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Heavy Metal Thunder: The Movie

[Note: The original review of "Heavy Metal Thunder: The Movie", which was written by Scott Alisoglu upon the DVD's initial release in 2010, can be found at this location.] There once was this heavy metal band that preferred tea over whiskey, so much they had boxes of it shipped from England on their...

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Concerto For Group And Orchestra

It may come off pass? to say the late Jon Lord was fond of classical music. As we've come to learn over the years through Yngwie Malmsteen and Eddie Van Halen's Mozart, Bach and Beethoven translations into heavy metal form, the two styles have exhibited a propensity for marriage of the finest capaci...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Interviewed By France's TV ROCK LIVE (Video)

TV Rock Live conducted an interview with Canadian multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer Devin Townsend before his December 10 concert at Bataclan in Paris, France with FEAR FACTORY. You can now watch the chat below. "Epicloud", the latest album from Devin Townsend to be released und...

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IRON MAIDEN: Autographed 1980 Christmas Card Sells For More Than $800

According to Ultimate Classic Rock, a vintage 1980 Christmas card was signed by all five members of IRON MAIDEN — vocalist Paul Di’Anno, bassist Steve Harris, guitarists Adrian Smith and Dave Murray, and drummer Clive Burr — was sold last month for $837.50 on eBay. The four-inch-by-six-inch artwork...

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NEWSTED Filming 'Soldierhead' Video Today

NEWSTED, the new band led by former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted, is filming a music video today for the song "Soldierhead". Jason states, "I am excited!!! It's been a long time since I've had the opportunity to go off in front of the camera like this!!! Wish us luc...

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MARILYN MANSON: Ear To Stay

Marilyn Manson claims to have undergone a medical procedure to reattach his ear following an altercation in Switzerland. The rocker revealed via Twitter that he was involved in a fight during his current "Twins Of Evil" European tour and needed 24 stitches to treat the resulting ear injury. Manson p...

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CENTURIAN: New Song Available For Streaming

Reunited Dutch death metallers CENTURIAN will release their much-anticipated new album, "Contra Rationem", on January 28, 2013 via Listenable Records. The CD was recorded at the We Are (Music) Junkies studio in Eindhoven with producer/sound engineer Jo Peeters (ABORTED, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, SEVERE TOR...

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JASON NEWSTED To Release 'Metal' EP Next Month

NEWSTED, the new band led by former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted, will release a four-song EP, entitled "Metal", exclusively via iTunes on January 8, 2013. Pre-orders begin on Tuesday, December 18. "Metal" will contain the following tracks: * Soldierhead * Godsnake...

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GIANT X Featuring RUNNING WILD Members: Making Of Debut Album - Part 2 (Video)

GIANT X, the new band formed by RUNNING WILD members Rolf Kasparek and Peter J. Jordan, will release its debut album, "I", on January 18 in Germany, January 21 in the rest of Europe and January 22 in USA/Canada via Steamhammer/SPV. The second in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes fo...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Interviewed By Slovenia's PROFANITY TV (Video)

Profanity TV conducted an interview with Canadian multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer Devin Townsend before his November 30 concert at Kino Siska in Ljubljana, Slovenia with FEAR FACTORY. You can now watch the chat below. "Epicloud", the latest album from Devin Townsend to be rele...

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JASON NEWSTED's New Band To Film First-Ever Video This Weekend

NEWSTED, the new band led by former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted, will film its first-ever video on Saturday, December 15. In addition, Jason will announce the release date for his new project's debut CD tomorrow (Friday, December 14) via his official web site, News...

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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...

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Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Releases Video Update From The Studio

Former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted has posted a new one-minute video update from his recording studio in Walnut Creek, California where he is recording the first music from his new band. Commented Jason: "I've got a new heavy band together that bears my name — NEWS...

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SHAI HULUD: Title Track Of New Album Available For Streaming

"Reach Beyond The Sun", the title track of the forthcoming album from the Pompano Beach, Florida-based hardcore/metal band SHAI HULUD, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The CD will be released on February 19, 2013 (one day earlier internationall) via Metal Blade Records. "Reach Beyond The S...

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'Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund' Presents $100K To T.J. Martell Foundation

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund is certainly doing its part to raise money, spread awareness, and, hopefully, one day find a cure for the same illness that took the life of one of rock's all-time great vocalists, Ronnie James Dio. The Dio Cancer Fund, upon its formation two years...