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SAXON And ARMORED SAINT To Team Up For U.S. Shows

British heavy metal legends SAXON and veteran Los Angeles metallers ARMORED SAINT will team up for a few select shows in U.S. next spring. Confirmed shows are May 8 in New York City at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, May 9 in Worcester, Massachusetts at the Palladium and May 30 in West Hollywood a...

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SLIPKNOT, LINKIN PARK, JUDAS PRIEST Confirmed For Next Year's ROCK ON THE RANGE

Rock On The Range, America's premier hard rock festival, returns to central Ohio's Columbus Crew Stadium May 15, 16 and 17, 2015 for its ninth year with a stellar lineup of top rock bands led by multiplatinum band LINKIN PARK, global rock juggernauts SLIPKNOT and heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST — w...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: First 'Beyond The Red Mirror' Studio Trailer

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN will release their tenth studio album, "Beyond The Red Mirror", in Europe on January 30, 2015 and in North America on February 3, 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The first studio trailer for the CD is available below. Says BLIND GUARDIAN vocalist and lyricist Hansi Kürs...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: 'Beyond The Red Mirror' Album Trailer

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have set "Beyond The Red Mirror" as the title of their tenth studio album, due in Europe on January 30, 2015 and February 3, 2015 in North America via Nuclear Blast. A trailer for the CD is available below. Four and a half years in the making, the follow-up to ....

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SAXON To Begin Recording New Album In January

British heavy metal legends SAXON will enter the studio in early 2015 to begin recording the follow-up to 2013's "Sacrifice" for a late summer release. "We're making the new album in January, February and March. And then we go to America in May," SAXON vocalist Biff Byford told Rock Bottom during a...

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BLIND GUARDIAN To Release 'Beyond The Red Mirror' In January

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have set "Beyond The Red Mirror" as the title of their tenth studio album, due in Europe on January 30, 2015 and February 3, 2015 in North America via Nuclear Blast. Four and a half years in the making, the follow-up to 2010's "At The Edge Of Time" was recorded...

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PRESIDENT OBAMA Impersonator REGGIE BROWN Joins Celebrity Rockers At 'Rock N' Bowl' (Video)

The T.J. Martell Foundation's Rock 'N' Bowl tournament, held last week at the PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California, brought together a myriad of celebrity rockers, comedians and music industry executives to raise funds for cancer research. The event, chaired by Wendy Dio, president and co-...

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SAXON To Release 'Warriors Of The Road - The Saxon Chronicles Part II' DVD, CD, Blu-Ray

British heavy metal legends SAXON continue their detailed documentation of life on the road with "Warriors Of The Road - The Saxon Chronicles Part II", to be released in Europe on November 7 and in North America on November 25. The set features extensive coverage of the band's 2013 appearance at the...

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SAXON Begins Writing New Material

British heavy metal legends SAXON have commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to 2013's "Sacrifice", tentatively due next year. "We're on a bit of a break [from composing new material] at the moment," SAXON vocalist Biff Byford revealed during an interview with the "Rockposer's Roulette...

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PAUL DI'ANNO: 'Charlotte The Harlot' Performance Clip From 'The Beast Arises' DVD

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno's April 9 performance at Lizard Club in Krakow, Poland as part of the Doładowanie festival was professionally filmed for an upcoming DVD, titled "The Beast Arises", to be released on October 6 in Europe through Metal Mind Productions and October 7 in North Amer...

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Ex-IRON MAIDEN Singer PAUL DI'ANNO Says His Voice Is 'Actually Getting Better' As He Is Getting Older

In episode 41 of "One On One With Mitch Lafon", Canadian rock journalist Mitch Lafon speaks with former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Asked about the difficulties of pulling off some of his classic material live as he is getting olde...

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SAXON's BIFF BYFORD Fronts THE SCINTILLA PROJECT For 'The Hybrid' Album

"Scintilla", a science fiction thriller, is set deep underground in the wilds of a former Soviet state where strange genetic experiments are taking place. A war-weary mercenary is hired to lead a company scientist to the secret underground laboratory and with his team of mercenaries to steal the res...

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Ex-IRON MAIDEN Singer PAUL DI'ANNO Scraps 'Retirement' Plans, Launches New Band ARCHITECTS OF CHAOZ

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno has scrapped his retirement plans and is in the process of recording a new album with his new band called ARCHITECTS OF CHAOZ (also featuring members of Paul's longtime German touring backing group THE PHANTOMZ). Due to a number of health issues, including a kn...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Joins SAXON On Stage At BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR; Video Available

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine joined British heavy metal legends SAXON on stage last night (Sunday, August 10) at the Bloodstock Open Air festival — which was held at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom — to perform the song "Denim And Leather". Video footage of his appearan...