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IRON MAIDEN: U.K. Tour Dates To Be Announced On Thursday?

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have posted another graphic on their official web site (see below) — featuring the Union Jack flag as a backdrop — prompting speculation that they will reveal U.K. dates as part of their "Final Frontier World Tour". The official announcement will be made at 11...

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SYMPHONY X To Tour North America With NEVERMORE, SOILWORK, POWERGLOVE

New Jersey's progressive metal masters SYMPHONY X will embark on a North American headlining tour in April/May 2011. Support on the trek will come from Seattle's NEVERMORE, Sweden's SOILWORK, Boston's POWERGLOVE and Montreal's BLACKGUARD. The trek will launch on April 21 in Philadelphia and wrap on...

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PHILM Frontman Talks 'Dimebash 2010', Upcoming Shows With HALFORD In New Audio Interview

On November 8, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Gerry Nestler (CIVIL DEFIANCE),of the Los Angeles-based experimental post-hardcore triumvirate PHILM. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. PHILM — which also features in i...

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JANE'S ADDICTION To Enter Studio In December

Guitarist Dave Navarro of alt-rock legends JANE'S ADDICTION attended this past Thursday's (November 4) premiere party for Jamie Kennedy's Showtime special "Uncomfortable" at Drai's in West Hollywood, California. Two separate interviews with Navarro conducted by PopStop TV and Hollywood TV on the eve...

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DEE SNIDER: 'Being On Broadway Is Singularly The Most Challenging Thing I've Ever Done'

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider was interviewed on "Better", a nationally syndicated lifestyle TV show which aims to make your life "better" by focusing on trends, beauty breakthroughs, finances, fitness, sex, decorating and all hot topics that affect your family and relationships. You can watch...

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SLAYER Drummer Interviewed At 'Dimebash 2010' (Video)

Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo at last month's Dimebash 2010 event, which was held in honor of the late, great "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) at the world-famous Key Club on the Sunset Strip in West Holly...

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HELMET: Quality Key Club Footage

Quality fan-filmed video footage of seminal rock band HELMET's November 5, 2010 performance at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California can be viewed below. HELMET released a new full-length album, "Seeing Eye Dog", on September 7. The band's first LP since 2006's critically acclaimed "Monochrome"...

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POWER QUEST Completes Recording New Album

U.K-based metallers POWER QUEST have finished recording their new album, "Blood Alliance", at Foel Studios (PAUL RODGERS, NAPALM DEATH, THE WILDHEARTS) in Wales next for an early 2011 release via Napalm Records. Ten songs were laid down for the follow-up to 2008's "Master Of Illusion", including one...

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HYDROGYN Frontwoman: 'Nobody Wants To See A Fat Chick Waddling On The Stage'

HYDROGYN frontwoman Julie Westlake told The Charleston Gazette in a new interview that while she feels she "can hang with the guy vocalists out there," there is pressure on her to keep her weight down. "Which kind of sucks that is has to be that way," she said. "And I like to eat." ...

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MARILYN MANSON, MACHINE HEAD, PUDDLE OF MUDD Members Interviewed At 'Dimebash 2010' (Video)

A four-minute Artisan News Service report on last week's Dimebash 2010 event — which was held on October 29 in honor of the late, great "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) — at the world-famous Key Club on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California can be viewed below. All proceeds fr...

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WENDY DIO, RITA HANEY Discuss 'Dimebash', 'Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund' (Audio)

Earlier today (Friday, November 5),Rita Haney — longtime girlfriend of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott — presented a donation of over ten thousand dollars raised from last week's Dimebash 2010 event to Wendy Dio (legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio's wife/manage...

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CREATION'S END Schedules CD-Release Show

CREATION'S END, the new power/progressive metal band featuring vocalist Mike DiMeo (RIOT, MASTERPLAN),guitarists Rudy Albert (ZANDELLE) and Marco Sfogli (JAMES LABRIE),drummer Dario Rodriguez, and bassist Joey Bones, will perform live for the first time at a newly scheduled record-release show on...

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THRESHOLD Begins Work On New Album

U.K.-based progressive metallers THRESHOLD have started writing material for the follow-up to 2007's "Dead Reckoning" for a 2011 release via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will once again be recorded at Thin Ice Studios in the U.K. with producers Karl Groom and Richard West. "Dead Reckoning" enjoyed...

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AEON Rejoined By Original Drummer

Swedish technical death metallers AEON have been rejoined by their original drummer, Arttu Malkki. Commented guitarist Daniel Dlimi: "Arttu has during the last year been showing interest in playing faster death-metal once more. "After his departure from AEON back in 2002, Arttu has mainly been playi...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Album And Concerts In The Works; Autobiography Due In 2012

Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with Wendy Dio — wife/manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) — at this past Friday night's (October 29) Dimebash 2010 event, which was held in honor of the...