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KAMELOT Announces New Singer

American/German symphonic metallers KAMELOT have announced the addition of Scandinavian singer Tommy Karevik to the group's ranks. The general public may not be overly familiar with the 30-year-old Swede Karevik, but people in the industry know him as the immensely talented frontman of the Swedish b...

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IRON MAIDEN Kicks Off 'Maiden England World Tour' In Charlotte

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN kicked off the "Maiden England World Tour" earlier tonight (Thursday, June 21) at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Charlotte, North Carolina. The trek closely mirrors, in terms of production and content, the original 1988 concert video of the same name, sh...

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OPERATIKA 'Going Through A Major Transformation'

New Jersey-based symphonic/power metallers OPERATIKA have issued the following update: "To stop any ongoing rumors, we'd like to let everyone know that our band is going through a major transformation but please stay tuned for a lot more news to come soon. We'll reveal details on the changes, new mu...

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IRON MAIDEN Guitarist: No Plans For New Studio Album

Giorgio Mustica of The Aquarian Weekly recently conducted an interview with guitarist Adrian Smith of British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Aquarian Weekly: Some of the songs you're planning on playing on your upcoming tour include "Seventh Son...

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Ex-METAL HAMMER Editor KIRK BLOWS To Release 'Hammered' Book

As a heavy-rock journalist and editor of Metal Hammer magazine, Kirk Blows gained a backstage pass into a crazy, chaotic and comedic world in which hedonistic habits, excess-fueled egos and behind-the-scenes bust-ups were as common as skin-tight spandex, gratuitous guitar solos and songs about Satan...

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IRON MAIDEN Checks In From 'Maiden England World Tour' Rehearsals (Video)

Following the massively successful "Final Frontier World Tour 2010-11", IRON MAIDEN are back on the road this summer with a series of arena, amphitheatre and festival shows in the USA and Canada, opening in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 21 and finishing in Houston, Texas on August 18, to be foll...

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SHINEDOWN To Perform On Tonight's 'Conan'

Jacksonville, Florida-based hard rock/post-grunge band SHINEDOWN will guest on tonight's (June 20) episode of Conan O'Brien's nighttime talk show on TBS, "Conan", for a truly special acoustic performance of the group's current hit single, "Unity". The appearance will see the band and TeamCoco joinin...

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NILE: Another New Song Available For Streaming

"The Inevitable Degradation Of Flesh", a brand new song from South Carolina-based extreme technical death metallers NILE, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below. The track comes off the band's seventh full-length album, "At The Gate Of Sethu", which will be released in Europe on June 29 a...

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VINNIE PAUL Interviewed On 'The Metal File' (Audio)

Former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott was interviewed for the latest edition of "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can now stream the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio):

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DEVOURMENT Begins Recording New Album

Brutal death metallers DEVOURMENT have entered the studio to record their new album for an early 2013 release via their new label, Relapse Records. The band is tracking at Mana Recording Studio in St. Petersburg, Florida with legendary death metal icon Erik Rutan (HATE ETERNAL, MORBID ANGEL). The CD...

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KOBRA AND THE LOTUS: Pro-Shot Footage Of DOWNLOAD Festival Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of Canadian metallers KOBRA AND THE LOTUS performing the song "Heaven's Veins" at this year's edition of the Download festival, which was held June 8-10 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom, can be seen below. KOBRA AND THE LOTUS will release its ne...

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WEDNESDAY 13: New Studio Footage Posted Online

MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13 has entered the studio to begin recording a new EP, "Spook & Destroy", for an October release. A short video clip in which Wednesday and his solo band discuss the arrangement for a new song from the forthcoming EP can be seen below. Wednesday 13's last solo albu...

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MAIDEN UNITED: Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

MAIDEN UNITED, the all-acoustic IRON MAIDEN tribute project featuring Damian Wilson (THRESHOLD, AYREON) and Ruud Jolie (WITHIN TEMPTATION),is currently recording its second album, "Across The Seventh Sea". Video footage from the studio can be seen below. The CD will be released in September, after...

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CEREMONIAL OATH To Reunite For THE GOTHENBURG SOUND Festival

CEREMONIAL OATH, the late '80s/early '90s Swedish extreme metal band whose members went on to create or join such acclaimed acts as IN FLAMES, HAMMERFALL and TIAMAT, will reunite for an appearance at the inaugural edition of The Gothenburg Sound festival, set to take place January 5-6, 2013 at Trädg...

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LAMB OF GOD Drummer: 'I Know When I Get On Stage, I Want To Be In Top Form'

DRUM! magazine recently conducted an interview with drummer Chris Adler of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the recording sessions for the band's new album, "Resolution": Adler: "It's not lost on me that when we started this, the drums wer...