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TESTAMENT To Tour U.S. With OVERKILL, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT have announced their first U.S. headlining tour in support of their new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth". The "Dark Roots Of Thrash" trek promises to be one of the best thrash metal lineups of the year, with support coming from the world-renowned OV...

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DUSKMACHINE Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS

DUSKMACHINE, the band featuring PRIMAL FEAR/ex-ANNIHILATOR drummer Randy Black, ex-ANNIHILATOR bassist Russ Bergquist, guitarist Nikolai Wurk and vocalist Joe Comeau (ex-OVERKILL guitarist and former singer for such bands as ANNIHILATOR, TAD MOROSE and LIEGE LORD),has inked a deal with Massacre Rec...

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OVERKILL Frontman Interviewed By OFFSTAGE TV (Video)

Offstage TV conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL at Metal Invasion 2012 on October 13 at Messehalle in Straubing, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. OVERKILL's new album, "The Electric Age", sold 6,500 copies in the United...

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THE RODS Frontman Talks RONNIE JAMES DIO In Video Interview

Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with David "Rock" Feinstein of THE RODS at the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund's second awards gala, which was held on October 31 at the Avalon nightclub in Hollywood, California. You can watch the chat belo...

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GENERATION KILL Taps Producer ZEUSS For New Album

GENERATION KILL, the band featuring EXODUS frontman Rob Dukes, has tapped Chris "Zeuss" Harris (SUICIDE SILENCE, ALL THAT REMAINS, SHADOWS FALL, SOULFLY) to produce the group's second album, tentatively due in 2013 via Season Of Mist. Zeuss "has a guiding hand in all the songs the band has written"...

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The World is Ours Vol. 2: Anyplace Crazy...

From an outsider's perspective, the fact MOTORHEAD releases a live document in nearly the same increment as their studio records constitutes a bit of narcissism. Of course, those who've attended a MOTORHEAD concert or two understand just why a live album or video after one of their touring cycles is...

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GILLAN's 'Glory Road' Remembered In New App And eBook

A new one-dollar app and eBook tell the story of the making of GILLAN's 1980 album "Glory Road". One could call GILLAN's blustery, heart-racing rock on a clock style a somewhat weird spot of chicanery plaguing and baiting the wider (and younger) NWOBHM exploding around them. Author Martin Popoff exp...

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MINDCAGE Taps Legendary Producer MICHAEL WAGENER For New Album Mix

Florida-based progressive metal band MINDCAGE will enter WireWorld Studios, just outside of Nashville, Tennesse in December with producer Michael Wagener (OZZY OSBOURNE, METALLICA, MEGADETH, MÖTLEY CRÜE, W.A.S.P., OVERKILL, ACCEPT) to complete work on its new concept album, "Our Own Devices", for an...

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BAD COMPANY's 'Desolation Angels' Remembered In New App And eBook

A new one-dollar app and eBook tell the story of the making of BAD COMPANY's 1979 album "Desolation Angels". From loud rocker to delicate acoustic song, the quality within "Desolation Angels" was across the board. Author Martin Popoff explains: "Well, yes, snuck this one in as part of my new Ye Olde...

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OVERKILL: Video Interview Posted Online

Brazil's "Stay Heavy"conducted an interview with New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL at this year's edition of the Tuska open-air festival, which was held June 29 - July 1 in Helsinki, Finland. You can watch the chat below. OVERKILL's new album, "The Electric Age", sold 6,500 copies in the United States i...

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OVERKILL: Sheffield Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of OVERKILL's October 8 performance at Corporation in Sheffield, United Kingdom can be seen below. OVERKILL's new album, "The Electric Age", sold 6,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 77 on The Billboard 200 chart. OVERKILL's...

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MOTÖRHEAD: 'Iron Fist' Preview Clip From 'The Wörld Is Ours - Vol 2'

MOTÖRHEAD will release "The Wörld Is Ours - Vol 2: Anyplace Crazy As Anywhere Else" in North America on October 22 via UDR/EMI. The follow-up to 2011's "The Wörld Is Ours – Vol 1: Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else" features the band's 2011 Wacken Open Air headline appearance as well as highlig...

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WHITESNAKE's 'Ready An' Willing' Remembered In New App And eBook

A new one-dollar app and eBook tell the story of the making of WHITESNAKE's 1980 album "Ready An' Willing". Featuring three ex-DEEP PURPLE members in David Coverdale, Ian Paice and Jon Lord (who sadly passed away recently),"Ready An' Willing" sounded like old news in the rapidly ramping metal envir...

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MOTÖRHEAD's 'Overkill' Remembered In New App And eBook

By 1979, MOTÖRHEAD had mid-sized Bronze to give them a little substance in their lives, and the guys would not take the opportunity lightly, crafting "Overkill" — the most brutally rocking album the world had seen to date. A new one-dollar app and eBook tell the story of the making of MOTÖRHEAD's "O...

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Finland's TUSKA Open-Air Festival: Two-And-A-Half-Hour Video Report

Peek From The Pit just uploaded a two-and-a-half-hour video review of this year's edition of the Tuska open-air festival, which was held June 29 - July 1 in Helsinki, Finland. In addition to some footage from the crowd, there are also interviews with the following bands: * SAINT VITUS * EXODUS * INS...