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SOCIETY 1 Recording 'Rise From The Dead' EP

After playing a series of live shows throughout 2013, SOCIETY 1 felt it had polished enough new material to head back into the studio to record an EP titled "Rise From The Dead". "There is no better way of getting new material together than to develop it live in front of a crowd. The songs ...

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STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA's HATRIOT: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of EINDHOVEN METAL MEETING Performance

Fan-filmed video footage of HATRIOT's December 12 performance at the Eindhoven Metal Meeting at Effenaar in Eindhoven, The Netherlands can be seen below. HATRIOT is the San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band led by former EXODUS and LEGACY (pre-TESTAMENT) frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza. HATRIOT will...

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VAN CANTO: 'Badaboom' Video Released

"Badaboom", the new video from the German "a cappella metal" band VAN CANTO — which consists of five singers and one drummer (no guitars, no bass, no keyboards) — can be seen below. The song is taken from the group's new studio album, "Dawn Of The Brave", which will be released on February 7, 2014 ....

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Legendary 91-Year-Old Actor CHRISTOPHER LEE Releases 'A Heavy Metal Christmas Too' Single

Legendary actor Christopher Lee, who has starred in almost 300 movies, including "The Lord Of The Rings", "Star Wars", "The Man With The Golden Gun", "Dracula", "The Wicker Man" and most recently "The Hobbit", has released a new single titled "A Heavy Metal Christmas Too". The single includes two so...

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VAN CANTO: 'Dawn Of The Brave' EPK Available

German "a cappella metal" band VAN CANTO — which consists of five singers and one drummer (no guitars, no bass, no keyboards) — will release its new studio album, "Dawn Of The Brave", on February 7, 2014 via Napalm Records. The CD was recorded with Charlie Bauerfeind (BLIND GUARDIAN, HELLOWEEN, HAMM...

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Retrospect

Symphonic metal has its enthusiasts and its haters. With so many practitioners of the form, there's been little much else to say that hasn't been said already. Then again, you have EPICA, a band that's heavier than the norm in this sanction and you just knew one day they were going to lay down somet...

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Perfect Strangers Live

Eagle Vision has meticulously issued DEEP PURPLE live videos over recent years covering the variant Mark periods of the band. It's only fitting they unearth the reunion of the MKII-era lineup for "Perfect Strangers Live", a video document showcasing Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice, Roger Gl...

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The Innocent, the Forsaken, the Guilty

Tommy Mezmercardo, these days known as "Trouble Tommy", has a little psych metal band from yesteryear that he maintains is in hiatus even though there's been no proper new release since the mid-Eighties. Until now. THE MEZMERIST has remained a deep cult legend best remembered by southern and coastal...

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METAL HAMMER GREECE Releases METALLICA Tribute Compilation

"And Coverz for All" is Metal Hammer Greece's compilation album which features Greek bands covering tracks from METALLICA's legendary career. The CD will be given away free with Metal Hammer Greece issue 348, on sale now. Commented Metal Hammer Greece: "Following the release of two very successful t...

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WOLFPACK44: 'The Scourge' Cover Artwork Unveiled

WOLFPACK44, the new band featuring Ricktor Ravensbruck (THE ELECTRIC HELLFIRE CLUB, ACHERON),Julian Xes (KULT OF AZAZEL) and Paul Collier (ANGELCORPSE, PESSIMIST),will release its debut album, "The Scourge", before the end of the year via the French label Deadlight Entertainment. The CD was record...

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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Reveals First Details Of 'Life And Times Of Scrooge' Solo Album

Tuomas Holopainen — the keyboardist and main songwriter of NIGHTWISH — has spent most of 2013 writing and producing his solo album based on a graphic novel called "The Life And Times Of Scrooge McDuck", written and illustrated by Don Rosa. "Music Inspired By The Life And Times Of Scrooge - Written A...

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JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR Announces New Album

Since the comeback of JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR in 2009 with the brilliant studio album called "Defiance", both band's career and Jack Starr's (ex-VIRGIN STEELE) solo career have been on the rise. In 2010 the band signed with Limb Music, the German label who promptly released next studio album, "La...

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VAN CANTO's New Album To Include BLACK SABBATH, EUROPE Covers

German "a cappella metal" band VAN CANTO — which consists of five singers and one drummer (no guitars, no bass, no keyboards) — will release its new studio album, "Dawn Of The Brave", on February 7, 2014 via Napalm Records. The CD was recorded with Charlie Bauerfeind (BLIND GUARDIAN, HELLOWEEN, HAMM...

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EXORCISM: More Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Heavy doom metallers EXORCISM, who feature in their ranks guitarist Joe “Shredlord” Stump (RAVEN LORD, HOLYHELL),entered the studio this past summer to begin recording their as-yet-untitled debut album for an early 2014 release via GoldenCore Records/ZYX Music. The third and fourth in a series of c...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE, Ex-D.R.I. Members Join Forces In BAT

Tankcrimes Records has announced the signing of BAT. An unholy union of MUNICIPAL WASTE guitarist Ryan Waste on bass/vocals, former D.R.I. drummer Felix Griffin and VOLTURE guitarist Nick Poulos, the Virginia/Texas punk metal marauders invoke the spirits of VENOM, HELLHAMMER, MOTÖRHEAD and DISCHARGE...