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VAN HALEN Book Author Interviewed; Audio Available

"Talking Metal" has posted a podcast interview with Ian Christe — author of "Sound of the Beast" and "Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga", and host on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack and Buzzsaw. Check out the chat in MP3 format at this location. In a recent interview with The Toronto Sta...

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Ravnenes Saga

I find it exceedingly difficult to dislike folk metal, at least when it is done as well as it is by bands like KORPIKLAANI. It is just way too much fun and makes me pine for a gigantic glass of beer. It is the muscle of metal, the jumpy, rollicking tempos and "non-metal" instrumentation of ...

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LED ZEPPELIN Reportedly 'Thrilled' By Reaction To Reunion Concert

ThisIsNottingham.co.uk reports: The will-they-won't they saga of future LED ZEPPELIN gigs has been fuelled by reports that the band are definitely touring next year and planning a show at the Millennium Stadium. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were apparently thrilled by their reception...

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THEUDHO Signs With DET GERMANSKE FOLKET

Blackened pagan metallers THEUDHO have inked a deal with the German label Det Germanske Folket, the home of such acts as ANGANTYR, HEL, RIGER, MYRKGRAV and DANTALION. The group's third full-length album is scheduled for release in the spring. Also planned are reissues of the band's first two albums...

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ROTTING CORPSE: 1985 Demo Available For Free Download

The 1985 debut three-song demo cassette by Texas thrashers ROTTING CORPSE has been made available for download at the Bang! Bang! metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "Formed by (then 'Diamond') Darrell Abbott's guitar tech Walt Trachsler and fellow PANTERA roadie Jim Mulqueen while their bo...

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STRATOVARIUS' TOLKKI Prepares To Mix 'Saana - Warrior Of Light Part 1'

STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki has been had at work on a new "rock opera" project, entitled "Saana - Warrior of Light Part 1: Journey to Crystal Island". "Saana - Warrior of Light Part 1: Journey to Crystal Island" is a multimedia adventure containing almost one hour of music and comes with a f...

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SLAVIOR Continuing To Write New Material

SLAVIOR/ex-FATES WARNING drummer Mark Zonder has issued the following update: "SLAVIOR has been continuing to write for the next album. Things are going well and it seems as the writing is very cohesive and focused. The new material has a bit more edge to it as we continue to focus on strong vocal o...

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LEAVES' EYES Guitarist Talks About Upcoming DVD Shoot

LEAVES' EYES guitarist Thorsten "Tosso" Bauer recently spoke to Markus Rutten of www.sounds2move.de about the group's October 20, 2007 concert at the Metal Female Voices Fest in Wieze, Belgium which will be filmed for an upcoming DVD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow (translated from German...

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VAN HALEN Book Author Was Inspired By MORBID ANGEL Guitarist

The Toronto Star recently interviewed writer Ian Christe (author of "Sound of the Beast" and "Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga", and host on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack and Buzzsaw) about VAN HALEN's current arena tour with David Lee Roth. According to Christe, the book on America's...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman Offers 'Take Cover' Track-By-Track Commentary

Komodo Rock reports: For the last several years, QUEENSRŸCHE singer and chief songwriter Geoff Tate, along with guitarists Michael Wilton and Mike Stone, bassist Eddie Jackson and drummer Scott Rockenfield, have been consumed with recording "Operation: Mindcrime II" and staging an over-the-top live...

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VAN HALEN: Unexpected MICHAEL ANTHONY 'Sighting' At Philadelphia Show

BLABBERMOUTH.NET reader Ian Christe (author of "Sound of the Beast" and "Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga", and host on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack and Buzzsaw) has reported an unexpected Michael Anthony "sighting" at the Wednesday night (October 3) VAN HALEN show in Philadelphia. V...

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STRATOVARIUS's TIMO TOLKKI: More 'Saana - Warrior of Light Part 1' Details Revealed

Since STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki had the idea for a "Rock Opera 2" years ago, a lot has happened. After signing the record deal with Frontiers Records, he has been working hard on this project, entitled "Saana - Warrior of Light Part 1: Journey to Crystal Island". It has been a monumental t...

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KAZJUROL: 1988 Demo Available For Download

The 1988 "A Lesson in Love" demo cassette by Swedish thrashers KAZJUROL has been made available for download at the Bang! Bang! metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "This well-executed riff-a-thon exploded in 1988, showing a technical mastery of METALLICA, SLAYER, D.R.I. and EXCEL riffage th...

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DEATHWISH: 1986 Demo Available For Download

The 1986 debut three-song demo cassette by UK thrash quartet DEATHWISH has been made available for download at the Bang! Bang! metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "DEATHWISH weren't like UK counterparts XENTRIX, who wished to be American. Already the title track, 'Sword of Justice', sounds...

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VAN HALEN Author Unleashes Daily 'Van Hailstorm' On Sirius Buzzsaw

Starting this week and lasting at least through the end of VAN HALEN's currently scheduled tour, Ian Christe, author of the "stylish, succinct, breathtaking and as dazzling" new biography "Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga", will host a nightly block of VAN HALEN songs on Sirius Satellite Rad...