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OBITUARY Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

Florida death metallers OBITUARY 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: AMON AMARTH...
March 11, 2010
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PICTURE Frontman To Guest On 'Metal From Milan'

Vocalist Pete Lovell of the reunited '80s Dutch metal band PICTURE will be interviewed on the "Metal From Milan" radio show with DJ Nik on Friday, March 12 at 22.00 CET. To listen to the program live via the Internet, go to this location. Guitarist Jan Bechtum recently left PICTURE and was replaced...
March 11, 2010
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SAXON Bassist Forced To Sit Out Tour

British heavy metal legends SAXON have issued the following update: "Sadly we are forced to announce that Nibbs [Carter, bass] won't be able to join us on the upcoming tour! "Due to health problems of his wife, we all decided that it will be the best for all if he stays with his wife and ...
March 10, 2010
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MOONSPELL Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL 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. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH EPICA FINNTROLL MOONSPELL RAVEN SAXON SODOM SO...
March 2, 2010
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SAXON's Upcoming Documentary To Include Footage Of 2008 DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL

According to an online post by SAXON frontman Biff Byford, footage of the legendary British heavy metal band's June 2008 performance at the Download Festival at Castle Donington, England will be included in the upcoming SAXON documentary, "Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie". Biff states, "We feel this...
February 27, 2010
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SLAYER, ALICE COOPER, MOTÖRHEAD, Others Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

The following bands have been added to this year's installment of the Hellfest, set to take place June 18-20, 2010 in Clisson, France: AIRBOURNE ALICE COOPER ANNIHILATOR AS I LAY DYING BLASPHEME CARCASS DEFTONES DOOM ELECTRIC MARY VULCAIN EXODUS FEAR FACTORY FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM HYPOCRISY INFECTIO...
February 26, 2010
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AEROSMITH, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, MASTODON, FEAR FACTORY Confirmed For GRASPOP METAL MEETING

AEROSMITH, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, MASTODON and FEAR FACTORY 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: 36 CRAZYFISTS A DAY TO REMEMBER AEROSMITH ALESTORM ALL SHALL PERIS...
February 26, 2010
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SAXON Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

British heavy metal legends SAXON 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. SAXON will play two unique shows. One night they will perform the "Wheels Of Steel" LP in its entirety...
February 26, 2010
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Armour

The part about the kind music played by Finland's ARMOUR is that if not done right it can fall flat on its face, owing to worn out mimicry, tepid songwriting, and a complete lack of passion, or it succeeds wildly for reasons opposite to those just noted. Coming after several EPs, ARMOUR's self-title...
February 23, 2010
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GLYDER Signs With SPV/STEAMHAMMER

Irish rockers GLYDER will release their third album, "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow", on April 26 via SPV/Steamhammer. The CD features stunning Mark Wilkinson artwork and a guest solo on the title track by one of rock's finest guitarists, Dave Menketti from Y&T. "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" t...
February 23, 2010
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THE SWORD Covers THIN LIZZY's 'Cold Sweat' For New 7" Single

Austin, Texas' THE SWORD recently recorded a cover version of THIN LIZZY's "Cold Sweat" for a split seven-inchsingle that will be released through Volcom Entertainment's Vinyl Club. On the flip side will be YEAR LONG DISASTER covering THE SWORD's "Maiden, Mother & Crone" with Rob from KARMA TO B...
February 20, 2010
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SLAYER, SAXON, PARADISE LOST, OBITUARY, DEICIDE, Others Confirmed For GRASPOP METAL MEETING

SLAYER, SAXON, PARADISE LOST, OBITUARY, ANATHEMA, STEEL PANTHER, U.D.O., DEICIDE, A DAY TO REMEMBER, ATREYU, UNEARTH, CANNIBAL CORPSE, 36 CRAZYFISTS, RISE TO REMAIN and BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 25-27, 2...
February 16, 2010
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SABBATH, PRIEST, MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD Members Featured In 'Heavy Metal Brittania' Documentary

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...
February 14, 2010
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THE SWORD Taps Producer MATT BAYLES For New Album

Austin, Texas' THE SWORD has entered the studio with producer Matt Bayles (MASTODON, ISIS, MINUS THE BEAR) to begin recording its third album for a late 2010 release via Kemado Records. The band has also scheduled a one-off show at Stubb's in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 16 as the support act for...
February 11, 2010
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Japan's SOLITUDE To Release 'Brave The Storm' Album

SOLITUDE, the Japanese heavy metal quartet which was formed out of the ashes of SACRIFICE (not to be confused with the Canadian thrashers),will finally release its second album, "Brave The Storm", via Spiritual Beast Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Virtual Image" was produced by Fuyuhiko Inui (BU...
January 20, 2010