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Former HELLOWEEN Singer To Guest On AVANTASIA Album

Former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Kiske has appeared on every AVANTASIA album so far, including the first two full-length releases, "The Metal Opera" (2001) and "The Metal Opera Pt. II" (2002). Commented...

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ANVIL Interviewed On Australia's 'Breakfast Show'

Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL were interviewed this past Wednesday morning (August 26) on Triple J's "Breakfast Show" in Australia. The chat is now available for streaming in two parts below. ANVIL will take part in an in-store performance and signing session at Vintage Vinyl in Fords, New Jers...

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Former/Current Members Of JUDAS PRIEST, W.A.S.P., WARRANT To Jam With SIN CITY SINNERS

Las Vegas, Nevada's SIN CITY SINNERS — which consists of Brent Muscat (formerly of FASTER PUSSYCAT),Todd Kerns (AGE OF ELECTRIC),Mike Eliis, and Rob Cournoyer (RAGING SLAB) — is best known for having a special celebrity guest jam with the band each week. The following guest musicians will perform...

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GOTTHARD Confirmed For Japan's LOUD PARK Festival

Swiss hard rock veterans GOTTHARD have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Loud Park festival, set to take place October 17-18 at Makuhari Messe, a convention center in Japan located in the western region of Chiba Prefecture, close to Tokyo. The festival billing is shaping up as follow...

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JUDAS PRIEST: More Japanese Dates Announced

Legendary British heavy metallers JUDAS PRIEST have scheduled the following Japanese dates: Oct. 14 - Kobe Kokusai Kaikan (Kobe International House) - Kobe, Japan Oct. 15 - Aichi Geijyutsu Gekijyo (Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater) - Nagoya, Japan Oct. 17-18 - Loud Park 09 at Makuhari Messe - Chiba Pr...

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LITA FORD On 'The Classic Metal Show'; Audio Available

Eighties hard rock queen Lita Ford was a featured guest on this past Saturday's (August 22) edition of "The Classic Metal Show". The chat is now available for streaming in three parts below. "The Classic Metal Show" can be heard every Saturday night between 9:00 p.m. EST and 3:00 a.m. EST at www.cms...

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MAGNUM Frontman To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

MAGNUM vocalist Bob Catley will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Catley toured with AVANTASIA in 2008 when he was part of the live ensemble that travelled around the globe. The vocal session took place at the Viper Room Recording Studio in England...

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NIGHTMARE: New Song To Debut This Saturday

The first song from "Insurrection", the seventh album from French power metallers NIGHTMARE, will make its online debut this Saturday, August 29 via the band's MySpace page. "Insurrection" is scheduled for release on September 11 via Germany's AFM Records. The CD was recorded at Peek studio in Franc...

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LITA FORD Schedules 'Rockline' Appearance

'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Wednesday, October 7 at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to speak with Lita by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). For more information, visit RocklineRadio.com. A new tra...

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THE SWORD Featured On 'Jennifer's Body' Soundtrack

Austin, Texas' THE SWORD has issued the following update: "THE SWORD will have a song on the soundtrack of the new film 'Jennifer's Body', which comes out September 18th. As far as we can tell, the movie is about a sexy high school succubus who kills her classmates. "In case you didn't know, we have...

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Bassist REX BROWN To Sit Out Rest Of DOWN's North American Tour

Bassist Rex Brown will likely sit out the remainder of DOWN's North American tour, according to the group's webmaster. Although it was initially hoped that Brown would be able to rejoin his bandmates on the road earlier this week, it now appears that he will not make any of the dates on the trek. In...

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'The U.S. Shows Were Fabulous And The Audience Reaction Was Fantastic'

Legendary British heavy metallers JUDAS PRIEST have issued the following update: "Just finished our U.S. tour. We're all going to take a short rest now before we head off to Japan!! "The U.S. shows were fabulous and the audience reaction was fantastic!! "A big thank-you to everyone who came to the s...

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Bassist REX BROWN Unable To Rejoin DOWN Bandmates In Austin

Despite last week's announcement to the contrary, bassist Rex Brown will *NOT* be able to rejoin his DOWN bandmates on the road at tonight's (August 24) show in Austin, Texas. No further details are currently available. Brown announced earlier this month that he was sitting out most of the band's cu...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

Powerhouse heavy metal singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR) will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Tobias: "I had this pretty heavy riff monster and I remembered a JUDAS PRIEST live album wit...

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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist Talks About 30th Anniversary Of 'British Steel'

Direct Metal Music recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Direct Metal Music: What was the recording process like for [1980's "British Steel" album]? Ian Hill: The writing process back then, was basically Ken [Downing, guitar] a...