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Heavy Metal Thunder: The Movie

[Note: The original review of "Heavy Metal Thunder: The Movie", which was written by Scott Alisoglu upon the DVD's initial release in 2010, can be found at this location.] There once was this heavy metal band that preferred tea over whiskey, so much they had boxes of it shipped from England on their...

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Concerto For Group And Orchestra

It may come off pass? to say the late Jon Lord was fond of classical music. As we've come to learn over the years through Yngwie Malmsteen and Eddie Van Halen's Mozart, Bach and Beethoven translations into heavy metal form, the two styles have exhibited a propensity for marriage of the finest capaci...

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WhoCares

This release may be a few months old already, but in the season of giving, it's perhaps prudent to shine the light on a benefit project if for nothing else, to serve as a reminder that music does serve a higher purpose when it wants to. Last year, Ian Gillan and Tony Iommi joined audile ...

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Be 3

No, this isn't the black metal band, KRUK, albeit, if you hang out long enough with this one, you'll hear an out-of-place death whoop crash into "Master Blaster" on their latest album, "Be 3". This incarnation of KRUK hails from Poland and while they do boast an album in their catalog titled "Before...

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Former THE HAUNTED Drummer's DEEP ARCHITECTURE: First Song Posted Online

"The Watcher", the first song from DEEP ARCHITECTURE, the new "musical collaboration" between former THE HAUNTED drummer Per Møller Jensen and Danish musician Carsten Lender, can be streamed at this location. Per Møller Jensen quit THE HAUNTED in October. He said in a statement released to BLABBERMO...

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HELLOWEEN's 'Nabataea' Video Released

The official video for "Nabataea", the first single from "Straight Out Of Hell", the new album from German power metallers HELLOWEEN, can be seen below. The seven minute-plus composition about the legendary kingdom, located in today's Middle East, where the first real democracy existed over 3000 yea...

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KISS Goes Solo: A House Divided Will Still Rock!

Echoing their famous series of 1978 solo albums, legendary rockers KISS take to solo adventures this March in a new miniseries from IDW Publishing. Further exploring the deep mythology that's made the Kings of Rock hold dual citizenship as Kings of Comics, this year, The-Four-Who-Are-One must take u...

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BODY COUNT: New Album Title Revealed

BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by legendary rapper Ice-T, has set "Manslaughter" as the title of its new album, due next year via Sumerian Records. The group will enter the studio in January to begin work on the CD. In September 2009, BODY COUNT made an appearance at the Vans Warped Tour 15th-an...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer Talks To 'Evenings With Rebecca Levingston' About His Long Career (Audio)

Vocalist Ian Gillan of legendary hard rockers DEEP PURPLE recently spoke about his long career to Rebecca Levingston of the "Evenings With Rebecca Levingston" show on Australia's ABC Brisbane radio station. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio):

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DESCENDING: 'The Energy' Video Released

"The Energy", the new video from Athens, Greece-based death/thrash metallers DESCENDING, can be seen below. The clip was directed by the band's frontman, Jon Simvonis. "The Energy" comes off DESCENDING's sophomore album, "New Death Celebrity", which was released in October 2011 via Massacre Records....

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'ShipRocked 2012' Flashback - Day 1 (Video)

ShipRocked — the ultimate rock music cruise vacation — wrapped its fourth year with record-breaking "full ship" attendance of nearly 2,500 guests from all 50 U.S. states and 20 additional countries onboard the MSC Poesia cruise ship from November 27 to December 1. Guests enjoyed unforgettable perfor...

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DEEP PURPLE: New Album Release Date Confirmed, Dedicated Web Site Launched

British hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE will release their 19th studio album on April 26, 2013 via earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germany-based international rock label which is part of Edel Group. After various songwriting sessions in Europe, the band recorded and mixed the album in Nashville, Tennessee with...

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RUSH Headed Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: Video Footage Of Yesterday's Announcement

RUSH, HEART, Donna Summer, Randy Newman, blues legend Albert King, and rappers PUBLIC ENEMY are the 2013 inductees to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS bassist Flea announced the inductees yesterday (December 11) at L.A.'s Nokia Theater, which is where where the induction ceremon...

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LAMB OF GOD Drummer: 'We've Realized How Fragile What We Do Is'

LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler was interviewed on the November 30 - December 2 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to FullMetalJackieRad...

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ROTTEN SOUND: 'Salvation' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for the song "Salvation" from Finnish grindcore maniacs ROTTEN SOUND can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new EP, "Species At War", which will be released on January 18, 2013 on CD, etched vinyl and digital. The CD was recorded at Nordic Audio Labs this past sum...