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ANTHRAX: Gothenburg Concert Called Off After Half A Song

ANTHRAX's concert in Gothenburg, Sweden Wednesday night (April 19) lasted only a few minutes, according to a BLABBERMOUTH.NET source that was present at the gig. Halfway through the opening song, "Among the Living", the band's amplifiers, vocalist Joey Belladonna's microphone and the monitors all we...

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MANITOU: 'Deadlock' To Receive Wider European Release In July

Finland's MANITOU, who feature in their ranks members of OMNIUM GATHERUM, MALPRACTICE and KAIHORO, will release their second full-length album, "Deadlock", in Sweden, Spain, Benelux and GAS on July 7 through Metal Heaven Records. The material on the CD is being described as a mixture of IRON MAIDEN,...

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Canada's ANVIL To Join Producer CHRIS TSANGARIDES On TOTAL ROCK

Legendary producer Chris Tsangarides will be talking about his career, current and future projects with Malcom Dome this Saturday between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. BST on Total Rock. In addition, Canadian metal legends ANVIL will be joining Chris to talk about their Tsangarides-produced forthcoming al...

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WINTERS BANE: European Version Of 'Redivivus' To Include Bonus Tracks

WINTERS BANE will release their new album, "Redivivus", in Europe on June 30 via Metal Heaven Records. Since their formation in 1990, WINTERS BANE has consistently created some of the most memorable heavy metal songs ever written. In their first incarnation with present ICED EARTH vocalist Tim "Ripp...

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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist: New Album Will Be 'Very Much Along The Traditional Lines'

Metal Temple chief editor Orpheus Spiliotopoulos recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal Temple: How do you feel about the "Angel of Retribution" album now, almost a year after its release? Ian Hill: "I think it did what we set out...

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Beyond Fear

Whether or not you liked his two albums with JUDAS PRIEST, or got your metal panties in a bunch over his replacement of Matthew Barlow in ICED EARTH, it can't be denied that Tim "Ripper" Owens is one of the best vocalists we have in our midst today. Christ, he could make the bad songs ...

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Hosannas From the Basements of Hell

Pick a band, any band, and if they incorporate any sort of tribal drone, ethereal wall-of-noise roar, mystical third-eye ravings or percussive punk-driven art house nihilism in their music, you can likely thank KILLING JOKE for the influence. The launching pad for a hundred metal, punk and new wave...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS On Touring With ANTHRAX: 'The Reaction Has Been Amazing'

BEYOND FEAR, the new Ohio-based band featuring former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens alongside guitarist John Comprix (SPAWN, 13 FACES),Dennis Hayes (ex-WINTERS BANE, SEVEN WITCHES) on bass, Dwane Bihary (MISSING SKIN) on rhythm guitar, and drummer Eric Elkins (CRYP...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman On New Album: 'We're Getting Incredible Results'

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has spoken to Greg Prato of Billboard.com about the songwriting process for their new album, which will tell the story of the 16th century French prophet Nostradamus. "We're writing right now," Halford told Billboard.com. "I'm here in the Midlands near Birmingham, w...

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BLUDGEON To Release 'World Controlled' In June

Chicago's BLUDGEON — the first band to be signed to MANOWAR's Magic Circle Music — will release their sophomore album, "World Controlled", on June 27. BLUDGEON has earned several distinctions in their relatively young career. When MANOWAR bassist and Magic Circle Music founder Joey DeMaio discovered...

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WOLF's New Album Will Be 'A 45-Minute Heavy Metal Feast'

Swedish metallers WOLF will enter Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden in June with producer Fredrik Nordström to begin recording their fourth album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Century Media Records. WOLF's former drummer Daniel "Dale" Bergkvist — who apparently remains on good t...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Checks In From London

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "I'm just waking up from last night's insanity in London. The show was the best yet. Best Astoria show ever and dare I say the best show of the tour so far. "You always hear how cities like London, New ...

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist Talks About Playing With IAN GILLAN At Royal Albert Hall

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover has posted the following message on his official web site: "Here we are in April and us usual I am surprised that the year is nearly a third over. Does everyone go through that? Then again, I have to acknowledge that I've been rather busy lately, to say ...

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Former W.A.S.P. Guitarist Talks About Upcoming ANIMAL CD

Brian Rademacher of Rock Eyez recently conducted an interview with former W.A.S.P. and current ANIMAL guitarist Randy Piper. An excerpt from the chat follows: Rock Eyez: You were telling me during our last interview, that you were getting a new guitar made. It was a 61' Cadillac which has headlights...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist 'Basking In The Glasgow Afterglow'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has commented on the opening gig of the band's European tour, which kicked off Friday night (April 7) in Glasgow, Scotland. In a posting on the group's official web site, Ian wrote, "It's 7 a.m. and I'm still basking in the Glasgow afterglow. What a way to kick this off!!...