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DARKEST HOUR: Documentary Of Homecoming Show Available

DCist, the most popular blog in Washington, D.C. covering all the goings-on in the Capitol, has uploaded a "documentary" of local metallers DARKEST HOUR as they prepared for their annual homecoming D.C. show. Watch the clip below. DARKEST HOUR is about to enter Baltimore, Maryland's Salad Days Studi...

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MEGADETH Mainman Comments On Former Co-Manager's Passing

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has commented on the passing of the band's former co-manager Bud Prager (pictured below). The president of E.S.P. Management, Inc., Prager co-managed MEGADETH from 1995 to 2001, helping the group to its first major commercial radio success and co-writing a number of so...

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AVIAN To Play Acoustic Set On 'Root Of All Evil' Radio Show

AVIAN, the melodic metal band featuring singer Lance King (BALANCE OF POWER, PYRAMAZE) and guitarist Yan Leviathan, will play an acoustic set on the "Root Of All Evil" radio show Saturday night, January 17, 2009 (technically early Sunday morning). You can tune in live in the Minneapolis / St. Paul a...

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MANOWAR: Audio Interview With JOEY DEMAIO Posted Online

Italian news blog Musica Metal has uploaded an audio interview with MANOWAR bass player Joey DeMaio. The chat covers a wide range of topics, including the Magic Circle Festival, MANOWAR's position in the Guinness World Of Records, whether heavy metal is better than sex, and MANOWAR's relationship to...

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Former MEGADETH Co-Manager Dies Of Esophageal Cancer

Bud Prager, president of E.S.P. Management, Inc. — who co-managed MEGADETH from 1995 to 2001, helping them to their first major commercial radio success and co-writing a number of songs — lost his year-plus long battle with esophageal cancer at his home in Montauk, N.Y. on December 22. Born in New Y...

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Former KORN Guitarist Holding Auditions For Touring Band

Former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has issued the following update: "I am very happy and excited to announce that over the Christmas holidays I will be holding closed auditions for potential band members to hit the road with in 2009. If all goes well with the auditions, look for an announcemen...

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SAXON: More 'Into The Labyrinth' Samples Available

Audio samples of all 13 tracks that appear on "Into The Labyrinth", the new album from British metal legends SAXON, are available at the JPC.de web site. "Into The Labyrinth" will be released in Europe on January 12, 2009 (Germany: January 9; USA: January 13) via SPV Records. The CD was recorded at...

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MACHINE HEAD Interviewed In Glasgow; Video Available

STV's John Kilbride conducted an interview with MACHINE HEAD members Dave McClain (drums) and Robb Flynn (guitar, vocals) prior to the band's December 8, 2008 concert at SECC in Glasgow, Scotland. Watch the 14-minute chat below. Dave McClain said: "Probably some of the best shows we have ever done h...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: New Song Snippet Available

QUEENSRŸCHE's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Soon people all over Washington state will be hearing the new tour commerical for Snoqualmie casino. The show isn't until April, but what's interesting is what the commerial reveals. Two really cool bits of information. Fi...

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HELLFUELED: In Mixing Mode

Sweden's HELLFUELED is currently mixing its fourth album with producer Rikard Löfgren (DEATHSTARS, SPARZANZA) for an early 2009 release. Twelve new songs, including one instrumental, were recorded over a seven-week period at Leon Music studios. Commented the band: "Producer Rikard Löfgren feels tota...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Members Perform Acoustic Set At KISW's 'Holiday Hangover Ball'; Video Available

QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton and Geoff Tate performed a rare all-acoustic set along with two guests (Jason Aimes on vocals and Parker Lundgren on guitar; members of Tate's solo band from the fall 2008 tour) at KISW's annual Holiday Hangover Ball, held this past Friday (December 12) at Showbox...

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Former VOIVOD Frontman ERIC FORREST Paying Tribute To Late Guitarist PIGGY

Brutalism.com recently conducted an interview with former VOIVOD and current E-FORCE frontman Eric Forrest. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Brutalism.com: How is your health these days? I'm sure all the fans are happy to see you back rocking again. [Forrest was seriously injured in...

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DESPISED ICON: Video From 'Montreal Assault' DVD Posted Online

Montreal extreme metallers DESPISED ICON will release their first DVD, "Montreal Assault Live", on January 27 via Century Media. The disc features a "stellar" multi-camera shoot from the band's sold-out hometown show, alongside a new hour-long documentary and all of the band's promotional video clip...

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SAXON, ICED EARTH: European Tour Poster Unveiled

SAXON and ICED EARTH will team up for a European co-headlining tour in February 2009. A poster for the trek can be viewed below. SAXON will release its new new studio album, "Into The Labyrinth" in Europe on January 12, 2009 (Germany: January 9; USA: January 13) via SPV Records. The CD was recorded...

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LAMB OF GOD Drummer Checks In From The Road

Drummer Chris Adler of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD has issued the following update: "Here's a small year-end update from the road. "The shows [with METALLICA] are amazing and we are playing a little bit of new material every night. Things are going very well. We are all pretty happy to...