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Blood Ceremony

Have flute, will travel, and Toronto's BLOOD CEREMONY gets a lot of mileage out of the instrument on its self-titled debut album. A fascination with 70s occult rock — or "witch rock" in this case — that pays homage to acts like COVEN, AFFINITY, and BLACK WIDOW drives the vehicle, while the style cle...
October 6, 2008
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RUSH: 'The Spirit Of Radio' Clip From Forthcoming 'Snakes & Arrows Live' DVD Available

A RUSH performance clip of the song "The Spirit of Radio", taken from the band's forthcoming "Snakes & Arrows Live" DVD, aired on Monday, September 29 on VH1 Classic as part of a special dubbed "Rush Hashanah" in celebration of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah. It has now been uploaded to YouTub...
October 3, 2008
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DEATHRIDERS Confirmed For Germany's HEADBANGER'S OPEN AIR Festival

DEATHRIDERS, the band led by former ANTHRAX frontman Neil Turbin, has been confirmed for the Headbanger's Open Air festival, set to take place April 23-25, 2009 in in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANGEL WITCH BULLET DEATHRIDERS JACOBS DREAM JAMESON RAI...
October 2, 2008
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RUSH: 'Far Cry' Clip From Forthcoming 'Snakes & Arrows Live' DVD Available

A RUSH performance clip of the song "Far Cry", taken from the band's forthcoming "Snakes & Arrows Live" DVD, aired on Monday, September 29 on VH1 Classic as part of a special dubbed "Rush Hashanah" in celebration of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah. It has now been uploaded to YouTube and can be...
October 1, 2008
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SKELETONWITCH To Play Headlining Shows Prior To 'Blackest of The Black' Tour

Athens, Ohio's SKELETONWITCH will play several headlining shows prior to joining the Blackest Of The Black tour on October 9 in Miami Beach, Florida with DANZIG and DIMMU BORGIR. Support on select dates will come from TRAP THEM (Deathwish) and THE GATES OF SLUMBER (Profound Lore). On October 30, SKE...
September 26, 2008
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Reformed ANGEL WITCH To Support ORANGE GOBLIN In London

Reformed NWOBHM legends ANGEL WITCH — led by guitarist and vocalist Kevin Heybourne — will be main support at ORANGE GOBLIN's annual Christmas show on Saturday, December 20 at The Underworld, Camden, London, England. Opening the show will be ALABASTER SUNS, who feature in their ranks members of CAPR...
September 26, 2008
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: Rare Performance Footage Posted Online

In honor of legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen's induction into Hollywood's RockWalk, Bay Area Backstage has posted rare footage of Malmsteen's performance at the now-defunct Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, California. JIMI HENDRIX's "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", the intro to "Icarus' Dream...
September 25, 2008
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TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED To Enter Studio In October

UK death/grind band TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED has issued the following update: "To start with, we have just finished our period of summer touring with BLEED FROM WITHIN, SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY and MESHUGGAH. Thanks to everyone who came out to the shows, bought merch or just shook our hand and told us they...
September 25, 2008
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THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER: 'Metal Manifesto' Artwork Unveiled; Audio Samples Available

Canadian cult metal band THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER (a.k.a. PILEDRIVER) has unveiled the cover artwork (see below) for its upcoming album "Metal Manifesto", which will be released on October 31 through Northern Storm Records. The band's first album in 22 years, "Metal Manifesto" was mixed by veteran Nei...
September 25, 2008
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AVA INFERI To Headline Portugal's ALGARVE EM CHAMAS VII Festival

AVA INFERI, the Portugal-based band whose lineup includes guitarist Rune Eriksen (a.k.a. ex-MAYHEM guitarist/songwriter Blasphemer),will headline the Algarve em Chamas VII festival on January 31, 2009 in Lagoa, Algarve, Portugal. AVA INFERI has been added to the Hellhounds Fest tour alongside TIAMA...
September 25, 2008
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AVA INFERI Added To TIAMAT / THE 69 EYES Tour

AVA INFERI, the Portugal-based band whose lineup includes guitarist Rune Eriksen (a.k.a. ex-MAYHEM guitarist/songwriter Blasphemer),has been added to the Hellhounds Fest tour alongside TIAMAT and THE 69 EYES. The dates are as follows: Feb. 10 - Markthalle - Hamburg, Germany Feb. 11 - Columbia - Ber...
September 23, 2008
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RUSH: Complete 'Snakes & Arrows Live' DVD Details Revealed

Zoë Vision/Anthem Entertainment will release the "Snakes & Arrows Live" DVD from the legendary rock trio RUSH on November 25. This three-disc DVD set, also available as a Blu-ray Disc, follows the band's Zoë Vision DVD releases "R30" (2005) and "Rush in Rio" (2003). The "Snakes & Arrows Live...
September 22, 2008
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ILIUM: New Album To Feature MASTERPLAN/Ex-RIOT Singer MIKE DIMEO

Australian power metal band ILIUM has issued the following update: "The new [ILIUM] album to be released who knows when (hopefully not too far away) will be called 'Ageless Decay'. It will contain 12 songs, which means thirteen paintings by Dimitar Nikolov (the artist who did the front cover for 'Ve...
September 21, 2008
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THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER Dedicates Song To Canadian Troops

Canadian cult metal band THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER (a.k.a. PILEDRIVER) has dedicated the song "Battle Axe", from its upcoming album "Metal Manifesto", to the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan. The band's first album in 22 years, "Metal Manifesto" was mixed by veteran Nei...
September 16, 2008
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AVA INFERI: New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By ULVER Mainman

AVA INFERI, the Portugal-based band whose lineup includes guitarist Rune Eriksen (a.k.a. ex-MAYHEM guitarist/songwriter Blasphemer),will enter the studio in November to begin recording its third album, "Blood Of Bacchus", for a 2009 release. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Fireflies", "...
September 12, 2008