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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Comments On GRAMMY Nominations

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET reported last night, British metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have been nominated for two awards at for the 51th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The band is up for "Best Hard Rock" performance for "Visions" as well...

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METALLICA, JUDAS PRIEST, MÖTLEY CRÜE, SLIPKNOT, DISTURBED Among GRAMMY Nominees

METALLICA, JUDAS PRIEST, MÖTLEY CRÜE, SLIPKNOT and DISTURBED are among the nominees for the 51th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The nominees in the "Hard Rock", "Metal", "Rock Instrumental" and "Rock" categories are as follows:...

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JUDAS PRIEST: UK Tour Revised

Due to unforeseen circumstances, British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have revised their 2009 tour of the UK as follows. The show at the Nottingham Arena has been cancelled, with existing ticket holders being offered a pair of tickets to either Sheffield Arena on February 13 or Birmingham LG Are...

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Founding BUDGIE Member RAY PHILLIPS Working On Solo Debut

Musician Ray Phillips, probably best known for his role as a founding member of legendary Welsh rockers BUDGIE, is set to complete his very first solo album early next year. For Ray, a veteran to the music scene, it all began back in late 1967 in Cardiff, South Wales, when he and bassist vocalist Bu...

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TESTAMENT: 'More Than Meets The Eye' Video To Debut This Week

"More Than Meets The Eye", the new video from San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT, will debut online at MTV2's Headbanger's Blog this Friday, December 5 and on air this Saturday, December 6 between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. on MTV2's "Headbangers Ball". The clip was produced by Kevin J. Custer o...

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Longtime TWISTED SISTER Bodyguard SALVATORE VALVO Dies

According to SILive.com, Salvatore Valvo, 53, of Annadale, a longtime bodyguard and security specialist for heavy metal band TWISTED SISTER, died Monday at Staten Island University Hospital South of complications from leukemia and diabetes. Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Valvo lived most of his young and adu...

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ADASTRA: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Death Or Domination", the sophomore album from Finnish metallers ADASTRA, is available for streaming in its entirety from the band's MySpace page. "Death Or Domination" will be released on December 10 in Finland and January 19 in the UK via Violent Journey Records. The CD was mastered on October 9...

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FIGHT: 'Christmas Ride' Available For Download

"Christmas Ride" MP3 — which was originally released by Epic Records as a promo CD single (with Rob Halford's holiday greeting) in 1994 — has been made available for free download via HalfordMusic.com. Simply add it to your shopping cart, check out (no payment necessary at checkout unless you are pu...

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'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK Talks About New HALFORD Music, Status Of PAINMUSEUM

Jason Price of Live-Metal.Net recently conducted an interview with guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Live-Metal.Net: What is the current status of your band PAINMUSEUM? Chlasciak: Well, it was interesting because...

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HEAVEN AND HELL Drummer On New CD: Three Fourths Of Songs Have Been Recorded

HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Tony Iommi (guitar),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — has entered Rockfield studios in Wales, U.K. to begin recording its new album, the group's first since SABBATH's "Dehumanizer" (which was also re...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: I Like To Play The Stuff That Makes You Say, 'How Does He Do That And Sing?'

MEGADETH is in the early stages of the songwriting process for the band's new album, which is tentatively expected sometime next year via Roadrunner Records. The CD is once again being helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap, who produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations"...

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HEAVEN AND HELL Begins Recording New Album

HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Tony Iommi (guitar),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — has entered Rockfield studios in Wales, U.K. to begin recording its new album, the group's first since SABBATH's "Dehumanizer" (which was also re...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Answers Fan Questions

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing recently answered a number of new fan questions via his official web site. Read it at this location. Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's November 16, 2008 concert at Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "atonewithhell")...

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MEGADETH Mainman Says New Material Sounds 'Kewl'

MEGADETH is in the early stages of the songwriting process for the band's new album, which is tentatively expected sometime next year via Roadrunner Records. The CD is once again being helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap, who produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations"...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist ALEX SKOLNICK On 'The Metal File'; Audio Available

Guitarist Alex Skolnick of TESTAMENT and TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA was interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show online at this location. Rock House, the leader in music instruction, recently announced that Alex Skolnick has joined Rock Hous...