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Former ACCEPT Singer DAVID REECE Joins POWERWORLD

German metal band POWERWORLD has enlisted American vocalist David Reece (ACCEPT, BANGALORE CHOIR) to replace Andrew "Mac" McDermott, who recorded the vocal parts on their second album, "Human Parasite", in 2010 and sadly passed away in August 2011. Rumors that interim singer Michael Bormann, who hel...

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ACCEPT Guitarist: 'We're Just Honestly Getting Started'

Mark Kadzielawa of 69 Faces Of Rock recently conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. 69 Faces Of Rock: You did a massive amount of touring for the last record. How did things work on the road? ...

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ACCEPT Guitarist Interviewed On 'From Out Of Nowhere' Podcast (Audio)

The "From Out Of Nowhere" podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT. Wolf spoke about the latest ACCEPT album, "Stalingrad"; his career as a photographer; and dealing with the language barrier early on in the band's career. "Our first...

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SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR Frontman Honored With 'Legend' Award At 'Metal Hammer Award Show' (Video)

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor was honored with the "Legend" award at this year's installment of the Metal Hammer Award Show, which was held this past Friday, September 14 at Kesselhaus in Berlin, Germany. Former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. singer Udo Dirkschneider presented the award...

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ACCEPT Guitarist: UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER's Reality Has Never Been Ours

Jason Bodak of Examiner.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of German heavy metal legends ACCEPT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Examiner.com: ?Now that you got your "comeback" album out of the way with "Blood Of The Nations", and now that vocalist Mar...

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Guitarist STEFAN KAUFMANN Quits U.D.O.

Guitarist Stefan Kaufmann has left U.D.O. — the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider — for health reasons. U.D.O. has begun with the preparations for the forthcoming studio album and is looking for a new guitar player with immediate effect. Interested parties can send...

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Celebrator

You have to be a headbanger to get this statement, but just the sound of Udo Dirkschneider's voice is comforting. Like Rob Halford, like Bruce Dickinson, like Tom Araya, like the late, great Ronnie Dio, there's no mistaking Udo Dirkschneider. While there's been a bounty of German metal heroes (and h...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Interviewed On 'All Excess With Ryan Roxie' (Video)

A sneak preview of "All Excess With Ryan Roxie", the new TV/web magazine show developed by ALICE COOPER guitarist Ryan Roxie and produced by Sixty Seven Films, can be seen below. The six-minute clip contains an interview with former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider. "All Excess W...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Honored With 'Lifetime Achievement Award'

Former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider — who turned 60 this past April — was honored with a "lifetime achievement award" by his record label, AFM Records, at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held on August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany. Dirkschneider's award recognized h...

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DORO PESCH Performs With U.D.O. At Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR; Pro-Shot Footage Available

German metal queen Doro Pesch joined U.D.O. — the German metal band fronted by former ACCEPT singer Udo Dirckschneider — on stage yesterday (Thursday, August 2) at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany to perform the song "Dancing With An Angel". Professionally filmed video footage of her...

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Stalingrad

There are no two ways about it; when ACCEPT returned with ex-TT QUICK frontman Mark Tornillo and released "Blood of the Nations" countless fans and critics were floored with the results. Now the question is whether a sophomore jinx (for Tornillo-led albums anyway) would derail the highly anticipated...

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U.D.O.: 'Celebrator' To Receive Vinyl Release

"Celebrator", a collection of rare tracks from U.D.O., the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, will be released on double vinyl on August 17 via High Roller Records. It is limited to 500 copies in three different colors: * 100 x white vinyl * 200 x yellow vinyl * 200 x...

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EMPIRES OF EDEN: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Channelling The Infinite' Album

EMPIRES OF EDEN — the brainchild of PAINDIVISION/ex-DUNGEON guitarist Stu Marshall — will release its third album, "Channelling The Infinite", on June 1 in Japan through Rubicon, and on June 6 in rest of the world June 6 through Music Buy Mail. The CD features guest appearances by some of the most i...

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U.D.O.'s 'Celebrator' Lands On German Chart

"Celebrator", a collection of rare tracks from U.D.O., the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 73. "Celebrator" was made available on May 4 via AFM Records. The official trailer for "Celebrator" can be seen bel...

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BANGALORE CHOIR/Ex-ACCEPT Singer: Illegal Music Downloading Is Killing Us

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with vocalist David Reece, formerly of German metallers ACCEPT and currently of melodic rockers BANGALORE CHOIR. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On YouTube and illegal downloading: Reece: "With the drinking laws in Ameri...