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Ex-ATTACKER Singer: Bidding 'A Respectful Farewell To Our Fallen Father Of Heavy Metal'

Vocalist Bob Mitchell (THE BOB MITCHELL BAND, MIND ASSASSIN, ATTACKER, VYNDYCATOR) has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "Metal legend Ronnie James Dio dead at 67. "I can't believe...

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FEAR FACTORY: New Audio Interview With BURTON C. BELL Posted Online

On May 15, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with vocalist Burton C. Bell of Los Angeles cyber metallers FEAR FACTORY when the band played the Fox Theatre in Pomona, California as part of California Metalfest IV. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. FEAR...

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CONTRIVE: 'The Internal Dialogue' Release Date Announced

"The Internal Dialogue", the second album from the Melbourne, Australia trio CONTRIVE, will be released on July 2. The first pressing will be a special hand-numbered embossed digipack limited to 500 copies only. The CD will be made available in stores Australia wide via MGM Distribution or order thr...

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Photo Agent Sues MANOWAR's Management Company For 'False Imprisonment', 'Attempted Extortion'

Eriq Gardner of The Hollywood Reporter reports that the agent representing a photographer who was hired to do a MANOWAR shoot has filed a $5 million lawsuit in New York Supreme Court against the music management company that is run by the band's bassist, Joey DeMaio. In the complaint, Yasha Young sa...

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TWISTED SISTER, POISON, TRIUMPH, ANVIL Members To Attend 'Rock Of Ages' Opening In Toronto

According to the Toronto Star, TWISTED SISTER guitarist J.J. French, Jim Peterik of SURVIVOR and POISON drummer Rikki Rockett will attend tonight's (Tuesday, May 11) red-carpet opening of the hit musical "Rock of Ages" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Also expected at the Royal Alexandra Theatre are mem...

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ACCEPT Announces Second Show With AC/DC

Reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT have announced a second show as the support act for AC/DC — June 13 at Cannstatter Wasen in Stuttgart, Germany. As previously reported, ACCEPT will also play a one-hour-long set before AC/DC hits the stage on May 25 in Hannover, Germany. Guitarist/songwriter Wolf...

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ACCEPT Fan Inadvertently Exposes Twitter Bug

According to Mashable, a newly discovered Twitter bug was inadvertently exposed by a Turkish fan of the German heavy metal band ACCEPT. When this young man tweeted "Accept pwnz," he found that the user @pwnz was suddenly following him. The fellow, who says he doesn't have any Twitter-related program...

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Sting in the Tail

So this is really it, the final SCORPIONS album? After all those years, since the formation by guitarist Rudolf Schenker in 1965 on through the release of 1972's "Lonesome Crow" album after vocalist Klaus Meine and Rudolf's little brother Michael had joined. On through great albums like "Lovedrive"...

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The Flames of the End

If you've done any amount of reading or writing reviews of albums by bands playing a style influenced by the Gothenburg sound, then it is virtually impossible that some reference to AT THE GATES wasn't involved. Personally, I know for a fact that I've referenced AT THE GATES over 800,000 times, and...

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Defiling the Stage

If ever there was a cult death metal band whose influence transcended its commercial reach it is Illinois' IMPETIGO. One of the first late 80s acts that came to represent the kind of sample-laden gore metal that inspired a slew of bands, many of which call (or called) Razorback Records home, IMPETIG...

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New ACCEPT Lineup Performs Live For First Time; Video Available

The new lineup of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT made its live debut last night (Saturday, May 8) at the 750-capacity Gramercy Theatre in New York City. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Metal Heart 02. Midnight Mover 03. Living For Tonight 04. Restless And Wild 05. Son Of A Bitch 06. Lose...

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ACCEPT Interviewed On 'Friday Night Rocks'; Audio Available

Bassist Peter Baltes and new vocalist Mark Tornillo of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT were interviewed on last night's (Friday, May 7) edition of Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM. The chat is now available for streaming in six parts below. The official onlin...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Says His Friendship With JASON NEWSTED 'Ended Strangely'

Argentina's Jedbangers magazine recently conducted an interview with Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Jedbangers: [Your] song "Resolve!" is too similar to the "Vanilla Radio"...

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DÉTENTE Forced To Cancel European Dates

Reunited California metallers DÉTENTE — featuring original members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) alongside new vocalist Tiina Teal — have cancelled the remaining dates on their short European tour "due to a bandmember's illness." No further information is cu...

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BEHEMOTH Frontman Comments On Winning FRYDERYK AWARD For Best Heavy Metal Album

Polish extreme metal veterans BEHEMOTH were honored in the "Album Of The Year (Heavy Metal)" category at this year's Fryderyk Awards, Poland's most prestigious music award ceremony. Awards were presented in over 20 pop, classical and jazz categories at the event, which was held on April 19 in Warsaw...