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ARCH ENEMY Confirmed For DORO's 25th-Anniversary Concert
Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have been confirmed to perform at DORO's "25 Years in Rock" anniversary event on December 13, 2008 at the ISS Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are LEAVES' EYES and former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen, among others. Comments ARCH ENEM...September 20, 2008
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SAXON: Radio-Broadcast-Quality Audio Of GRASPOP Performance Available
An audio recording of three songs — "Motorcycle Man", "Crusader" and "Strong Arm Of The Law" — from SAXON's performance at this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, which was held June 27-29, 2008 in Dessel, Belgium, can be heard at this location (courtesy of "Whiplash", a weekly metal show on Belgian nati...September 11, 2008
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SAXON Singer: 'We're Not Really Changing, We're Just Trying To Get Better'
Mick Burgess of Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with SAXON frontman Biff Byford. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metal Express Radio: Certainly from SAXON's point of view you seem to be going through something of a renaissance. Your last album, "The Inner Sanctum", was un...September 11, 2008
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DORO: New Single Details Revealed
German "metal queen" Doro Pesch will release a new single entitled "Celebrate (The Night Of The Warlock)" on October 31 in Germany and November 3 in most of the rest of Europe via AFM Records. The EP will contain three versions of the single's title cut "Celebrate" — including one that features gues...September 8, 2008
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SAXON Films 'Live To Rock' Video
Aestheticom's Bill Schacht, who has previously directed music videos for DIO, KING DIAMOND, AMON AMARTH, FATAL SMILE, LIBERTY X/REV RUN, ZAKK WYLDE and SISTER SIN, among others, has just completed filming footage for the upcoming SAXON clip for the soon-to-be classic rock anthem "Live To Rock". Acco...September 3, 2008
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SAXON: New Audio Interview With BIFF BYFORD Available
Vocalist Biff Byford of the legendary British heavy metal band SAXON was interviewed at the Graspop Metal Meeting (June 27-29) in Dessel, Belgium by "Whiplash", a weekly metal show on Belgian national radio Studio Brussel, hosted by AFTER ALL guitarist Dries Van Damme. Listen to the chat in streamin...July 10, 2008
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BIFF BYFORD Comments On METALLICA's SAXON 'Tribute'
SAXON frontman Biff Byford has posted a lengthy blog recapping the band's appearance at this year's Rock am Ring festival on June 7 in Nrburgring, Germany. An excerpt from the entry follows. "We went to see METALLICA play a fucking amazing stage set. We stood at the side of the stage and some guy wa...June 9, 2008
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SAXON: New Album Due In October
According to SPV, SAXON's follow-up to 2007's "The Inner Sanctum", which is currently being recorded, is scheduled for release in October. SAXON's latest video podcast, which was filmed on May 7, 2008 in Sydney, Australia, can be viewed below. Produced by Charlie Bauerfeind (HELLOWEEN, BLIND GUARDIA...May 30, 2008
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SAXON Recording New Album
British heavy metal legends SAXON are in the studio recording the follow-up to 2007's "The Inner Sanctum", tentatively due before the end of the year via SPV. In other news, SAXON's latest video podcast, which was filmed on May 7, 2008 in Sydney, Australia, can be viewed below. Produced by Charlie B...May 29, 2008
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GLUECIFER: 'Best Of And Rarities' Compilation Due This Week
Defunct Norwegian rock 'n' rollers GLUECIFER have posted the following message on their official web site: "We're happy to finally announce the long-awaited GLUECIFER 'Best Of And Rarities'. A two-disc compilation containing exactly what the title says. Release date through SonyBMG, Monday April 14....April 13, 2008
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BLITZKRIEG Announces Greek Dates
NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends BLITZKRIEG will return to Greece in September for two shows their first since they played Athens in December 2005. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Apr. 26 - Thatched House Stockport, Northwest Apr. 27 - Carling Academy 2 Newcastle u...March 20, 2008
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BLITZKRIEG To Be Joined By INTENSE On UK Dates
NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends BLITZKRIEG have scheduled the following dates: Apr. 26 - Thatched House - Stockport, UK Apr. 27 - Carling Academy 2 - Newcastle, UK Apr. 28 - Ivory Blacks - Glasgow, UK * Apr. 29 - The Town Mill - Mansfield, UK * Apr. 30 - Camden Underworld ...February 24, 2008
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SAXON Frontman Weighs In On TOSHIBA's Decision To Halt HD DVD Production
SAXON frontman Biff Byford was interviewed on the February 20, 2008 edition of the Japanese news program "Ohayou Nippon" about Toshiba's decision to discontinue developing, manufacturing and marketing HD DVD players and recorders. The report can be seen below (Biff appears around the 2:51 mark). Tos...February 23, 2008
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LED ZEPPELIN's 'The Song' To Be Screened At BRADFORD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
On Friday, March 7, as part of this year's Bradford International Film Festival, the National Media Museum, Bradford, UK presents a special event featuring screenings of LED ZEPPELIN's "The Song Remains the Same", plus a special guest appearance by director Dick Carruthers. Archivist and documentary...February 15, 2008
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SAXON: Australia, Japan Dates Announced
British heavy metal legends SAXON have scheduled the following dates: Mar. 07 - ESP Granada Atarfe Festival Mar. 09 - HUN Budapest Rockfest Apr. 23 - UK London Shepherd's Bush Empire Apr. 30 - JP Tokyo O East May 01 - JP Nagoya Club Quattro May 02 - JP Osaka Club Quattro May 05 - ...February 15, 2008
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