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DANISH METAL AWARDS: Nominees Announced

According to Antenna, MESHUGGAH, MNEMIC, THE BURNING and ARTILLERY are among the acts who will perform at the next installment of the Danish Metal Awards, set to take place January 16, 2010 at Amager Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark. The awards event will offer the attendees a chance to experience four Dani...

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PENTAGRAM, THE GATES OF SLUMBER To Team Up For U.S. Tour

Two of doom metal's most acclaimed acts will team up for a two-week U.S. tour this winter as PENTAGRAM joins forces with THE GATES OF SLUMBER. The 11 city tour will launch on January 15 in Springfield, VA. The pairing of PENTAGRAM and THE GATES OF SLUMBER aligns two generations of doom metal majesty...

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SOIL: New Audio Interview With TIM KING Available

Vicky Bradley (a.k.a. Vix the Angel Of Metal) recently conducted an interview with bassist Tim King of Chicago heavy rockers SOIL. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. "Picture Perfect", the new album from SOIL, sold 1,500 copies in the United States in its first wee...

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HALFORD: 'Winter Songs' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Halford III - Winter Songs", the new album from JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford's HALFORD band, sold 1,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD landed at position No. 26 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the bes...

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DREAM THEATER Scraps Plans For U.S. Tour, Announces 'God Of War 3' Participation

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has issued the following update: "As 2009 is finally winding down and no DREAM THEATER plans have been made public yet for 2010, I'd like to just give a quick rundown of what we have planned to prevent any rumors or speculation that I'm starting to see brew.... "As...

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ROB HALFORD To Guest On FUSE's 'Let It Rock'

JUDAS PRIEST/HALFORD frontman Rob Halford stopped by the Fuse studios to hang out with ladies of "Let It Rock", Juliya and Allison, to catch us up on his new t-shirt line, his Christmas album and so much more! Check it out only on Fuse this Monday, November 16 at 3 p.m. and again at 3 ...

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THE RESURRECTION SORROW To Release Debut Full-Length

Holding for the right time to strike requires discipline. The heavy metal tank known as THE RESURRECTION SORROW has been idling for some time — ominously. All the while being shovel fed swamp water and coffin dirt, preparing its attack. Using stone-heavy handed riffing, barbaric percussive destructi...

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TARJA TURUNEN Contributes To Finnish Christmas Album; Audio Available

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen recently recorded three songs for a Finnish Christmas album, produced by Olli Ahvenlahti. Entitled "Maailman Kauneimmat Joululaulut" (English: The World's Most Beautiful Christmas Songs),the CD is a charity project for missionary workers in Finland. It will be...

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MANIFEST: New Song To Be Featured On 'Trondheim Calling' Compilation CD

A brand new track called "Irreversible" from the newly recorded MANIFEST album will be featured on a compilation CD entitled "Trondheim Calling". The CD will be released on January 23, 2010 and will include "all kind of different bands" from the Trondheim area in Norway. The group says, "The release...

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AS I LAY DYING Frontman Interviewed By The World's Leading Metal Journalist

The world's leading metal journalist Johnny Orlando Jr. set out to learn whether, with two bands, a new album and a DVD out, there is anything AS I LAY DYING/AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE frontman Tim Lambesis can't do. The six-minute chat can be viewed below. AS I LAY DYING's first-ever DVD, "This Is Who...

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GODSMACK Working With Producer DAVE FORTMAN On Next Album

Away-Team.com recently conducted an interview with GODSMACK drummer Shannon Larkin. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Away-Team.com: Let's talk about the new album. Shannon: Man, it's going great! We're shooting to finish it on December 15th, and then looking to release it sometime in March of...

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SCORPIONS Drummer's KOTTAK: New Song Posted Online

KOTTAK (formerly KRUNK),the band featuring singer/songwriter/guitarist Jimmy Ratchitt (a.k.a. former KINGDOM COME and current SCORPIONS drummer James Kottak) and his wife Athena (sister of MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee) on drums, has posted a new song, "Daddy You Are My Star", on the group's MySpace page...

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HALFORD Members To Guest On 'Talking Metal Live'

Rob Halford and "Metal" Mike Chlasciak of HALFORD will be the featured guests on tonight's (Tuesday, November 10) edition of "Talking Metal Live". Additional guests will include Revolver magazine personnel, Nurse Angel, and BIGELF. The show will air live from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. EST at www.talki...

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MEGADETH Drummer Is Looking Forward To Hitting The Road

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has issued the following update: "Needless to say here that I am looking forward to this American tour leg, especially around this time of year, as I am hoping to see some snow (though I am not certain 'where' or 'if' I will see any). "Ya, I know some of you ...

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CARMINE APPICE Schedules NYC Appearance

Legendary drummer Carmine Appice (SLAMM, VANILLA FUDGE, ROD STEWART, OZZY OSBOURNE, TED NUGENT) will make a special appearance at J&R Music and Computer World on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. to celebrate the release of his latest GUITAR ZEUS album, "Conquering Heroes", with a short p...