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'Club Satan' Featuring DARK FUNERAL: Screenings Announced

The Satanic forces are uniting behind the first-ever Satanic porno movie, "Club Satan: The Witches' Sabbath". This film was overseen by an actual priest in the Church Of Satan, and includes a real Black Mass, the likes of which has not been caught on tape since Anton LaVey's "Satanis" more than 30 y...

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EIGHTEEN VISIONS Calls It Quits

Orange County, California band EIGHTEEN VISIONS has called it quits. Formed in 1996, the group released several albums on Trustkill Records before jumping to the Epic label in 2004. Bassist Mick Morris sent out the following MySpace bulletin earlier today: "After several years of touring and quite a...

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Some time after the grindcore spewing fun of LENG TCH'E's Relapse Records debut, "The Process of Elimination", the Belgian quintet lost its edge. After the aptly described razor grind of that album with its off-the-rails craziness and the dashes of tough, southern-tinged grooves, it is a disappointm...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Comments On New Solo Album 'Second Hand Life'

Former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner shares some thoughts on his forthcoming CD, "Second Hand Life", in his latest "Studio Report." You can read about some of the songwriters who contributed, get some insight into the lyrics and sound of the songs as well as other anecdotes from Joe. Th...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: OZZY Has Always Hated Me When I Was In BLACK SABBATH

Heath McCoy of the Calgary Herald recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN AND HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On fans' speculation that Ozzy's wife, manager and reputed control freak, Sharon Osbourne, is to...

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JOE LYNN TURNER: New Album To Feature RITCHIE BLACKMORE, ROGER GLOVER Collaboration

Frontiers Records will release Joe Lynn Turner's (ex-RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) new studio album, "Second Hand Life", in Europe on April 20. In a career that spans nearly 30 years and includes over 50 album credits, Joe Lynn Turner remains one of rock and roll's most distinctive, soulful and expressive v...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD To Publish Autobiography

"We knew we'd recorded a good album; we just didn't know it was that good …" recalls SAXON frontman Biff Byford of 1980's breakthrough album "Wheels Of Steel". For over thirty years, SAXON has been led from the front by charismatic and larger-than-life vocalist Biff Byford. In "Never Surrender", he...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Fanatic: 'I'm Always Defending The Music, But I Can't Defend The Lifestyle'

Malene Arpe of the Toronto Star reports: "I'm outing myself. Most people would never believe it," says Laura Suchan. She's a 41-year-old mother of two boys and the executive director of the Oshawa Community Museum. But what co-workers and acquaintances may not know is Suchan is obsessed with veteran...

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'Headbanger's Journey' Director: 'Metal Comes From Places That People Want To Forget About'

Australia's The Courier Mail recently conducted an interview with Sam Dunn, one of the directors behind the critically acclaimed "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" documentary that focuses on the history of heavy metal music. With a masters degree in social anthropology and as a regular contributor to...

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ROLLINS BAND Reissues In The Works

Punk rock icon Henry Rollins has issued the following update: "Hello folks. It's November and it's been awhile since I have done a newsletter. This was a long year with a lot of work and I hope that next year will be just as busy. "We have started work on the next season of the ...

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OPETH Mainman: 'We Don't Want To Be Different For The Sake Of Being Different'

The Irish Times recently conducted an interview with OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's wider ange of influences: Mikael: "I don't see the point of playing in a band and going just one way when you can do everything. It would be impossible for us ...

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STONE SOUR's 'Through Glass' Is Top 10 Most Added At Pop/Contemporary Hit Radio

STONE SOUR has struck a chord with "Through Glass", the single and video, in which singer Corey Taylor compellingly slams society's growing obsession with celebrity culture. Taken from the band's critically acclaimed second album "Come What(Ever) May" (Roadrunner),the song is top 10 most added this...

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OBSESSION: Photos From CD-Release Party Posted Online

Reunited classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION played a CD-release party for their new album, "Carnival of Lies", on October 13 at Daniel's Street in Milford, Connecticut. Check out photos at TheObsesssion.net, MetalFury.com. OBSESSION released its long-awaited follow-up to 1987's "Methods of Madn...

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MAX And IGOR CAVALERA Reunited After 10 Years: More Photos Available

Several photos of brothers and former SEPULTURA bandmates Max (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) playing together and hanging out for the first time in 10 years at the 10th annual D-Low Memorial Festival on August 17, 2006 at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, AZ have been posted online at this l...

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OBSESSION Schedules CD-Release Party In Connecticut

Reunited classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION has scheduled a CD-release party for their new album, "Carnival of Lies", on October 13 at Daniel's Street in Milford, Connecticut. OBSESSION released its long-awaited follow-up to 1987's "Methods of Madness" this past summer via Metal Mayhem in the U...