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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Nostradamus' Title Track To Be Released Monday
Think "double vinyl, gatefold sleeve concept album," and some of rocks all-time classic recordings come to mind. But in the realm of heavy metal, there has never been a double vinyl (now disc!) concept album that has managed to balance a thought-provoking storyline with metallic thunder. That was, u...April 17, 2008
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WINDS OF PLAGUE Checks In From 'Metal For The Masses' Tour
WINDS OF PLAGUE is a week into the "Metal For The Masses" tour playing alongside some of the Century Media family's hottest new acts, including AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK, STICK TO YOUR GUNS, THE GHOST INSIDE (on select dates) and VEIL OF MAYA. WITH DEAD HANDS RISING (on select dates) and BELAY MY LAST (on...April 17, 2008
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HIRAX Hard At Work On 'El Rostro de la Muerte'
Following last year's release of HIRAX's highly acclaimed EP "Assassins Of War", the Long Beach thrashers have recorded six new songs with producer John Haddad for their upcoming album, "El Rostro de la Muerte". This will be the band's first full-length since the 2004 release "The New Age Of Terror"...April 16, 2008
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WARBRINGER: Video Interview Available
Metal Sanaz recently conducted an interview with Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER at the Key Club in West Hollywood while they were on tour with NILE. Watch the four-minute chat below. You can check out WARBRINGER's old-school video clip for the song "Combat Shock", the latest tour dates, thrashing...April 16, 2008
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DREAM THEATER, OPETH: When PORTNOY And KERFELDT Unite - Part Four
In anticipation of the Progressive Nation 2008 tour, Roadrunner Records brought together the leaders of the two acts topping the bill DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy and OPETH's Mikael kerfeldt sat for a series of interviews to be posted over the next four weeks leading up to the Progressive Nation kic...April 16, 2008
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NEIL TURBIN's DEATHRIDERS: Texas Tour Dates Announced
DEATHRIDERS, the band led by former ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin, will invade Texas in June as part of the "Back with a Vengeance" tour. The group will perform on Friday, June 13 at the Dream World Music Complex in Arlington and on Saturday, June 14 at the The Meridian in Houston. Live streaming will...April 15, 2008
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ROCK BAND Joins CRE FEST
Two of rock & roll's biggest powerhouses mega-platinum recording artists MTLEY CRE and revolutionary music video game Rock Band are joining forces to make history. Harmonix and MTV Games announced today that MTLEY CRE will be the first band to release their brand-new single, "Saints Of Los Angel...April 15, 2008
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Original BREAKER Vocalist Forced To Cancel Reunion Appearances
Original BREAKER vocalist Jim Hamar, who sang on the classic 1987 "Get Tough!" album, has been forced to cancel his reunion appearances with the band at this summer's Bang Your Head!!! festival in Balingen, Germany. Doctors a few days ago diagnosed "vocal cord fold polyps" and immediately scheduled...April 15, 2008
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AVULSED Drummer Hospitalized; Band Cancels Dates
Long-running Spanish death metallers AVULSED have issued the following update: "Yesterday night, our drummer Ricky suffered a loss of consciousness and once in the hospital he remained in the Intensive Care Unit. It seems like he suffered a small brain stroke or something like that. This is, one of...April 14, 2008
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RUSH: New Orleans Show In Jeopardy?
Keith Spera of The Times-Picayune reports that the RUSH concert slated for Saturday, April 19 at the New Orleans Arena may be rescheduled depending on the Hornets' playoff schedule. That playoff schedule has yet to be determined. "We'll find out at midnight Wednesday, when the regular NBA season end...April 14, 2008
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NEIL TURBIN's DEATHRIDERS: Footage From 2005 'Thrash Against Cancer' Event Posted Online
Capital Chaos has posted video footage of DEATHRIDERS, the band led by former ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin, performing the ANTHRAX classic "Panic" on July 9, 2005 at the Pound in San Francisco, California as part of the Thrash Against Cancer festival. Also on the bill were LAAZ ROCKIT, BROCAS HELM, AN...April 13, 2008
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TED NUGENT's 'Spirit Of New Mexico' Coming To A Theater Near You
Rocker Ted Nugent has penned another guest column for the Waco Tribune-Herald in which he reveals that he has been working with the governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, and the New Mexico departments of tourism, game and fish, and economic development to create a very special "Ted Nugent Spirit...April 13, 2008
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AGENT STEEL Begins Work On New Material
California-based power metallers AGENT STEEL have issued the following update: "We just loaded in our gear this week into our new rehearsal studio in Los Angeles and started working on new song ideas; and also revisiting the 'STEEL' catalog. We've begun to kick around guitar riff ideas in attempt to...April 13, 2008
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DREAM THEATER, OPETH: When PORTNOY And KERFELDT Unite - Part Three
In anticipation of the Progressive Nation 2008 tour, Roadrunner Records brought together the leaders of the two acts topping the bill DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy and OPETH's Mikael kerfeldt sat for a series of interviews to be posted over the next four weeks leading up to the Progressive Nation kic...April 12, 2008
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SINNER Mainman Checks In From Studio
SINNER, the veteran German metal oufit led by Mat Sinner (PRIMAL FEAR),has entered the House Of Music Studios to begin recording its new album, "Crash & Burn", for a September 19 release via AFM Records. The CD is being produced by Sinner and guitarist/vocalist Henny Wolter and is being enginee...April 12, 2008
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