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NIGHTWISH Singer: 'I Think I've Done A Hell Of A Job In This Band'

U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine conducted a short interview with NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon for its "Xmas Rocks" issue, available on newsstands now. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Kerrang!: 2008 – rock or suck fest? Anette: "It's been a mix of both. I've enjoyed seeing so many differen...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN On 'Maximum Threshold'; Audio Available

The "Maximum Threshold" radio show taped an interview with legendary guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen yesterday (Thursday, December 18). The program invited the public to participate in the questions segment and received "hundreds of e-mails prior to Yngwie coming on the show," according to host Domonic R...

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SPV To Celebrate 25th Anniversary

SPV will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2009. The label from Hanover, Germany was launched 25 years ago — on January 1, 1984 to be precise. What started with the sampler "Soundtrack zum Untergang" and bands such as TOXOPLASMA, SLIME, SODOM and DESTRUCTION soon threatened to burst the seams of the...

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ILL NINO, GOD FORBID, EXILIA: European Tour Dates Announced

ILL NINO, GOD FORBID and EXILIA will team up for a European tour in February/March. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 24 - Haarlem (NL) - Patronaat Feb. 25 - Eindhoven (NL) - Effenaar Feb. 26 - Cologne (D) - Essigfabrik Feb. 27 - Copenhagen (DK) - The Rock Feb. 28 - Hamburg (D) - ...

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THEOCRACY: Christmas Track Available For Free Download

Athens, Georgia-based melodic metal band THEOCRACY has written and recorded a Christmas track called "Rudolph Vs. Frosty". The song has been released for free to the public and is available for download at the group's web site. THEOCRACY released its new album, "Mirror of Souls", in Europe on Novemb...

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DOWN THE DRAIN: 'Back Of Your Hand' Video Preview Available

A 30-second preview of "Back Of Your Hand", the first-ever official video from DOWN THE DRAIN — the Buffalo, New York-based quintet featuring MALEVOLENT CREATION singer Brett Hoffmann — can be viewed below. The clip was filmed on August 29, 2008 at The Red Eye Saloon in Lackawanna, New York and will...

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MESHUGGAH, ROOT Confirmed For Norway's INFERNO Festival

MESHUGGAH and ROOT have been confirmed for next year's Inferno festival, set to take place April 8-11, 2009 in Oslo, Norway. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: MESHUGGAH CARPATHIAN FOREST PESTILENCE KEEP OF KALESSIN EARTH CODE SWALLOW THE SUN ROOT TROLL UNEARTHLY TRANCE VREID KAMPFAR...

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GOD FORBID: Anaheim Show Added

New Jersey metal titans GOD FORBID have scheduled the following dates: Jan. 13 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction Jan. 15 - Hollywood, CA - Whisky A Go Go (with ARKAEA) GOD FORBID recently unveiled the artwork and track listing for its new album, "Earthsblood". Commented guitarist Doc Coyle: "The album...

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SAXON: 'Live To Rock' Video Available

"Live To Rock", the new video from British heavy metal legends SAXON, can be viewed below. The clip was helmed by Aestheticom's Bill Schacht, who has previously directed music videos for DIO, KING DIAMOND, AMON AMARTH, FATAL SMILE, LIBERTY X/REV RUN, ZAKK WYLDE and SISTER SIN, among others. SAXON's...

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SAXON, ICED EARTH: European Tour Poster Unveiled

SAXON and ICED EARTH will team up for a European co-headlining tour in February 2009. A poster for the trek can be viewed below. SAXON will release its new new studio album, "Into The Labyrinth" in Europe on January 12, 2009 (Germany: January 9; USA: January 13) via SPV Records. The CD was recorded...

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GOD FORBID: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

New Jersey metal titans GOD FORBID have unveiled the artwork and track listing for their new album, "Earthsblood". Commented guitarist Doc Coyle: "The album layout and our spiffy new MySpace design were both done by our new partner in crime and artistic virtuoso Gustavo Sazes. Based out of Brazil, h...

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EARTH CRISIS Guitarist Comments On Upcoming Album

Reunited hardcore legends EARTH CRISIS have set "To The Death" as the title of their new album, due March 2009 via Century Media Records. The self-produced CD was recorded at Castle Recording Studios in Utica, New York and is currently being mixed by Tue Madsen (HEAVEN SHALL BURN, DARK TRANQUILLITY,...

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One with Filth

Easy on the ears this is not. The music of Sweden's CROWPATH has never been confused with "Sounds of the Rain Forest". The band's nerve wracking ways continue on new full-length, "One with Filth", ensuring that followers will still experience befuddlement over attempts to accurately describe the ext...

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It was Predestined

MAELSTROM's "It was Predestined" is epic power/thrash like you've never heard it. The EP is just a taste of what promises to be one of 2009's most ambitious full-length albums. The band formed back in the '80s, eventually breaking up with members moving on to play in SPOOGE, SOILENT GREEN, and CARBO...

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Profano Ad Regnum

The year 2008 is one marked by a resurgence of not just retro thrash, but old school, doomy death metal. We have seen superb releases from Australia's IGNIVOMOUS (vinyl releases at that),Norway's EXECRATION, Sweden's NECROVATION, and Greece's DEAD CONGREGATION, while Seattle's DRAWN AND QUARTERED b...