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JUDAS PRIEST Singer On What Makes British Rock/Metal Scene So Special
In this week's issue of U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine, JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford offered his take on why the British rock and metal scene is so special. "Where do you start?" says Halford. "There's no doubt that all of the great British rock bands and metal bands that have been around since the w...September 8, 2011
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CITY OF FIRE To Enter Studio This Week
CITY OF FIRE, the band featuring Burton C. Bell (FEAR FACTORY),bassist Byron Stroud (FEAR FACTORY, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD),guitarist Terry "Sho" Murray, and drummer Bob Wagner, will enter the studio this week to begin recording its sophomore album. Funding for the CD was aided by the PledgeMusic.com...September 7, 2011
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KYUSS LIVES! Drummer: Bassist OLIVERI 'Has A Lifestyle That Can Be Very Interesting At Best'
Toby Cole of Heavy Planet recently conducted an interview with drummer Brant Bjork of KYUSS LIVES!, the project featuring three-quarters of KYUSS the influential American stoner rock/metal band, originally from Palm Desert, California. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Heavy Planet: G...September 7, 2011
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Polish Bishop Launches Crusade Against BEHEMOTH Frontman
A Polish bishop has called for public protests following the employment of what he claims is a "satanic" rock star, BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski, by the Polish version of the hit American singing competition "The Voice", appropriately named "The Voice Of Poland". Bishop Wieslaw Mering, hea...September 6, 2011
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REDEMPTION: New Song Available For Streaming
REDEMPTION, the U.S. progressive metal band featuring in its ranks guitarist/songwriter Nick van Dyk and legendary FATES WARNING vocalist Ray Alder, will release its fifth studio album, "This Mortal Coil", on September 26 in Europe and October 11 in North America via InsideOut Music. The follow-up t...September 6, 2011
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METALLICA And LOU REED: Complete 'Lulu' Track Listing Revealed
The musical collaboration between Lou Reed and METALLICA, "Lulu", will be released on November 1 in North America via Warner Bros. Records and one day earlier (October 31) in the rest of the world through Universal Music. The CD was co-produced by Reed, METALLICA, Hal Willner who has produced albums...September 6, 2011
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EDGUY: 'Age Of The Joker' Cracks German Top 3
"Age Of The Joker", the new album from German melodic metallers EDGUY, has entered the Media Control chart in the band's home country at position No. 3. Commented the group: "Thank you all for getting an original copy of 'Age Of The Joker' and making this possible. It might have been the strongest c...September 6, 2011
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End Time
BRUTAL TRUTH didn't just return to the convoluted scene with the amazing "Evolution Through Revolution". They knocked it flat on its back, stomped it to smithereens, and left a trail of sweet smelling smoke and a wave of maniacal laughter. There is grindcore and then there is BRUTAL TRUTH. "End Time...September 6, 2011
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The Oracle: What Was, Is and Could Have Been
Now this is a metalcore album with which we all can live; whatever that means. The problem with that statement has less to do with the fact that it is basically uninformative and more do with the realization that using "metalcore" as a blanket description for what ALL ELSE FAILS does is selling the...September 6, 2011
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Ten Years
How in the hell will PHARAOH ever top "Be Gone"? Those same thoughts were swirling in the heads of fans and critics after its predecessor, "The Longest Night", was released too. Don't hurt your brain thinking too much about it just yet, as in the interim you've got "Ten Years", a very strong EP that...September 6, 2011
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Everything
That name — AN AUTUMN FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN — never sounds any less uncomfortable to the ears, no matter how many albums of harsh, experimental beauty the Dutchmen release. Debut album "Lost" was one that could in fact sound harsh (the black metal aspects) and beautiful (the stunning, keyboard washe...September 6, 2011
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DELAIN Begins Recording New Album
Dutch female-fronted symphonic rock outfit DELAIN has completed the songwriting process for its third studio album, tentatively due in the spring 2012 via Roadrunner Records. The group is currently recording the as-yet-untitled opus at various studios in Stockholm, Sweden. Behind the production desk...September 5, 2011
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MEGADETH To Headline Mexico's HELL AND HEAVEN Metal Festival
MEGADETH will headline the Hell And Heaven Metal Fest, set to take place on Saturday, November 19 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Billed as "the only open-air metal festival in Mexico," the event will feature 57 bands performing on four stages in front of an expected audience of 20,000. Confirmed internatio...September 5, 2011
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BEHLER Signs With HIGH ROLLER RECORDS
BEHLER the Canadian band featuring the former EXCITER drummer/vocalist Dan Beehler, AGGRESSOR bassist Brian Stephenson and guitarists Sean Brophy and Scott Walsh has inked a deal with the German label High Roller Records. The group's debut album, "Messages To The Dead", will contain 12 songs and wil...September 4, 2011
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Catholic Association Of Journalists Protests BEHEMOTH Frontman's TV Gig
Poland's Catholic Association Of Journalists (Katolickie Stowarzyszenie Dziennikarzy, or KSD) has released a statement protesting BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski's involvement with the Polish version of the hit American singing competition "The Voice", appropriately named "The Voice Of Poland...September 4, 2011
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