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U.D.O.: 'Steelhammer' Preview Available

U.D.O. — the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider — will release its new album, "Steelhammer", on May 24 via AFM Records. The CD was produced by Dirkschneider and Fitty Wienhold. A 30-second audio preview of "Steelhammer" is available in the YouTube clip below. "Steelham...

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CLUTCH: 'Crucial Velocity' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for the song "Crucial Velocity" from Maryland rockers CLUTCH can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Earth Rocker", which will be released on March 19 via CLUTCH's own Weathermaker Music label. Produced by Machine (LAMB OF GOD, FOUR YEAR STRONG, FALL OU...

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TONY IOMMI Was 'Shocked' When He Was Approached To Contribute Song To EUROVISION

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi spoke to the Birmingham Mail about having one of his songs chosen as Armenia's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest. DORIANS frontman Gor Sujyan's "Lonely Planet" was selected at a Saturday, March 2 national vote to be performed at Eurovision in Malmö, Sweden. Th...

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In Crescendo

Italian prog metallers KINGCROW turned to Edgar Allen Poe for an overhaul of their name following their original moniker EARTH SHAKER. For all intents and purposes, KINGCROW is still working the international market as their previous album "Phlegethon" is largely a European phenomenon. Having played...

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Dragged Down a Dead End Path

Boulder, Colorado's CALL OF THE VOID (formerly known as IRONHORSE, until legal issues intervened) require merely 25 minutes to impart their inaugural sonic judgment of our poor, pitiful planet, in the shape of their 2013 Relapse Records debut, "Dragged Down a Dead End Path". And with a title like th...

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Beneath the Surface

ALPHA TIGER's sophomore LP, 2013's "Beneath the Surface", sees the precocious German quintet graduating from indie label Sonic Attack (which unveiled their modest debut, "Man or Machine", two years prior) to heavy metal major player Century Media - but are they really ready for prime time yet? Shit,...

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VINCE NEIL Undergoes Surgery

MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil's girlfriend, Las Vegas celebrity makeup artist and beauty educator Rain Andreani, told Robin Leach of the Las Vegas Sun this morning that it was "unknown for the moment what the illness is" that forced the singer and his bandmates to play an abbreviated set Sunday ni...

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Video: SEPULTURA, ANGRA Guitarists Perform At GARANHUNS JAZZ FESTIVAL

Brazilian heavy metal guitarists Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) and Kiko Loureiro (ANGRA) joined the UPTOWN BAND on stage last month during the Garanhuns Jazz Festival in Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil. You can watch professionally filmed video footage of their appearance below. Kisser's solo debut, "Hub...

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KVELERTAK: New Video Interview Posted Online

Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! recently conducted an interview with Norwegian adrenaline pushers of heavy rock and roll KVELERTAK at the Roadrunner Records offices in New York City. You can now watch the chat below. KVELERTAK's sophomore album, "Meir" (which means "more" in English),will be release...

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Video: FIREWIND Performs Acoustic Set At Vancouver Record Store

Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND played a short acoustic set on February 19 at Scrape Records in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. In a recent interview with Metal Assault, FIREWIND guitarist Gus G stated about the Scrape acoustic ses...

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U.D.O.: 'Steelhammer' Track Listing Revealed

U.D.O. — the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider — will release its new album, "Steelhammer", on May 24 via AFM Records. The CD was produced by Dirkschneider and Fitty Wienhold. "Steelhammer" track listings: Standard CD 01. Steelhammer 02. A Cry Of A Nation 03. Metal Ma...

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GUS G. Says 'FIREWIND Might Be On Hiatus For A While'

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with FIREWIND and OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G.. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: Recently, [FIREWIND] had a change in vocalist. Apollo Papathanasio, who has done the vocals on all of FIREWIND's...

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JEFF LOOMIS: New Song 'Speak Of Nothing' Available For Streaming

"Speak Of Nothing", a brand new song from former NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below (courtesy of GuitarWorld.com). Featuring vocals from Joe Nurre, the track will be included on the special tour edition of Loomis' latest album, "Plains Of Oblivion", wh...

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WHITESNAKE Guitarist DOUG ALDRICH's Original Band BURNING RAIN To Release New Album

Frontiers Records will release bluesy hard rockers BURNING RAIN's third studio album, "Epic Obsession", on May 21 in North America. BURNING RAIN was founded by current WHITESNAKE axeman Doug Aldrich together with singer Keith St. John (ex-MONTROSE). The lineup for the new album is rounded out by Sea...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Explains His Involvement With Armenian EUROVISION Song Entry

A song co-written by BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has been chosen as Armenia's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest. DORIANS frontman Gor Sujyan's "Lonely Planet" was selected at a Saturday, March 2 national vote to be performed at Eurovision in Malmö, Sweden. The identity of the song's comp...