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JUDAS PRIEST: Dortmund Video Footage, Photos Available

Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's February 24, 2009 concert in Dortmund, Germany on the "Priest Feast" European tour with MEGADETH and TESTAMENT can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "Alfons66666"). Check out photos from Metal-Hammer.de. In a recent interview with The Quietus, JUDAS PRIEST...

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METALLICA Kicks Off European Tour; Setlist Revealed

METALLICA kicked off the 2009 leg of its European tour earlier tonight (Wednesday, February 25) at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham, England. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. That Was Just Your Life 02. The End Of The Line 03. The Four Horsemen 04. Leper Messiah 05. One 06. Broken, Beat And S...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Reveals Another New Songtitle

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update from the "Priest Feast" tour, also featuring JUDAS PRIEST and TESTAMENT: "Today I was able to talk with Mike Gitter [A&R executive] from Roadrunner Records, who has graciously allowed me to make this [new MEGADETH] record and to let...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer Says 'Dawn Of The Metal Gods' Book Is 'A Real Labor Of Love'

Original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins recently spoke to Express & Star about his forthcoming autobiography, titled "Dawn of the Metal Gods: My Life in Judas Priest and Heavy Metal". The book, which was was written with Neil Daniels — a freelance rock writer and heavy metal fan who befriended At...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'Live Animal', 'Live In Budokan' DVDs To Be Released In March

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN will release two DVDs via Rising Force Records on March 24 — "Live Animal" and "Live In Budokan". According to Amazon.com, "Live Animal" (running time: 80 minutes) captures Yngwie Malmsteen's 1998 performance in Brazil in front of a captivating and energetic crowd. Tracks on this pe...

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Wrath

Despite Grammy nods, being hand-picked as direct support for METALLICA, album sales out the ass and other invasions into the mainstream, LAMB OF GOD haven't lightened up one damn bit. In fact, "Wrath" is nowhere near the over-produced product of a major label success story many of us were waiting fo...

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CHAOSSTAR: Debut Album Out Now

Slovenian experimental/progressive metallers CHAOSSTAR released their debut album, "Lifetime", on January 30 via On Parole Productions. The CD contains eight songs "full of pounding drums, different bass techniques, biting guitars with lightning fast solos and soaring vocals with screams, worthy of...

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ACTIVISION's TIM RILEY Talks 'Guitar Hero: Metallica'; Video Available

Tim Riley, vice president of music affairs at Activision, recently spoke to the Scandinavian gaming mag Gamereactor about the new importance of games as a platform for distribution and the new position it holds as catalyst for increased digital music sales in reference to the company's upcoming META...

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MEGADETH Drummer Checks In From The Road

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has issued the following update from the "Priest Feast" tour, also featuring JUDAS PRIEST and TESTAMENT: "Day two of our two day off break here in Dortmund, Germany and I have to say it is certainly well deserved. It is always beneficial to 'recharge the batteries,' whi...

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AL ATKINS' HOLY RAGE Schedules More Dates

HOLY RAGE (pictured below),the new band fronted by original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins, has scheduled the following dates: Feb. 22 - JB's - Dudley, Midlands, UK Mar. 29 - Takaroo - Cannock, UK Apr. 30 - Robin 2 - Bilston, West Midlands, UK May 31 - [to be announced] - New York, NY ...

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE, TESTAMENT's BILLY To Guest On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show

MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine and TESTAMENT's Chuck Billy will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on March 13, 2009 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the broadcast live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m....

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JUDAS PRIEST Singer Visits Walsall Local History Centre; Photos Available

According to Metal Dog's Heavy Metal Blog, JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford and his sister Sue (who was previously married to PRIEST bass player Ian Hill) visited the Walsall Local History Centre on Friday, February 6. A full report of the visit, including a number of photos, can be found at

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SUFFOCATION Video Game Coming Soon

Legendary New York death metallers SUFFOCATION have issued the following update: "2009 is shaping up to be SUFFOCATION's most exciting and successful year to date! Not only are they celebrating the 20th anniversary of their first release, 'Reincremation', but we all are excited to announce that in t...

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New MEGADETH, TESTAMENT Interviews To Air On This Weekend's 'The Rock Show'

Brand new interviews with MEGADETH and TESTAMENT will be featured on this Sunday's (February 22) edition of U.K.'s "The Rock Show" on Sunshine Radio with Jeff Collins between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. (U.K. time). The interviews are scheduled to be recorded at today's (February 20) "Priest Feast" tou...

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HEAVEN AND HELL To Guest On 'Rockline'

HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — will premier its debut album, "The Devil You Know", on the April 29 edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Cobu...