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'Lemmy' Movie: New Trailer Released

A new trailer for "Lemmy", the long-awaited documentary examining the life and career of MOTÖRHEAD frontman and rock icon Lemmy Kilmister, can be viewed below. "Lemmy" premiered in March 2010 during the South by Southwest at the historic Paramount Theatre in Austin. Check out reviews of the film: *...

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BONDED BY BLOOD Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Replacement

Pomona, California thrashers BONDED BY BLOOD have parted ways with vocalist Jose Barrales and have replaced him with Mauro Gonzales (MUTANTS OF WAR). Commented the band: "After five long years of hard work and dedication, our vocalist and friend Jose Barrales has decided to part ways with the band d...

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EXODUS Frontman's GENERATION KILL: First Studio Webisode Released

GENERATION KILL, the crossover metal outfit featuring EXODUS frontman Rob Dukes, has released the first in a five-part series of video blogs (see below) documenting the making of the band's as-yet-untitled debut album. The clip was shot in two locations — at North Rockland Studios in West Haverstraw...

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Opposing Forces

Well, what do you know? It's another band on the Stormspell Records roster that takes a tried and true style and performs it with passion, balls, and skill. Greece's CROSSWIND plays what most would call power metal, the difference being that on "Opposing Forces" that playing sounds far fresher and m...

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DORO PESCH Talks RONNIE JAMES DIO, Upcoming DVD And U.S. Tour

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with German "metal queen" Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: How have your preparations been for these four upcoming U.S. dates? Doro: I'm planning to play all the highlights and some g...

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OVERKILL, BONDED BY BLOOD Members Interviewed On 'Mars Attacks' (Audio)

OVERKILL's Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth and BONDED BY BLOOD's Jose Barrales were interviewed by host Victor M. Ruiz for the latest episode of the "Mars Attacks" podcast. You can now stream the podcast using the audio player below. OVERKILL's new album, "Ironbound", sold 4,100 copies in the United States...

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DEW-SCENTED: Japanese Version Of 'Invocation' To Include Four Bonus Tracks

"Invocation", the latest album from German thrashers DEW-SCENTED, will be released in Japan on September 15 via Spiritual Beast. Commented the band: "We are super-happy to have found a new partner for our album[s] in Japan and will certainly try to return for a third touring visit of the country at...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: We Owe DEBBIE ABONO 'A Lot Of Respect And Gratitude'

Video footage of the short speech METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield gave at a special event to celebrate the life of Debbie Abono — a well-respected and much-loved manager and promotional machine behind some of San Francisco Bay Area's strongest metal bands (POSSESSED, FORBIDDEN, EXODUS, V...

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AFTER ALL Added To 'Killfest' European Tour

Belgian metallers AFTER ALL have been added to the European Killfest 2011 Tour, also featuring OVERKILL, DESTRUCTION and HEATHEN. The dates are as follows: March 03 - London, UK - O2 Islington Academy March 04 - Köln, Germany - Essigfabrik March 05 - Geiselwind, Germany - Music Hall March 06 - Stutt...

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METALLICA, MACHINE HEAD, DEATH ANGEL, FORBIDDEN Members Celebrate Life Of DEBBIE ABONO

Members of METALLICA, MACHINE HEAD, DEATH ANGEL, FORBIDDEN, SKINLAB and D.R.I., as well as former members of EXODUS, OVERKILL, S.O.D., POSSESSED, SACRILEGE B.C. and STEREOMUD, are among the musicians who made an appearance at a special event to celebrate the life of Debbie Abono, a well-respected an...

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DORO: '25 Years In Rock' DVD European Release Date Confirmed

German metal queen Doro Pesch is putting the finishing touches on her biggest project to date — the 2DVD/CD set "25 Years In Rock", featuring the entire 25-year anniversary concert, including guest performances in front of about 10,000 enthusiastic fans in Düsseldorf, Germany as well as a China spec...

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HEATHEN: Mexican Dates Canceled

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN have been forced to cancel their previously announced Mexican shows (October 15 in Monterrey and October 16 in Mexico City) because "agreed financial obligations" were not met by "the local promoter," according to a statement released by the band. The group a...

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OVERKILL, DESTRUCTION, HEATHEN To Team Up For European Tour

OVERKILL, DESTRUCTION and HEATHEN will team up for the 2011 European "Killfest Tour". The dates are as follows: March 03 - London, UK - O2 Islington Academy March 04 - Köln, Germany - Essigfabrik March 05 - Geiselwind, Germany - Music Hall March 06 - Stuttgart, Germany - Longhorn March 07 - Frankfur...

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DORO Interviewed At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with the German metal queen Doro Pesch at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 13-15, 2010 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. Pesch recently signed a deal with Nuclear Blast R...

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MOTÖRHEAD's 'Aces Up My Sleeve' Collection Coming Soon

A new MOTÖRHEAD compilation, "Aces Up My Sleeve - The Collection", will be released in the United Kingdom on October 18 via Spectrum Audio/Universal Music. 2010 celebrates the 35th anniversary since the former HAWKWIND bassist and Jimi Hendrix roadie, put together one of the loudest, nastiest and fi...