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SCORPIONS: New Shows Announced

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONSBest Buy edition of SCORPIONS' new album, "Humanity - Hour 1", includes an ...

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SAXON: 'Into The Labyrinth' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Into The Labyrinth", the new album from British heavy metal legends SAXON, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 29 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by ne...

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Closer Look At EDDIE VAN HALEN's 'EVH Wolfgang' Guitar; Video Available

Premier Guitar has posted video footage of Chip Ellis, a masterbuilder with Fender Musical Instruments, introducing the all-new EVH Wolfgang electric guitar at this past weekend's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show in Anaheim, California. The EVH Wolfgang guitar represents Eddie Van...

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SAXON: 'Into The Labyrinth' European Chart Positions Revealed

"Into The Labyrinth", the new album from British heavy metal legends SAXON, has registered the following first-week chart positions in Europe: Austria: #53 Germany: #23 (Media Control) Germany: #8 (Media Markt) Sweden: #44 Switzerland: #61 UK: #119 UK: #6 (Rock) "Into The Labyrinth" was released in...

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HAMMERFALL Singer: 'Our Music Is Timeless And Not Dated'

Denmark's Antenna recently conducted an interview with vocalist Joacim Cans of Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Antenna: You're [about] to release a new album, "No Sacrifice, No Victory", your tenth [counting the live album "One Crimson Night", a...

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GRIFFEN Signs With HEART OF STEEL RECORDS

Heart Of Steel Records has announced the signing of Swedish hard rockers GRIFFEN. The band is currently recording its debut album for a June release. According to a press release, GRIFFEN's sound is influenced by some classic names of the genre such as RAINBOW, WHITESNAKE and DIO, and it's not far...

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UNEARTH, GOD DETHRONED, ELVENKING Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

UNEARTH, GOD DETHRONED and ELVENKING have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE...

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SAXON Frontman On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show; Audio Available

Vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON was IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guest earlier tonight (Friday, January 16) during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The program is now available for streaming at BBC.co.uk. "In...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Introduces All-New EVH WOLFGANG Guitar At NAMM; Video Available

Video footage of Eddie Van Halen introducing the all-new EVH Wolfgang electric guitar at the Fender booth at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show on January 15, 2009 in Anaheim, California can be viewed below. The EVH Wolfgang guitar represents Eddie's 35 years of experime...

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BORN FROM PAIN, SKYFORGER, THE OTHER Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

BORN FROM PAIN, SKYFORGER and THE OTHER have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH...

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ENSLAVED Signs With THE AGENCY GROUP

Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal ENSLAVED have inked a deal with Nick Storch and The Agency Group as their new booking agent for North America. The band is very excited and more than ready to get back on the road in this territory. News on the first dates to come out of the collab...

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'Heavy Metal Killers' Compilation Due Next Month

Earache Records has set a February 16 release date for "Heavy Metal Killers", a compilation featuring the very best bands from the emerging "New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal" scene. According to a press release, "Heavy Metal Killers" features "13 new tracks from the best fresh, young bands who sh...

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GENE SIMMONS To Attend SIA.09 SnowSports Trade Show In Las Vegas

Dussault Apparel, Inc. has announced that the company founder Jason Dussault will be attending the SIA.09 SnowSports Trade Show 2009 SIA Ski and Snowboard convention in Las Vegas with rock legend Gene Simmons. Dussault and Simmons will be showing their latest collaborations of hats and beanies to be...

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Into the Labyrinth

Maybe it's just that those that were around during the NWOBHM explosion just like to bitch about "kids these days" or maybe it is in fact a crime that SAXON still doesn't get the accolades it deserves. Then again, we're talking primarily about stateside fickle fans that too often overlook the merits...

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HATE, POWERWOLF, UNSUN Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

HATE, POWERWOLF and UNSUN have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 13-15, 2009 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS BACKYARD BABIES BATTLELORE BEFORE THE DAWN BENEATH THE MASSACRE B...