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VIOLENT STORM Announces New Guitarist
VIOLENT STORM, whose new album "Storm Warning" was released on October 23, has announced that Martin Mickels will be joining the band when they tour in 2007. Martin, currently the lead guitarist with Gary Barden's band STATETROOPER, will be playing the parts performed on the album by rock luminaries...November 7, 2006
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JUDAS PRIEST: Interview With ROB HALFORD To Air This Thursday
Norway's Metal Express Radio will air a special interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford this Thursday, November 2 at 15:00 and 21:00 CET (9 a.m. and 3 p.m. EST). Halford will talk about his new label, Metal God Entertainment (MGE),and the progress of the recording sessions for the upcoming...October 30, 2006
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JUDAS PRIEST's HALFORD: 'Nostradamus' CD Will Be 'Bigger' And 'More Metallized' Than Ever
JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford was the featured guest on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM last night (Friday, October 27). Speaking on the phone from his San Diego, California home, Rob discussed PRIEST's upcoming concept album about the legendary 16th-century...October 28, 2006
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VIOLENT STORM Track Featuring JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Posted Online
VIOLENT STORM, the new band formed by ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/BLACKMORE'S NIGHT bassist Mick Cervino, has posted the song "War No More", featuring K.K. Downing of JUDAS PRIEST on lead guitar, at www.violentstorm.net. The track comes off the group's new album, "Storm Warning", which was released yesterda...October 24, 2006
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Review: AXL ROSE's Delayed Return At INLAND INVASION Falls Flat
Ben Wener of The Orange County Register reports: The harder-edged sixth staging of KROQ's Inland Invasion festival was supposed to be remembered for the highly anticipated but somewhat dubious return of headliner GUNS N' ROSES, marking oft-ridiculed, long-missing Axl Rose's first major performance n...September 25, 2006
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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Produces VIOLENT STORM: New Album To Receive European Release
VIOLENT STORM, the new band formed by ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/BLACKMORE'S NIGHT bassist Mick Cervino, will release its new album, entitled "Storm Warning", in Europe on October 23. The CD, which was released in Japan in June, was produced by JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing (his first production cred...September 14, 2006
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KELLY CLARKSON Sings GUNS N' ROSES' 'Sweet Child' With METAL SKOOL: Video Available
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that "American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson showed off her wildchild side on Monday night (August 14) when she joined heavy rockers METAL SKOOL to knock back shots of whisky onstage in Los Angeles. The pop/rock star was dragged up on stage at the Key Club show afte...August 16, 2006
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Rising In the East
No intro, no extra features, no nothin' — just the opening strains of "The Hellion", and there you are, live at Budokan, for this concert film from JUDAS PRIEST's 2005 Japanese tour. Why Japan? Listen to the crowd singing along to the goddamn guitar solo in "Electric Eye", and you won't need to ask...July 2, 2006
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AC/DC ID Scammer Unmasked?
Dylan Welch of The Sydney Morning Herald has issued the following report: A happy snap (photo) taken in a London pub by a young music industry wannabe, may have unmasked a serial identity thief with a penchant for AC/DC. He is short, shambolic and cuts a decidedly unremarkable figure during hearings...June 30, 2006
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DEF LEPPARD, JUDAS PRIEST: Audio Interviews Posted Online
TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 71 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. The episode is the third of a three part series featuring "black" carpet interviews host John Ostronomy conducted at the "VH1 Rock Honors" at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. It features Joe Elliott and Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, K....June 12, 2006
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JUDAS PRIEST Talk About The Making Of 'Nostradamus'
JUDAS PRIEST have revealed more details about their upcoming first conceptual album, which is based upon the life and predictions of the 16th century French prophet Nostradamus. In a May 24, 2006 appearance on the "Rockline" syndicated radio show, PRIEST frontman Rob Halford and guitarist Glenn Tipt...May 29, 2006
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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist: New Album Will Be 'Very Much Along The Traditional Lines'
Metal Temple chief editor Orpheus Spiliotopoulos recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal Temple: How do you feel about the "Angel of Retribution" album now, almost a year after its release? Ian Hill: "I think it did what we set out...April 19, 2006
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Beyond Fear
Whether or not you liked his two albums with JUDAS PRIEST, or got your metal panties in a bunch over his replacement of Matthew Barlow in ICED EARTH, it can't be denied that Tim "Ripper" Owens is one of the best vocalists we have in our midst today. Christ, he could make the bad songs ...April 17, 2006
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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman On New Album: 'We're Getting Incredible Results'
JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has spoken to Greg Prato of Billboard.com about the songwriting process for their new album, which will tell the story of the 16th century French prophet Nostradamus. "We're writing right now," Halford told Billboard.com. "I'm here in the Midlands near Birmingham, w...April 12, 2006
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JUDAS PRIEST To Create Conceptual Album Based On Life Of NOSTRADAMUS
JUDAS PRIEST have announced that they are creating their first conceptual album based upon the life and predictions of Nostradamus. The CD will be theatrically staged and performed in its entirety as an epic musical by JUDAS PRIEST. JUDAS PRIEST made their only live appearance of 2006 at the Royal A...April 7, 2006
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