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U.D.O.: 'Steelhammer' Track Listing Revealed
U.D.O. — the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider — will release its new album, "Steelhammer", on May 24 via AFM Records. The CD was produced by Dirkschneider and Fitty Wienhold. "Steelhammer" track listings: Standard CD 01. Steelhammer 02. A Cry Of A Nation 03. Metal Ma...March 8, 2013
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Former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer Joins Forces With ALL SHALL PERISH, DEVOLVED Members
Former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones (pictured below) is reportedly working on a new project with ALL SHALL PERISH guitarist Francesco Artusato and members of DEVOLVED. The new band is said to be represented by Mike Gitter as part of King Artist Management. Jones was among the musicians who...March 7, 2013
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SLAYER Featuring JON DETTE, GARY HOLT: Footage Of Melbourne Concert Available
California thrash metal veterans SLAYER performed with only two original members on stage as part of this year's Soundwave festival, which took place in five Australian cities between February 23 and March 4. SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo sat out the band's recent tour due to a contract dispute with...March 7, 2013
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WARDRUNA Music Featured In HISTORY CHANNEL Series 'Vikings'
The History Channel's newest series, "Vikings", a historical fiction series based on the reign of Viking king Ragnar Lothbrok directed by Michael Hirst ("Elizabeth", "The Tudors"),will feature music by Norwegian heritage folk act WARDRUNA in several episodes. The series, which premiered earlier thi...March 7, 2013
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NIACIN: New Album Details Revealed
After a seven-year hiatus, instrumental neo-fusion supergroup NIACIN — featuring legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, STEVE VAI, DAVID LEE ROTH),world-renowned drummer Dennis Chambers (SANTANA, PARLIAMENT/FUNKADELIC) and acclaimed keyboardist John Novello (CHICK COREA, RITCHIE COLE) — will rel...March 6, 2013
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KING DIAMOND Featured On New VOLBEAT Album
Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT have recorded an album that seamlessly brings together all of the band's influences and reshapes them into something gleaming and new. Planned for release in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on April 5, in the rest of Europe on April 8, and in North America on A...March 6, 2013
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Video: NEWSTED Working On New Album Tracks
Video footage of NEWSTED, the new band led by former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted, "working on new album tracks" at his Chophouse studio in Walnut Creek, California can be seen below. "Metal", the debut EP from NEWSTED, sold around 6,200 copies in the United States...March 6, 2013
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ADRENALINE MOB Guitarist Interviewed On 'Iron City Rocks' Podcast (Audio)
The latest installment of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features an interview with ADRENALINE MOB guitar virtuoso Mike Orlando. The podcast is now available for streaming using the audio player below. ADRENALINE MOB — the band featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFO...March 5, 2013
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Former Guitarist For GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE To Perform With 'Real' QUEENSRŸCHE In Toronto
Former MEGADETH and KING DIAMOND guitarist Glen Drover — who left Geoff Tate's version of QUEENSRŸCHE before playing a single show with the band — will join the Todd La Torre-fronted QUEENSRŸCHE on stage this coming Thursday, March 7 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to perf...March 5, 2013
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PAUL STANLEY Joins GENE SIMMONS As Founding Partner In Rock & Brews Restaurant Venture
Rock & Brews announced that KISS rock legend Paul Stanley is joining forces with fellow KISS co-founder Gene Simmons in his Rock & Brews restaurant venture as the company prepares for worldwide expansion. Together, they will co-host the March 22 and 23 opening of Rock & Brews in San Jose...March 5, 2013
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DAVE LOMBARDO Thanks His 'Passionate, Supportive And Sincere' Fans
SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo is sitting out the band's current Australian tour due to a contract dispute with the other members of the group, while guitarist Jeff Hanneman is still recovering from necrotising fasciitis, a flesh-eating disease which he is believed to have gotten from a spider bite. F...March 4, 2013
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JON OLIVA Completes Recording First-Ever Solo Album
JON OLIVA'S PAIN and SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva has completed recording his first-ever solo album, to be released later this year via AFM Records. The 11-song CD, which contains ideas collected over the course of the last four or five years, was tracked earlier this winter at Morrisound Studios i...March 4, 2013
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Former JUGGERNAUT Vocalist HARLAN GLENN Authors New Book 'Kampfraum Arnheim'
Former JUGGERNAUT vocalist Harlan Glenn, who appeared on the band's cult classic "Baptism Under Fire" debut album, has just released a brand new book as the co-author of "Kampfraum Arnheim: A Photo Study Of The German Soldier Fighting In And Around Arnhem September 1944" via RZM Publishing. "Kampfra...March 3, 2013
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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Weighs In On BLACK SABBATH And SLAYER Drummer Drama
In a brand new interview with the Broward Palm Beach New Times, IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain was asked to weigh in on the contractual disputes that have forced SLAYER's Dave Lombardo and BLACK SABBATH's Bill Ward out of their respective bands in recent months. "Most of the issues that pro music...March 2, 2013
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MASTERPLAN: 'Novum Initium' Cover Artwork Unveiled
Multinational melodic metallers MASTERPLAN will release their new album, "Novum Initium", on April 26 via AFM Records. The CD's cover artwork can be seen below. The band last month filmed a video for the song " Keep Your Dream Alive" in the Luftverteidigungsbunker Erndtebrück, also called "Bunker Er...March 1, 2013
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