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ONSLAUGHT: 'Live Polish Assault 2007' Track Listing, Artwork Revealed

British thrash metal legends ONSLAUGHT will release their first live DVD, "Live Polish Assault 2007", in Europe on May 14 via Metal Mind Productions (June 19 in the U.S.). The disc will contain more than an hour of veritable thrash mayhem filmed during the band's gig on February 12, 2007 at the Stod...

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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER: THE BEATLES Changed My Life

Mark Voger of the Asbury Park Press recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On whether it was a tough decision for BLACK SABBATH to fire Ozzy Osbourne following the recording of 1978's iro...

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DIMMU BORGIR To Tour Europe With AMON AMARTH

Norwegian black metallers DIMMU BORGIR will embark on a European headlining tour in October/November. Dubbed "The Invaluable Darkness Tour 2007", the trek will feature Sweden's AMON AMARTH in the direct-support slot. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 23 - Amsterdam - Paradiso (NL) Sep. 24 - Tilbu...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'Ziltoid The Omniscient' North American Release Date Announced

Inside Out Music America has set a May 22 release date for STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend's next solo album, entitled "Ziltoid the Omniscient". The CD, which will be released under the DEVIN TOWNSEND banner instead of THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND, was recorded completely by Devin, who took...

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YEARNING Finishes Recording New Album

Finnish dark metal band YEARNING has just finished the recordings of its fifth album, entitled "Merging into Landscapes", at D-Studio, Klaukkala, Finland. The CD features guest vocals by T.K. of SAATTUE and LET ME DREAM and female vocals by Tiina Sitomaniemi, who also sang on YEARNING's second album...

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IRON MAIDEN: 'Abbey Road' Performance To Air On Friday, Sneak Peek Available

IRON MAIDEN will appear on U.K. Channel 4's "Live From Abbey Road" on Friday, March 30 on More 4, repeated on the following Monday on Channel 4. The last in the series, IRON MAIDEN's performance is a stunning finale to the groundbreaking show. Showcasing their new album with an incendiary performanc...

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LILLIAN AXE: 'Waters Rising' To Arrive In June

Opening for the likes of RATT, POISON, QUEENSRŸCHE, KROKUS, STRYPER and LITA FORD, working with some of rock's most respected producers and scoring several "Headbanger's Ball"-approved video clips, LILLIAN AXE certainly carved (or perhaps more appropriately, chopped) a niche for themselves with meta...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE Frontman: 'I Want To Be The Only Man In This World'

Daniel Robert Epstein of SuicideGirls.com recently conducted an interview with TYPE O NEGATIVE frontman Peter Steele. An excerpt from the chat follows: SuicideGirls.com: I bet you get some really cute girls at your shows. Peter Steele: There are always cute girls at our shows. But I'm getting old an...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'Ziltoid The Omniscient' Artwork Posted Online

The projected artwork for STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend's next solo album, entitled "Ziltoid the Omniscient", has been posted online at this location (art created by Travis Smith). Devin described the material on the CD as a mix between STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND...

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'Metal: A Headbanger's Companion': New EARACHE Collection Due In April

Earache Records will release a six-CD collection, entitled "Metal: A Headbanger's Companion", on April 23. Headbang away to over 100 all-out blistering tracks on six separate discs, featuring Earache's own genre-defining, groundbreaking artists. The set will be priced only £9.99 (U.K.) or $15.98 (U....

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DEVIN TOWNSEND's Ziltoid Album Due This Summer

Devin Townsend's (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND) wife Tracy has issued the following newsletter from Devin's record label, HevyDevy Records: "Well, one thing that any Devin fan knows is that ideas change and grow. Last issue we reported: 'Also occupying his time in the past month has been...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE In Studio With Producer ZEUSS

Richmond's thrash monsters MUNICIPAL WASTE are currently in Planet Z studios in Massachusetts working on their as-yet-untitled new album, due on June 11 via Earache Records. The band's frontman, Tony Foresta, reports from the studio: "We're at Zeuss' studio, it's super laid back and we're having a g...

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SEPULTURA To Perform With J.B.O. At Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser checks in from the band's European tour: "March 18, 2007: Right now we are in Germany touring for our latest album 'Dante XXI' with a new drummer named Jean Dollabella [who] is doing an awesome job. We are playing with a lot of passion and motivation, the set list...

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Report: THE END RECORDS' Heavy Metal Makeover

David Whitford of Fortune Small Business magazine reports: Never before in the history of the planet has there been so much music floating around, of all kinds and easily accessible. Thanks to iTunes and its cousins, from YouTube (great for live concert clips) and MySpace (unsigned bands) to satelli...

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WHITESNAKE: '1987: 20 Anniversary Collector's Edition' Details Revealed

EMI has set a May 31 North American release date for WHITESNAKE's "1987: 20 Anniversary Collector's Edition". This collector's edition CD and DVD, released to celebrate the album's 20th anniversary, is beautifully packaged in a fold-out digipack with PVC slipcase with extensive sleeve notes written...