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BLACK SABBATH Still Intends To Perform At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival
According to The Pulse Of Radio, organizers of England's Download festival are saying that BLACK SABBATH still intends to perform at the event, scheduled for June 8-10, despite guitarist Tony Iommi's cancer diagnosis. SABBATH was reportedly also slated to play at this April's Coachella festival in C...January 18, 2012
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GOROD Signs With LISTENABLE RECORDS
French progressive technical death metallers GOROD have inked a deal with Listenable Records. The band's fourth full-length album, "A Perfect Absolution", will be released in March. The CD was mixed by producer Frédéric "Elmobo" Motte, who oversaw the recording of the drums, bass and vocals, while a...January 18, 2012
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FOZZY Signs Worldwide Deal With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS
Century Media Records has announced the signing of FOZZY, the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho and STUCK MOJO mastermind Rich "The Duke" Ward. FOZZY was formed a decade ago out of a passion for hard rock and heavy metal and has transformed into one of North America's most electri...January 18, 2012
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ELUVEITIE: 'A Rose For Epona' Video Released
"A Rose For Epona", the new video from Swiss folk metallers ELUVEITIE, can be seen below. The clip was produced by the Polish company Grupa13, which previously worked with the band on the video for "Thousandfold" as well as with such other acts as BEHEMOTH and AMON AMARTH. "A Rose For Epona" comes o...January 18, 2012
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Rumor: BEHEMOTH, WATAIN And THE DEVIL'S BLOOD To Join Forces For North American Tour
BEHEMOTH, WATAIN and THE DEVIL'S BLOOD are rumored to be joining forces for a Decibel-magazine-sponsored North American tour in the spring. In an October 2011 interview with Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show, BEHEMOTH vocalist/guitarist Adam "Nergal" Darski stated about his band's...January 17, 2012
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SPAWN OF POSSESSION: New Song Available For Streaming
Swedish tech-death assassins SPAWN OF POSSESSION will release their third full-length album, "Incurso", in North America on March 13 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 "Mank...January 17, 2012
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God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
I'm no clinical psychologist or even a substance abuse counselor, but I'm quite certain you've got some sort of problem if you get so intoxicated that the next day you can't remember attempting to strangle the life out of your wife. That's exactly what heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne tried to do to h...January 15, 2012
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MASTODON Drummer Talks Band's 12th Anniversary, Collaboration With FEIST
Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with drummer Brann Dailor of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: Since it was the 12-year anniversary of when you got together as a band for the first time,...January 15, 2012
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SKID ROW Founder Doesn't Understand How American Group Ended Up Using His Band's Name
Brendan "Brush" Shiels, founding member of the late 1960s/early 1970s Irish blues-rock act SKID ROW — which is best known as legendary guitarist Gary Moore's first professional band — has posted a YouTube video in which he accuses the American rock group SKID ROW of using the band name without his p...January 15, 2012
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ELUVEITIE: Second 'Helvetios' Trailer Released
The second trailer for "Helvetios", the new album from Swiss folk metallers ELUVEITIE, can be seen below. Due on February 10 via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was recorded at New Sound Studio in Pfäffikon, a municipality in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland, with producer Tommy Vetterli (a.k.a. To...January 13, 2012
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BLACK SABBATH's Cancer-Stricken Guitarist 'Can't Wait' To 'Get Going With The Treatment'
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma, it was revealed on Monday (January 9). Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphocytes, a type of cell that forms part of the immune system. According to a statement issued by his publicist, the 63-year-old metal legend...January 12, 2012
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ELVENKING To Enter Studio Next Month
Italian folk/power metallers ELVENKING will enter Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland on February 24 with producer Nino Laurenne (AMORPHIS, LORDI, SONATA ARCTICA, APOCALYPTICA) to begin recording their new album for a mid-2012 release via AFM Records. Nino previously worked with the band on "The...January 12, 2012
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UNISONIC Featuring MICHAEL KISKE, KAI HANSEN: First Video Released
"Unisonic", the first video from UNISONIC — the 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, GOT...January 12, 2012
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UNISONIC: First Video To Make Its Online Debut Tomorrow
"Unisonic", the first video from UNISONIC — the 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, GOT...January 11, 2012
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MIKE PORTNOY, STEVE MORSE, NEAL MORSE Unite In FLYING COLORS; Debut Album Details
Mascot Label Group has announced the release of the eponymous debut album from FLYING COLORS — the spectacular new virtuoso prog/pop/metal rock band formed by drummer Mike Portnoy (ex-DREAM THEATER) and guitarist Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE). The CD will be made available via Music Theories Recordings...January 11, 2012
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