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MPIRE OF EVIL Interviewed In Italy (Video)

Heavy-Metal.it conducted an interview with MPIRE OF EVIL (formerly PRIMEVIL) — the band formed in 2010 by ex-VENOM members Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitar) and Tony "The Demolition Man" Dolan (bass, vocals) — on December 14 at United Club in Torino, Italy. You can now watch the chat below. MPIRE OF EVIL'...

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PAUL DI'ANNO's U.S. Tour Officially Postponed

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno's previously announced U.S. tour, which was scheduled to kick off this coming weekend, has now been officially postponed until 2013. The trek was called off due to the fact that the musician has yet to secure a proper working visa to be able to enter the countr...

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FLYLEAF To Join Forces With DROWNING POOL For U.S. Tour

FLYLEAF will join forces with DROWNING POOL for a U.S. tour in February/March. Exact cities and dates will be announced tomorrow. FLYLEAF's new lineup made its live debut on November 1 at the Grand Stafford Theater in Bryan, Texas in front of a sold-out capacity crowd of 400. The show featured the d...

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DROWNING POOL: New Song Available For Free Download

"One Finger And A Fist", a brand new song from Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL, is available for free download at the band's official web site for 48 hours only. The track will appear on the band's fifth album, which is due out in early 2013 via Eleven Seven Music. The band teamed ...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Drummer Says Singer TODD LA TORRE Has Been 'A Great Addition To The Band'

Ruben Mosqueda of RockConfidential.com recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RockConfidential.com: What's your take on the fan reaction to the split [with singer Geoff Tate]? I know the fans are rabid, passionate...

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VEX's 'Memorious' To Be Released In January

San Marcos/Austin, Texas progressive death/black metal horde VEX will release its sophomore album, "Memorious", on January 1, 2013 through Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. The two years following the release of 2010's "Thanatopsis" saw lineup changes, with Joe Jackson from local black metal SAKRE...

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LORDI Signs With AFM RECORDS, Unveils New Lineup

Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI have inked a deal with AFM Records. The Hamburg, Germany-based label will release the band's new album, "To Beast Or Not To Beast", on March 8 worldwide (excluding Finland and USA). According to a press release, "All fans can look forward to a masterpiece full of h...

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ROBERT PLANT Joins PATTY GRIFFIN On Stage In Austin; Video Available

LED ZEPPELIN legend Robert Plant joined his girlfriend, roots singer Patty Griffin, on stage this past Saturday night (December 15) at the Continental Club in Austin, Texas to perform several tracks, incuding reworked versions of ZEPPELIN classics. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen...

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On the Blackest of Nights

Sweden's VOID MOON has nothing to do with Michael Connelly's crime thriller, but they are a moody encapsulation of zodiacal disorder. At their best, VOID MOON conjures a figurative, laboring tempo designed to convey slip-away lunar transience. The void moon itself is a laggard rotation spot which th...

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RUSH Drummer Interviewed On 'Notes From The Field' (Audio)

Michael Shrieve, Seattle-based drummer of SANTANA/Woodstock fame, interviewed drummer Neil Peart of Canadian rock legends RUSH for Shrieve's Jet City Stream show "Notes From The Field". The chat was recorded on November 13 when RUSH played Seattle and aired on December 2. You can now listen to it us...

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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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ASTAROTH: 'Nero's Fire' Video Released

"Nero's Fire", the new video from legendary Italian heavy metal pioneers ASTAROTH, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's first-ever full-length album, "The End Of Silence", which will be released on December 21 via She Wolf Records. Produced by the band's bassist Saverio "Shining" Princip...

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PAUL DI'ANNO: U.S. Tour In Jeopardy

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno's previously announced U.S. tour appears to be in jeopardy due to the fact that he has has yet to secure a proper working visa to be able to enter the country. In a posting on on his Facebook page, Paul writes: "Having waited several months for the U.S. visa .....

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DESTINY: New Single Delayed

The new digital single from long-running Gothenburg, Sweden-based metallers DESTINY, which was originally scheduled for release this month, has been delayed until January. The single will contain material from the band's anniversary album, "The Incompatibility Of Philosophical Terminology", which is...

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KROKUS Records Cover Of THE BEATLES Classic

Swiss hard rock veterans KROKUS will release their new album, "Dirty Dynamite", on February 22, 2013 via Sony Music. The band has recorded another cover song inspired by their time at Abbey Road Studios in London, England. KROKUS covers the early THE BEATLES classic "Help" with Tommy Heart (FAIR WAR...