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AXXIS To Release '20 Years Of Axxis' DVD

German metallers AXXIS have set "20 Years Of Axxis" as the title of their first-ever DVD, due in early 2011. The footage for the disc was filmed at the band's December 13, 2009 20th-anniversary show at Zeche in Bochum, Germany and it will feature 33 songs spanning AXXIS's entire career. Also include...

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PRIMAL FEAR's RANDY BLACK Schedules Canadian Drum Clinics

PRIMAL FEAR drummer Randy Black has scheduled the following Canadian drum clinics: Jan. 05 - Axe Music - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Jan. 09 - Long & McQuade - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Jan. 11 - Axe Music - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Randy Black recently released an instructional DVD, "Ra...

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Drummer ALEX LANDENBURG: STRATOVARIUS Fans 'Accepted Me With Open Arms'

Alex Landenburg (AT VANCE, ANNIHILATOR, MEKONG DELTA),who just completed a European tour as the stand-in drummer for STRATOVARIUS after the band's regular drummer, Jörg Michael, was diagnosed with cancer and had his entire thyroid removed, has issued the following update: "I'd like to take the oppo...

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JUNGLE ROT Recruits New Drummer

Wisconsin death metallers JUNGLE ROT have recruited 21-year-old Newark, Delaware native Jesse Beahler (HER VIRGIN WOMB, NIGHTFIRE) as their new drummer. JUNGLE ROT parted ways with drummer Eric House in July after House "found himself in a personal crisis that demanded his utmost attention. JUNGLE R...

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STRATOVARIUS' Cancer-Stricken Drummer: 'Let's Get Alive And Kicking Once Again'

STRATOVARIUS' German drummer Jörg Michael, who was was recently diagnosed with cancer and had his entire thyroid removed, has issued the following update: "I hope this message finds everybody well and everybody is in an easy-peasy Christmas mood already. "The first leg of the European tour with HELL...

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OVIF: Five Songs Ready For Next Album

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based thrash metal band OVIF, which features former members of MELODYACT, has composed five songs for its sophomore album. The group states, "We're very happy about the results so far considering we only started writing the new material last August. We can wait to release it...

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JUDAS PRIEST's K.K. DOWNING Talks About 20th Anniversary Of 'Painkiller'

The webmaster of JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing's official web site recently conducted an interview with Downing about the 20th anniversary of PRIEST's classsic "Painkiller" album. The question-and-answer session follows below. Q: Your album "Painkiller" just passed the 20-year mark. Let's go b...

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ANNIHILATOR: Pro-Shot Footage From European Tour

Professionally filmed video footage of Canadian thrash metal veterans ANNIHILATOR performing the song "Ultramotion" during the band's recently completed European tour can be viewed below. ANNIHILATOR recently signed with Steve Strange of the U.K.-based booking agency X-Ray Touring. Steve (who also h...

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Former ANNIHILATOR Touring Drummer Dies Of Cancer

Guitarist/mainman Jeff Waters of Canadian metal veterans ANNIHILATOR has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "A few weeks ago (while I was touring in Europe),I got word that we lost a former member of ANNIHILATOR's touring lineup, Dave Machander. He passed away from cancer...

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HEAVENWOOD Signs With LISTENABLE RECORDS

Portuguese dark-rock/metal band HEAVENWOOD has inked a worldwide, multi-album deal with Listenable Records. The band is currently mixing its fourth album, entitled "Abyss Masterpiece", with German producer Kristian "Kohle" Kohlmannslehner (CREMATORY, AGATHODAIMON, BENIGHTED) at Kohlekeller Studios i...

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HEAVENWOOD Taps CHRISTIAN 'KOHLE' KOHLMANNSLEHNER For New Album Mix

Portuguese dark-rock/metal band HEAVENWOOD has tapped Christian "Kohle" Kohlmannslehner (CREMATORY, UNDER SEIGE, SIEGES EVEN, AGATHODAIMON, BENIGHTED) to mix and master its fourth album, entitled "Abyss Masterpiece", in December at Kohlekeller Studios in Germany. "Abyss Masterpiece" was recorded at...

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OUTCAST Completes Recording New Album

Paris, France-based death/thrash metal band OUTCAST has finished recording its third album, "Awaken The Reason", for a tentative early 2011 release via an as-yet-undisclosed record label. The CD is currently being mixed at Split Second Sound studio in Amsterdam, Holland with Jochem Jacobs (TEXTURES)...

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MEKONG DELTA Drummer Comments On STRATOVARIUS Gig

Alex Landenburg (pictured below; AT VANCE, ANNIHILATOR, MEKONG DELTA) has commented on his new gig as the stand-in drummer for STRATOVARIUS after the band's regular drummer, Jörg Michael, was diagnosed with cancer and had his entire thyroid removed. "I will be stepping in for Jörg Michael on the fir...

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ANNIHILATOR Escapes Fire At Nottingham Venue

Canadian melodic thrash metal veterans ANNIHILATOR escaped a large fire on Wednesday night (November 17),shortly after playing to a packed house in Nottingham, England while on their European headlining tour. ANNIHILATOR was packing up its gear from the Rescue Rooms venue in Nottingham city center...

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STRATOVARIUS Drummer Diagnosed With Cancer

Swedish keyboardist Jens Johansson of multi-national melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS has issued the following update: "Dear STRATOVARIUS fans, I am afraid we have some quite terrible news. News of the worst imaginable kind. It's about our friend and [German] drummer Jörg Michael [STRATOVARIUS]. "Jörg...