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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...September 9, 2012
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Life Apocalypse
One metal act that should be hitting your radar if it hasn't already is Canadian thrashers TITANS EVE. Now through two full-lengths and one EP, the future is theirs if they can reap a sizable enough audience and hook a worldwide deal. Already they've scored opening gigs for ANVIL and KORN, the latte...September 9, 2012
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Delirium
A couple years back, former MARS VOLTA drum flogger Thomas Pridgen and BLACKALICIOUS vocal maven Viveca Hawkins shook up the underground alongside funk shredder Nick Brewer with a monster side project called THE MEMORIALS. While I've found myself at odds with the unessential and lazy subgenre tag "a...September 9, 2012
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Greatest Video Hits
If you have any rock inside your soul, the music of QUEEN should course automatically through your veins. At worst, we can say that the second half of QUEEN's esteemed career had a few hiccups from 1986's "A Kind of Magic" on through the band's final studio album, "Innuendo" in '91. No matter how lo...September 9, 2012
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RUSH Kicks Off 'Clockwork Angels' Tour In New Hampshire; Video Available
Legendary Canadian rockers RUSH kicked off their "Clockwork Angels" world tour last night (Friday, September 7) at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. In addition to adding a lot of rarely played songs to their opening set, RUSH brought a string ensemble out on tour with the ban...September 8, 2012
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AS I LAY DYING: Audio Sample Of New Single Available For Streaming
An audio sample of the song "A Greater Foundation" from San Diego, California metallers AS I LAY DYING, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below. The track is the first single from the band's sixth album, "Awakened", which will be released on September 25 via Metal Blade Records. The CD was...September 6, 2012
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE To Perform Entire 'Alive Or Just Breathing' Album At CALIFORNIA METALFEST VI
Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their landmark release, 2002's genre-defining "Alive Or Just Breathing", by performing the entire album during their headlining set at the California Metalfest VI, set to take place on Saturday, November 24 at the NOS E...September 6, 2012
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KING DIAMOND: 'We're Not Going To Play Without The Full Production, Pure And Simple'
Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) (real name: Kim Bendix Petersen),was interviewed on a recent edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the...September 6, 2012
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CYNIC Issues New Album Update
Progressive rock/metal band CYNIC is working on material for a new full-length album for a tentative early 2013 release. Commented the group: "There's so much music flowing we'd rather follow each inspiration to its conclusion rather than artificially stop once we have a CD's worth of songs and reco...September 6, 2012
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THE CHARIOT's 'One Wing' Cracks U.S. Top 100
"One Wing", the fifth album from Georgia's THE CHARIOT, sold 4,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 85 on The Billboard 200 chart. "One Wing", was released in the U.S. on August 28 via eOne Music / Good Fight Music. In a recent interview, THE ...September 5, 2012
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LITVINTROLL Bassist Dies On Stage
Aleh Klimchanka, the bass player of the popular Belarusian folk-metal band LITVINTROLL, died on September 2 at the Mass Medium festival. The group was scheduled to perform at the event, which was held in the city of Gomel. Klimchanka reportedly appeared on stage with his bandmates at around 7:15 p.m...September 5, 2012
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THE 69 EYES: Third 'X' Trailer Released
The third trailer for "X", the tenth album from Helsinki, Finland-based gothic metallers THE 69 EYES, can be seen below. Due in Europe on September 28 via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was mixed by Stefan Boman (THE HELLACOPTERS, BULLET). THE 69 EYES filmed a video for "Red" last month with Patric U...September 5, 2012
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AS I LAY DYING: Third 'Awakened' Studio Webisode Released
The third in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the recording sessions for "Awakened", the sixth album from San Diego, California metallers AS I LAY DYING, can be seen below. Due on September 25 via Metal Blade Records, the CD was produced by Bill Stevenson, who has playe...September 4, 2012
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ICED EARTH Mainman Says Cyprus Concert DVD Shoot Was 'A Huge Success'
ICED EARTH's August 19 concert at the ancient Kourion Amphitheater, outside Limassol in Cyprus, was professionally filmed and recorded for an upcoming CD/DVD release. 1,500 fans witnessed the show, which ran for three hours and featured on-stage scenery and artwork that was uniquely created for this...September 4, 2012
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SYBREED: More 'God Is An Automaton' Studio Footage Posted Online
A new two-and-half-minute video clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "God Is An Automaton", the fourth album from Swiss metallers SYBREED, can be seen below. Due on September 24 in Europe and October 2 in North America via Listenable Records, the follow-up to 2010's "The Pulse...September 3, 2012
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