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POISON Drummer: 'We Never Set Out To Be A Metal Band'

Gus Griesinger of Glam-Metal.com recently conducted an interview with POISON drummer Rikki Rockett. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Glam-Metal.com: POISON are a staple of touring just about every summer since 2001. Do you like the commitment every year to POISON or would you like to do so...

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LEAVES' EYES, BATTLELORE, ELIS, DRACONIAN Singers Take Part In Roundtable Interview

Metal Edge correspondent Bryan Reesman (web site) traveled to Wieze, Belgium last October to interview Liv Kristine (LEAVES' EYES),Kaisa Jouhki (BATTLELORE),Sandra Scherelet (ELIS),and Lisa Johansson (DRACONIAN) backstage during Metal Female Voices Fest V. Here are excerpts from the roundtable in...

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MORTIFICATION's STEVE ROWE Comments On Upcoming Reissues

MORTIFICATION vocalist/bassist Steve Rowe has issued the following update: "The big news this month is that everything ever released by Nuclear Blast from 1992 to 2002 is being reissued by Polish label Metal Mind Productions. Under license from Nuclear Blast, eight CDs will be reissued in deluxe dig...

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VADER Mainman Talks About 25th Anniversary, Future Plans

VADER's official web site has been updated with a new interview with the group's mainman, guitarist/vocalist Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek. Read on: Q: For VADER, year 2007 abounded in many interesting events. Tours, festivals, "The Witcher"... Any comments? Peter: Sure. You're right, 2007 was a pretty bu...

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VADER Schedules 25th Anniversary Concert In Warsaw

Polish death metal veterans VADER will celebrate their 25-year anniversary with a special concert at Stodola Club in Warsaw on August 30. Also scheduled to appear are GRAVE (Sweden),NILE (U.S.),ROTTING CHRIST (Greece) and KRISIUN (Brazil). Commented Mariusz Kmiolek of Massive Music, which is organ...

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STORMLORD: 'Best-Of' Collection To Be Released In February

"The Legacy – 17 Years of Extreme Epic Metal", a double "best-of" collection from the Italian "extreme epic metal" act STORMLORD, will be released on February 22 through Scarlet Records. The first CD contains 13 songs spanning the band's 17-year career as of one of Europe’s most respected metal merc...

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VADER Issues Tour Update

Polish death metal veterans VADER have issued the following update: "We are hard at work to complete the tour schedule of VADER's upcoming XXV-Anniversary Tour 2008. Only a few dates left to announce the entire list, but they will be confirmed sooner than later! We have already confirmed three gigs...

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VADER: Video Interview With MAUSER Available

Guitarist Mauser of the Polish death metal veterans VADER was interviewed by Johnny Orlando, Jr. of "Antibiotic Resistant Metal Show" in Chicago during the recently-completed Death By Decibels tour alongside CATTLE DECAPITATION, MALEVOLENT CREATION, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, VEIL OF MAYA and LIGHT THIS CITY...

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CAULDRON BORN: 'Born Of The Cauldron' Being Reissued

Stormspell Records will re-release CAULDRON BORN's "Born of the Cauldron" LP on January 7. According to a press release "Born of the Cauldron" is "undoubtedly one of the best U.S. power metal gems from the mid-'90s! A honest, crunchy epic metal, with soaring high-pitched vocals, and sword and sorcer...

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VADER Preparing For 'XXV Anniversary Tour 2008'

Veteran Polish death metallers VADER have issued the following update: "In 2008 VADER will celebrate their XXV anniversary. To add more splendor to it, the main Polish death metal force will appear on their headlining 'XXV Anniversary Tour 2008'. "It's going to be a very special tour! Exclusively fo...

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VALIENT THORR To Record New Album With JACK ENDINO

Venusian rockers and occasional Earth dwellers VALIENT THORR will begin working on a new album at the start of 2008. The band will spend January in Southern California writing and demoing new material before heading to Seattle to record with Jack Endino (NIRVANA, SOUNDGARDEN, MUDHONEY, HIGH ON FIRE)...

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THE SWORD To Kick Off U.S. Headlining Tour Tonight

Critically acclaimed, Austin, TX-based quartet THE SWORD has announced a U.S. headlining tour, its first in nearly a year. The scheduled 17-city trek will launch tonight in Shreveport, LA and will see the dynamic metal band perform many of the brand new songs that will comprise the bulk of its highl...

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SLAYER: Video Footage Of 1988 'Seat Cushion Riot' In NYC Posted Online

MetalKult.com has just posted the entire live clip of SLAYER's legendary 1988 "seat cushion riot' and "Angel of Death" performance. It was the summer of 1988, and SLAYER were in the midst of their "South of Heaven" tour. On August 31, the tour came to New York City's Felt Forum, the small theater ad...

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THE SWORD And WITCHCRAFT Team Up For Special, Limited-Edition 12" EP

Dynamic, Austin, TX based quartet THE SWORD and respected Swedish rock band WITCHCRAFT have teamed up to issue a very special, limited edition 12" EP. Simply titled THE SWORD / WITCHCRAFT Split 12", the vinyl-only release is available via diverse New York City label Kemado Records and is in stores n...

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VADER Confirmed For Serbia's LEGACY FESTIVAL

Polish death metal veterans VADER have been confirmed for the Legacy Festival, set to take place May 30-31, 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: May 30, 2008: OBITUARY DARK FUNERAL VADER DESTRUCTION THRESHOLD May 31, 2008: FINNTROLL JORN LANDE AMORPHIS MELECHESH...