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RAVEN: New Album Details Revealed

Legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN will release its new album, "Walk Through Fire", on March 25 in Japan through King Records. The CD was recorded at the Assembly Line Studios with engineer/mixer Kevin 131 (PROJECT: FAILING FLESH, DECEASED, DYSRYTHMIA, GARDEN OF SHADOWS). RAVEN vocali...

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Long-Awaited MOB RESEARCH Album Due In May

The highly anticipated MOB RESEARCH album, "Holy City Zoo", will be released on Code7 in the U.K. and Echozone Records in the rest of Europe and on May 22. A U.S. release will be announced soon. The band — featuring the late Paul Raven (KILLING JOKE, MINISTRY, PRONG) on bass, Mark Gemini Thwaite (TH...

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GAIA EPICUS: New Album Title Revealed

Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS have issued the following update: "It has only been a few months since the release of 'Damnation' [GAIA EPICUS' fourth album] but the plans for album number five is already in progress. Thomas [C. Hansen, guitar] has already written around seven-eight songs for...

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DEATHRIDERS Replaces RAVEN At Germany's ROCKTOWER Festival

Legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN has been forced to cancel its appearance at the Rocktower festival, set to take place April 11 in Lübeck, Germany, because the group's guitarist, Mark Gallagher, is due to undergo knee surgery. Replacing them on the bill is DEATHRIDERS, the Californi...

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ARALLU: New Album Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Desert Battles - Descending to the Sands", the fourth album from Israel's "Mesopotamian black metal" band ARALLU, can be viewed below. The art was created by Nir Gutraiman and Yosi Darmon. "Desert Battles - Descending to the Sands" is scheduled for relase on March 31 via Raven...

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METALLICA's HAMMETT And TOOL's JONES On Surfing In Hawaii, Obsessive Fans And Occult Symbols

The cover story in Guitar World's April 2009 issue features two hard rock guitar gods — METALLICA's Kirk Hammett and TOOL's Adam Jones — reminiscing about surfing together in Hawaii, obsessive fans, and occult symbols. A couple of excerpts from the article, which doesn't go on sale until next Tuesda...

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ANVIL, OVERKILL Members Pay Tribute To JEFFREY (JETHRO) 'IRONFIST' HIRSCH

Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL and Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of OVERKILL have commented on the passing of Jeffrey (Jethro) "Ironfist" Hirsch, a member of the legendary "Old Bridge Militia," who died January 19 after surviving a devastating fire on December 29 that completely...

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'Old Bridge Militia' Member Passes Away After Surviving Fire

Jethro Hirsch, a member of the legendary "Old Bridge Militia," passed away Monday afternoon, January 19, after surviving a devastating fire on December 29 that completely destroyed his apartment and left him in critical condition. According to reports, he had fallen asleep with a lit cigarette, and...

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PROCESSION: 'The Cult Of Disease' Due In February

Iron Kodex has set a February 5 release date for the debut EP from Chilean doim metal hopefuls PROCESSION, entitled "The Cult of Disease". The EP features three brand-new tracks on side A and the complete "Burn" demo on side B. Like all releases on Iron Kodex, the EP comes in a luxurious layout, inc...

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THE GATES OF SLUMBER, LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR Confirmed For TEMPLARS OF DOOM Festival

THE GATES OF SLUMBER, LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR, HOUNDS OF HASSELVANDER (featuring Joe Hasselvander of PENTAGRAM/RAVEN) and EARTHEN GRAVE (featuring Ron Holzner of TROUBLE/DEBRIS INC.) are among the confirmed bands for the Templars of Doom festival, set to take place May 7-9 at the Melody Inn in Indianap...

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RAVEN, Ex-ATTACKER Members Join Forces In BLACK HAG

Drummer Joe Hasselvander (PENTAGRAM, RAVEN, HOUNDS OF HASSELVANDER) and vocalist Bob Mitchell (ex-ATTACKER, THE BOB MITCHELL BAND) have joined forces with guitarist Pete Vorias and bassist Eric "Orion" Cabana (HOUNDS OF HASSELVANDER) to form BLACK HAG. The band, whose music is described as "power-do...

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DEF LEPPARD Drummer To Perform With Wife In Los Angeles

DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen will make a special guest appearance during his wife Lauren Monroe's headlining performance on Saturday, January 10 at The Mint in Los Angeles. Longtime LEPPARD friend Ricky Warwick will kick off the show at 8:00 p.m., followed by an appearance by Mark Hayes. At 10, DE...

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ADVERSARY: 'Singularity' Video Available

"Singularity", the new video from Manassas, Virginia's ADVERSARY, can be viewed below. The song is the title track of the band's debut album, which was released on November 11 via Trustkill Records. The CD was recorded at Assembly Line Studios in Vienna, Virginia with Kevin "131" Gutierrez (RAVEN, D...

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DAVID SHANKLE GROUP Rejoined By Singer KYLE MICHAELS

DAVID SHANKLE GROUP (DSG),the band led by former MANOWAR guitarist David Shankle, has rejoined forces with singer Kyle Michaels following a brief collaboration with Chitral "Chity" Somapala (AVALON, FIREWIND, FARO, MOONLIGHT AGONY, RED CIRCUIT). The band's current lineup also includes keyboardist D...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE, BUCKCHERRY Help Make ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC One Of Best-Performing Rock Labels

Eleven Seven Music, the independent rock label, dominates the iTunes Critics Picks for 2008. BUCKCHERRY's "Black Butterfly" is named the Best Rock Album of 2008, MÖTLEY CRÜE's "Saints of Los Angeles" is the top rock song, SIXX: A.M. is named a Best New Rock Artist of the Year and SIXX: A.M., BUCKCHE...