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IRON MAIDEN, SLIPKNOT, SAXON, DEF LEPPARD Honored At 'Metal Hammer Golden Gods'

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN were honored with the "Golden God" and "Best UK Band" awards at last night's Metal Hammer Golden Gods event, which was held at the IndigO2 venue in South London, England. SLIPKNOT also picked up two awards — "Best International Band" and "Best Live Band" — whi...

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DRAGONFORCE To Tour North America With SONATA ARCTICA

British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE will be back in the U.S. and Canada this fall for the final round of "Ultra Beatdown" tour dates. Support on the trek will come from SONATA ARCTICA and TAKING DAWN. The dates are as follows: Sep. 18 - House of Blues - Los Angeles, CA Sep. 19 - Regency ...

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ACCEPT Inks Deal With BRAINSTORM MUSIC MARKETING AG

Longtime ACCEPT manager Gaby Hoffmann has entered into a longterm agreement with Brainstorm Music Marketing AG. Since 1991, Brainstorm Music Marketing has been one of the leading independent management and promotion companies in Germany. Having worked with some of the biggest international and natio...

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AHAB: New Album Samples Available

AHAB, the German funeral doom metal band featuring MIDNATTSOL guitarist Daniel Droste on guitar/vocals and ex-MIDNATTSOL guitarist Christian Hector, has posted a four-minute teaser audio file containing clips of five songs from the group's sophomore album, "The Divinity Of Oceans". Check it out at t...

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Ex-SCORPIONS Drummer Interviewed On 'Glam Slam Radio Show'; Audio Available

Tony Kelly of "Glam Slam Radio Show" recently conducted an interview with former SCORPIONS drummer Herman Rarebell. Tony and Herman discuss various subjects including banned SCORPIONS album covers, why Herman decided to ultimately leave the SCORPIONS and his new project HERMAN ZE GERMAN. The chat is...

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AHAB: 'The Divinity Of Oceans' Cover Unveiled

AHAB, the German funeral doom metal band featuring MIDNATTSOL guitarist Daniel Droste on guitar/vocals and ex-MIDNATTSOL guitarist Christian Hector, will release its sophomore album, "The Divinity Of Oceans", via Napalm Records on the following dates: July 22 - Finland, Spain July 24 - Germany, Aust...

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DRAGONFORCE: New Video Interview With HERMAN LI Available

Musician Photo Journal conducted an interview with guitarist Herman Li of British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE prior to the band's May 8, 2009 concert in Clifton Park, New York. Watch the chat below. DRAGONFORCE's debut LP, "Valley Of The Damned", will be reissued this spring via Spinefa...

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ACCEPT Guitarist On New Lineup: 'We Are Re-Energized And Excited!'

The legendary heavy metal band ACCEPT from Germany has officially reformed with new lead singer Mark Tornillo (ex-TT QUICK) and is planning to hit the road later this year. A new studio album is also in the works. "It all happened in minutes," says lead guitarist Wolf Hoffmann. "Peter [Baltes, bass]...

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ACCEPT Recruits Ex-TT QUICK Singer To Replace UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER

Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes have recruited Mark Tornillo, former lead singer of the New York/New Jersey metal band TT QUICK, to front the new version of ACCEPT. Tour dates are currently being booked and a new studio album is on the way. ACCEPT 2009 is: Wolf Hoffmann: Guitar Pete...

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DRAGONFORCE: Rescheduled Latin American Dates Announced

British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE were recently forced to postpone their debut tour of Latin America due to the swine flu pandemic. The rescheduled dates are as follows: Nov. 06 - Brazil, Porto Alegre - Casa do Gaucho Nov. 07 - Brazil, Curitiba - Opera 1 Nov. 08 - Brazil, Sao Paulo -...

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No ACCEPT Reunion In The Works

Frank Suepfle of International Touring and Management GmbH & Co KG, which represents U.D.O. — the German band fronted by ex-ACCEPT singer Udo Dirkschneider — has shot down rumors that ACCEPT will reunite for a possible new album and tour. Rumblings of a possible ACCEPT reformation were triggered...

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Former ACCEPT Members BALTES, HOFFMANN 'Shredding Away' Together

Former ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes has issued the following update: "To all you hardcore ACCEPT fans out there, Wolf [Hoffmann; former ACCEPT guitarist] just spent the weekend at my house [in Pennsylvania] and we were shredding away. Something amazing is in the works. As soon as I can, I'll let ever...

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DRAGONFORCE: Grand Rapids Footage Available

The "Metal" show on Grand Rapids, Michigan's 107.3 WKLQ radio station has uploaded video footage (see below) of British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE performing on May 2, 2009 at The Intersection in Grand Rapids. DRAGONFORCE was recently forced to postpone its debut tour of Latin America...

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DRAGONFORCE Guitarist: 'Some People Think We're The Best Band In The World'

Kristen Dunleavy of myYearbook.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Herman Li of British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. myYearbook.com: What was your reaction when you found out your song "Heroes of Our Time" was nominated for...

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DRAGONFORCE: Latin American Tour Postoned

British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE have been forced to postpone their debut tour of Latin America due the swine flu pandemic. "We are obviously not happy as we were all really looking forward to touring Latin America for the first time and were all set to go, but there is nothing we ca...