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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!!...

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BLOODBOUND To Film Hometown Show For Upcoming DVD

BLOODBOUND, the new Swedish metal band featuring Urban Breed (ex-TAD MOROSE; vocals),Fredrik Bergh (STREET TALK; bass, keyboards and backing vocals) and Tomas Olsson (lead and rhythm guitars),will make their debut live appearance on April 22 at a "secret" location close to the band's hometown of B...

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ANTHRAX: Official Podcast Available For Download

ANTHRAX have made a 70-minute podcast available for download at this location (MP3, 20 MB). The podcast features commentary by ANTHRAX's webmaster Brent Thompson. "Listen along as he spews ANTHRAX news, blathering ramblings, site updates, outright lies, heavy breathing, behind-the-scenes info, comed...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD: Debut Album Reissue To Include Bonus Material

Century Media Records will re-release STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's 1995 debut album, "Heavy As A Really Heavy Thing", in Europe on June 12. The re-issue features a re-mastered version of this classic debut, four bonus tracks, the "S.Y.L." video and a 12-page booklet with extended liner notes from Devin Tow...

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JUDAS PRIEST To Create Conceptual Album Based On Life Of NOSTRADAMUS

JUDAS PRIEST have announced that they are creating their first conceptual album based upon the life and predictions of Nostradamus. The CD will be theatrically staged and performed in its entirety as an epic musical by JUDAS PRIEST. JUDAS PRIEST made their only live appearance of 2006 at the Royal A...

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KISS, JUDAS PRIEST, DEF LEPPARD To Be Honored By VH1

According to The Associated Press, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame looks to be getting some competition. VH1 announced Thursday (April 6) that it will debut the "VH1 Rock Honors" next month to pay homage to the gods of hard rock. The inaugural honorees are KISS, QUEEN, DEF LEPPARD and JUDAS PRIEST. T...

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JUDAS PRIEST, SCORPIONS, IAN GILLAN: More Photos of Royal Albert Hall Gig Posted Online

More photos have been posted online of what will apparently turn out to be JUDAS PRIEST's only live appearance of 2006 — the March 31 gig at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. This special performance in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust charity was a tribute to to the late DJ Tommy Vance ...

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FIREBALL MINISTRY To Support DISTURBED

The Los Angeles-based hard rock quartet FIREBALL MINISTRY will soon return to the road for a series of shows alongside multi-platinum rockers DISTURBED. The groups — who performed a sold-out California show together in January — will tour America and Canada for two weeks beginning on May 20. These w...