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LORDI Signs With AFM RECORDS, Unveils New Lineup

Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI have inked a deal with AFM Records. The Hamburg, Germany-based label will release the band's new album, "To Beast Or Not To Beast", on March 8 worldwide (excluding Finland and USA). According to a press release, "All fans can look forward to a masterpiece full of h...

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ROBERT PLANT Joins PATTY GRIFFIN On Stage In Austin; Video Available

LED ZEPPELIN legend Robert Plant joined his girlfriend, roots singer Patty Griffin, on stage this past Saturday night (December 15) at the Continental Club in Austin, Texas to perform several tracks, incuding reworked versions of ZEPPELIN classics. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen...

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On the Blackest of Nights

Sweden's VOID MOON has nothing to do with Michael Connelly's crime thriller, but they are a moody encapsulation of zodiacal disorder. At their best, VOID MOON conjures a figurative, laboring tempo designed to convey slip-away lunar transience. The void moon itself is a laggard rotation spot which th...

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RUSH Drummer Interviewed On 'Notes From The Field' (Audio)

Michael Shrieve, Seattle-based drummer of SANTANA/Woodstock fame, interviewed drummer Neil Peart of Canadian rock legends RUSH for Shrieve's Jet City Stream show "Notes From The Field". The chat was recorded on November 13 when RUSH played Seattle and aired on December 2. You can now listen to it us...

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HELLOWEEN's 'Nabataea' Video Released

The official video for "Nabataea", the first single from "Straight Out Of Hell", the new album from German power metallers HELLOWEEN, can be seen below. The seven minute-plus composition about the legendary kingdom, located in today's Middle East, where the first real democracy existed over 3000 yea...

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ASTAROTH: 'Nero's Fire' Video Released

"Nero's Fire", the new video from legendary Italian heavy metal pioneers ASTAROTH, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's first-ever full-length album, "The End Of Silence", which will be released on December 21 via She Wolf Records. Produced by the band's bassist Saverio "Shining" Princip...

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PAUL DI'ANNO: U.S. Tour In Jeopardy

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno's previously announced U.S. tour appears to be in jeopardy due to the fact that he has has yet to secure a proper working visa to be able to enter the country. In a posting on on his Facebook page, Paul writes: "Having waited several months for the U.S. visa .....

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DESTINY: New Single Delayed

The new digital single from long-running Gothenburg, Sweden-based metallers DESTINY, which was originally scheduled for release this month, has been delayed until January. The single will contain material from the band's anniversary album, "The Incompatibility Of Philosophical Terminology", which is...

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KROKUS Records Cover Of THE BEATLES Classic

Swiss hard rock veterans KROKUS will release their new album, "Dirty Dynamite", on February 22, 2013 via Sony Music. The band has recorded another cover song inspired by their time at Abbey Road Studios in London, England. KROKUS covers the early THE BEATLES classic "Help" with Tommy Heart (FAIR WAR...

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Tonight's GREAT WHITE Concert To Be Broadcast In Afghanistan

Honoring heroes at home and abroad, classic rockers GREAT WHITE — Mark Kendall (lead guitar),Scott Snyder (bass),Audie Desbrow (drums),Michael Lardie (guitar, keyboards) and Terry Ilous — announced today that their Sebastian, Florida concert this evening will be broadcast via Armed Forces Enterta...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Completes Mixing 'Ugly Noise'

Arizona metal veterans FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have completed mixing their new album, "Ugly Noise", and the CD has been "handed over to mastering," according to the band. Audio samples of two songs from the effort — "Ugly Noise" and "Play Your Part" — can be streamed below. "Ugly Noise" will be released...

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KROKUS: New Album Track Listing, Artwork Unveiled

Swiss hard rock veterans KROKUS will release their new album, "Dirty Dynamite", on February 22, 2013. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Hallelujah Rock'n'Roll 02. Go Baby Go 03. Rattlesnake Rumble 04. Dirty Dynamite 05. Let The Good Times Roll 06. Help 07. Better Than Sex 08. Dög Song...

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DEVIL'S TRAIN Begins Work On New Album

DEVIL'S TRAIN — the band featuring MYSTIC PROPHECY mainman/producer Roberto Dimitri Liapakis, ex-STRATOVARIUS drummer Jörg Michael, guitarist Lakis Ragazas, and ex-SYMFONIA/STRATOVARIUS bassist Jari Kainulainen — has commenced the songwriting process for its sophomore album, to be, once again, recor...

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BRET MICHAELS: 'At The Core, I'm Still 100 Percent Rock 'N' Roll'

POISON singer Bret Michaels spoke to The Regina Leader-Post about the various projects he is currently involved in, which include touring and recording as a solo act. "I'm a creative person and that's basically what drives me," he said. "I don't do well sitting still. My passion for a project is wha...

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GEOFF TATE Says QUEENSRŸCHE Split Is 'All About Money'

Ruben Mosqueda of Oregon Music News recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Oregon Music News: Since we last spoke, there was a falling out with QUEENSRŸCHE and you. There had been rumblings that things were "tense" within...