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Frozen Storm Apocalypse

Back in the 1980s, Christian traditionalists wrote books warning parents of the evil in disguise that was "Christian rock", claiming it was just a sly trick by Ol' Scratch to help dirty, nasty rock and roll gain entry into otherwise God-fearing homes. These guys had a problem with bands like PETRA,...

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Six Pack Witchcraft

It doesn't seem to matter what kind of metal a musician is into, how old he is, or where he lives... you throw enough shots of whiskey in him and he starts putting together a band with some of his bar buddies that sounds like MOTÖRHEAD, VENOM, and THE MISFITS, in varying combinations. If the ...

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No God No Satan

Here I go again talking up those French black metal savages. There is just something about the way that so many of the country's BM acts take the early Norwegian blueprint and gouge the hell out of it, then bend it into submission. It usually involves scathing chords, piercing tones, and the liberal...

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EPHEL DUATH Mainman's MANUSCRIPTS DON'T BURN Releases Debut Mini-CD

MANUSCRIPTS DON'T BURN, the new project formed by Davide Tiso of Italian avant-garde metallers EPHEL DUATH, has just released its debut mini-CD, "The Breathing House", via Amaranth Recordings (a sub-label of Aural Music operated by Tiso himself). The CD version is available at www.auralwebstore.com,...

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ARMORED SAINT, WARRIOR, LIZZY BORDEN, FATES WARNING Members Take Part In California Jam (Video)

Current and former members of ARMORED SAINT, WARRIOR, LIZZY BORDEN, FATES WARNING, IGNITE and ANTHRAX took part in a special jam at California-based photographer Stephanie Cabral's 40th birthday party on October 26, 2010 at Happenin' Harry's in Beverly Hills at Club Aqua. A video motage of the event...

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THE CULT Frontman: 'We Don't Think That Music Should Be Given Away For Free'

The Silver Tongue recently conducted an interview with THE CULT frontman Ian Astbury. A couple of exceprts from the chat follow below. The Silver Tongue: With this new format you're delaying your releases. Is this so the release coincides with the tour, or is there a specific reason for releasing th...

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THRESHOLD Begins Work On New Album

U.K.-based progressive metallers THRESHOLD have started writing material for the follow-up to 2007's "Dead Reckoning" for a 2011 release via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will once again be recorded at Thin Ice Studios in the U.K. with producers Karl Groom and Richard West. "Dead Reckoning" enjoyed...

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Former SAVATAGE, TOKYO BLADE Members Join Forces In REVERENCE

REVERENCE, the new Detroit, Michigan-based power metal band featuring vocalist Todd Michael Hall (JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR, HARLET),guitarist Bryan Holland (TOKYO BLADE, ARREST),drummer Steve "Dr. Killdrums" Wacholz (SAVATAGE, CRIMSON GLORY) and bassist Frank Saparti (TOKYO BLADE, OVERLOADED, MI...

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ICED EARTH Mainman Shuts Down Fan Club, Cites FACEBOOK's Success As Reason

ICED EARTH founder Jon Schaffer today closed his band's fan club, the Minions of the Wicked, citing the success of Facebook as the reason. "When we launched Minions of the Wicked," Schaffer said, "the real power and usefulness of social-network sites like Facebook was unknown to us. Everyone knew ab...

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ROB HALFORD Says 'Made Of Metal' Is 'Just A Good-Time Metal Album'

Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST/HALFORD frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: How did [the new HALFORD album] "Made Of Metal" come together? Halford: "Made Of Metal" came together quite quickly...

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AC/DC Honored In 'Top Boxscore' Category At BILLBOARD TOURING AWARDS

Legendary hard rockers AC/DC were honored in the "Top Boxscore" category at the Billboard Touring Awards, which were handed out at a special reception in New York on November 4. The awards are primarily based on global box office numbers reported to Billboard Boxscore from October 1, 2009, through S...

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STONE SOUR: 'Digital (Did You Tell)' Video Released

"Digital (Did You Tell)", the new video from STONE SOUR — the band featuring SLIPKNOT members Corey Taylor (vocals) and Jim Root (guitar) — can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Paul R. Brown, who previously worked with STONE SOUR on the "30/30-150", "Say You'll Haunt Me" and "Hesistate" vid...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Performs 'Forgive Me Father' On Germany's MTV (Video)

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH performed their new song "Forgive Me Father (I Have Sinned)" earlier this week on Germany's MTV. You can now watch video footage of their playback appearance below. CRADLE OF FILTH will embark on its first North American tour since 2009, a headlining run dub...

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MURDERDOLLS Performs 'Nowhere' On FUEL TV's 'The Daily Habit' (Video)

The reactivated MURDERDOLLS — the band consisting of Joey Jordison (SLIPKNOT, ROB ZOMBIE) and Wednesday 13 — performed the song "Nowhere" on this past Tuesday (November 2) edition of Fuel TV's hit show "The Daily Habit". You can now watch video footage of their appearance below. MURDERDOLLS recently...

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MURDERDOLLS: European Headlining Tour Announced

Following their pummeling sets opening for GUNS N' ROSES, the reactivated MURDERDOLLS — the band consisting of Joey Jordison (SLIPKNOT, ROB ZOMBIE) and Wednesday 13 — will return to level Europe in early 2011. It will be their first full European headline tour in over six years. The band has just wr...