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RHINO BUCKET Needs Your Help In 'Raising Dough' To Finish Album

RHINO BUCKET — the Bon Scott-era AC/DC sound-alike band that recorded two albums for Warner Bros./EMI back in '90 and '92 and an independent album in '94 with former AC/DC drummer Simon Wright — started recording a new CD last April for what was to be a fall release. Well, fall fell and Christmas ca...

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CRYSTAL VIPER: Four Brand New Songs Posted Online

The brand new studio album from the the Polish female-fronted heavy metal squad CRYSTAL VIPER, titled "Metal Nation", will be released on February 1 through Karthago Records (CD version) and High Roller Records (limited vinyl version). The CD was recorded at the brand new MP Studio in Poland with en...

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BORKNAGAR/ARSIS Drummer DAVID KINKADE Checks In

Drummer David Kinkade (ARSIS, BORKNAGAR, MALEVOLENT CREATION, DIVINE EMPIRE, COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN) has issued the following update: "I would first like to extend my deepest thanks to everyone who offered me condolences after my grandmother's passing. She was pretty much a mother to me. We were very...

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MACHINE HEAD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MEGADETH Members Reveal Favorite Albums Of 2008

The official Roadrunner Records web site has been updated with top-album picks for 2008 from a number of artists that are signed to the label, including members of MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH, DEVILDRIVER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and TRIVIUM. A few of the selections follow below. The entire list can be found a...

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GUNS N' ROSES, AC/DC, LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH Classics Among 'Greatest Hard Rock Songs'

This past week, VH1 paid tribute to the ultimate rock gods by counting down the "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs". The five-part compilation, hosted by POISON singer Bret Michaels, featured the most awesome guitar-driven, head-banging jams in rock history — from AC/DC to LED ZEPPELIN and everything in...

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CRYSTAL VIPER: New Album Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

The brand new studio album from the the Polish female-fronted heavy metal squad CRYSTAL VIPER, titled "Metal Nation", will be released on February 1 through Karthago Records (CD version) and High Roller Records (limited vinyl version). The CD was recorded at the brand new MP Studio in Poland with en...

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DREAM THEATER's PORTNOY: 'Death Magnetic' Is METALLICA Album I've Been Waiting 20 Years For

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy writes: "Roadrunner asked me for my Top 10 album list back in November (with comments) for their artist/employee year-end wrap up. For whatever reason, they never posted anybody's lists this year — so I figured I'd share it here so it doesn't go to waste." Portnoy'...

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PRIMORDIAL Frontman Issues Year-End Update

Vocalist Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill of the of the Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL has issued the following update: "Another year nearly over and the vultures are circling. "The rain is still teeming down from the grey skies outside. The weather seems to match perfectly the recession we have plung...

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KORPIKLAANI, SWASHBUCKLE Added To PAGANFEST USA: PART 2

Rock The Nation has announced the final tour lineup of PaganFest USA: Part 2 with two brand new additions to the upcoming traveling spectacle: Finland's folk freaks KORPIKLAANI as the new headliners, and straight off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey's crazy pirate metal drunks SWASHBUCKLE...

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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist Suing LIVE NATION Over Merchandise Sales

Adam Satariano of Bloomberg.com reports that BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi is suing Live Nation Inc. for trademark infringement, alleging a subsidiary of the music promoter has illegally sold merchandise using images of the band. The guitarist alleged that Signatures Network Inc., purchased by...

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SAXON Frontman Discusses Songwriting Process For New Album

Sweden's Metalshrine conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON on Friday, December 12. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: The new album ["Into the Labyrinth"]. In what way does the title represent the songs? Biff: It doesn't! (laughs)...

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JORN Hard At Work On New Album

Norwegian powerhouse vocalist Jorn Lande — who performs under the name JORN — entered the studio in November to begin recording his new solo album, tentatively due in June 2009 via Frontiers Records. The follow-up to this year's "Lonely Are The Brave" CD — which entered the national chart in Norway...

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New CRYSTAL VIPER Album To Feature Members Of GRAVE DIGGER, STORMWARRIOR, X-WILD

The brand new studio album from the the Polish female-fronted heavy metal squad CRYSTAL VIPER, titled "Metal Nation", will be released on February 1 through Karthago Records (CD version) and High Roller Records (limited vinyl version). The CD was recorded at the brand new MP Studio in Poland with en...

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ARCHITECTS: More 'Hollow Crown' Preview Clips Available

Two more preview clips for "Hollow Crown", the highly anticipated new album from the British quintet ARCHITECTS can be viewed below. The CDwas produced by John D. Mitchell (BRING ME THE HORIZON, ENTER SHIKARI). To show fans a bit of what can be expected with the new record, the band has uploaded a t...

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BLITZKRIEG Added To GIRLSCHOOL's Anniversary Show

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends BLITZKRIEG and AGE OF EVIL have been added to GIRLSCHOOL's 30th anniversary show on December 16 at the Astoria 2 in London, UK. BLITZKRIEG's latest album, "Theatre of the Damned", was released on August 10, 2007 via Germany's Armageddon Music. The CD...