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CANNIBAL CORPSE Bassist Talks Censorship
Censorship and extreme music have clashed on many occasions, and more than once death metal's CANNIBAL CORPSE has been the catalyst for conflict. Speaking in the new issue of the U.K.'s Zero Tolerance magazine, CORPSE bassist and founding member Alex Webster reflects upon his band's run-ins with cen...January 21, 2009
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SAXON: 'Into The Labyrinth' First-Week Sales Revealed
"Into The Labyrinth", the new album from British heavy metal legends SAXON, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 29 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by ne...January 21, 2009
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SAXON: 'Into The Labyrinth' European Chart Positions Revealed
"Into The Labyrinth", the new album from British heavy metal legends SAXON, has registered the following first-week chart positions in Europe: Austria: #53 Germany: #23 (Media Control) Germany: #8 (Media Markt) Sweden: #44 Switzerland: #61 UK: #119 UK: #6 (Rock) "Into The Labyrinth" was released in...January 20, 2009
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The Origin Of The Blastbeat
Alexis Petridis of The Guardian reports that James Hoare, deputy editor of Terrorizer magazine is agitating to have January 29 declared International Blastbeat Celebration Day. The idea started out as a joke on Good Bad Music for Bad, Bad Times, a remarkable blog written by Erich Keller, a European...January 18, 2009
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SAXON Frontman On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show; Audio Available
Vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON was IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guest earlier tonight (Friday, January 16) during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The program is now available for streaming at BBC.co.uk. "In...January 16, 2009
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PLACE VENDOME: 'Streets Of Fire' Audio Samples Available
PLACE VENDOME, the project featuring former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske alongside PINK CREAM 69's Dennis Ward, will release its second album, "Streets Of Fire", on February 20 via Frontiers Records. The songs this time were supplied by different songwriters, who were particularly motivated and en...January 14, 2009
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EPHEL DUATH: 'Through My Dog's Eyes' Bonus DVD Trailer Available
Italian avant-garde metallers EPHEL DUATH are gearing up for the release of their newest and most bizarre studio album yet. The CD, titled "Through My Dog's Eyes", is based on a concept conjured up by guitarist and founding member Davide Tiso, in which the entire album is written from the perspectiv...January 9, 2009
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NWOBHM Celebrating 30th Anniversary; Members Of SAXON, DIAMOND HEAD, GIRLSCHOOL Interviewed
Roy Wilkinson of U.K.'s The Guardian reports: This year sees the 30th anniversary of one of our most thoroughly titled musical genres: the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, abbreviated to NWOBHM, and pronounced "nuh-wobbum". It's a realm of rapid-fire riffs and heroic declarations about motorbikes, t...January 6, 2009
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METALLICA, MOTÖRHEAD Members Interviewed For New SAXON Documentary; Trailer Available
U.K.'s Coolhead Productions is working 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 later in the year, will include interviews with members of METALLICA and MOTÖRHEAD. A two-minute trailer...January 5, 2009
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HEAVEN AND HELL, DISTURBED, ANTHRAX, BLIND GUARDIAN Confirmed For GRASPOP METAL MEETING
According to Ashladan.be, HEAVEN AND HELL, DISTURBED, ANTHRAX and BLIND GUARDIAN are among the artists that will perform at the 14th edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 26-28, 2009 on the festival grounds of the Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium. The festival biling is shaping up...January 5, 2009
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IN VAIN: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed
Norwegian extreme metallers IN VAIN have issued the following update: "After much work during Christmas, we are 98% done [with the sophomore IN VAIN CD] and only small corrections remain. Our new album will be entitled 'Mantra' and it will feature seven songs with a playing time of more or less an h...January 4, 2009
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PLACE VENDOME: More New Album Details Revealed
PLACE VENDOME, the project featuring former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske alongside PINK CREAM 69's Dennis Ward, will release its second album, "Streets Of Fire", on February 20, 2009 via Frontiers Records. The songs this time were supplied by different songwriters, who were particularly motivated...December 23, 2008
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SAXON To Guest On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show
British heavy metal legends SAXON will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on January 16, 2009 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the broadcast live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) U.K. t...December 22, 2008
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SAXON: More 'Into The Labyrinth' Samples Available
Audio samples of all 13 tracks that appear on "Into The Labyrinth", the new album from British metal legends SAXON, are available at the JPC.de web site. "Into The Labyrinth" will be released in Europe on January 12, 2009 (Germany: January 9; USA: January 13) via SPV Records. The CD was recorded at...December 22, 2008
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VAN CANTO: Tour Dates Announced
German "a cappella metal" band VAN CANTO — which consists of five singers and one drummer (no guitars, no bass, no keyboards) — has scheduled the following dates: Feb. 14 - Essen, Germany - Turock Feb. 21 - Uster, Switzerland - Rock City Supporting LETZTE INSTANZ: April 02 - Köln, Germany - Kulturki...December 19, 2008
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