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BACKYARD BABIES Interviewed At Germany's 'Games Convention'; Video Available

Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES were interviewed at this year's Games Convention (sometimes called the Leipzig Games Convention, and abbreviated as GC),an annual video game event in Leipzig, Germany. The band performed at the August 2008 conference, which covered videogames, infotainment, ha...

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AMON AMARTH: 'Thunder God' UK Chart Positions Revealed

AMON AMARTH's seventh full-length album, "Twilight of the Thunder God", has registered the following UK chart positions in its first week of release: #8 - Top 40 Rock & Metal chart #11 - Top 50 Independent Album chart #126 - Top 200 Artist Album chart "Twilight of the Thunder God" entered the Sw...

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APOCALYPTICA: AREA4 FESTIVAL Performance Available Online

APOCALYPTICA's performance at the Area4 Festival, which was held August 29-31 in Lüdinghausen, Germany, was broadcast on WDR's (German public TV) series "Rockpalast" on Monday, September 22. It is now available for vieweing online at Rockpalast.de. As previously reported, APOCALYPTICA has contribute...

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AMON AMARTH's 'Twilight Of The Thunder God' Lands On Swedish Chart

AMON AMARTH's seventh full-length album, "Twilight of the Thunder God", has entered the Swedish chart at position No. 11. The band's previous CD, "With Oden on our Side", debuted at No. 21 back in 2006. Commented the band: "We would like to take the opportunity to thank our fellow countrymen and loy...

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TARJA TURUNEN To Utilize BLIND GUARDIAN's Session Bassist For Upcoming Tour

A new audio interview with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen conducted by Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock is available for download at this location (MP3, 4 MB). An excerpt from the chat follows below. Tangra Mega Rock: The occasion to have you with us on the radio is this ...

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DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, ALL ENDS Confirmed For Japan's LOUD PARK Festival

DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED and ALL ENDS have been confirmed for the Loud Park 08 festival, set to take place October 18-19 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Japan. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, October 18: SLIPKNOT DOWN AVENGED SEVENFOLD CARCASS SONATA ARCTICA DRAGONF...

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AMON AMARTH Schedules Quebec City Signing Session

Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH will take part in a signing session on October 17 at Pentagram in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada beginning at 4:00 p.m. The details are: Pentagram 550 Boul. Wilfrid Hamel Quebec G1m 2s6 Canada (418) 521-6666 www.pentagramaster.com See a poster for the event below. T...

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BACKYARD BABIES To Guest On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show

Swedish sleaze rockers BACKYARD BABIES will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, October 10 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the broadcast live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight)...

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PAIN Frontman Offers 'Cynic Paradise' Track-By-Track Breakdown

PAIN frontman Peter Tägtgren has offered a track-by-track breakdown of the band's forthcoming album, "Cynic Paradise", for the readers of the German edition of the Metal Hammer magazine. Check it out in English, German. "Cynic Paradise" will be released on October 31 via Nuclear Blast Records. The f...

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AMON AMARTH: 'Twilight Of The Thunder God' Video Posted Online

The video for the title track off AMON AMARTH's new album, "Twilight of the Thunder God", can be viewed below. The clip was filmed on the old Viking site, Jomsborg, home of the Jomsvikings in Wolin, Poland, with the Polish team Group 13 and director Dariusz Szermanowicz. The song features a guest ap...

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More Vocals Pay Off For APOCALYPTICA

The Pulse of Radio reports: "Worlds Collide", the latest album from Finnish metal cello quartet APOCALYPTICA, is not their first effort to feature vocals but makes the most use of them. Guest singers on the disc include THREE DAYS GRACE frontman Adam Gontier, SLIPKNOT vocalist Corey Taylor and other...

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AMON AMARTH: 'Twilight Of The Thunder God' Video To Premier Tomorrow

The video for the title track off AMON AMARTH's new album, "Twilight of the Thunder God", will receive its online permiere tomorrow (Tuesday, September 16) on MySpace. The stream will be available beginning at 10 a.m. CET, 1 a.m. PST, 4 a.m. EST. The clip was filmed on the old Viking site, Jomsborg,...

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AMON AMARTH: New Song Posted Online

Swedish metallers AMON AMARTH have uploaded a new song titled "Guardians of Asgaard" on their MySpace page. The track comes off he group's new album, "Twilight of the Thunder God", which will be released on September 19 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy; September 22 in the rest of Europe;...

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APOCALYPTICA: AREA4 Festival Performance To Air On German TV

APOCALYPTICA's performance at the Area4 Festival, which was held August 29-31 in Lüdinghausen, Germany, will be broadcast on WDR's (German public TV) series "Rockpalast" on Monday, September 22 between 12:45 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. As previously reported, APOCALYPTICA has contributed a special remix of "...

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ICED EARTH, MESHUGGAH, APOCALYPTICA Interviewed At Hungary's SZIGET Festival; Video Available

Hungarian metal magazine "Kettõnégy" conducted interviews with ICED EARTH, MESHUGGAH, DANKO JONES and APOCALYPTICA at the Sziget festival, which was held August 12-18 in Budapest, Hungary. Watch the footage below. (Note: The clip also features interviews with fans and other shenanigans.) The Sziget...