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AVANTASIA Mastermind To Guest On Germany's 'HR3 - Die Lange Harte Nacht'

EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet will be the featured guest on on Germany's biggest rock and metal radio show, "HR3 Hard 'n' Heavy - Die Lange Harte Nacht", this Friday night, January 4 between 1:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. (technically Saturday morning). Tobias will present the new album from his AVANTASIA pro...

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GAMMA RAY: New Audio Interview With DIRK SCHLÄCHTER Available

Anthony Chowanec of All Metal Music conducted an interview with GAMMA RAY bassist Dirk Schlächter earlier today (Wednesday, January 2). Dirk talks about the group's new album, "Land of the Free II", the band's tour with HELLOWEEN, and the upcoming GAMMA RAY DVD. Listen to the chat in two parts at t...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER: Classic Flying V Available For Purchase

According to a posting on the Michael Schenker News and Tour Information web site, the 1974 Gibson Flying V which legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker used during the years 1975-1978 is listed on Siggi Schwarz' online music store at this location. The guitar's neck was apparently broken but r...

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MARDUK: Athens Show Cancelled

Swedish black metallers MARDUK have cancelled their previously announced January 15, 2008 concert at the Underworld Club in Athens, Greece. According to a statement released by the Athens-based booking agency Sold Out Promotion, "The reasons of the cancellation are due to the band. The management of...

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AC/DC Drummer Beats Assault Conviction

According to ADateZ Inc., AC/DC drummer Phillip Rudd, who was born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis, pleaded guilty to one charge of common assault when he appeared in Tauranga District Court on Wednesday (December 26). The self-employed musician pleaded guilty after police reduced the charg...

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U.D.O.: Helsinki Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of U.D.O. — the German band fronted by former ACCEPT singer Udo Dirkschneider — performing the song "Mastercutor" on November 22, 2007 at Nosturi in Helsinki, Finland can be viewed below. The clip, which was filmed, edited and produced by Keke Lehikoinen, features dubbed aud...

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ACE FREHLEY: 'Thank God I'm Clean And Sober Today'

Jeff Maisey of HamptonRoads.com recently conducted an interview with original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: HamptonRoads.com: When the members of KISS set out to make solo albums back in 1978, was there a competitive spirit to see whose album would sell best?...

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U.D.O., PRIMAL FEAR: New Video Interviews Available

Sweden's Aftonbladet newspaper recently conducted interviews with U.D.O. and PRIMAL FEAR during the two bands' joint European tour. Watch the two-and-a-half-minute clip at this location. U.D.O. released a "best-of" album, "Metallized - 20 Years of Metal", on November 30 via AFM Records. The CD bookl...

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AMORPHIS Members Look Back On 2007; Video Available

Guitarist Esa Holopainen and vocalist Tomi Joutsen of the Finnish metal band AMORPHIS recently took part in sounds2move.de's 2007 Christmas special. They spoke about their most memorable moments of 2007 and discussed their plans for the future. Watch the 10-minute video clip below. AMORPHIS' new alb...

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Forever In Leather

Old-school metal bands don't get much more authentic than Cleveland, Ohio working-class bruisers DESTRUCTOR. After a well-received 1985 debut, the band signed to Island Records and was hard at work on their major-label debut when their longtime friend and bassist was murdered. The stunned group went...

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AVANTASIA: 'Carry Me Over' Video Available

AVANTASIA's video for the song "Carry Me Over" can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's forthcoming album, "The Scarecrow", which will be released on January 25, 2008 as a standard CD as well as rare picture (double) vinyl. "The Scarecrow" track listing: CD: 01. Twisted Mind 02. The Scar...

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OPETH Frontman Says New Songs Are 'A Bit More Energetic'

OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt spoke to MTV.com last week about the group's forthcoming follow-up to 2005's "Ghost Reveries", tentatively due next spring via Roadrunner Records. "I had more fun working on this album than any of the past records," he said. "I have always seen the recording of an alb...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER To Appear On 'Guest DJ Hour'

Legendary U.D.O./ex-ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider will host Metal Express Radio's "Guest DJ Hour" today (Friday, December 21). He will play 10 of his favorite tracks "that have influenced him or are currently rocking his metal world!" Listen to the program at 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. CET (9:00 a....

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AVANTASIA: Audio Interview With TOBIAS SAMMET Posted Online

MetalSymphony.com has posted an audio interview with AVANTASIA/EDGUY mainman Tobias Sammet. Check it out at this location. A three-and-a-half-minute video trailer for AVANTASIA's upcoming album, entitled "The Scarecrow", can be viewed below. "The Scarecrow" will be released on January 25, 2008 as a...

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Germany's DEVIL'S REVENGE FESTIVAL Cancelled

According to a posting on the web site of German thrashers DESTRUCTION, the Devil's Revenge Festival — which was to take place December 29, 2007 at Stadthalle in Lichtenfels, Germany — has been cancelled. "The band is dissapointed by this last-minute cancellation beyond their control 'cause this was...