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DIMMU BORGIR Launches European Tour Blog

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have posted Part 1 of the tour diary from The Invaluable Darkness European tour (also featuring AMON AMARTH and ENGEL) on their MySpace blog. DIMMU BORGIR has just released its video for the song "The Sacrilegious Scorn". The clip, which was helmed by...

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'Metal: A Headbanger's Journey' Filmmaker Working On RUSH Documentary

According to RushIsABand.com, Sam Dunn — co-director of the acclaimed documentary "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" — is currently working on a documentary on the legendary Canadian rock trio RUSH. Dunn was recently filming at RushCon — North America's international RUSH fan convention held in Toronto...

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CANDLEMASS: New Video Interview With ROBERT LOWE Available

Mestrock.se conducted an interview with CANDLEMASS singer Robert Lowe a few hours before the band's performance at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg Sweden on September 23, 2007. Watch the six-minute clip below. High-quality photos from the gig can be found at this location. A four-minute video interview...

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THE CODEX: Album Artwork Unveiled

Frontiers Records has unveiled the cover artwork from the brand new Mark Boals/Magnus Karlsson collaboration, THE CODEX, due on November 9, 2007. THE CODEX marks the return to recording — after a three-year hiatus — for Mark Boals, who has previously worked with YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and who was named Be...

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MEGADETH Bassist: 'All Of You Remind Me Of What's Important About What We Do'

MEGADETH bassist James Lomenzo has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "What a crazy-great run this is turning into. From the 'supernatural' surroundings of the Town Ballroom in Buffalo to the big bam-a-lamin' show at Irving Plaza, New York City. As...

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Former THE OFFENDERS/MDC Bassist MIKEY DONALDSON Dead At 46

According to posting on the MySpace page for the legendary hardcore/punk band MDC (MILLIONS OF DEAD COPS),the group's former bassist Mikey "Offender" Donaldson passed away in his sleep on September 22 in Barcelona Spain where he had recently relocated from Amsterdam. The cause is unknown at the mom...

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DIMMU BORGIR: 'The Sacrilegious Scorn' Video Available

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have released their video for the song "The Sacrilegious Scorn". The clip, which was helmed by renowned cover artist Joachim Luetke, can be viewed below. "The Sacrilegious Scorn" comes off the band's latest offering, "In Sorte Diaboli", which topped t...

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LIQUID TRIO EXPERIMENT To Release 'Spontaneous Combustion' In October

Magna Carta has set an October 23 U.S. release date (one day earlier internationally) for the new album from LIQUID TRIO EXPERIMENT , the instrumental progressive rock/metal project featuring DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy (drums),and Jordan Rudess (guitar) alongside progressive rock icon Tony...

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DIVINE HERESY: UK Dates Announced

DIVINE HERESY — the new Los Angeles-based band featuring former FEAR FACTORY/current ASESINO guitarist Dino Cazares alongside drummer Tim Yeung (ex-VITAL REMAINS, HATE ETERNAL),vocalist Tommy Cummings (VEXT) and bassist Joe Payne (ex-NILE, DOMINATION THROUGH IMPURITY, LUST OF DECAY) — has scheduled...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Recalls Former Prime Minister's Musical Woes

NME.com reports that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has admitted he could never master BLACK SABBATH on guitar. Blair, who was in a band at university called UGLY RUMOURS, confessed to frontman Ozzy Osbourne that he could never get the band's track "Iron Man" right. "I met Tony Blair a cou...

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DIMMU BORGIR: 'The Sacrilegious Scorn' Video To Premiere This Friday

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR recently shot a video for the track "The Sacrilegious Scorn" with renowned cover artist Joachim Luetke as creator. The song comes off the band's latest offering, "In Sorte Diaboli", which topped the Norwegian album chart upon it release in May 2007. T...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI: 'I Think Certainly What We're Doing Is Honest Music'

Kevin W. Smith of AZStarNet.com recently conducted a short interview with legendary heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL). Q: When you guys hired Dio to front BLACK SABBATH back in the late '70s, how big of an artistic risk did you feel you were taking? Iommi: "There wasn...

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APOCALYPTICA: 'Worlds Collide' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

APOCALYPTICA's new album "Worlds Collide", has entered the Finnish chart at position No. 8. View the chart at this location. The CD has also landed on both the German and Swiss charts at No. 10. In Austria, the album opened at No. 13. "Worlds Collide" has been made available in standard and "deluxe"...

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BLACK SABBATH Honored With Month Of Radio Shows

Gigwise.com reports that UK digital radio station Planet Rock will host a month of shows dedicated to the legendary BLACK SABBATH. Throughout October, each member of the Birmingham, England-based outfit — Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne — will be exclusively interviewed...

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DEVIL'S SLINGSHOT Featuring MACALPINE, SHEEHAN, DONATI: 'Clinophobia' Due Next Month

DEVIL'S SLINGSHOT, the new band featuring Tony MacAlpine, Billy Sheehan and Virgil Donati, will release its new album, "Clinophobia", on October 22 via Mascot Records. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Nederland 02. Ballade de Bastille 03. Def Bitch Blues 04. Lay Off 05. Injustice...