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SPINAL TAP Is 'Back From The Dead'

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the cult classic film "This is Spinal Tap", and now England's "loudest heavy metal band," SPINAL TAP, is celebrating with the release of its first new album in almost two decades, "Back From The Dead" (The Label Industry Records/Artist2Market/INgrooves). Due o...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Plays Private Concert For 'Paul Green School Of Rock' Students; Video Available

QUEENSRŸCHE recently played a private concert for the students of the Paul Green School of Rock. The played three songs on acoustic equipment and were then joined by the school's house band (local all stars) for three additional tracks. As the Paul Green School of Rock enters its second decade, Gree...

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HEAVEN SHALL BURN: 'Bildersturm – Iconoclast II (The Visual Resistance)' DVD Details Revealed

Germany's death metal and hardcore fusionists HEAVEN SHALL BURN will release their first DVD, "Bildersturm – Iconoclast II (The Visual Resistance)", on May 25 in Europe via Century Media Records. In addition to "incredible" live material, the DVD includes a comprehensive documentary and loads of oth...

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SWASHBUCKLE: New Song Posted Online

New Jersey's thrashing pirates SWASHBUCKLE have posted a new song, "Cruise Ship Terror", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the band's Nuclear Blast debut, "Back To The Noose", which is scheduled for release on July 24. SWASHBUCKLE recently shot a video for "Cruise Ship Terror", which will b...

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EDEN'S CURSE: New Video Featuring PAMELA MOORE Available

Multinational melodic metallers EDEN'S CURSE have released the video for "Angels & Demons" (see below) which includes a duet with Pamela Moore, best known for her performance as Sister Mary on QUEENSRŸCHE's 1988 epic release "Operation: Mindcrime" and 2006's sequel "Operation: Mindcrime II". "An...

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SAVATAGE, METAL CHURCH Members Join Forces In MACHINES OF GRACE

MACHINES OF GRACE, the new band featuring drummer Jeff Plate (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SAVATAGE, METAL CHURCH),lead singer Zak Stevens (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, SAVATAGE),guitarist Matt Leff (guitar) and bassist Chris Rapoza (bass),will release its self-titled debut this summer. "It's just a pure, soli...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Guitarist Discusses Upcoming Studio Album

Karagiannidis Panagiotis of Metalpaths recently conducted an interview with André Olbrich, lead guitarist of the German power metal band BLIND GUARDIAN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalpaths: So what are your activities in this period of time, what are your latest news? Olbrich...

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MANOWAR's 'The Asgard Saga': Promo Clip Available

"The Asgard Saga", the world premiere of the fantasy collaboration between MANOWAR and Wolfgang Hohlbein, will begin at Magic Circle Festival III, scheduled to take place at the Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany on July 18, 2009. Headlining the festival, MANOWAR will perform material from the co...

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HEAVEN & HELL: 'The Devil You Know' To Sell 25-30K Copies In U.S. First Week

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, "The Devil You Know", the new album from HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — is on track t...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE: 'We Don't Make Any Money Selling Records Anymore'

QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate recently spoke to Goldmine contributor Bryan Reesman about the inspiration behind and making of their new album "American Soldier", finding new ways to make money in the music biz, golfing with Doc McGhee, and his wine brand, Insania. A couple of excerpts from the cha...

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ROB HALFORD, GEOFF TATE To Guest On FULL METAL JACKIE's Show

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford and QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate will be the featured guests on this week's edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to FullMetalJackieRadio.com. Rob Halford has launch...

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HEAVEN SHALL BURN Guitarist Launches ERODE

Guitarist Alexander Dietz of Germany's death metal and hardcore fusionists HEAVEN SHALL BURN has launched a solo project called ERODE. He says, "I had the idea for ERODE a long time ago. I always wanted to create atmospheres and soundscapes that are far away from guitars and the 'real' sound I norma...

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More New KISS 'Elder'-Period Footage Surfaces

Two additional "Music From The Elder"-period KISS clips have surfaced on YouTube (see below) as well as a "Creatures Of The Night"-era footage from KISS' 1983 Keil Auditorium concert in St. Louis, Missouri. The clips were released to promote a continuing series of KISS auctions from eBay seller Elit...

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Former KORN Guitarist Announces Solo Dates

Former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch will launch the first solo U.S. tour next month in support of his debut album, "Save Me From Myself", which was released September 9 on his Driven Music Group label. Later this summer, Welch will appear on the main stage at the Cornerstone Festival in Bushnel...

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ALTER BRIDGE Singer Says Band 'Will Carry On'

Singer Myles Kennedy has shot down reports that the newly announced reunion of CREED will effectively put an end to ALTER BRIDGE, the band he formed with then-former CREED members, guitarist Mark Tremonti, drummer Scott Phillips and bassist Brian Marshall. Kennedy says, "Many of you are wondering ho...