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SAXON: 'I've Got To Rock' Video Featuring LEMMY, ANGRY ANDERSON, ANDI DERIS Available

SAXON's video for the song "I've Got To Rock (To Stay Alive)", featuring guest appearances by Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD),Angry Anderson (ROSE TATTOO) and Andi Deris (HELLOWEEN) can be viewed at this location (Real Media). The clip is featured on the British heavy metal veterans' upcoming double DV...

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HELLOWEEN: 'As Long As I Fall' Video Available

HELLOWEEN's video for the band's new single "As Long As I Fall" can be viewed below. The clip was shot at Munich's AVA studios (who previously worked with the group on the "Light the Universe" clip). "As Long As I Fall" comes off the German group's twelfth studio album, "Gambling with the Devil", wh...

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SAXON Manager Apologizes To Australian, Russian Fans

SAXON manager Thomas Jensen has issued the following statement regarding the postponement of the band's Russian and Australian tour dates: "Again due to visa problems we have to announce that SAXON can't make it to Moscow. The promoter in Russia and our tour manager tried their best, but the post st...

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SAXON: Australian Tour Postponed

British heavy metal veterans SAXON have postponed their previously announced Australian tour — which was scheduled to kick off on October 24 in Sydney — to April 2008. According to a press release issued by KMW Productions, SAXON's "passports were not returned by the Japanese embassy in time for Aus...

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HELLOWEEN, GAMMA RAY: Japanese Dates Announced

HELLOWEEN and GAMMA RAY have announced the details of the Japanese leg of their "Hellish Rock" tour. The dates are as follows: Feb. 08 - Fukuoka, Japan - Drum Logos Feb. 09 - Hiroshima, Japan - Club Quattro Feb. 11 - Osaka, Japan - Namba Hatch Feb. 12 - Nagoya, Japan - Diamond Hall Feb. ...

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ICED EARTH, TYPE O NEGATIVE, SAXON, SODOM Featured On SPV-TV

German record label SPV has announced the debut of its SPV-TV Internet podcast at www.spv.de/tv. SPV-TV will introduce acts, interview the label's artists, broadcast previews of upcoming releases, and feature the latest video clips, tour dates etc. With immediate effect, the podcast will feature top...

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SAXON: 'To Hell And Back Again' Double DVD Details Revealed

British metal veterans SAXON are scheduled to release their new double DVD, "To Hell And Back Again", on November 19 (Germany: November 16; U.S.: November 20) via SPV. "To Hell And Back Again" comes in a top-quality digipak featuring over five hours of playing time and is a perfect example of an exc...

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OLIVER/DAWSON SAXON's STEVE DAWSON: 'We Have Never Ever Tried To Be The Original Band'

Komodorock.com recently conducted an interview with former SAXON bassist Steve Dawson (currently in OLIVER/DAWSON SAXON). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Komodo Rock: For those that are unaware, how did the OLIVER/DAWSON SAXON come into being? Steve Dawson: "Graham [Oliver; ex-SAXON guita...

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HELLOWEEN Singer Discusses Upcoming Tour With GAMMA RAY; Audio Available

Andi Deris, singer of the power metal band HELLOWEEN, was interviewed yesterday (Wednesday, September 19) by the Italian news blog Musica Metal. Among the many topics discussed was how HELLOWEEN came up with the idea of joining forces with the other leading German power metal band GAMMA RAY (featuri...

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HELLOWEEN: Complete 'Gambling With The Devil' Details Revealed

German melodic metallers HELLOWEEN were busy working on their twelfth studio album until the end of August, and are now ready to release more details about the CD. Entitled "Gambling with the Devil", the regular album consists of eleven songs (plus an intro, spoken by SAXON's Biff Byford) with a tot...

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BLITZKRIEG To Perform At U.K.'s MUSIC LIVE Event

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends BLITZKRIEG have been confirmed to perform at the the Music Live event, which is being held November 2-4, 2007 at the NEC in Birmingham, England. BLITZKRIEG's new album, "Theatre of the Damned", was released on August 10 via Germany's Armageddon Music....

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SAXON: Podcast From WACKEN OPEN AIR Available

A new podcast from SAXON frontman Biff Byford, featuring footage of the singer filming while the crowd at this year's Wacken Open Air festival is shouting "Princess of the Night", is available for download at this location. Byford's wife will undergo a "serious operation" in September. As a result,...

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SAXON: European Shows Postponed

SAXON frontman Biff Byford's wife will undergo a "serious operation" in September. As a result, the band's previously announced shows for September have been postponed until December. The group's schedule is now as follows: Jul. 31 - GER Elmshorn / Horst Elbmarschenhalle Aug. 02 - GER Wacken Wacken...

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BLITZKRIEG: 'Theatre Of The Damned' Samples Available

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends BLITZKRIEG have posted audio samples of two new songs — "Theatre of the Damned" and "The Phantom" — on their MySpace page. Both tracks come off the group's new album, "Theatre of the Damned" (cover),due on August 10 via Germany's Armageddon Music. .....

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BLITZKRIEG: Irish Dates Announced

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends BLITZKRIEG will play two shows in Ireland in late July prior to the band's appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. The Irish dates are as follows: July 27 - Rosetta Bar - Belfast (w/ FIRELAND, RABID BITCH OF THE NORTH) July 28 -...