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Sheffield Heavy Metal Metal Scene Profiled In New Book
It was desperate times for Sheffield and the wider South Yorkshire region in the 1980s. Deep recession had thrown tens of thousands on the dole and its traditional steel industry lay in ruins. But far from accepting its plight, Sheffield became a U.K. leader in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal ro...October 25, 2010
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RAVEN Frontman: No Other Band Sounds Like Us
Rock & Rolla recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist John Gallagher of the veteran British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rock & Rolla: You guys have been kicking since 1974. 36 years later here you are. What's the secret behin...October 24, 2010
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WOLF To Enter Studio In November
Swedish metallers WOLF will enter Studio Underground in Västerås, Sweden in November with producer Pelle Saether to begin recording the follow-up to their acclaimed 2009 album "Ravenous". Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Fullmoon Possession", "Skullcrusher", "False Preacher" and "Adrenali...October 20, 2010
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SABATON Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise
Swedish metallers SABATON have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGENT STEEL AMON A...October 15, 2010
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RIOT ENTERTAINMENT Announces Distribution Deals With VICTORY, PEACEVILLE
Riot Entertainment has announced distribution deals with Victory Records and Peaceville Records for the Australian market. Commented John Howarth, CEO of Riot: "Riot and I are totally honoured to be working with Victory and Peaceville. I have chased these labels for a long time and so we are extreme...October 15, 2010
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DARK TRANQUILLITY Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise
Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as fol...October 13, 2010
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SAXON Members Perform With Tribute Band; Video Available
SAXON members Nigel Glockler (drums) and Doug Scarratt (guitar) joined the SAXON tribute band GHOAD on stage at the Brightona Festival in Brighton, U.K. on Sunday, October 10 to perform two SAXON songs, "Dallas 1pm" and "Denim and Leather". Fan-filmed video footage of their appearance can be viewed...October 12, 2010
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GLYDER Calls It Quits
Irish rockers GLYDER have called it quits. Guitarist Bat Kinane writes on his official blog, "Things changed for GLYDER before the making of the third album and since then it's been a struggle to keep going. Signing with SPV seemed like the Holy Grail, but the year it took to finalize the deal ...October 4, 2010
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RUSH To Be Honored With 'Living Legend' Award
Classic Rock magazine today announced that RUSH will be honoured with the "Living Legend" award at this year's Marshall Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards in association with Currencies.co.uk. RUSH will fly in to London to collect the award on November 10, with Alice Cooper hosting the event at Lond...September 28, 2010
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DORO PESCH Talks RONNIE JAMES DIO, Upcoming DVD And U.S. Tour
Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with German "metal queen" Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: How have your preparations been for these four upcoming U.S. dates? Doro: I'm planning to play all the highlights and some g...September 26, 2010
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NEVERMORE, SANCTUARY Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise
NEVERMORE and the pre-NEVERMORE cult band SANCTUARY have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as f...September 23, 2010
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GAMMA RAY, CRIPPER Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise
GAMMA RAY and CRIPPER have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGENT STEEL AMON ...September 17, 2010
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SAXON, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, MURDERDOLLS, DIMMU BORGIR Confirmed For Australia's SOUNDWAVE
SAXON, ONE DAY AS A LION (the project featuring Zack De La Rocha [vocalist for RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE] and Jon Theodore [former drummer of THE MARS VOLTA]),BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, MURDERDOLLS, BRING ME THE HORIZON and DIMMU BORGIR are among the newly confirmed bands for the 2011 edition of Austr...September 16, 2010
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CARCASS Frontman's Signature Bass To Be Officially Presented To Public At NAMM
Fernandes Guitars has announced the addition of a legendary artist to its family roster: Jeff Walker of CARCASS. Jeff has been playing during the band's last run of European festivals a new signature custom bass model, which was designed by the man himself and developed at the Fernandes custom shop...September 11, 2010
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TÝR Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise
Faroese Viking metallers TÝR have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGENT STEEL AMO...September 9, 2010
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