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BLIND GUARDIAN: Fifth 'Beyond The Red Mirror' Trailer

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN will release their tenth studio album, "Beyond The Red Mirror", in Europe on January 30, 2015 and in North America on February 3, 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The fifth trailer for the album is available below. Four and a half years in the making, the follow-up to 20...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD Reveals New Songtitles, Lyrical Themes

British heavy metal legends SAXON are hard at work on material for their new album, due later in the year. The band's lead vocalist, Biff Byford, tells the "Metal Hammer Magazine Show" on TeamRock Radio: "We have lots of ideas and I've been in the studio with [producer] Andy Sneap [MEGADETH, EXODUS,...

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SAXON's NIGEL GLOCKLER Releases Video Message From The Hospital

SAXON drummer Nigel Glockler has released a video message prior to going home from hospital, where he underwent emergency brain surgery last month. Check it out below. Says Nigel: "Now it's 2015. [I'm] looking forward to getting behind the control panel of Starship Glockler again, but I'm gonna take...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: Fourth 'Beyond The Red Mirror' Trailer

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN will release their tenth studio album, "Beyond The Red Mirror", in Europe on January 30, 2015 and in North America on February 3, 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The fourth trailer for the album is available below. Four and a half years in the making, the follow-up to 2...

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SAXON Recruits UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER's Son For UK Tour

British heavy metal legends SAXON have recruited Sven Dirkschneider (pictured),the son of legendary ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, to sit behind the kit for their upcoming UK tour, which is scheduled to kick off in early February. SAXON drummer Nigel Glockler was rushed to hospital last month a...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD: It's Very, Very Important To Be Musically Unpredictable

Thorium magazine conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON on December 3 at Le Bikini in Toulouse, France. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he thinks SAXON's most recent albums are musically connected to the band's classic eighties efforts, Byfor...

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SCORPIONS: More 'Return To Forever' Album Details Revealed

"There's something unreal about the number," reckons Klaus Meine. The video for "Wind Of Change" has been viewed more than 108 million times on YouTube to date. VEVO meticulously recorded the view requests and certified them. With this, the SCORPIONS are the first German band cracking the 100 millio...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: Third 'Beyond The Red Mirror' Trailer

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN will release their tenth studio album, "Beyond The Red Mirror", in Europe on January 30, 2015 and in North America on February 3, 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The third trailer for the album is available below. Four and a half years in the making, the follow-up to 20...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: Second 'Beyond The Red Mirror' Trailer

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN will release their tenth studio album, "Beyond The Red Mirror", in Europe on January 30, 2015 and in North America on February 3, 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The second trailer for the album is available below. Four and a half years in the making, the follow-up to 2...

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SAXON Drummer NIGEL GLOCKLER Undergoes Surgery For Brain Aneurysm

SAXON drummer Nigel Glockler was rushed to hospital Monday night after suffering a brain aneurysm (a bulging, weak area in the wall of an artery that supplies blood to the brain). According to his wife, Gina Glockler, "Nigel had surgery [on Wednesday], but unfortunately it was not successful with th...

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PAUL DI'ANNO, DOOGIE WHITE, STEVE GRIMMETT Pay Tribute To IRON MAIDEN On 'Celebrating The Beast'

Collectors Dream Records will release a new tribute to metal legends IRON MAIDEN on January 23, 2015. Titiled "A Tribute To Iron Maiden - Celebrating The Beast Vol. 1 (The Evil That Men Do)", the album will include new interpretations of classic MAIDEN songs by several acclaimed vocalists in the har...

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SAXON Drummer NIGEL GLOCKLER Rushed To Hospital; Remaining UK Dates Postponed

British heavy metal legends SAXON have been forced to postpone the remaining dates on their UK tour due to Nigel Glockler's health issues. The drummer was rushed to hospital on Monday night; more details will follow as soon as available. Says SAXON singer Biff Byford in a Facebook post: "Nigel, our...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: Lyric Video For New Single 'Twilight Of The Gods'

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN will release their tenth studio album, "Beyond The Red Mirror", in Europe on January 30, 2015 and in North America on February 3, 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The lyric video for the first single, "Twilight Of The Gods, can be seen below. Says BLIND GUARDIAN vocalist...

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SAXON And ARMORED SAINT To Team Up For U.S. Shows

British heavy metal legends SAXON and veteran Los Angeles metallers ARMORED SAINT will team up for a few select shows in U.S. next spring. Confirmed shows are May 8 in New York City at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, May 9 in Worcester, Massachusetts at the Palladium and May 30 in West Hollywood a...

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SLIPKNOT, LINKIN PARK, JUDAS PRIEST Confirmed For Next Year's ROCK ON THE RANGE

Rock On The Range, America's premier hard rock festival, returns to central Ohio's Columbus Crew Stadium May 15, 16 and 17, 2015 for its ninth year with a stellar lineup of top rock bands led by multiplatinum band LINKIN PARK, global rock juggernauts SLIPKNOT and heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST — w...