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DEATHRIDERS/Ex-ANTHRAX Singer To Take Part In Online Chat

Former ANTHRAX and current DEATHRIDERS vocalist Neil Turbin will take part in an online chat at BigMusicGeek.com on Thursday, April 2 at 7:00 p.m. CST. To ask questions, log on to the BigMusicGeek.com GeekChat chatroom (free registration is required). Robert Williams of Metal-Rules.com conducted an...

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OVERKILL, METAL CHURCH, LEATHERWOLF Confirmed For ROCKLAHOMA

Rocklahoma, the premier eighties music festival in the United States being held July 9-12 in Pryor, Oklahoma announces Thursday as "Heavy Metal Day." General Manager of Catch the Fever Music Festivals Mark Nuessle had this to say, "Rocklahoma is a celebration of the eighties music that made rock gre...

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ACE FREHLEY To Be Backed By ANTHRAX Members At Hard Rock Café Yankee Stadium Grand Opening

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley will perform at the grand opening of the 7,000-square-foot Hard Rock Café in the new Yankee Stadium on Thursday, April 2. Frehley will be backed by guitarist Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),bassist Frank Bello (ANTHRAX) and drummer Anton Fig ("Late Show with David Letterman"...

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ANTHRAX To Headline Opening Night Of Third Annual ROCKLAHOMA Festival

The celebration of ANTHRAX's 25th anniversary is about to begin in earnest, as ANTHRAX, recognized as one of the founders of thrash metal, with worldwide sales in excess of ten million copies, will bring its brand of New York metal to Oklahoma when it kicks off the third annual, four-day Rocklahoma...

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NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL Adds Stage For Up-And-Coming Bands

The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will introduce an additional stage this year dedicated to up-and-coming bands. The third stage, sponsored by Deathcote Records, will be held at Chasers nightclub, which is behind the Palladium on the corner of Martin Luther King St. and Commercial St. The...

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ANTHRAX's 'Fistful Of Metal' To Be Reissued As 3-Record Vinyl Release

One of the albums that can be pinpointed to as the birth of thrash metal is ANTHRAX's 1984 debut, "Fistful of Metal", a recording that perfectly set the stage for the group's subsequent triumphs, and introduced the world to this hard-hitting New York band. To celebrate the album's 25-year anniversar...

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Former ACCEPT Bassist Launches Christian Project 4 INCH NAILS

Former ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes has joined forces with friend Tim Laidlaw to form a new Christian-themed project called 4 INCH NAILS. The band's first track, "How Do You Write A Song?", is available for streaming on the 4 INCH NAILS MySpace page. Baltes says, "We are very excited about this new b...

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EXTREME On VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show'; Video Available

Guitarist Nuno Bettencourt and singer Gary Cherone of reunited Boston hard rockers EXTREME were interviewed on the latest episode of VH1 Classic's hit weekly series "That Metal Show". Watch a clip of their apearance on the program below. "That Metal Show" premiered last season to rave reviews and fe...

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DIO, SCOTT IAN, VINNIE PAUL Star In EPIPHONE REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS Commercial

A 30-second commercial for the first annual Epiphone Revolver Golden Gods Awards — featuring Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW),Scott Ian (ANTHRAX) and Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) — can be viewed below. MEGADETH has been confirmed as the headliner of...

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PRONG: European Tour Dates Announced

PRONG will embark on the "Worst Of The Worst" European tour in late May in support of the band's upcoming CD, "Power Of The Damn Mixxxer". A list of confirmed shows can be viewed below. The cover artwork for "Power Of The Damn Mixxxer", the remix counterpart to PRONG's 2007 album "Power of The Damag...

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CHICKENFOOT, UFO, CANDLEMASS, STATIC-X Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

CHICKENFOOT, UFO, FLY LEAVE, THE RECKONING, CANDLEMASS, KARMA TO BURN, LAUREN HARRIS, STATIC-X and MANIC MOVEMENT are among the newly confirmed bands for the 14th edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium. The...

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ANTHRAX Bassist On VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show'; Video Available

ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello was interviewed on the latest episode of VH1 Classic's hit weekly series "That Metal Show". Watch a clip of his apearance on the program below. "That Metal Show" premiered last season to rave reviews and featured special guests RUSH, AC/DC, TWISTED SISTER, Lita Ford, Ace...

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MNEMIC: In Writing Mode

Guitarist Mircea Gabriel Eftemie of the Danish modern metallers MNEMIC has issued the following update: "Since we took a break from touring in 2008, apart from playing a few shows with METALLICA (yes, I still mention this cause I'm damn proud of it!),things have been quite productive. We have defin...

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PRONG: 'Power Of The Damn Mixxxer' Artwork, Samples Available

The cover artwork for "Power Of The Damn Mixxxer", the remix counterpart to PRONG's 2007 album "Power of The Damager", can be viewed below. The CD is scheduled for release on May 12 via 13th Planet Records. Commented PRONG guitarist/vocalist Tommy Victor: "We are really excited about this remix comp...

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MORTAL SIN To Begin Work On New Album

Vocalist Mat Maurer of veteran Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN has issued the following update: "After such a big year last year, MORTAL SIN have decided to begin writing a new album. We'll be looking at releasing something later this year. Don't ask me when, don't ask me how many songs, don't ask m...