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OPETH Tops CLOSE-UP Magazine's Top 20 Albums Of 2008

Sweden's Close-Up magazine has published its list of the top 20 albums of 2008 based on individual selections from 32 of its writers. It is as follows: 01. OPETH - Watershed 02. CULT OF LUNA - Eternal Kingdom 03. THE HAUNTED - Versus 04. AMON AMARTH - Twilight Of The Thunder God 05. SATYRICON - ...

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MOTÖRHEAD: Video Footage Of TESTAMENT End-Of-Tour Prank Posted Online

Not only are MOTÖRHEAD Grammy Award winners, they are also pranksters. They frequently pull pranks on other bands during the last night of the tour, and this past summer's Metal Masters tour was no different. Video footage shot on August 31 in Northern California during TESTAMENT's set can be viewed...

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ANTHRAX, MEGADETH, THE CULT Members To Take Part In 'Simon Phillips Retrospective' Concert

Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX),Chris Broderick (MEGADETH, ex-NEVERMORE, JAG PANZER) and John Tempesta (THE CULT, ex-ROB ZOMBIE, EXODUS, TESTAMENT) are among the guest musicians who will take part in the 30th Anniversary Simon Phillips Retrospective concert, which will be held on Thursday, January 15, 20...

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JEFF BECK Slams LED ZEPPELIN's Comeback Plans

According to Tiscali, rocker Jeff Beck has slammed LED ZEPPELIN's comeback plans — insisting it will be pointless without former lead singer Robert Plant. The 64-year-old legend — who played in cult act THE YARDBIRDS with LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page — praised the band's huge one-off concert at...

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MATT SORUM With STEVIE SALAS; Video Footage From CANADIAN ABORIGINAL MUSIC AWARDS Available

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum performed with guitarist Stevie Salas on November 28, 2008 at the Rogers Toronto Blue Jays Stadium as part of the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (where Salas was up for the Best International Album award for his "Be What It Is" effort). Fan-filme...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: LEACH/JONES Duet From 'Roadrunner United The Concert' DVD Available

Video footage of former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach dueting with the band's current vocalist Howard Jones for KSE's "My Last Serenade" from the "Roadrunner United The Concert" DVD can be viewed below. Roadrunner Records will release the "Roadrunner United The Concert" DVD on December 9, 200...

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SLAYER: Second Part Of KERRY KING Video Interview Available

The German edition of the Metal Hammer has posted the second part of its interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. During the chat, King explains that SLAYER isn't yet done, but he is realistic enough to know that the end will come one day. He explains, "I'm not gonna abominize SLAYER. If somebody...

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SULLY ERNA, DUFF MCKAGAN Jam With CAMP FREDDY In Hollywood; Video Available

Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES),Sully Erna (GODSMACK) and Billy Duffy (THE CULT) are among the guest musicians who joined all-star cover band CAMP FREDDY last night (December 2) for its performance at the Roxy in West Hollywood, California. This was the first of the four-night Roxy re...

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THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER Confirmed For Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival

Canadian cult metal band THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER (a.k.a. PILEDRIVER) has been confirmed for the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 23-25, 2009 in in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANGEL WITCH BULLET DEATHRIDERS ENFORCER JACOBS DREAM KI...

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Founding BUDGIE Member RAY PHILLIPS Working On Solo Debut

Musician Ray Phillips, probably best known for his role as a founding member of legendary Welsh rockers BUDGIE, is set to complete his very first solo album early next year. For Ray, a veteran to the music scene, it all began back in late 1967 in Cardiff, South Wales, when he and bassist vocalist Bu...

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SNOT: New Video Interview Available

A new seven-minute video interview with the reunited lineup of the legendary Santa Barbara metal/punk rock hybrid SNOT conducted on November 28, 2008 can be viewed below. SNOT will guest on "Uncensored Net Noise" on Friday, December 5 beginning at 9:00 p.m. EST. You can listen to the program live vi...

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IN MEMORIUM Completes Recording New Album

Six years since recording the critically hailed "From Misery...Comes Darkness" debut CD, Seattle's own dark death metal machine IN MEMORIUM entered Two Sticks Audio on September 11, 2008 to begin recording its newest full-length opus, "Lost to Antiquity", with producer Don Gunn at the helm. As of No...

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TED NUGENT 'Re-Release Extravaganza' Scheduled For February

Eagle Rock Entertainment has set a February 3 release date for a "Ted Nugent Re-Release Extravaganza" consisting of six CDs. A press release description of the reissues reads as follows: "The soundtrack to Ted Nugent's life is the sound of a hard, fast, raging guitar. That's the way it was when Ted...

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LIVING COLOUR Seeking Original Images For New Album Cover

LIVING COLOUR is compiling material for a new album entitled "The Chair in the Doorway". The band would like fans, non-fans, and photographers to participate in this process by submitting original images conveying their interpretation of "The Chair in the Doorway". The image could become artwork for...

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THE GATES OF SLUMBER: 'The Awakening', 'Suffer No Guilt' To Receive Vinyl Release This Month

Iron Kodex has set a December 19 release date for the vinyl versions of the groundbreaking "The Awakening" and "Suffer No Guilt" albums by Indianapolis doom metal titans THE GATES OF SLUMBER. The albums will come as luxurious double LPs with heavy gatefold sleeves, posters and big booklets. Each rel...