digital King Diamond during...

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AL ATKINS' HOLY RAGE Schedules More Dates

HOLY RAGE (pictured below),the new band fronted by original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins, has scheduled the following dates: Feb. 22 - JB's - Dudley, Midlands, UK Mar. 29 - Takaroo - Cannock, UK Apr. 30 - Robin 2 - Bilston, West Midlands, UK May 31 - [to be announced] - New York, NY ...

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PAUL STANLEY Lays Down Vocals For New PUSHKING Album

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has finished laying down vocals for the track "Cut the Wire" for Russian rockers PUSHKING's new album, "Pushking Duets", to be released in late 2009. Gabe Reed, an entertainment attorney who represents PUSHKING and who organized Stanley's involvement in the project, stated...

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JUDAS PRIEST Singer Visits Walsall Local History Centre; Photos Available

According to Metal Dog's Heavy Metal Blog, JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford and his sister Sue (who was previously married to PRIEST bass player Ian Hill) visited the Walsall Local History Centre on Friday, February 6. A full report of the visit, including a number of photos, can be found at

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MOTÖRHEAD: New Audio Interview With MIKKEY DEE Posted Online

Greg Giles and Steve The Rat of the "Metal" show on Grand Rapids, Michigan's 107.3 WKLQ radio station conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD drummer Mikkey Dee earlier this month. Listen to the chat in two parts below. As previously reported, MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister will appear as a...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer Schedules 'Rockline' Appearance

DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan will premiere his new solo album, "One Eye To Morocco", on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Wednesday, March 25 at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to speak with Gillan by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). For more in...

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THE CULT: New Tour Dates Announced

THE CULT has scheduled the following dates: May 01 - Memphis, TN @ Beale Street Music Festival Jul. 10 - Lockport, NY @ Ulrich City Center In other news, Vinyl 180 will release a remastered edition of THE CULT's "Love" album on March 9, 2009 on 180g vinyl with updated artwork. It will ...

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ELEGY: More Box Set Details Revealed

Metal Mind Productions will issue a seven-CD ELEGY box set on March 23 in Europe and May 5 May in North America (via MVD). The titles will be made available in a new digipack edition on golden disc, digitally remastered using 24-bit technology and limited to 1,000 copies. The box set will contain th...

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ANVIL Plays Surprise Set At Documentary Premiere; Video Available

According to NME.com, veteran Canadian metallers ANVIL played a surprise set at the British premiere of documentary "Anvil! The Story Of Anvil" last night (February 15). The screening, which took place at London's Shepherds Bush Empire as part of the Secret Cinema series, saw fans dress up as '80s m...

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SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE SKY: New Song Posted Online

Tampa, Florida-based grindcore act SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE SKY has posted a new song, "10,000 Sermons, 1 Solution", on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off the band's Nuclear Blast debut, "The Grand Partition and the Abrogation of Idolatry", which is scheduled for release i...

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IAN GILLAN Says 'Fireball' Is His Favorite Album Of First DEEP PURPLE Era

The career of legendary rock band DEEP PURPLE comprises three different eras, with the period between 1968 and 1973 rated as the creative highpoint. "The reason 'Fireball' is my favorite album of that period is that without 'Fireball' we would never have been able to make 'Machine Head'," DEEP PURPL...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN Talks About 'Worship Music'; Audio Available

MTV's HeadbangersBlog.com recently spoke to ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian about the departures of singers Joey Belladonna and John Bush, the addition of new vocalist Dan Nelson and the vibe of the band's new disc, "Worship Music", which is scheduled for a June release on Megaforce Records. You can str...