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BRUCE DICKINSON: Exclusive 'Tyranny Of Souls' Listening Party Announced

Blistering.com will be hosting an exclusive worldwide listening party for Bruce Dickinson's new solo album, "Tyranny of Souls", starting Friday, May 20 through Sunday, May 22. To coincide with this promotion, listeners will be able to enter to win a complete IRON MAIDEN and Bruce Dickinson solo cata...

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JUDAS PRIEST's DOWNING, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Guest On VIOLENT STORM Debut

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing and Yngwie Malmsteen are the featured guests on the upcoming debut album from VIOLENT STORM, the new band formed by YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/ex-BLACKMORE'S NIGHT bassist Mick Cervino. The CD will be released in Japan on May 25 via King Records. The Taiwanese release will...

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New York Artist Inspired By Norwegian Black Metal

Randy Kennedy of The New York Times has issued the following report: In Oslo in the summer of 1993, a guitarist named Snorre Ruch [THORNS mastermind] — part of Norway's emergent cult of black metal, extreme heavy metal with overtones of arson and suicide — served as the accomplice to a gruesome murd...

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JUDAS PRIEST: We Are Not Playing Spain's METALWAY FESTIVAL

Despite published reports to the contrary, JUDAS PRIEST will NOT be headlining the Metalway Festival in Spain in August. PRIEST were previously said to be headlining Day Two (August 13) of the three-day event, while KORN and ACCEPT were scheduled to top the bill on August 12 and August 14, respectiv...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer To Make 'A Few Amendments' On New Solo CD

Original JUDAS PRIEST frontman Al Atkins will shortly return to the recording studio to "make a few amendments" on his fifth solo album, "Demon Deceiver", because "he wasn't 100 percent happy with it," according to a posting on the singer's web site. With regards to a label deal, the posting adds, "...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Photos From Japanese Tour Posted Online

JUDAS PRIEST have just kicked off their Japanese tour and the the first show of the tour — which took place on Sunday, May 8 at Pacifico in Yokohama, Japan — "went incredibly well," according to a post on the group's web site. Check out pictures from the gig at JudasPriest.com. JUDAS PRIEST ...

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Producer: 'JUDAS PRIEST Does Not Fuck Around'

Roy Z, a multi-talented musician and record producer who has worked with artists such as JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson and DOWNSET, recently stopped by the Ferrante's Power Equipment showroom to discuss his role as producer of the newly released PRIEST CD, "Angel of Retribution"...

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BRUCE DICKINSON: 'Abduction' Video Posted Online

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson's video for the track "Abduction" has been posted online at www.screamforme.com. "Abduction" comes off Dickinson's upcoming solo album, "Tyranny of Souls", due on May 24 (one day earlier internationally) via Sanctuary Records. Seven years have elapsed since the voc...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Tap SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY Mainman To Co-Produce New Album

QUEENSRŸCHE have tapped SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY mainman Jason Slater to assist them with production on their new album, the next chapter to the 1988 ground-breaking concept album, "Operation: Mindcrime", tentatively titled "Operation: Mindcrime II". More information on Jason Slater and/or SNAKE RIVER...

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NEVERMORE: Release Date Set For 'This Godless Endeavor'

Century Media Records has set a July 26 release date for the new NEVERMORE album, entitled "This Godless Endeavor". Creating metal's most progressively innovative, insidiously addictive, and blazingly entangled music, mesmerizing vocalist Warrel Dane, backed by guitar virtuoso Jeff Loomis and the ja...

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REALITY ENTERTAINMENT Launches Worldwide Digital Release Contest

Reality Entertainment, formerly CMC International, the same company who brought you JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, MARCY PLAYGROUND and many more great artists, is looking for the next big thing, the hottest unsigned group or artist who's ready to be heard and seen by the world. Reality will roll out a...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says He Wants Solo Project To Sound Like 'Classic Heavy Metal'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: Do you consider your departure from JUDAS PRIEST to be amicable? Tim "Ripper" Owens: "No doubt about it. It was just one...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer Says BEYOND FEAR Side-Project Is 'Not Rocket Science'

Former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens recently spoke to the Akron Beacon Journal about his new side-project BEYOND FEAR, in which he is joined by guitarist John Comprix (13 FACES, SPAWN) and drummer Eric Elkins (ALL YOU FEAR). So what does the new band sound like? "I...

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JUDAS PRIEST 'In Concert' To Air On VH1 CLASSIC This Friday

JUDAS PRIEST will be the featured artists in this week's installment of "VH1 Classic In Concert", which airs on Friday, May 6 at 9:00 p.m. The hour-long program showcases live, full-concert performances from some of the greatest names in rock, pop and soul. Launched in May 2000, VH1 Classic is a 24-...

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BRUCE DICKINSON: 'Tyranny Of Souls' Japanese Release Date Confirmed

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's new solo album, "Tyranny of Souls", will be released in Japan on June 16 — three weeks later than its May 23 international release date (May 24 for North America). The CD will include an exclusive bonus track called "Eternal". Says MaidenFans.com, "While it doe...