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EPICA: Video Interview With SIMONE SIMONS

On December 7, David Priest of On Track Magazine conducted an interview with vocalist Simone Simons of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California. You can now watch the chat below. "This Is The Time", the new single from EPICA, was released digitally on October 15....

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TESTAMENT Frontman Talks 'American Carnage' Tour, Next Studio Album And 'Big Four'

Glen Medley of M Is For Music recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. M Is For Music: I had the chance to see the "American Carnage" tour in Phoenix and TESTAMENT's performance was pheno...

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STRYPER: 'The Covering' Cover Artwork Unveiled

"The Covering", the much-anticipated covers album from Christian hard rockers STRYPER, will tentatively be released on February 1, 2011 via Big3 Records. The band has already released its cover versions of BLACK SABBATH's "Heaven And Hell" and KANSAS' "Carry On Wayward Son", which are available for...

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HALFORD: Anaheim Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of HALFORD — the band fronted by JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford — performing the song "Fire And Ice" on December 19, 2010 at The Grove Of Anaheim in Anaheim, California can be viewed below. HALFORD's latest album, "Halford IV - Made Of Metal", sold around 3,100 copies in th...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN: 'Touring Is The Hardest Thing Physically And Mentally'

Bryan Reesman of Attention Deficit Delirium recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX/THE DAMNED THINGS guitarist Scott Ian. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his drive and perseverance: Ian: "Just the energy and perseverance it took to get ANTHRAX done from the early days to th...

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EXODUS, HELLSAW, VOLCANO Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

EXODUS, HELLSAW and VOLCANO have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCU§ER APOCALYP...

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ROB HALFORD Talks Sports In New Video Interview

JUDAS PRIEST/HALFORD frontman Rob Halford recently sat down with TheScore.com to discuss his other passion — sports. An avid baseball and basketball fan, Halford is developing a taste for hockey, saying the sport's balls-out style reminds him of rock and roll. You can now watch the chat below. HALFO...

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STEELWING To Support ACCEPT On European Tour

Swedish metallers STEELWING will support reformed heaby metal legends ACCEPT on their European tour in early 2011. Commented STEELWING: "There's IRON MAIDEN, there's JUDAS PRIEST and then there's ACCEPT. They have always been one of our favorite bands and biggest influences, so to be able to go on t...

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TRIPTYKON Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

TRIPTYKON — the group formed by former HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST singer, guitarist, and main songwriter Tom Gabriel Warrior — has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 24-26, 2011 in Dessel, Belgum. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Fr...

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WHITESNAKE: New Album Title, Artwork Unveiled

Legendary rock band WHITESNAKE has set "Forevermore" as the title of its new album, tentatively due at the end of March 2011 via Frontiers Records. Check out the cover artwork below. Regarding the CD's title, WHITESNAKE mainman David Coverdale stated, "Don't forget, 'tis ONE word. Otherwise it sound...

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MORGOTH, SIRENIA, TAUTHR Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

MORGOTH, TAUTHR and SIRENIA have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCU§ER APOCALYP...

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JUDAS PRIEST's K.K. DOWNING Talks About 20th Anniversary Of 'Painkiller'

The webmaster of JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing's official web site recently conducted an interview with Downing about the 20th anniversary of PRIEST's classsic "Painkiller" album. The question-and-answer session follows below. Q: Your album "Painkiller" just passed the 20-year mark. Let's go b...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Two Shows In Norway Added To Farewell Tour

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have added two shows in Norway to their upcoming farewell tour. Confirmed shows so far are as follows: Jun. 09 - Sweden Rock Festival, Sölvesborg, Sweden Jun. 11 - Sauna Open Air, Tampere, Finland Jun. 14 - Spektrum, Oslo, Norway Jun. 15 - Edward Greig Plass,...

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ICED EARTH, VREID Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

ICED EARTH and VREID have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCU§ER APOCALYPTICA AV...

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BOBBY JARZOMBEK's 'Multi-Format Metal MIDI Groove Library' Available

Los Angeles, California-based Platinum Samples, one of the foremost producers of drum samples in the world, has issued "Bobby Jarzombek Multi-Format Metal MIDI Groove Library", formatted for BFD2, BFD Eco, EZDrummer, EZplayer, Superior Drummer 2.0s, Addictive Drums, Cakewalk Session Drummer as well...