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ABGOTT Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival
U.K. extreme black metallers ABGOTT have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The band will mainly perform material from its new album, "Godfather In Black", due on September 7 via Code7/PHD. The fest...July 8, 2009
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SODOM Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival
German thrash metal veterans SODOM have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. This will be the band's only U.K. performance in 2009 and marks the group's first U.K. show in 20 years. The festival billi...July 7, 2009
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LEATHERWOLF: New Video Interview Available
Robert Williams of Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Michael Olivieri and guitarist Carey Howe of the Southern California metal band LEATHERWOLF prior to the group's June 19 performance at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, California. Watch the chat below. LEATHERWOLF rec...July 3, 2009
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IRON MAIDEN, MACHINE HEAD, DRAGONFORCE, SAXON Members Interviewed At 'Golden Gods'
IRON MAIDEN, MACHINE HEAD, STEVE VAI, STEEL PANTHER, DRAGONFORCE, SAXON, AMON AMARTH, DEVILDRIVER, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and MALEFICE are among the artists who were interviewed by the Wrexham, Wales-based "Metalheadz" show at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards, which was held on June 15 at the In...July 1, 2009
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ULTIMATUM To Release 'Lex Metalis' In July
Long-running Christian metallers ULTIMATUM will release their fifth full-length album, "Lex Metalis" (which roughly translates to "The Law of Metal") on July 21 via Retroactive Records (through Brutal Planet distribution). The CD will feature 13 songs paying tribute to some of the band's influences:...June 30, 2009
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INSOMNIUM, THE ROTTED Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR
Finnish melodic deathsters INSOMNIUM and London grinders THE ROTTED have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ALTERNATIVE CARPARK AMON AMARTH ANATHEM...June 30, 2009
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Heavy Rain Causes Cancelation Of First 'Metal' Day At Greece's ROCKWAVE Festival
According to Metalzone.gr, heavy rain has forced the cancelation of the the first "metal" day at this year's edition of the Rockwave festival, which is being held at Terravibe Park, Malakasa, Greece. Among the bands that were scheduled to perform at today's (Monday, June 29) event were MÖTLEY CRÜE,...June 29, 2009
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ENTOMBED Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR
Swedish metal veterans ENTOMBED have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. Commented ENTOMBED guitarist Alex Hellid: "Yes, finally! Back to the U.K.! Look forward to Bloodstock very very much! It’s bee...June 23, 2009
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HEAVEN & HELL's METALWAY Cancelation: Video Footage Of DIO's Speech Available
Video footage of HEAVEN & HELL frontman Ronnie James Dio explaining to the audience at last night's (Sunday, June 21) Metalway Festival in Zaragoza, Spain that the band would not be able to perform because guitarist Tony Iommi was "very, very ill" can be viewed below. Sergi Ramos of The Metal Ci...June 22, 2009
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HEAVEN & HELL Guitarist's 'Back Pain' Forces METALWAY Cancelation
According to Sergi Ramos of The Metal Circus, HEAVEN & HELL was forced to cancel its appearance Sunday night (June 21) at the Metalway Festival in Zaragoza, Spain due to back pain suffered by guitarist Tony Iommi. Ramos tells BLABBERMOUTH.NET, "The stage was already set with all [HEAVEN & HE...June 21, 2009
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SAVIOURS Begins Recording New Album
Rampaging Oakland, California metal quartet SAVIOURS has entered San Francisco's Lucky Cat Recording Studios with producer Phil Manley (of TRANS AM/THE FUCKING CHAMPS) to begin work on the follow-up to its critically acclaimed sophomore LP, "Into Abaddon". Set for an October 13, 2009 release, the as...June 17, 2009
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ANATHEMA, WOLF Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival
Atmospheric rock veterans ANATHEMA and Swedish heavy metallers WOLF have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ALTERNATIVE CARPARK AMON AMARTH ANATHEM...June 16, 2009
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IRON MAIDEN, SLIPKNOT, SAXON, DEF LEPPARD Honored At 'Metal Hammer Golden Gods'
British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN were honored with the "Golden God" and "Best UK Band" awards at last night's Metal Hammer Golden Gods event, which was held at the IndigO2 venue in South London, England. SLIPKNOT also picked up two awards — "Best International Band" and "Best Live Band" — whi...June 16, 2009
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ROCK GONE WILD Teams Up With VH1 CLASSIC's EDDIE TRUNK
Rock Gone Wild, America's newest and most diverse rock festival, has teamed up with one of rock radio's biggest names to host one of rock's biggest days. Eddie Trunk, the popular host of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show", will be in Algona for the entire day on August 22 to bring on such classic rock...June 10, 2009
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SAXON To Play Free Show In San Antonio?
According to the Nikita Productions web site, British heavy metal legends SAXON will return to San Antonio, Texas on August 22 to headline a free concert at the Sunken Gardens Ampitheatre as part of a tribute to the late San Antonio disc jockey "The Godfather" Joe Anthony. Special guest to be announ...June 9, 2009
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