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Box of Roxx

I've heard of ROXX GANG, but I'll be damned if I can remember anything more than that. Considering the Florida band's status as an outfit that probably should have gotten more recognition during that glamorous hair sprayed era, I'd be surprised if the average '80s rocker had much better of a recolle...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: Second Episode Of 'Guardian TV' Available

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have posted the second episode of Guardian TV in which they field questions submitted by their fans on Facebook. Check it out below. "Memories Of A Time To Come", the ultimate collection of BLIND GUARDIAN music from 1987 to 2011, will be released on January 20 v...

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LACUNA COIL's Tribute To Fallen TYPE O NEGATIVE Frontman

Vocalist Andrea Ferro of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL revealed in a new interview with Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock radio (stream audio below) that "My Spirit", the last song on the band's new album, "Dark Adrenaline", is dedicated to Peter Steele of TYPE O NEGATIVE, who died a couple of years a...

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VIRGIN STEELE: 'Perfect Mansions (Mountains Of The Sun)' Video Released

"Perfect Mansions (Mountains Of The Sun)", the new video from Long Island, New York metal veterans VIRGIN STEELE, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's "Age Of Consent" reissue, which came out in November via SPV/Steamhammer. This 2CD digipak comes with bonus tracks, five of them previous...

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'From The Minds Of Madness: The Origins Of Heavy Metal Band Names' Book Now Available

Author Blair Gibson released "From The Minds Of Madness: The Origins Of Heavy Metal Band Names" on January 6 through Rymefire Books. Commented Gibson: "I contacted over 200 bands of various genres of the heavy metal realm and came up with the origins of 234 bands with direct quotes from the bands. I...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: First Episode Of 'Guardian TV' Available

German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN have posted the first episode of Guardian TV in which they field questions submitted by their fans on Facebook. Check it out below. "Memories Of A Time To Come", the ultimate collection of BLIND GUARDIAN music from 1987 to 2011, will be released on January 20 vi...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Guitarist Talks To Brazil's 'Wikimetal' About 'Memories' Collection (Audio)

Brazil's Wikimetal podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist Marcus Siepen of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN about "Memories Of A Time To Come", the ultimate collection of BLIND GUARDIAN music from 1987 to 2011, which will be released on January 20, 2012 via Virgin/EMI. You can n...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Talks 'Memories Of A Time To Come' In New Audio Interview

Vocalist Hansi Kürsch of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN was recently interviewed on Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock radio about "Memories Of A Time To Come", the ultimate collection of BLIND GUARDIAN music from 1987 to 2011, which will be released on January 20, 2012 via Virgin/EMI. A couple of e...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: 'The Bard's Song (In The Forest)' Orchestral Version Audio Sample

"Memories Of A Time To Come", the ultimate collection of BLIND GUARDIAN music from 1987 to 2011, will be released on January 20, 2012 via Virgin/EMI. It will be available as a double CD, three-CD deluxe limited edition, including the band's demo recordings when they were called LUCIFER'S HERITAGE, a...

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ROXX GANG: 'Boxx Of Roxx' Three-Disc CD/DVD Set Available

FnA Records has issued "Boxx Of Roxx", a three-disc CD/DVD set containing previously unreleased studio tracks, live recordings, videos and photo archives from '80s Florida hard rockers ROXX GANG. Disc 1 is all rare and previously unreleased gems spanning the band's history, from its earliest studio...

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VENOM Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

British black metal pioneers VENOM have been confirmed for next year's edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which will set sail from Miami, Florida to Cayman Islands on January 23, 2012 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will perform on the cruise. The festival billing is shaping u...

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Benefit Tour For Former DECAPITATED Singer Announced

33 bands from the Polish rock and metal scenes will take part in a charity tour, "Covan Wake The Fuck Up Tour 2012", to help former DECAPITATED singer Adrian "Covan" Kowanek. On October 29, 2007, a tour bus accident claimed the life of DECAPITATED drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka, and gravely injured...

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JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR: 'Keep It True' Performance To Be Filmed For DVD Release

JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR — the band led by former VIRGIN STEELE guitarist Jack Starr — will play an exclusive show at the 2013 edition of the Keep It True festival in Germany. The group's setlist will include classic songs from the early JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR albums, songs taken from the band...

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Sweden's CARNIVORE Changes Name To ERUPTED

Sweden's CARNIVORE has changed its name to ERUPTED. Commented vocalist Daniel Ocic Sundberg: "[We have decided to change the name of the band] out of respect for the late [TYPE O NEGATIVE mainman] Pete Steele's CARNIVORE. "Back when we picked the band name, we actually had not heard of the earlier C...

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COREY TAYLOR Talks Death Of PAUL GRAY, Touring With SLIPKNOT And Next STONE SOUR Album

Australia's Faster Louder recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Faster Louder: The white elephant in the room is obviously regarding the tragic death of [SLIPKNOT's] bassist, Paul Gray, it's obviously a di...