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DAMAGE CONTROL Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

DAMAGE CONTROL, the band featuring former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade, QUIREBOYS frontman Spike, UFO bassist Pete Way and guitarist/producer Robin George, has been confirmed for the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 16-18 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing...

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HEAVEN AND HELL: 'Live From Radio City Music Hall' DVD/CD Details Revealed

Fans lucky enough to score tickets to HEAVEN AND HELL's Radio City Music Hall performance on March 30 — the concert sold out in a matter of minutes — were fortunate witnesses to the glorious return of Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice. Onstage in the U.S. for the first tim...

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MANNGARD: New Album Details Revealed

Norwegian extreme metallers MANNGARD have issued the following update: "Mixing of [the new MANNGARD album] 'European Cowards' is now completed, and the new monster is ready to be unleashed on the world on August 27 [via Nocturnal Art Productions]! All the beer-infested thrashiness from the initial r...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN Releases Solo Debut, Prepares To Hit The Road

The winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has just released his debut album, "Fuel for the Fire", in Finland via Sony BMG. Check out audio samples at this location (IMPORTANT: You must hold your cursor over the musical note symbol...

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FATAL SMILE Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Swedish "traditional" hard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE has parted ways with bassist Markus Johansson and has replaced him with Alex Johnson. FATAL SMILE recently inked a deal with Locomotive Music. The group's sophomore album, "Neo Natural Freaks", was released in the U.S. on February 20. The...

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THE CULT Signs With ROADRUNNER RECORDS

THE CULT has signed with Roadrunner Records, according to Billboard.com. The group's first new album since 2001's Atlantic set "Beyond Good and Evil" will be released Sept. 25 in conjunction with its own New Wilderness imprint. The as-yet-untitled set is being recorded in London with producer Youth....

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SPEEDTHEORY Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Wolverhampton, U.K.-based metal band SPEEDTHEORY has been confirmed for the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 16-18 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Thursday, August 16: FIREWIND TESTAMENT HEAD-ON Friday, August 17: DARK T...

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VENOM, NIFELHEIM: Stockholm Concert Video Footage Available

Video footage of VENOM and NIFELHEIM's May 24, 2007 performances at Klubben in Stockholm, Sweden has been posted at YouTube. Available for viewing are two VENOM tracks — "Countess Bathory" and "Black Metal" — plus seven songs from NIFELHEIM, including one new cut, "Gates of Damnation", which will ap...

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DIAMOND HEAD Drummer Reports On New Album Recording Process

DIAMOND HEAD drummer Karl Wilcox, who is based in Los Angeles while the rest of the group resides in the U.K., has posted a report on the recording sessions for the band's new album, "What's in your Head?" An excerpt follows: "What started as riffs and ideas on one side of the globe has become ...

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OTEP: Audio Interview With Bassist EVIL J Available

An audio interview with OTEP bassist Jason "Evil J" McGuire, conducted recently by HeavyMetalSource.com, has been made available for download at this location. During the interview Evil J talks how the band has worked out a split with Capitol Records and is shopping around for a new label. OTEP rece...

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LARS ULRICH Says ROLLING STONES' Rock-Star Attitude Left Strange Taste In His Mouth

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich called into "The Opie & Anthony Show" Friday morning (May 25) and stayed on the air for about 15 minutes, talking about the recent HEAVEN AND HELL show he saw in Los Angeles, MERCYFUL FATE's influence on METALLICA's music and the opportunity to open for THE ROLLING...

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SATAN'S HOST Signs With MORIBUND CULT RECORDS

Long-running Colorado metal band SATAN'S HOST, whose classic 1986 debut, "Metal from Hell", featured lead vocals by JAG PANZER's Harry Conklin, has inked a deal with Moribund Cult Records. "We are working very hard and intensely on new material, [and are] due to enter into the studio Flatline Audio...

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URFAUST Makes 'Unholy Pact' With DEBEMUR MORTI PRODUCTIONS

Debemur Morti Productions has announced an "unholy pact" with Dutch duo URFAUST for their forthcoming mini-album. Comprising exclusive-to-this-release material, the evil collection will contain "around 20 minutes of unholy synthesizer ultra doom in the most morbid and twisted vein." Recordings are e...

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DESTRUCTION, ONSLAUGHT: U.K. Dates Announced

German thrash veterans DESTRUCTION will embark on a U.K. headlining tour in November. Support at the shows will come from ONSLAUGHT, AMENTI and RASTA. The details are as follows: Nov. 09 - Kingston - The Peel Nov. 10 - Dublin - Voodoo Lounge Nov. 11 - Cork - An Cruiscin Lan Nov. 12 - Glasgow ...

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OBITUARY: New Album Title Announced

Florida death metal legends OBITUARY have set "Xecutioner's Return" (Candlelight Records) as the title of their forthcoming album. The CD's release date has been pushed forward to August 28 from the previously announced September 11. The band is finalizing U.S. touring plans now that will kick off i...