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AGENT STEEL: Recording Of New Album Completed

California-based metallers AGENT STEEL have issued the following update: "The recording on our long-overdue album [tentatively titled 'Alienigma: Veil Of The Gods] is basically completed; by next week producer/mixer Bill Metoyer should be in mixing mode. A tentative release is scheduled for sometime...

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KROKUS: Video From First-Ever Greek Gig Posted Online

Metal Zone has uploaded a video taken from the first-ever KROKUS live show in Greece, which took place last Friday, January 12 in Athens at Anclub. Check it out at this location. As previously reported, a 20-minute audio interview with KROKUS vocalist Marc Storace, conducted last fall by Norway's Me...

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THUS DEFILED To Release New Album Next Month

U.K. black metallers THUS DEFILED will release their long-awaited new album, "Daemonspawn", in February through Shadowflame Productions. The follow-up to 2003's "Weeping Holocaust Tears" was recorded in Texas during 2006 and was mastered by guitarist-turned-producer James Murphy (ex-TESTAMENT, DEATH...

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DIMEBAG Book Author Says There Is No Evidence Killer Was Influenced By PHIL ANSELMO's Words

Brandon Daviet of NewDealers.com recently conducted an interview with Chris A., author of the upcoming book about the murder of PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, "A Vulgar Display Of Power: Courage And Carnage At The Alrosa Villa". The question-and-answer session follows: NewDea...

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Thrash Anthems

Stopgap releases are a fact of life in metal. The gaping maw of the industry is a demanding bitch-goddess of a master, and if you're signed, and you're not METALLICA, you better have something to throw into it on a timely schedule, or else. Why else did you think otherwise intelligent and quality mi...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: BILL WARD's 'Commitments' Prevented Him From Touring With HEAVEN AND HELL

Jon Wiederhorn of Revolver magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) and Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH) of HEAVEN AND HELL — the new band also featuring SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler and ex-DIO/SABBATH drummer Vinny Appice. A couple of excerp...

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EDENBRIDGE To Release 'Best Of'/Rarities Collection In May

Austrian symphonic metal band EDENBRIDGE will issue a rarities/"best of" compilation, entitled "The Chronicles of Eden", as a double-CD and limited double-digipack on May 25. Disc One will contain three new, previously unreleased songs, all Japanese and European bonus tracks and songs that were incl...

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Former YOB Leader To Release MIDDIAN Debut In March

MIDDIAN, the band featuring former YOB leader Mike Scheidt, will release its debut album, "Age Eternal", in Europe on March 26 via Metal Blade Records (March 23 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland). MIDDIAN is Mike Scheidt - Guitar and Vocals Will Lindsay - Bass and Vocals Scott Headrick - Drums "Ag...

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Report: Station Charity Makes GREAT WHITE Snub

Dave Wedge of the Boston Herald reports: Rockers GREAT WHITE stopped raising money for a fund for victims of the 2003 Rhode Island nightclub inferno because the charity’s organizers no longer wanted to be associated with the band, the group’s manager said yesterday. "The Station Family Fund wanted t...

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ORANGE GOBLIN: New Material Is 'Sounding Great'

British doomsters ORANGE GOBLIN have issued the following update: "Well, it's 2007 and nothing really seems any different. The band are continuing to write new stuff for the new album, 'Healing Through Fire', and you can rest assured that it's sounding great! We will try to keep you posted with news...

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JOURNEY, Ex-WHITESNAKE Members Jam At ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION Benefit Concert

Former SOUL SIRKUS bandmates Jeff Scott Soto (vocals; JOURNEY, TALISMAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),Neal Schon (guitar; JOURNEY) and Marco Mendoza (bass; WHITESNAKE, THIN LIZZY) reunited on Friday, January 5 for a jam at the annual ARF (Animal Rescue Foundation) benefit concert run by Tony LaRussa (coach of...

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RAVAGE Parts Ways With Bassist, Seeks Replacement

RAVAGE, the heavy metal band from Boston, Massachusetts, has parted ways with bassist Howie Snow. "Howie left the band of his own accord, citing, among other things, 'musical differences,'" the rest of the group writes in a statement. "Although the members of the band are suprised and saddened by hi...

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SILVERCHAIR Schedules Dates In New York City, Toronto

Australia's SILVERCHAIR has been confirmed to perform at "G'Day Toronto", a four-day extravaganza in Toronto celebrating the relationship between Australia and Canada. The band will perform on the Australian music night on February 15. Also appearing on the bill is the Aussie trio THE LIVING END. SI...

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EMERALD SUN Confirms Release Date For New Album

Greek power metal band EMERALD SUN will release its as-yet-untitled second album on March 23, reportedly via Limb Music Products & Publishing (LMP) (although the label has not yet been officially confirmed by the group). The CD will feature by re-recorded versions of songs from the band's first...

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SOULFLY: More Information Revealed About MAX CAVALERA's Russian Appearance

Even though SOULFLY is on break through the start of the new year, the band's mainman Max Cavalera will make a special guest appearance with Paul Filipenko of the popular hardcore Russian group FAQ on January 11, 2007 in Moscow, Russia at the Shadow Club. Paul recently contributed some fire-spitting...