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Headbanging Heavy Metal Granny

Ben Robson of Australia's The Border Mail reports that 70-year-old Jan Berryman, grandmother of NEMESPHYXIA band member Tom Banks, is also arguably the death metal quintet's No. 1 fan. "I cry sometimes while I am watching them, it's just so magical," the woman dubbed Metal Granny says. "I sit in the...

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Former GORGOROTH Members Launch GOD SEED

Former GORGOROTH members Gaahl (vocals; real name: Kristian Espedal) and King (bass; real name: Tom Cato Visnes),who recently lost a court battle against guitarist Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) over the rights to the GORGOROTH band name, have chosen the new banner of GOD SEED to represent their...

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1349: 'Revelations Of The Black Flame' Artwork Preview, Release Date Available

Candlelight Records has set a May 25 U.K. release date for "Revelations Of The Black Flame", the new album from Norwegian black metallers 1349. A preview of the CD artwork is available below. As with both "Hellfire" (2005) and "Beyond the Apocalypse" (2004),the new album was recorded at StudioStudi...

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NAPALM DEATH: Ljubljana Footage Available

Video footage of NAPALM DEATH's February 5, 2009 concert at Gala Hala in Ljubljana, Slovenia can be viewed below (courtesy of "gokizoki"). "Time Waits For No Slave", the new album from NAPALM DEATH, sold around 1,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen Soun...

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ALICE IN CHAINS: 'It's A World Where People Steal Music And Record Companies Can't Sell Music'

Tom Valcanis of Crushtor.net recently conducted an interview with ALICE IN CHAINS drummer Sean Kinney. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On ALICE IN CHAINS almosing disappearing completely, never to be seen again: Kinney: "Well, we sort of shut down when, back in the day, when things...

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GORGOROTH Guitarist On Court Battle: 'I Won Because I Was Right, And I Was Right All The Way'

Norway's Imhotep webzine recently conducted an interview with GORGOROTH guitarist Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) about his court battle against vocalist Gaahl and bassist King ov Hell over the rights to the GORGOROTH band name. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Imhotep: How did you...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND To Return This Summer With 'Ki'

Acclaimed Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) will release "Ki", the first in a series of albums to be made available under the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT moniker, sometime in the summer. Devin Townsend recently answered several que...

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SLAYER Frontman Discusses Upcoming Album; Video Available

Artisan News Service recently spoke to SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya to see get an update on how the recording process or the band's new CD is going so far. "This new album is coming together really well," he said. "We've been in the studio now for four weeks. I think four or five ...

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RUSH: 'Retrospective 3' Special To Air On VH1 CLASSIC

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, VH1 Classic will begin airing a one-hour RUSH "Retrospective 3" box set special starting Saturday from 3 to 4 p.m. EST. It will be rebroadcast several times throughout the week. Check your local TV listings for air times. The special will...

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AEROSMITH Bassist Talks About 'Toys In The Attic'; Video Available

AEROSMITH's official fan club AeroForceOne has uploaded new video footage of bassist Tom Hamilton talking the band's classic 1975 album "Toys In The Attic". Watch it at this location. AEROSMITH will head into the recording studio soon with producer Brendan O'Brien, who has previously worked with VEL...

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GORGOROTH Guitarist Talks About Winning Court Battle Against Former Bandmates; Audio Available

A new audio interview with GORGOROTH guitarist Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) conducted by Metalhead.ro is available for streaming at this location. Infernus recently won a court battle against vocalist Gaahl and bassist King ov Hell over the rights to the GORGOROTH band name. According to a post...

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EVERGREY: Footage From Hometown Show With WHITESNAKE Posted Online

A five-minute video clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from EVERGREY's December 17, 2008 concert at the Scandinavium in the band's hometown of Gothenburg, Sweden can be viewed below. The gig was one of two Swedish shows EVERGREY performed in Sweden as the support act for WHITESNAKE. "Torn", th...

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Former CELTIC FROST Mainman 'Deeply Intoxicated' By New TRIPTYKON Song

Former CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update on his current TRIPTYKON project: "Of course, my own opinion is biased, and of course I am not really entitled to rate the results of our own work. But it is difficult not to emerge from our sessions at TRIPTYKON's rehe...

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LYNYRD SKYNYRD Signs With LOUD & PROUD/ROADRUNNER

Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records announced today the signing of a worldwide deal with legendary American rock outfit LYNYRD SKYNYRD. The band is already at work in Nashville recording a new album to be released later this year. This will be the first set of new studio material since 2003's "Vicio...

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TRENT REZNOR Blasts Ticket Resales, TICKETMASTER Merger

According to The Pulse of Radio, NINE INCH NAILS frontman Trent Reznor has updated the itinerary for the band's upcoming tour with JANE'S ADDICTION at NIN.com, also taking the opportunity to blast the so-called "secondary" ticketing market, which amounts to legal scalping sites that are often owned...