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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...

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Iowa's ROCK GONE WILD Festival Officially Canceled

According to a posting on the web site of "House of Hair", the syndicated 1980s hard rock/heavy metal radio show hosted by TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider, Rock Gone Wild — the four-day rock festival scheduled for August 20-23 in Northwood, Iowa — has officially been canceled. Just last month, th...

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Report: Iowa's Diamond Jo Casino Says 'No' To ROCK GONE WILD

Cole Mathisen of KIMT — a CBS affiliate television station serving Mason City, Iowa; Rochester, Minnesota; and Austin, Minnesota — reports: The future of a major rock festival is uncertain. The general manager of Diamond Jo Casino in Worth County tells us they're not allowing Rock Gone Wild to happe...

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PARADISE LOST, THE GATHERING, BEHEMOTH, SAXON Confirmed For France's TATTOO THE MIND #2

PARADISE LOST, THE GATHERING, BEHEMOTH, UNEARTH, SAXON and ENSLAVED are among the confirmed bands for the Tattoo The Mind #2 festival, set to take place October 10-11, 2009 at Les Arènes in Metz, France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, October 10, 2009: PARADISE LOST THE GAT...

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Iowa's ROCK GONE WILD Festival Canceled?

Cityview, Central Iowa's independent weekly, has informed BLABBERMOUTH.NET of the apparent cancelation of Rock Gone Wild, the Iowa-based four-day festival which was supposed to take place August 20-23 at the Diamond Jo Casino in Northwood. Cityview, which had conducted a number of interviews with ar...

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SAXON Frontman Interviewed At SONISPHERE

Raz of ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON at the Sonisphere festival, which was held on August 1-2, 2009 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. Watch the four-minute chat below. SAXON's latest album, "Into The Labyrinth", so...

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HEAVEN & HELL, DORO, TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD: Photos From WACKEN OPEN AIR Posted Online

A number of high-quality photos from this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany have been posted online at Metal-Experience.com. Included are pictures of the following artists: Thursday, July 30 (photos): SKYLINE SCHANDMAUL JBO RUNNING WILD HEAVE...

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SAXON, ANVIL Confirmed For U.K.'s HELLFIRE II Festival

SAXON and ANVIL 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:: SAXON ANVIL FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM TESSERACT VIKING SKULL RISE TO REMAIN SPIT LIKE THIS SACRED MOTHER TONGUE OCTOB...