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POST MORTEM: "Turkey On Your Nose" 1986 Demo Available For Download

The 1986 three-song "Turkey on Your Nose" demo cassette by unique Boston punk-metal thrash pioneers POST MORTEM has been made available for download at the Bazillion Points metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "At the start, they were just ugly misfits who evolved from punk to metal and play...

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KROKUS Announces Swiss Festival Appearance

After a 25-year hiatus, the reunited "original" lineup of the Swiss hard rock band KROKUS is totally committed to writing and producing an album that seamlessly fits into the groove of their work of the early Eighties ("Metal Rendez-Vous", "Hardware", "One Vice At A Time", "Headhunter"). They feel t...

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Resurrected MASSACRE: New Version Of 'Clangor Of War' Posted Online

Resurrected Florida-based death metallers MASSACRE are working on a new EP, "Legends Of Death", featuring reworked versions of four classic tunes, "re-recorded and brought up to date." According to vocalist Kam Lee, the EP will be released "totally for the honor of the old-school fans! No TRENDS her...

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WHITESNAKE Frontman: 'This Is An Incredibly Special Time To Be A Classic Rock Musician'

NRK Hordaland's rock journalist Bård Ose recently conducted an interview with WHITESNAKE/ex-DEEP PURPLE singer David Coverdale. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. NRK Hordaland: What's the biggest challenge for you in rock and roll today? You've pretty much done it all, you've been all...

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MANOWAR To Embark On 'Death To Infidels Tour!'

Scheduled to headline six of Europe's largest heavy metal festivals, MANOWAR is preparing to embark on this summer's "Death To Infidels Tour!" The self-proclaimed "Kings of Metal" have long crusaded to keep the spirit of "true metal" alive. In 2009, the crusade blazes through Europe armed with allie...

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DEVILDRIVER: 'Pray For Villains' Track Listing Revealed

Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER will release its fourth full-length album, "Pray For Villains", on July 14 via Roadrunner Records. The effort — which will also be made available as a special-edition CD/DVD package featuring three bonus tracks, a behind-the-scenes DVD and expanded artwork — w...

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IN VAIN: New Album Pushed Back To September

"Mantra", the sophomore album from Norwegian extreme metallers IN VAIN, has been delayed until after the summer. The band says, "This is for practical reasons and that September is a more suitable time to release the album. In addition, artwork and master is not done yet. We did not know this oursel...

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More Bands Confirmed For Second Annual 'Cruefest Atlanta' Charity Event

HELLYEN, KARMA LINGO, UNCROWNED and MÖTLEY CRÜE tribute band DR. FEELGOOD OF ATLANTA have been confirmed for the second annual Cruefest Atlanta charity event, set to take place June 14, 2009 at the 10 High Club in Atlanta, Georgia. Other scheduled performers include PYROMATIC, THE LOST BOYS, METALSO...

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RED RIVER REVIVAL Pulls Out Of 'Thrash And Burn Tour'

RED RIVER REVIVAL, the new band featuring former members of SUPERJOINT RITUAL and ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER, has pulled out of the DEVILDRIVER-headlined second annual Thrash And Burn Tour, which is set to run from July 24 through August 30, 2009. The group says, "We would like to thank Dez Fafara [DEVILDRI...

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JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR Strikes Back With 'Defiance'

Guitarist Jack Starr (VIRGIN STEELE, DEVIL CHILDE, PHANTOM LORD, GUARDIANS OF THE FLAME) is currently putting the finishing touches on the new BURNING STARR CD, "Defiance", to be released on Magic Circle Music, the record label owned by members of MANOWAR. Songtitles set to appear on the album inclu...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist Collaborates With Former FEMME FATALE, VIXEN Members; Audio Available

Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young has collaborated with ex-FEMME FATALE vocalist Lorraine Lewis and ex-VIXEN drummer Roxy Petrucci on "a little BAD COMPANY-esque/countryfied rocker" entitled "Desperate". The track is currently available for streaming at Jeff's MySpace page. Jeff Young wil release...

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AUGUST BURNS RED: U.S. Headlining Tour Announced

Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based Christian metalcore quintet AUGUST BURNS RED will undertake a U.S. headlining U.S. tour from July 10 to August 8. Joining the band on the 24-city trek are BLESSTHEFALL, ENTER SHIKARI (July 10-27),ALL SHALL PERISH (July 28-August 8) and IWRESTELEDABEARONCE. The romp acr...

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STEELHEART: Audio Interview With MILJENKO MATIJEVIC Available

On February 9, 2009, Jason Saulnier of the "GTMO" (Good Time Metal Oldies) radio show conducted an interview with STEELHEART vocalist Miljenko Matijevic. The nine-minute chat is now available for streaming below. As previously reported, Dana Altman of North Sea Films has given the green light to the...

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ZAO: 'Awake?' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Awake?", the new album from the influential heavy music act ZAO, sold around 2,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 19 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and deve...

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Former NEGURA BUNGET Members Slam Drummer For Launching 'Fake' New Version Of Band

Hupogrammos (guitars, vocals, bass, keyboards, archaic instruments) and Sol Faur (guitar),who recently announced their departures from NEGURA BUNGET, the Romanian band that incorporates elements of black metal, progressive metal, folk metal and dark ambient, have released the following statement: "...