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KAI HANSEN Talks GAMMA RAY, UNISONIC In New Video Interview

HeavyWorlds.com conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Kai Hansen of German power metallers GAMMA RAY when the band played at the Winter Masters Of Rock festival on November 26, 2011 in Zlin, Czech Republic. You can now watch the chat below. GAMMA RAY's latest release, "Skeletons & Majes...

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MUSHROOMHEAD: Milwaukee Concert To Be Webcast

The Rave Live will stream MUSHROOMHEAD's concert this Wednesday, December 14 from The Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Also scheduled to appear on the bill are ONE EYED DOLL and TENAFLY VIPER. The webcast is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT / 5 p.m. PT and will be available free of ...

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KATAGORY V: Another New Song Available For Streaming

"Far Too Long", another brand new song from the progressive/power metal act KATAGORY V, can be streamed using the ReverbNation TuneWidget below. The track will appear on the band's upcoming fifth album, "Resurrect The Insurgence", to be released in 2012. Commented KATAGORY V bassist Dustin Mitchell:...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: A Dog Of A Birthday

Legendary heavy metal frontman Ozzy Osbourne celebrated his 63rd birthday last weekend at a bash where family and friends surprised the singer with a giant cake that looked like his Pomeranian (pictured below next to the cake). "Look how cool my dad's cake was, [it] was made to look like the second...

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Heavy Metal Video Racks Up Half Million Views After Being Named 'Most Awful' Clip Of 2011

"The King That Never Was", the new video from Cleveland metallers ALTERNATE REALITY, has racked up more than half a million views on YouTube after being named "The Most Epically Awful Video Of 2011" by Lyndsey Parker of Yahoo! Music's "Video Ga Ga" music blog. Parker writes: "Do not attempt to adjus...

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UNISONIC Featuring MICHAEL KISKE, KAI HANSEN: 'Ignition' Cover Artwork Unveiled

UNISONIC, the new band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) alongside Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany's PINK CREAM 69 and Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer (who has previously played with ASIA, GOTTHARD and KROKUS),will releas...

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Bay Area Metal Photographer Talks About METALLICA's Early Days In New Interview

Ian S. Port of SFWeekly.com recently conducted an interview with legendary San Francisco Bay Area metal photographer Brian Lew about the large-format hardcover photo collection "Murder In The Front Row: Bay Area Bangers And The Birth Of Thrash Metal". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below....

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ONSLAUGHT Announces First-Ever North American Tour

British thrash metal veterans ONSLAUGHT will cross the Atlantic for their first-ever North American tour in March 2012. The three-week trek will see the band performing a setlist spanning all its studio albums — "Power From Hell", "The Force", "In Search Of Sanity", "Killing Peace" and their latest...

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CHTHONIC Frontman Talks About 'Broken Jade' Song (Video)

Video footage of vocalist Freddy Lim of Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC telling the story behind the band's song "Broken Jade" can be seen below. The track comes off the group's sixth album, "Takasago Army", which was released in North America on September 6 via Spinefarm Records. Produced by Rickard B...

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Cleveland Metal Bands Unite For Holiday Food Drive

WJCU 88.7 FM and Auburn Records will host the third annual Iron Ingo Cleveland Metal Holiday Food Drive, a benefit concert for the Cleveland Foodbank and Friends Of The Cleveland Kennel, on Friday, December 23 at The Saw Concert Club (5324 State Rd.) in Parma, Ohio. Bands performing include ETERNAL...

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GOROD Begins Mixing New Album

French tech-death metallers GOROD have begun mixing their new album with producer Frdric "Elmobo" Motte for an early 2012 release. Elmobo oversaw the recording of the drums, bass and vocals, while all guitars were tracked by GOROD's mastermind Matthieu Pascal at his Bud Records Studio. The mix and t...

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TWISTED SISTER Singer Says He Thought METALLICA Would Never Go Anywhere

Patrick Prince of Powerline magazine recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Powerline: METALLICA opened for TWISTED SISTER [in 1983] and that was an amazing show. Snider: You were at the Fountain Casino show?! [December...

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STEEL PANTHER Singer Wants To 'Change People's Perception About What Music Should Be'

Bill Bodkin of Pop-Break.com recently conducted an interview with STEEL PANTHER's lead singer Michael Starr. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Pop-Break.com: Do you think [the new STEEL PANTHER] record is something a fan of '80s metal who's currently disillusioned with metal today? An...

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JASON NEWSTED's PAPA WHEELIE Opens For KYUSS LIVES! In San Francisco (Video)

PAPA WHEELIE, the "stoner punk metal" crew consisting of former METALLICA/VOIVOD bassist Jason Newsted (a.k.a. Jaylor) on guitar/vocals, Steven Wiig (a.k.a. Swiiglor) on drums and Joe Ledesma (a.k.a. Joefus) on bass, opened for KYUSS LIVES! on November 19 at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, Ca...

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SPAWN OF POSSESSION Completes Work On New Album

Swedish tech-death assassins SPAWN OF POSSESSION have completed work on their third full-length album, "Incurso", for a spring release via Relapse Records. The CD, which will contain nine tracks plus an instrumental intro, was recorded at Pama Studios in Kristianopel, Sweden with engineer Magnus "Ma...