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'Metalion: The Slayer Diaries' Anthology Book Announced

Jon "Metalion" Kristiansen and Bazillion Points have announced that work has begun on a compendium of the best material representing twenty-five years of outrage from Metalion's infamous Slayer Mag. In addition to rare archival material unseen in decades, the book will include unreleased and exclusi...

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DARK FUNERAL: Legal Battle With MNW/NO FASHION RECORDS Finally Over

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have obtained the rights to their back catalogue (including the publishing rights) — "The Secrets Of The Black Arts" (1996),"Vobiscum Satanas" (1998),"Teach Children To Worship Satan" (2000) and "Diabolis Interium" (2001) — following a lengthy legal battle with...

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X-THIRTIEN Signs With CHAVIS RECORDS

Florida-based metal band X-THIRTIEN has inked a deal with Chavis Records for the release of its debut album, "You're Next", due in 2009. X-THIRTIEN is comprised of U.S.- and Europe-based musicians Joe Russell, Johnny Osborn, Rollie Feldman, Mathias Lang, Tracy Ferrell and Erik Zvanut. Two years in t...

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Traced in Air

In 1993 a band called CYNIC set the standard for not just progressive death metal (you could make the argument for ATHEIST and even PESTILENCE too),but also progressive rock/metal with the seminal "Focus". Vocalist/guitarist Paul Masvidal had a vision for a band that would break the mold and succee...

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ICED EARTH: New Audio Interview With JON SCHAFFER Available

Carl Forgues, host of the Canadian syndicated radio show "Metal7080", recently conducted an interview with guitarist Jon Schaffer of the American power metal band ICED EARTH. The 27-minute chat is now available for streaming below. ICED EARTH will take part in a signing session Vancouver, British Co...

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ICED EARTH Mainman Comments On BARACK OBAMA's Election Victory

During a recent interview with Straight.com, guitarist/mainman Jon Schaffer of the American power-metal quintet ICED EARTH offered his opinion on Barack Obama's epochal election victory on November 4. "Obama's charming, and his victory speech was eloquent," said Schaffer. "But during the election th...

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ICED EARTH Mainman To Guest On 'M.I.B. Show' This Weekend

ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer will guest on the "M.I.B. Show" on Saturday, November 15 at 2:00 p.m. EST. You can listen to the show live via the Internet at www.hardrockradiolive.com. ICED EARTH will take part in a signing session Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada's Scrape Records, on November 1...

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AYREON's LUCASSEN Talks 'Timeline'; Video Available

A six-minute interview with AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen can be viewed below. He introduces vocalist Jasper Steverlinck (ARID),who is featured on the new track "Epilogue: The Memory Remains" from the recently released AYREON 3CD + DVD compilation album entitled "Timeline" Arjen Lucassen previou...

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ICED EARTH: Vancouver Signing Session Announced

ICED EARTH will take part in a signing session Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada's Scrape Records, on November 19 prior to the band's performance at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver. Scrape Records, which bills itself as "the only metal and hard rock specialty store in Western Canada," opened i...

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ICED EARTH Guitarist To Guest On KNAC.COM On Monday

ICED EARTH mainman/guitarist Jon Schaffer will be interviewed by Junkman of KNAC.COM this coming Monday, November 10 at 5:00 p.m. PST. TheRightToRock.com recently issued episode #63 of its podcast, featuring Jon Schaffer. The interview lasts approximately 40 minutes and is available for download at...

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OPIATE FOR THE MASSES Drummer Joins LEAVES' EYES, ATROCITY

Los Angeles-based drummer Chris "Seven" Antonopoulos (OPIATE FOR THE MASSES) has joined the German bands ATROCITY and LEAVES' EYES (which features ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull alongside members of ATROCITY). Commented Seven: "I've been a big fan of the bands for a long ti...

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ICED EARTH: Philadelphia Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of ICED EARTH's September 24, 2008 concert in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can be viewed below (clips uploaded by YouTube user "FritzIsMetal"). TheRightToRock.com recently issued episode #63 of its podcast, featuring ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer. The interview lasts approxi...

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ICED EARTH: More North American Dates Announced

American metal powerhouse ICED EARTH has announced the continuation of its current "North American Crucible" with 11 more shows in the U.S. and Canada in November. "People kept on reaching out to us and questioned why we weren't coming to their cities — well, here's your answer! I cannot wait to see...

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LEAVES' EYES Added To ARCH ENEMY's 'December Tyranny' Mini-Tour

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — has been added to the "December Tyranny" European mini-tour featuring headliners ARCH ENEMY alongside MERCENARY and SISTER SIN. Commented LEAVES' EYES male singer Ale...

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The IRON FIRE Curse Strikes Again

Vocalist Martin Steene of the Danish metal band IRON FIRE has issued the following update: "Yesterday [the new IRON FIRE album] was ready for mix. The plan was that Tommy Hansen started to mix the album alone and we would join in Saturday and Sunday. Jailhouse studio is located three hours drive fro...