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OVERKILL Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 ALICE COOPER ARCH ENEMY AMORPHIS ATROCITY BROILERS CALIBAN CANDLEMASS CANN...
March 1, 2010
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THIN LIZZY, DEEP PURPLE, UFO, AC/DC Among Greatest Live Albums Of All Time

According to Gigwise.com, THIN LIZZY's 1978 double LP "Live and Dangerous" was voted the greatest live album of all time in a new poll. Listeners of Planet Rock radio voted in the thousands on the poll, with THIN LIZZY's record beating DEEP PURPLE's 1972 classic "Made In Japan" to the top spot. The...
March 1, 2010
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LAMB OF GOD Bassist Interviewed In Vienna

Austria's Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with bassist John Campbell of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD on February 25, 2010 when the band played a sold-out show in Vienna, Austria. Watch the chat in two parts below. LAMB OF GOD was nominated in two categories — "Best Live Ba...
February 27, 2010
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IRON MAIDEN: North American Tour Announcement Coming Next Week?

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN are expected to make an announcement about possible 2010 North American live dates on Thursday, March at 3:00 p.m. EST. No further information is currently available. IRON MAIDEN recently finished recording its new album at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bah...
February 26, 2010
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IRON MAIDEN Singer's Radio Show May Fall Victim To BBC's Budget Cuts

According to Guardian.co.uk, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson's Friday-night "Rock Show" may go off the air if digital radio station BBC 6 Music gets axed as part of BBC's overhaul of its digital services. BBC's web output could be cut in half, with online staff numbers and budgets to be slashed b...
February 26, 2010
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SLASH's Contribution To 'Download To Donate For Haiti' Available For Streaming

A previously unreleased track from legendary VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash, entitled "Mother Maria", is available for streaming using the player below. The song, whcih features a guest appearance on vocals by Beth Hart, is featured on "Download To Donate For Haiti", a star-studded...
February 26, 2010
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PAUL DI'ANNO Live In Redondo Beach; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno's February 17, 2010 concert at Brixton in Redondo Beach, California can be viewed below (courtesy of "URturn2njoy"). Di'Anno kicked off his U.S. tour on January 26 at Dingbatz in Clifton, New Jersey. Support on the trek is coming fro...
February 26, 2010
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IRON MAIDEN's 'Flight 666' To Be Screened As Part Of BBC4's 'Heavy Metal Britannia' Weekend

U.K.'s BBC Four will screen IRON MAIDEN's award-winning "Flight 666" documentary on Thursday, March 4 at 11 p.m. (GMT) — a very suitable starting point for their "Heavy Metal Britannia" weekend! A special one-hour edit of the spectacular MAIDEN live concert (from the bonus disc in the "Flight 666" D...
February 26, 2010
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BANG TANGO Guitarist Interviewed On 'Iron City Rocks'

The "Iron City Rocks" podcast recently conducted an interview with BANG TANGO guitarist Alex Grossi. The chat, in which Grossi talks about his career, BANG TANGO, ADLER'S APPETITE and Paul Reed Smith guitars, can now be streamed using the audio player below.
February 25, 2010
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HEAVEN & HELL To Support IRON MAIDEN In Bergen

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — will support British metal legends IRON MAIDEN on August 11 at Bergenhus Festning-Koengen in Bergen, Norway. HEAVEN & HELL singer Ronnie Ja...
February 25, 2010
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FEAR FACTORY In Amsterdam: Photos, Video Footage Available

A number of high-quality photos of FEAR FACTORY's February 22, 2010 concert at The Melkweg in Amsterdam in the Netherlands can be found at Metal-Experience.com. Support at the gig came from Belgium thrashers AFTER ALL. FEAR FACTORY's setlist was as follows: 01. Mechanize 02. Shock 03. Edgecrusher 04...
February 24, 2010
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RUSH Documentary Tentatively Due In May

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site Power Windows, Rounder Films has set a "tentative" May 18 release date for the long-awaited RUSH documentary produced by Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn of Toronto, Ontario, Canada's Banger Films Inc. It should be noted, however, that this information has not b...
February 24, 2010
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Possessor

While all these various "old-school" and "retro" movements going on these days are great for those of us who thrive on the glory that was yesterday's metal, the bands who champion these scenes don't have much going for them in the way of originality. Sure, the power does make up for lack of progress...
February 23, 2010
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Bangers

The glaring fact that I've probably not heard even a fraction of the "stoner" rock/metal albums released thus far this year will not deter me from recommending for the average Joe/Jane metal fan (who that might be is a discussion for another time) two releases that should quench thirst: PRIESTESS' "...
February 23, 2010
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EMERGENCY GATE: 'The Nemesis Construct' Track Listing Revealed

German metallers EMERGENCY GATE will release their new album, entitled "The Nemesis Construct", on April 30 via Twilight Zone Records. The CD was recorded at Dreamscape Studios in Munich and features artwork (see below) by Raf W., who has previously worked with METALLICA, SLAYER, IRON MAIDEN and SOU...
February 23, 2010