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INCANTATION To Headline MAYHEM IN MAY Festival

Pennsylvania-based death metallers INCANTATION will headline day one of the Mayhem in May 3 festival, set to take place May 17-18, 2008 at Uncle Pleasant's in Louisville, Kentucky. "We look forward to headlining this killer fest," stated INCANTATION mainman John McEntee. "Our friends in ESTUARY play...

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LIVING COLOUR Frontman Discusses 'Jesus Christ Superstar' Gig

Shay Quillen of MercuryNews.com recently conducted an interview with LIVING COLOUR frontman Corey Glover about Corey's current stint in the role of Judas in "Jesus Christ Superstar" at American Musical Theatre of San Jose, California. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: How does life on th...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer Says He Will Tour U.S. East Coast With SAXON

HOLY RAGE/ex-JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins has issued the following update: "We [the members of HOLY RAGE] have all been busy towards the end of 2007 in one way or another. "Wwe had a great gig a few weeks ago playing alongside SKID ROW to a capacity crowd at our favourite haunt JB's nightclub [in ....

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JUDAS PRIEST, AVANTASIA, SODOM, AT THE GATES To Perform At Serbia's CASTLE FESTIVAL

JUDAS PRIEST, AVANTASIA, SODOM, AT THE GATES and HELLOWEEN are among the artists that will reportedly perform at next year's Castle Festival, set to take place July 1-5, 2008 in Smederevo Fortress, Serbia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: JUDAS PRIEST AVANTASIA SODOM AT THE GATES SOILW...

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INCANTATION Mainman: 'This Year Has Been A Milestone In Our Career As A Band'

Mainman John McEntee of the Pennsylvania-based death metallers INCANTATION has issued the following update: "Well, first off I want to send out a big thanks to everyone at Massive Music [tour organizers] for making this amazing tour [INCANTATION's recent tour of Europe] a reality. We are very gratef...

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MAYHEM Drummer HELLHAMMER To Guest On New NIDINGR EP

Norwegan black/thrash metal act NIDINGR is currently working on a new EP, titled "Wolf-Father", which will feature drummer Hellhammer (real name: Jan Axel von Blomberg; MAYHEM, WINDS, ARCTURUS, DIMMU BORGIR, THE KOVENANT). More information will be made available soon. NIDINGR guitarist Teloch recent...

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BLACK TIDE: New Performance, Interview Footage Posted Online

San Antonio STUF-TV cable show "Robb's MetalWorks" has posted a seven-minute video clip featuring performance and interview footage with the Miami, Florida-based band BLACK TIDE. A full "Robb's MetalWorks" episode on BLACK TIDE is expected to air on February, 17, 2008 to coincide with the band's deb...

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Writer's Quest To Promote Underground Heavy Metal Explored In 'Metal Generation' Book

Darryl J. Keck, former editor of Amplified Assault and High Volume magazines, has penned a new book called "Metal Generation". According to Keck, "Metal Generation" is "a heavy metal writer's journey through the past twenty-five years with this music. This is a first-hand perspective of the quest to...

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Fashion Designer For JUDAS PRIEST, TONY IOMMI, SLASH To Launch Women’s Ready-to-Wear Line

Ray Brown, the fashion designer for such rock heavyweights as JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi and former GUNS N' ROSES axeman Slash, has launched Ray Brown Classic, a refined, high-end women's line that was born out of the growth and evolution of Mr. Brown's visions. Iommi states, "Consider...

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'All Is Going Really Well' With New Album

JUDAS PRIEST's official web site has been updated with the following message: "We're taking a short break from recording for the Christmas and New Year holidays then we'll be back in the studio finishing off the new album! All is going really well and we are also in the process of setting up the wor...

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IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, WHITESNAKE Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, WHITESNAKE, AT THE GATES and FORBIDDEN are among the confirmed bands for next year's Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 27-29, 2008 at De Boeretand in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: IRON MAIDEN JUDAS PRIEST WHITESNAKE MINISTRY SO...

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INCANTATION Mainman Comments On Japanese Tour

Pennsylvania-based death metallers INCANTATION have returned from there first Japanese tour with ANATOMIA and FUNERUS. The group's mainman John McEntee has issued the following update: "We have recently returned from our Death In Hell Japanese tour. This was our first time playing Japan. We have bee...

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Heavy Metal Stars Pick Their Favorite Albums Of 2007

Thiago Sarkis of the Imhotep webzine has compiled a list of more than 60 hard rock/heavy metal stars' favorite albums of 2007 and has posted it online at this location. The following is complete list of the musicians offering their picks for the finest releases of last year: Alan Nemtheanga (PRIMORD...

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JUDAS PRIEST Book Author: 'I'd Still Love To Write ROB HALFORD's Autobiography'

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with Neil Daniels, the UK-based author of the unauthorized JUDAS PRIEST biography "Defenders of the Faith: The True Story of Judas Priest". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: First of all, introduce yourself! Where are you fro...

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BIOMECHANICAL To Guest On IRON MAIDEN Singer's Radio Show

UK extreme metallers BIOMECHANICAL will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, February 1 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. U.K. time at B...