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CELTIC FROST Mainman: The Fall Of A Year

CELTIC FROST mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "The weeks seemingly merged into one continuous, viscous current of day and night and information increasingly difficult to bear. Emotions decreased to slow-motion speed, he began to subsist in the dark,...

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DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist DON AIREY: More New Solo Album Details Revealed

DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey will release a new solo album, "A Light In The Sky", on February 25 via Mascot Records. For "A Light In The Sky", Airey has gathered together a different set of collaborators (though Laurence Cottle of Sting/ Eric Clapton/ Brian Eno/ Bill Bruford fame once again con...

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Heavy Metal Fanatic To Succeed PUTIN As Rusian Leader?

Russia's RIA Novosti reports: The man backed by Vladimir Putin for next year's presidential election is a heavy-metal-loving 42-year-old whose surname comes from the Russian word for 'bear'. First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was nominated by the ruling United Russia party and three other s...

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Former JANE'S ADDICTION Bassist To Release Solo Debut

Eric Avery, seminal bassist and co-founder of the iconic band JANE'S ADDICTION, has joined Dangerbird Records as the newest member to the flourishing indie label's family. Avery's full-length debut, "Help Wanted", will be released April 8, 2008. Meticulously constructed and appropriately titled, Ave...

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EXODUS Guitarist: 'Organized Religion In All Forms Is Just A Poison'

"The Classic Metal Show" recently conducted an interview with EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow; The Classic Metal Show: [The new EXODUS album] "The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibition A" really seems to attack organized religion as a whole. What is your take on organ...

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JUDAS PRIEST, MESHUGGAH, AT THE GATES Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

According to a posting on the Italian rock/metal webzine Groovebox.it, JUDAS PRIEST, MESHUGGAH and AT THE GATES are among the newly confirmed bands for the Gods of Metal festival, set to take place June 27-29, 2008 in Bologna, Italy. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: IRON MAIDEN (Ju...

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JUDAS PRIEST To Launch New World Tour In June

JUDAS PRIEST's official web site has been updated with the following message: "The JUDAS PRIEST machine will be rolling out on the road again next year. The tour starts in June 2008 — dates to be announced shortly! Please note that only when dates are announced here on our website are they actually...

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MARILYN MANSON: More 'Sick And Disturbing Purchases' Revealed By Former Bandmate

The New York Post's Page Six reports that Marilyn Manson is in more legal trouble. The shock rocker was accused in August by his band's former keyboardist, Stephen "Pogo" Bier (who performed with the band under the name Madonna Wayne Gacy),of squandering the group's earnings on "sick and disturbing...

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JUDAS PRIEST Begins Mixing 'Nostradamus'

JUDAS PRIEST has begun mixing its new concept album about the legendary 16th century prophet Nostradamus, singer Rob Halford revealed during an appearance this past Friday (November 16) on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show. In addition, JUDAS PRIEST will make an announcement in the next...

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ILIUM: 'All Control Lost' Video Available

ILIUM's video for the song "All Control Lost" can be viewed below. The track comes off the Australian power metal band's 2005 album "Permian Dusk". ILIUM's third album, "Vespertilion", was completed several months ago but has yet to see the light of day. In an August 30 posting on its MySpace page,...

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NIGHTWISH Checks In From Detroit

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have posted the following message on their official web site: "We're writing this at the backstage of Harpo's, a venue in Detroit. We've done seven shows so far — five in U.S. and two in Canada. One more is coming up in an hour and a half. After a long t...

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IRON MAN: New EP Out Now

Long-running Maryland hard rock/heavy metal/doom band IRON MAN has just released its first new CD since "Generation Void" in 1999. Tiled "Submission", the effort is self-released by the band and was recorded and engineered by Chris Koz at his Polar Bear Lair studios in Maryland. It is a five-track E...

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Sound Engineer KEVIN SHIRLEY Talks About Revisiting LED ZEPPELIN's 'The Song Remains The Same'

November 20 sees the release of LED ZEPPELIN's "The Song Remains The Same" movie DVD from Warner Home Video and, simultaneously, the release of a two-CD "The Song Remains The Same" soundtrack through Rhino Records. Thanks in large part to the efforts of sound engineer Kevin Shirley (IRON MAIDEN, DRE...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Jamming With Finnish Cover Band; Video Available

Video footage of JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing jamming with Finnish PRIEST cover band PRIESTONE on August 28, 2007 in Tuusula, Finland can be viewed at this location. JUDAS PRIEST is working on a concept album about the legendary 16th century prophet Nostradamus. Regarding the direction of the...

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27 Announces Tours With ISIS, MINUS THE BEAR

Boston, MA’s 27 has announced November and December tours with ISIS and MINUS THE BEAR. 27 was chosen by ISIS to support the band on their 10th anniversary tour, exclusively covering ground along the U.S. coastal regions. These shows will kick-off on November 1 in New York City and will also include...