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BLAZE BAYLEY Interviewed At U.K.'s HELLFIRE II Festival; Video Available

Peter Bailey of the Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom-based "Metalheadz" radio show conducted an interview with former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE frontman Blaze Bayley at the Hellfire II festival, which was held November 6-8, 2009 at the NEC in Birmingham, England. Watch the chat in two parts below. Bayley'...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Photos Of Taiwan Concert Posted Online

28 photos of GUNS N' ROSES' December 11, 2009 concert in Taipei, Taiwan — marking the band's first performance in support of "Chinese Democracy" — can be found at HankDPhoto.com. GUNS N' ROSES completed a four-date tour of Asia in December and is slated to launch a Canadian tour later this month. Th...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Audio Recording Of Tokyo Concert Available For Streaming

An amateur/audience recording of GUNS N' ROSES's December 19, 2009 concert in Tokyo, Japan is available for streaming at the GN'R fan site NewGNR.com. According to a Twitter message by GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, GN'R's Tokyo show was the band's longest performance ever at three h...

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METALFORCE Announces New Rhythm Guitarist

METALFORCE, the German metal band led by former MAJESTY singer vocalist Tarek "MS" Maghary, has announced the addition of rhythm guitarist Josef Echter to the group's ranks. Josef will make his live debut with the band on MANOWAR's upcoming "Death To Infidels" European tour, which will feature METAL...

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STORMWARRIOR Explains DVD Delay, Continues Work On New Material

German metallers STORMWARRIOR have issued the following update: "Over the last weeks we have received a lot of questions about the final release date of the long-awaited live DVD package 'If It's Not In Your Bloode - You Will Never Understand'. "Due to the fact that STORMWARRIOR has parted company w...

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XERATH Interviewed At HELLFIRE II Festival

Corrosion TV conducted an interview with U.K.-based experimental/progressive extreme metallers XERATH at the Hellfire II festival, which was held November 6-8, 2009 at the NEC in Birmingham, England. Watch the chat below. XERATH recently parted ways with guitarist Andy Phillips. The group's bassist,...

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ZAK STEVENS With PAGAN'S MIND: Video Footage From PROGPOWER USA VIII Posted Online

Video footage of former SAVATAGE and current CIRCLE II CIRCLE vocalist Zak Stevens performing the BLACK SABBATH classic "Children Of The Sea" with Norwegian metallers PAGAN'S MIND at the ProgPower USA VIII festival in October 2007 at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia can be viewed below. Stevens was...

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ORPHANED LAND: Another Clip From 'A Heaven You May Create' Documentary Posted Online

Another short video clip from Matan Shmuely's documentary "A Heaven You May Create" can be viewed below. The film, which follows the making of ORPHANED LAND's new album, "The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR", will be made available as a bonus DVD with the limited-edition media book version of the CD....

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SABBAT's 'Charisma' Album Released On CD For First Time Ever

Pure Steel Records from Germany has just released the sixth album from the Japanese black metal band SABBAT, entitled "Charisma" — the English version of the legendary "Karisma" LP, which was previously unavailable on CD. In addition to brand new artwork (created by Chris Moyen, who has previously w...

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ZAK STEVENS, ROLAND GRAPOW To Appear On New SOULSPELL Album

Zak Stevens (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, SAVATAGE) and Roland Grapow (MASTERPLAN, HELLOWEEN) are among the guest musicians who have contributed to "The Labyrinth Of Truths", the second full-length album from the Brazilian power metal opera project SOULSPELL. Conceived by drummer Heleno Vale, SOULSPELL feature...

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Sinister Realm

That a band formed by PALE DIVINE veteran John Gaffney (bass) does not suck is no real shock. That the self-titled debut from Allentown, PA's SINISTER REALM is such a finely crafted and seamless blend of classic doom and classic metal may not be the stuff of dropped jaws, but the sheer quality level...

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DANZIG: Sayreville Performance Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of DANZIG's December 26, 2009 performance at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey can be viewed below. The band's setlist was as follows: Setlist: 01. Skincarver 02. Twist of Cain 03. Am I Demon 04. Tired of Being Alive 05. Her Black Wings 06. Long Way Back From H...

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Video Guitar Lessons Featuring TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK

Video footage of Rock House instructor Alex Skolnick of TESTAMENT teaching you how to map out a minor ii-V-i progression using arpeggios and modes, and how to play a ii-V-I progression in the key of Bb Major, can be viewed below. Alex is a founding member of TESTAMENT, one of the most influential me...

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BRUCE KULICK To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Brice Kulick has joined the list of guest musicians who will appear on the forthcoming release from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Tobias: "I met Bruce in 2008 in Los Angeles. KISS drummer Eric Singer (who has played...

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FORBIDDEN/Ex-NEVERMORE Guitarist Joins Forces With Former BIOMECHANICAL, MERCENARY Members

Guitarist Steve Smyth (FORBIDDEN, TESTAMENT, NEVERMORE) has joined forces with former members of BIOMECHANICAL and MERCENARY in a new, as-yet-unnamed new project. The group's lineup is as follows: Jamie Hunt (BIOMECHANICAL) - Guitar Adrian Lambert (BIOMECHANICAL) - Bass Morten Sørensen (ANUBIS GATE,...