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BIOMECHANICAL To Record 'Painkiller' Cover With Original PRIEST Producer

U.K. progressive epic thrash metallers BIOMECHANICAL will record a cover version of "Painkiller" by JUDAS PRIEST in October. The track will be produced by Chris Tsangarides, who worked on the 1990 original with PRIEST. The recording will happen over three days at Tsangarides' own studio, the Ecology...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Produces VIOLENT STORM: New Album To Receive European Release

VIOLENT STORM, the new band formed by ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/BLACKMORE'S NIGHT bassist Mick Cervino, will release its new album, entitled "Storm Warning", in Europe on October 23. The CD, which was released in Japan in June, was produced by JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing (his first production cred...

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DEICIDE Guitarist Answers Fans' Questions

DEICIDE guitarist Jack Owen has been answering fan questions for last few weeks via the Earache Records forum. A couple of excerpts follow: Q: Ralph [Santolla, other DEICIDE guitarist] was quoted on a website after one of DEICIDE's gigs was cancelled due to artwork on a poster saying that he was a s...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Work On New Album Is 'Going Incredibly Well'

JUDAS PRIEST Management Co-Ordinator Jayne Andrews has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "As usual when the band are working on a new album, the website will be very quiet. The guys do not want any information being given out at this time. As soon as they are ready to ann...

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DRAGONFORCE Doesn't Want To Be Pigeonholed As "Power Metal' Band

Stuart Derdeyn of Canada's The Province reports that U.K. quintet DRAGONFORCE's "Valley Of the Damned" is another tour de force of super-tight, melodic hard rock with its tongue firmly planted in its cheek. Imagine BON JOVI fronting IRON MAIDEN played almost twice as fast and you've got what the gro...

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TWISTED SISTER Performs In Las Vegas: Photos Available

TWISTED SISTER performed at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday (September 2). Check out pictures from Getty Images. TWISTED SISTER recently completed work on its "final" disc, "A Twisted Christmas", featuring metal versions of holiday classics, includi...

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COURAGEOUS Added To BEYOND FEAR / VICIOUS RUMORS European Tour

Frankfurt, Germany-based metal band COURAGEOUS has been added to the upcoming European tour featuring BEYOND FEAR (the new band fronted by former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens) and VICIOUS RUMORS. A complete list of tour dates can be found at this location. According...

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BYZANTINE Completes First-Ever DVD, Prepares To Record New Album

Vocalist/rhythm guitarist Chris Ojeda of West Virginia's forward-thinking thrashers BYZANTINE has issued the following update: "I know it seems like we have fell of the face of the planet but things have been really busy in the BYZANTINE camp both personal and professional. My fiancée and I have bou...

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BALLISTIC Mainman Talks About His High School Band Featuring MARTY FRIEDMAN

BALLISTIC's official web site has been updated with a new interview the band's mainman, Tom Gattis (ex-DEUCE, TENSION, WARDOG),recently gave to the Austrian radio show station. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: First off congratulations on your new record deal. Can you tell us something...

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The Politics of Ecstasy

A decade ago Seattle's NEVERMORE released an album that would be the first of several demonstrating its truly unique blend of heavy power/thrash/death metal, gloriously dark melody, and intelligent lyrical content. 1995's self-titled debut and the "In Memory" EP hinted at the massive potential that...

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METALLICA's HETFIELD And ULRICH Discuss Importance Of 'Master Of Puppets'

METALLICA's James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich recently spoke to Masa Ito's "Rock City" TV show in Japan about their decision to play the "Master of Puppets" album in its entirety to celebrate its 20th anniversary. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Hetfield: "My gut feeling is… I think 'Ma...

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BEYOND FEAR: U.S. Warm-Up Dates Announced

BEYOND FEAR, the new band featuring former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens, has lined up the following U.S. warm-up dates prior to its upcoming European tour with VICIOUS RUMORS: Sep. 23 - Peabody's - Cleveland, OH Sep. 29 - Club Infinity - Williamsville, NY Oct. 21 -...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS: Video Interview Posted Online

A nine-minute video interview with original JUDAS PRIEST frontman Al Atkins has been posted online at Guitarist TV (click on "G-TV Interviews"). As previously reported, Atkins recently released a new promotional DVD. Produced by Mpeguk Ltd, the set (released on DVD-R) includes music videos of three...

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SUPERCHRIST Announces Track Listing For Upcoming Album

Famine Records has officially released the first-ever single by Chicago-based heavy metal derelicts SUPERCHRIST. Featuring the exclusive songs "Ladycutter" and "Baby Blood", the 7" single is limited to 500 copies on red vinyl. The record will be available from a range of underground distributors and...

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TWISTED SISTER: 'Christmas' CD To Feature DEE SNIDER's Duet With LITA FORD

A 12-minute audio interview with TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider, conducted earlier this month by Doug Podell of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM, has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On whether the rumors are true that TWISTED SISTER will dis...