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Iraqi Heavy Metal Band ACRASSICAUDA Denied Exit Visas To Attend Film Festival

ACRASSICAUDA, the Iraqi heavy metal band which now lives in Damascus, Syria (where the men are among more than 1.2 million Iraqis seeking refuge from a war-torn nation),has been denied exit visas to attend the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, where a documentary focusing on their story, "H...

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DALLAS STARS Right-Winger Attends SLAYER Show In Dallas; Report, Photos Available

Finnish hockey player and self-proclaimed huge heavy metal fan Jere Lehtinen of the Dallas Stars recently attended a SLAYER concert in Dallas and wrote a piece about it for the NHL.com web site. An excerpt from the article follows: "As you know, I am a hockey player and not a writer so bear with me...

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RAVEN, BLITZKRIEG Members Interviewed In NWOBHM Podcast Special

Shockwaves/HardRadio Podcast #20 is now available for download at this location (29 MB). Host Bob Nalbandian speaks with key players from the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) — John Gallagher (RAVEN),Brian Ross (BLITZKRIEG, AVENGER, SATAN) and Peter Hayworth (LEGEND) — discussing the Britis...

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SEVENTH DAGGER Signs Distribution Deal With WARNER BROS.

Seventh Dagger Records, which bills itself as "the premiere straight-edge record label," has inked a new distribution deal with East West via Warner Brothers distribution. This new deal will span both physical and digital distribution. The deal will allow for many new retail opportunities and new me...

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METAL BLADE Head Honcho Says Heavy Metal Is Poised For Second Coming

Brett Johnson of VenturaCountyStar.com reports: After 25 years as a key player in the heavy metal scene, Metal Blade Records head Brian Slagel thinks that the genre is poised for a second coming like the one he helped launch in the 1980s. He can also report that one of his label's stalwarts, the ...

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IRON MAIDEN Announce Details For 'Somewhere Back In Time World Tour'

IRON MAIDEN have announced their most ambitious and extraordinary touring plans ever — and are very pleased to announce that this will include Australia for the first time in 15 years! The Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008 will be in three sections, starting in February and March 2008 with the...

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PRIMAL FEAR Bassist Offers 'New Religion' Track-By-Track Rundown

PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner has issued the following track-by-track rundown of the group's new album, "New Religion", due on September 21 via Frontiers Records: "Sign Of Fear: "We wanted to create a very unusual introduction for the album: like a metal band with a kind of orchestra tuning or like...

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DOKKEN: New Album To Receive Japanese Release In October

According to HMV Japan, DOKKEN will release its new album, entitled "Lightining Strikes", in Japan on October 24. The CD will be issued via Rhino Records in the U.S. and Frontiers Records in Europe. The follow-up to 2004's "Hell to Pay" will feature the lineup of Don Dokken (vocals),Jon Levin (guit...

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LYNAM: New Album Title Announced

Birmingham, Alabama-based hard rockers LYNAM have set "Tragic City Symphony" as the title of their new album. "We've been working again with producer Jason Elgin (MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER, COLLECTIVE SOUL),who we consider the fourth member of LYNAM," guitarist/vocalist Jacob Bunton says. "H...

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PRAYING MANTIS Confirmed For Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival

NWOBHM legends PRAYING MANTIS have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Headbangers Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place July 24-26, 2008 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABANDONED AMULANCE ANCESTRAL AXEHAMMER BLACK HAWK IMP...

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PSYCHOPUNCH Prepares To Enter Studio

Sweden's punk rock band PSYCHOPUNCH will enter Studio Underground in Västeras shortly to begin recording its sevent album, entitled "Moonlight City". "15 songs are to be recorded but it is yet unclear how many will make it on the record which is due for release in January 2008," the group said in a...

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The Resurrection Of MARILYN MANSON

Ben Wener of The Orange County Register recently conducted an interview with Marilyn Manson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On having to "confirm" during his marriage to Dita Von Teese: "I started to feel bad about being me. I started to feel like I had to turn me off somehow, ...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist: 'We Were Always A Live Band And It Is What We Enjoy Doing The Most'

Joe Matera of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS guitarist Matthias Jabs. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate-Guitar.com: The last time the SCORPIONS ventured to L.A to record an album was in 1990 for the "Crazy World" album. What led to the band's dec...

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RESISTANCE Confirmed For Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival

Los Angeles metallers RESISTANCE have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Headbangers Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place July 24-26, 2008 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABANDONED AMULANCE ANCESTRAL AXEHAMMER BLACK HAWK...

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RAVEN To Begin Recording Vocals Next Week

Legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN will return Assembly Line Studios next week with engineer/mixer Kevin 131 (PROJECT: FAILING FLESH, DECEASED, DYSRYTHMIA, GARDEN OF SHADOWS) to begin laying down vocals for their new album, tentatively titled "Walk through Fire". A spring release is e...