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Former URIAH HEEP Legend To Attend Italian Grand Prix

Former URIAH HEEP legend Ken Hensley (guitar, keyboards, vocals) will fly to Monza, Italy on Thursday, September 6 to attend the Italian Grand Prix as the guest of German magazine Auto Bild & Motor Sport. During this time, Ken will interview legendary former triple world champion Niki Lauda for...

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IRON MAIDEN Announce Details For 'Somewhere Back In Time World Tour'

IRON MAIDEN have announced their most ambitious and extraordinary touring plans ever — and are very pleased to announce that this will include Australia for the first time in 15 years! The Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008 will be in three sections, starting in February and March 2008 with the...

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THERION Side-Project DEMONOID Working On New Material

DEMONOID, the Swedish old-school death/thrash metal project featuring THERION members Kristian Niemann (guitar) and Johan Niemann (bass) along with former SOILWORK/CHIMAIRA drummer Richard Evensand, is working on material for its second full-length CD, tentatively due next year. "The writing for the...

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LEAVES' EYES' ALEX KRULL: 'The American Audience Is Just Incredible'

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) — is currently touring North America as the support act for KAMELOT. "The shows have been great so far," says Krull....

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STEEL ASSASSIN's 'War Of The Eight Saints' Due In September

New Jersey power metal label Sentinel Steel (ATTACKER, AXEHAMMER, SACRED OATH, MANILLA ROAD, GOTHIC KNIGHTS, etc.) has set a September 12 release date for Brockton, MA-based band STEEL ASSASSIN's "War of the Eight Saints" CD. States Sentinel Steel owner Denis Gulbey: "Being originally from Mass myse...

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ARCH ENEMY To Headline Vancouver's SCRAPE RECORDS Anniversary Bash

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY will headline the Scrape Records 10th anniversary bash on October 14 at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Support at the gig will come from INFERNAL MAJESTY, SINNED and SOULSCAR. Tickets will go on sale at Scrape on September 7...

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NEIL PEART Of RUSH: The Beat Of A Different Drummer

Brian McCollum of the Detroit Free Press reports: RUSH's Neil Peart is a drummer's drummer, a player whose high-end work has made him a legend among fellow musicians. He dominated Modern Drummer magazine's annual best-of polls so comprehensively during the 1980s that the publication eventually took...

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GENE SIMMONS Celebrates Birthday At INDY 300 Race In California; Video Available

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons celebrated his 58th birthday prior to the Indy 300 auto race on Sunday, August 26, 2007, at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Video footage of Gene's speech at the event can be viewed below. According to Metromix.com, the A&E network is already talking ab...

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IRON MAIDEN: New BRUCE DICKINSON Video Interview Available

On Saturday, August 25, MetalHead.ro spoke with IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson while he was in Romania at the Black Sea to present an air show. Watch the interview at this location. As previously reported, Bruce Dickinson's film about occult legend Aleister Crowley (infamous as "the wickedest...

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Collision

Man oh man, the ATHEIST/PESTILENCE/CYNIC contingent is going to flip its collective lid upon hearing about new super group C-187 (and have most likely done so already). Debut album "Collision" marks the reappearance of PESTILENCE legend and C-187 guitarist Patrick Mameli, who is joined by bassist To...

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LEAVES' EYES Frontwoman Checks In From Toronto

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) — is currently touring North America as the support act for KAMELOT. Liv has checked in with the following update: "I...

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TED NUGENT Goes Off On HILLARY CLINTON, BARACK OBAMA; Video Available

Video footage of rock legend Ted Nugent having a few choice words for presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama during a recent concert can be viewed below. With machine guns in his hands, a camouflaged Nugent yelled, "Obama, he's a piece of shit, and I told him to suck on my machine...

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IRON MAIDEN Singer's 'Chemical Wedding' Movie Goes Into Production

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson's film about occult legend Aleister Crowley (infamous as "the wickedest man in the world") has finally gone into production, according to Fangoria. Produced by London-based Focus Films, the movie, entitled "Chemical Wedding", stars Simon Callow (IMDb) — of "Amadeus...

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JIMMY PAGE Unveiled As 'Living Legend' At Third Annual CLASSIC ROCK AWARDS

Legendary guitarist Jimmy Page, is to be honored as the Living Legend at this year's Classic Rock Roll of Honour, Classic Rock magazine's third annual award show, which this year takes place on Monday, November 5, 2007 at London's prestigious Landmark Hotel. Elsewhere in the awards, one of the most...

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PEARL JAM Frontman To Perform At 'Body Of War' Premiere

According to Billboard.com, PEARL JAM frontman Eddie Vedder will perform at the world premiere of the documentary "Body of War" on Sept. 11 at the Toronto International Film Festival. Vedder contributed two original songs to the film: "No More" and "Long Nights". "Body of War" chronicles the travail...