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SKULL FIST: Debut EP Out Now

SKULL FIST, the Toronto, Canada-based "new wave of classic heavy metal band," fuses together the best musical traits and finesse of such legendary acts as IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, SCORPIONS, SAXON and underground sensations RIOT, TOKYO BLADE and JAG PANZER. The group released its debut five-song E...

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BILOCATE Signs With KOLONY RECORDS

Jordanian dark oriental metallers BILOCATE have inked a deal with the Italian label Kolony Records. The band's second album, "Sudden Death Syndrome", which was originally released on Daxar Music in 2008, will be reissued in July. The cover artwork for "Sudden Death Syndrome" (see below) was designed...

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DEATH ANGEL Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL 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:...

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PICTURE: 'Now It's Too Late' Video Released

"Now It's Too Late", the new video from the reunited '80s Dutch metal band PICTURE, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's latest album, "Old Dogs, New Tricks", which was released on October 1, 2009 — exactly 30 years after the band's debut record first saw the light of day. Guitarist J...

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SAXON Members To Guest On New PHARAO Album

SAXON members Biff Byford and Paul Quinn will guest on two tracks on the forthcoming album from German power metallers PHARAO, entitled "Road To Nowhere". The CD is tentatively due before the end of the year. PHARAO supported SAXON on a European tour in December 2007. PHARAO's most recent release wa...

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TARJA TURUNEN, BLOODBOUND, FATAL SMILE, CARNAL FORGE Confirmed For Sweden's ROCKWEEKEND

TARJA TURUNEN, BLOODBOUND, FATAL SMILE, CARNAL FORGE and CRAZY LIXX are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's edition of the Rockweekend festival, set to take place July 8-10 in Kilafors (two hours north of Stockholm),Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical...

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SAXON: Hardenberg Photos Posted Online

A number of high-quality photos of SAXON's March 27, 2010 concert at the Podium in Hardenberg, the Netherlands can be found at Metal-Experience.com. Support at the gig came from German rockers BIG BALL. SAXON's setlist was as follows: 01. Battalions Of Steel 02. Heavy Metal Thunder 03. Live To Rock...

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DEVILDRIVER, KILLING MACHINE Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

DEVILDRIVER and KILLING MACHINE have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 25-27, 2010 in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD 36 CRAZYFISTS A DAY TO REMEMBER AEROSMITH AIRBOURNE ALESTORM ALL SHALL PER...

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SAXON To Perform Entire 'Wheels Of Steel' Album At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

According to a Twitter message by the organizer of the U.K.'s annual Download festival, Andy Copping, British heavy metal legends SAXON will perform their classic 1980 album "Wheels of Steel" in its entirety at this year's event, which is scheduled to take place June 11-13, 2010 at Donington Park, U...

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SWASHBUCKLE Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

New Jersey's thrashing pirates SWASHBUCKLE 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: A...

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SAXON: 'Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie' DVD Detailed

The long-awaited documentary on British rock legends SAXON, "Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie", will finally be released next month. The delay was caused by the filmmakers' (U.K.'s Coolhead Productions) desire to include newly discovered vintage footage and additional interviews. Commented Coolhead:...

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SAXON, CINDERELLA, HELLYEAH, HIM, RATT, Y&T Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

The following artists have just been confirmed for this year's Download festival, set to take place June 11-13, 2010 at Donington Park, United Kingdom: STEEL PANTHER HIM SAXON AIRBOURNE COHEED & CAMBRIA 36 CRAZYFISTS THE DILINGER ESCAPE PLAN DOMMIN TAKING DAWN UNEARTH CINDERELLA A DAY TO REMEMBE...

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HELLYEAH, AIRBOURNE, KATATONIA, FINNTROLL Confirmed For GRASPOP METAL MEETING

AIRBOURNE, RAVEN, THE DEVIL'S BLOOD, EVERGREY, DARK FUNERAL, SYLOSIS, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, ELUVEITIE, HELLYEAH, KATATONIA and FINNTROLL have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 25-27, 2010 in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as...

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'Heavy Metal Britannia' BBC Special Available For Viewing

BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi, JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton, IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson, DEEP PURPLE's Ian Gillan and Jon Lord, MOTÖRHEAD's Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, DIAMOND HEAD's Brian Tatler and the EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND's Edgar Broughton are among the musicians who were interviewed fo...

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UNLEASHED Confirmed For Sweden's ROCKWEEKEND Festival

Swedish death metal veterans UNLEASHED have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Rockweekend festival, set to take place July 8-10 in Kilafors (two hours north of Stockholm),Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: TWISTED SISTER DEEP PURPLE SAXON ANNIHILATOR MY DYING BRIDE S...