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DOKKEN To Join JUDAS PRIEST/QUEENSRŸCHE U.S. Tour?
Kim Mulligan of Sirius Satellite Radio's "Hair Nation" reported a rumor on Monday (March 14) that DOKKEN was going to be joining the JUDAS PRIEST/QUEENSRŸCHE U.S. tour this summer. Predictably, there has not yet been any official confirmation on the matter. JUDAS PRIEST are expected to kick off thei...March 15, 2005
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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO Schedule Dates In Texas
ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, head from New York to Texas for an appearance at Austin's annual South By Southwest Music Festival, along with concerts in San Antonio and Houston. The group's SXSW showcase is on Saturday, March 19 a...March 14, 2005
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EXCITER: Early Albums To Be Re-Released This Week
Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER will have three of their classic albums — "Heavy Metal Maniac" (1983),"Long Live the Loud" (1985) and "Unveiling the Wicked" (1986) — re-released on March 15 via Megaforce Records. All three releases were remastered by Jeff Waters (ANNIHILATOR) and include bon...March 14, 2005
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STARRATS Putting Finishing Touches On New Album
Danish rockers STARRATS are putting the finishing touches on their second album. The as-yet-untitled effort will contain the following track listing: 01. Raise 02. Unleashed 03. The Creepy Crawler 04. The Angry Song 05. Murder, Slaughter, Democrazy 06. I Wish I Was 07. Slaughter H-H-House 08. Crush...March 10, 2005
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Massive Week Of Metal In Sweden!
Heavy Metal did itself proud in Sweden this week, with JUDAS PRIEST achieving their highest world chart placing to date after "Angel of Retribution" landed at No. 3. Stiff competition came from domestic heroes HAMMERFALL, whose "Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken" followed close behind at No. 4. A...March 10, 2005
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IRON MAIDEN Singer BRUCE DICKINSON: New Solo Album Details Revealed
According to a posting on the IRON MAIDEN fan site MaidenFans.com, IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson has set "Tyranny of Souls" as the title of his long-awaited new solo album, due in Europe on May 23. A release date for the rest of the world has yet to be announced. Here's what the ...March 10, 2005
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JUDAS PRIEST Singer Praises DIMMU BORGIR
JUDAS PRIEST lead singer Rob Halford recently talked to Swedish newspaper Expressen about Norwegian black metallers DIMMU BORGIR, with whom he shared the stage during last year's Ozzfest. Halford commented: "They're very good musicians, talented songwriters and an excellent live act — a great additi...March 10, 2005
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JUDAS PRIEST: More First-Week Chart Positions Revealed
JUDAS PRIEST's "Angel of Retribution" has entered the national album chart in Sweden at No. 3, Spain at position No. 6, Austria at No. 10, Italy at No. 26, and Czech Republic at No. 45. As previously reported, "Angel of Retribution" sold 57,522 copies in the United States during its first week of re...March 10, 2005
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Cycle of Pain
As much as I enjoyed HAVOCHATE's "This Violent Earth" for its old-school OVERKILL/TESTAMENT crunch grooves and hardass heavy metal attitude, I still thought it was a good, not great album. About half the album crushed convincingly (especially the excellent title track) and half I found to be just av...March 9, 2005
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It's Official: JUDAS PRIEST's 'Angel Of Retribution' Enters BILLBOARD Chart At No. 13
JUDAS PRIEST's "Angel of Retribution" has sold 57,522 copies in the United States during its first week of release to debut at No. 13 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The group's first collection of new material in 14 years to feature singer Rob Halford, "Angel...March 9, 2005
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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Angel Of Retribution' To Debut At No. 12 On BILLBOARD Chart
According to Hits Daily Double, JUDAS PRIEST have sold approximately 58,500 copies of their new album, "Angel of Retribution", during its first week of release to debut at position No. 12 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. PRIEST reportedly saw significant sales from their release in the DualDi...March 8, 2005
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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer RIPPER Talks About Solo Project
Former JUDAS PRIEST/current ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens recently spoke to MetalForever.com about his new solo project, which currently remains unnamed. Several excerpts from the interview follow: MetalForever.com: I know that ICED EARTH is your main band and we'll get into that later in the...March 8, 2005
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JUDAS PRIEST: More Chart Positions Revealed
More chart positions have been revealed for the new JUDAS PRIEST album, "Angel of Retribution". The group's first studio album in 14 years to feature singer Rob Halford has entered the following national album charts: Finland: #6 Germany: #4 Holland: #46 Ireland: #40 Japan: #4 Norway: #6 U.K.: #39 J...March 8, 2005
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MORGANA LEFAY: More Concept Album Details Revealed
Swedish "heavy doom progressive" band MORGANA LEFAY have posted the first portion of the cover art for their new album, "Grand Materia", at their official web site. Due on April 18 via Black Mark Records, the follow-up to 2000's "SOS" (released under the LEFAY band moniker) is said to be a concept a...March 8, 2005
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JUDAS PRIEST's 'Angel Of Retribution' Enters German Chart At No. 4!
JUDAS PRIEST's "Angel of Retribution" has entered the German album chart at No. 4. The following are the previous PRIEST German chart positions, as provided by the fine folks at Rockdetector.com: #54 – "Live In London" (2003) #16 – "Demolition" (2001) #63 – "Metal Meltdown" (1998) #9 – "Jugulator" (...March 7, 2005
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