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TANKARD, FJOERGYN Confirmed For Germany's WALPURGIS METAL DAYS IX Festival

TANKARD and FJOERGYN have been confirmed for next year's Walpurgis Metal Days IX festival, set to take place May 1-2, 2009 at Festplatz in Hauzenberg, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ARTAS GRAVE DISBELIEF DORNENREICH ENTHRONED FLESHLESS FJOERGYN GRAILKNIGHTS IN SLUMBER POPPY...

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ANNUNAKI To Support VITAL REMAINS On Two East Coast Dates

New Jersey death-thrashers ANNUNAKI, featuring ex-BLOOD FEAST drummer Kevin Kuzma, will support VITAL REMAINS on the following East Coast dates: Dec. 19 - Liquid - Bayonne, NJ Dec. 20 - Sterling Hotel - Allentown, PA ANNUNAKI appeared on the "Philly Trash Brigade" compilation by Creeping Vine Produc...

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SPICE AND THE RJ BAND To Release New Album In February

SPICE AND THE RJ BAND — the new project featuring vocalist/songwriter Spice (KAISER, ex-SPIRITUAL BEGGARS) and drummer Bob Ruben (KAYSER, THE MUSHROOM RIVER BAND) — will release its sophomore album, "Shave Your Fear", in February 2009 on Scarlet Records. The CD consists of 15 songs with influences f...

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SAXON: 'Live To Rock' Video Available

"Live To Rock", the new video from British heavy metal legends SAXON, can be viewed below. The clip was helmed by Aestheticom's Bill Schacht, who has previously directed music videos for DIO, KING DIAMOND, AMON AMARTH, FATAL SMILE, LIBERTY X/REV RUN, ZAKK WYLDE and SISTER SIN, among others. SAXON's...

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SAXON, ICED EARTH: European Tour Poster Unveiled

SAXON and ICED EARTH will team up for a European co-headlining tour in February 2009. A poster for the trek can be viewed below. SAXON will release its new new studio album, "Into The Labyrinth" in Europe on January 12, 2009 (Germany: January 9; USA: January 13) via SPV Records. The CD was recorded...

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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Chinese Democracy' Barely Hanging In U.S. Top 30

GUNS N' ROSES' new album, "Chinese Democracy", sold 47,000 copies in the United States in its third week of release to land at position No. 29 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD has shifted 365,000 units since it was released on November 23 as a Best Buy exclusive after a wait of more than ...

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JIMMY PAGE, JIMI HENDRIX, EDDIE VAN HALEN, STEVE VAI Among 'Chop Shop''s Top Guitarists

Envision Radio Networks' "Chop Shop" guitar show has announced "The Chop Shop's Top 100 Most Complete Guitar Players of All Time", a newly published list of the all-time greatest guitar players. Program host Steve Black (WRIF-FM) assembled a panel of music industry experts to help choose the list fe...

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BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Shows Cancelled

Legendary American rockers BLUE ÖYSTER CULT have issued the following statement: "In an unfortunate mishap, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT lead guitarist/vocalist Donald 'Buck Dharma' Roeser slipped on a flight of stairs in his Florida home this past Sunday evening, while carrying some packages. The fall resulted...

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SAXON: Munich Footage Available

Video footage of SAXON's December 7, 2008 concert in Munich, Germany can be viewed below (courtesy of "eblinternational"). SAXON will release its new new studio album, "Into The Labyrinth" in Europe on January 12, 2009 (Germany: January 9; USA: January 13) via SPV Records. The CD was recorded at the...

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MISERY INDEX, VITAL REMAINS, GOD DETHRONED Confirmed For Germany's DEATH FEAST OPEN AIR

MISERY INDEX, VITAL REMAINS, GOD DETHRONED and CHOKED BY OWN VOMITS have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Death Feast Open Air festival, set to take place June 11-13, 2009 in Hünxe, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMPUTATED REPUGNANCE (BEL) ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTO...

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SAXON Frontman Discusses Songwriting Process For New Album

Sweden's Metalshrine conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON on Friday, December 12. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: The new album ["Into the Labyrinth"]. In what way does the title represent the songs? Biff: It doesn't! (laughs)...

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SKINDRED Performs Acoustically On WJRR; Video Available

Welsh ragga-metallers SKINDRED stopped by the WJRR studios in Orlando, Florida prior to their December 11, 2008 concert at the House of Blues to perform a couple of songs acoustically, including "Pressure" and "Trouble". Watch video footage of the performance at this location. SKINDRED's video for t...

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SPICE AND THE RJ BAND: 'The Will' Released On Limited-Edition White Vinyl

Night Of The Vinyl Dead has released the debut album from SPICE AND THE RJ BAND — the new project featuring vocalist/songwriter Spice (KAISER, ex-SPIRITUAL BEGGARS) and drummer Bob Ruben (KAYSER, THE MUSHROOM RIVER BAND) — on limited-edition white vinyl. Only 300 pieces are available of the LP, enti...

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AXL ROSE: Why I Am Continung To Use Name GUNS N' ROSES

GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose has made a lengthy posting to the MyGNRForum.com web site where he answered a number of fan-submitted questions related to such topics as why he is continuing to use the GUNS name and the circumstances that led to the breakup of the classic GN'R lineup. His posting ...

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AXL ROSE Takes Part In Another Online Chat, Says There Are 'No Plans' For GN'R Tour Right Now

Reclusive GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose took part in yet another online chat Friday night (December 12),this time via the GUNS N' ROSES fan community ChineseDemocracy.com. BLABBERMOUTH.NET has compiled the most interesting bits from the question-and-answer session and is re-posting them here for yo...