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METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST Top 'Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time' List

The readers of the Greek edition of Metal Hammer magazine were recently invited to vote for the "100 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time." The resulting list includes full-length recordings from 54 different bands from seven different countries, with IRON MAIDEN appearing on less than seven times on t...

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THE SWORD Featured On 'Jennifer's Body' Soundtrack

Austin, Texas' THE SWORD has issued the following update: "THE SWORD will have a song on the soundtrack of the new film 'Jennifer's Body', which comes out September 18th. As far as we can tell, the movie is about a sexy high school succubus who kills her classmates. "In case you didn't know, we have...

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CANCER BATS, KATATONIA, ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK, TED MAUL Confirmed For U.K.'s HELLFIRE II Festival

CANCER BATS, KATATONIA, ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK and TED MAUL have been confirmed for the Hellfire II festival, set to take place November 6-8, 2009 at the NEC in Birmingham, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:: ANVIL BENEDICTION BLAKFISH BURY TOMORROW CANCER BATS CINDERS FALL ELECTRIC...

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THE SWORD Almost Done Writing New Album

Austin, Texas' THE SWORD has issued the following update: "The writing process [for the third THE SWORD album] is nearing completion, and demoing will soon commence. Recording will follow in the fall with a release as soon as the suits can get it together. The record will be a concept album centered...

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DAVE NAVARRO Joins BILLY CORGAN's SPIRITS IN THE SKY

Dave Navarro (JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and Mark Weitz (STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK) have joined the touring lineup of SPIRITS IN THE SKY, the act SMASHING PUMPKINS founder and frontman Billy Corgan assembled last month as a tribute to late SEEDS frontman Sky Saxon. SPIRITS IN THE SKY also...

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SAXON Frontman Interviewed At WACKEN OPEN AIR; Video Available

Vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON was interviewed by Rockalarm TV prior to the band's appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. Watch the two-minute chat below. Coolhead Productions is putting the finishing...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Officially Recruits 19-Year-Old Drummer MIKE BYRNE

Billy Corgan has announced that Mike Byrne has joined the SMASHING PUMPKINS as their new drummer. The 19-year-old Portland, Oregon native will make his debut with the band on the PUMPKINS' next album — about which a major announcement is expected in September — and tour. "I'm super-excited to be pla...

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EVILE, SYLOSIS, XERATH Confirmed For U.K.'s HELLFIRE II Festival

EVILE, SYLOSIS, XERATH, THE PLIGHT and BLAKFISH have been confirmed for the Hellfire II festival, set to take place November 6-8, 2009 at the NEC in Birmingham, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:: ANVIL BENEDICTION BLAKFISH BURY TOMORROW CINDERS FALL EVILE FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM...

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Report: Heavy Metal Lightens Hearts In Northern German Town

Sahil Nagpal of TopNews.in reports: As this year's festival starts in the northern German town of Wacken, Grandpa Willi is greeting out-of-town visitors with his trombone. "What a day, what a wonderful day," he says, greeting the visitors between trombone blasts. On the side he sells homemade jams a...

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SAXON Frontman Interviewed By U.K.'s ABSOLUTE RADIO

U.K.'s Absolute Radio conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON when the band played the Sonisphere festival on August 2, 2009 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. Watch the 10-minute chat below. Coolhead Productions is putting the finishing to...

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MY DYING BRIDE, BENEDICTION Confirmed For U.K.'s HELLFIRE II Festival

MY DYING BRIDE and BENEDICTION have been confirmed for the Hellfire II festival, set to take place November 6-8, 2009 at the NEC in Birmingham, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:: ANVIL BENEDICTION BURY TOMORROW CINDERS FALL FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM MALEFICE MY DYING BRIDE NO MADE...

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SAXON, TESTAMENT, HELSTAR: Photos From ALCATRAZ METAL FESTIVAL Posted Online

A number of high-quality photos from this year's Alcatraz Metal Festival, which was held August 8 at Brielpoort in Deinze, Belgium have been posted online at Metal-Experience.com. Included are pictures of the following artists: AGENT STEEL HELSTAR KILLER ONSLAUGHT ROSS THE BOSS SANITY'S RAGE SAXON S...

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AGENT STEEL: Video Footage From Belgium's ALCATRAZ METAL FESTIVAL Available

Fan-filmed video footage of California metal veterans AGENT STEEL performing the song "Unstoppable Force" at the second edition of the Alcatraz Metal Festival this past Saturday (August 8) at Brielpoort in Deinze, Belgium can be viewed below (courtesy of "stoneagelightning"). Commented the band: "Th...

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BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD, MÖTLEY CRÜE Featured On 'Brütal Legend' Soundtrack

GameDaily.com has revealed the complete track listing for the Brütal Legend video game, whcih will be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and the PlayStation computer entertainment system on October 13 in North America and on October 16 in Europe. "This soundtrack took yea...

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SAXON: 'Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie' Nearing Completion

U.K.'s Coolhead Productions is putting the finishing touches on a new documentary about the legendary British heavy metal band SAXON called "Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie". The film, which is expected to be released in November, celebrates the group's 30th anniversary. Produced by the makers of th...