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Reunited INNER SANCTVM To Record New Album

Uruguay-based metallers INNER SANCTVM have reunited and are preparing record their second album, tentatively due in early 2010. The band's current lineup — Heber W. Hammer (guitar),Alvaro García (drums) and Francisco Martín (bass) — will enter a Madrid, Spain studio in September to track the drums...

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THE GATES OF SLUMBER: New Video Interview Posted Online

HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with heralded Indianapolis, Indiana doom metal masters THE GATES OF SLUMBER when the band played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on August 5, 2009. Watch the 18-minute chat below. THE GATES OF SLUMBER's new album, "Hymns of Blood & Thunder", is scheduled for relea...

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THE SWORD Almost Done Writing New Album

Austin, Texas' THE SWORD has issued the following update: "The writing process [for the third THE SWORD album] is nearing completion, and demoing will soon commence. Recording will follow in the fall with a release as soon as the suits can get it together. The record will be a concept album centered...

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TESTAMENT Interviewed by Germany's METAL HAMMER; Video Available

Guitarist Eric Peterson and vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT were interviewed by the German edition of Metal Hammer magazine after the band's appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. Watch t...

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ANVIL: Footage Of ROCKLAHOMA Press Conference Posted Online

The members of ANVIL took part in a press conference on July 9, 2009 prior to the band's performance at the Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma. Watch footage of the question-and-answer session in two parts below (courtesy of SplatterTribe.TV). ANVIL will take part in an in-store performance and...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Interviewed At Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Guitarist Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT was interviewed by Rockalarm TV after the band's appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. Watch the three-minute chat below. TESTAMENT performed on August...

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PHILIP ANSELMO On 96.7 KCAL FM's 'The Moshpit'; Audio Available

Philip Anselmo (PANTERA, DOWN) was interviewed by host Mike Z. on this past Saturday's (August 15) edition of "The Moshpit" show on Southern California's 96.7 KCAL FM. You can now listen to the chat at this location. As previously reported, bassist Rex Brown will rejoin his DOWN bandmates on the roa...

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Legendary Drummer SIMON WRIGHT Talks About His Time With AC/DC, DIO, UFO

Web video metallers "Bang Your Head With Mike & Ed" recently conducted a career-spanning interview with drum legend Simon Wright, who talked about his time with DIO, RHINO BUCKET, TIM "RIPPER OWENS and UFO, as well as his big break with AC/DC. Watch the chat below. Wright recently took part in t...

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K.K. DOWNING Says ROB HALFORD 'Belongs In JUDAS PRIEST'

Chad Radford of CreativeLoafing.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. An excerpt from the chat follows below. CreativeLoafing.com: When Rob Halford [vocals] came back into the band in 2004 give JUDAS PRIEST a spark of renewed energy? Downing: Yes, I really do...

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KIX To Open For JUDAS PRIEST In Maryland

Reactivated rockers KIX will open for JUDAS PRIEST on August 22 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. KIX's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Aug. 22 - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, Maryland (w/ JUDAS PRIEST) Sep. 11 - Hager Hall Events Center - Hagerstown, Maryland...

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REX BROWN To Rejoin DOWN On Tour Next Week

Bassist Rex Brown will rejoin his DOWN bandmates on the road starting with the August 24, 2009 show in Austin, Texas. Brown announced earlier this month that he was sitting out most of the band's current tour in order "to address some personal issues." However, he was quick to add that he "will be j...

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ANVIL Schedules VINTAGE VINYL Signing Session, In-Store Performance

Canadian metal legends ANVIL will take part in an in-store performance and signing session at Vintage Vinyl in Fords, New Jersey on September 27, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. A free screening of the band's acclaimed documentary, "Anvil! The Story Of Anvil", will take place at Vintage Vinyl on September 25, 200...

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HALFORD: 'We Still Have All The Passion, Energy And Drive As We Did Three Decades Ago'

Arielle Castillo of the Miami New Times recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Miami New Times: When you decided to [play "British Steel" in its entirety on the current tour], did you worry that playing one album in or...

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'We Loved Having WHITESNAKE Out With Us'

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have issued the following update: "It is with deep regret that we have to announce that WHITESNAKE will unfortunately not be able to continue on the remainder of our tour in the U.S. David Coverdale [WHITESNAKE frontman] is suffering from very severe throat p...

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WHITESNAKE Frontman: 'I Am Now Safely Home And Doing Well'

WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale — who was forced to cancel the remainder of the band's U.S. tour with JUDAS PRIEST after it was discovered that he was suffering from severe vocal fold edema and a left vocal fold vascular lesion — has released the following update: "I genuinely appreciate your ca...