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Top Heavy Metal Musicians Select Favorite Guitarists Of All Time
Thiago Sarkis of Roadie Crew magazine (web site) organized a poll in which 330 guitarists were asked about their favorite guitarists of all time. Among the participants in the poll were current and former members of such bands as GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, MACHINE HEAD, NIGHTWISH, MEGADETH, SCORPIONS, TES...May 19, 2008
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OPETH Members Discuss Musical Influences, Favorite Albums
The German branch of Roadrunner Records has posted video footage of OPETH mainman Mikael kerfeldt and the group's new guitarist Fredrik kesson (KRUX, ex-ARCH ENEMY, TALISMAN) discussing their musical influences and recommending some of their favorite albums. Watch the clip at this location. OPETH's...May 19, 2008
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'Chemical Wedding' Director Schedules London Signing
Julian Doyle, the director and co-screenwriter of IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's supernatural horror-thriller "Chemical Wedding", will appear in London this Friday for the launch of the "Chemical Wedding" book at Atlantis a bookshop which was frequented by Aleister Crowley himself. Doyle wil...May 19, 2008
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WAYSTED Confirmed For UK's HARD ROCK HELL II Festival
WAYSTED, the reunited mid-'80s British heavy metal outfit led by UFO bassist Pete Way (hence the spelling of the group's name),has been confirmed for the Hard Rock Hell II festival, set to take place December 5-7, 2008 at Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, UK. The Hard Rock Hell II festival billing is s...May 19, 2008
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...Of Frost and War
Writing lyrics about war in death metal is nothing new. It is the forte of bands like JUNGLE ROT and BOLT THROWER, who continue to do it very well. But I can't recall a death metal album in recent memory that was as thoroughly (I presume) researched, written in such detail, and as effectively presen...May 19, 2008
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Be Gone
In an interview I conducted with PHARAOH guitarist Matt Johnsen a couple of months ago, I was discussing the fact that I still preferred 2006's "The Longest Night" to new album "Be Gone", though not by a wide margin. It is one of those instances where the follow-up to an album that you adored (it .....May 19, 2008
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Cataract
If you happen to work out, even including a daily walk through the neighborhood or some quality time spent with your treadmill, then you know that certain styles of metal turn you from overweight sucker of wind into Olympian. Fire-breathing thrash, especially the newer-school variety from the likes...May 19, 2008
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IRON MAIDEN Singer In Cannes Promoting 'Chemical Wedding' Movie; Video Interview Available
According to Guardian.co.uk. metal god, actor, novelist, swordsman, pilot, DJ and now screenwriter IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson this weekend showed up in Cannes to show off a new film called "Chemical Wedding". Dickinson, a registered commercial airline pilot, flew himself to the south of Fran...May 18, 2008
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BLACK SABBATH's 'Iron Man' Proving Popular With Mobile Owners
According to Mobile Marketing News, BLACK SABBATH's "Iron Man" has risen to No. 5 in Billboard magazine's ringtone chart fueled in no small part by the success of the "Iron Man" movie which features the song in its trailers and its closing credits. "Iron Man" comes off the band's second album, "Para...May 18, 2008
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W.A.S.P., FINNTROLL, ANGRA, EPICA, SOILWORK Pull Out Of Portugal's LAGOA BURNING LIVE Festival
ANGRA, W.A.S.P., FINNTROLL, DARK MOOR, ANCIENT RITES, MAGIC KINGDOM, SOILWORK and EPICA have pulled out of the second edition of the Lagoa Burning Live Festival "for reasons out of our comprehension," according to the event organizers. "We feel deeply sorry for this news and he hope to have these ex...May 17, 2008
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MACHINE MEN Side-Project ANTONY PARVIAINEN TRIO Schedules Finnish Dates
ANTONY PARVIAINEN TRIO, the side-project of singer Antony Parviainen and guitarist J-V Hintikka from Finnish melodic metallers MACHINE MEN, has confirmed the following live dates: May 23 - Amarillo - Joensuu, Finland May 30 - Pub Hrmn Hjy - Seinjoki, Finland May 31 - Henrys Pub - Kuopio, Finland Jun...May 17, 2008
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DEVILDRIVER Frontman On IRON MAIDEN Singer's Radio Show; Audio Available
Vocalist Dez Fafara of Santa Barbara's DEVILDRIVER was IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guest earlier tonight (Friday, May 16) during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to a replay of the program at BBC.co.uk. Dez Fafara was interv...May 16, 2008
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BRUCE DICKINSON's 'Chemical Wedding' Movie: Exclusive Dialogue Clips Available
Exclusive dialogue clips from the soundtrack to IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's supernatural horror-thriller "Chemical Wedding" have been posted online at this location. "Chemical Wedding" will be released in the following British cinemas on May 30: Showcase Cinemas: Birmingham Bristol Cardif...May 16, 2008
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OPETH: Amsterdam, Paris Signing Sessions Announced
Swedish metallers OPETH have scheduled the following signing sessions: June 03 - FAME - Amsterdam, Holland (6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.) June 04 - Virgin Megastore - Paris, France (6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.) OPETH's new album, "Watershed", is scheduled for release on June 3 via Roadrunner Records (one day earlier...May 16, 2008
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OPETH Mainman: Everybody On This Tour Is, Like, 'Super-Cool'
OPETH frontman Mikael kerfeldt has issued the following update from the Progressive Nation 2008 Tour, which also features DREAM THEATER, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME and 3: "The final countdown! Hey, good people! We're in Columbus, Ohio right now. Nice weather, shitty food, smelly bus but everything's...May 16, 2008
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