BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward, DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess, bass virtuoso Billy Sheehan. and other metal royalty will be inducted into the Hall Of Heavy Metal History on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at the Anaheim Wyndham Garden Grove in Anaheim, California. Television and radio personality Eddie Trunk will host the event. An all-star jam, ...
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Canadian cult metal act ANVIL has completed recording its new album, "Pounding The Pavement". Drummer Robb Reiner states: "The birth of the tracks has yielded much classic ANVIL gold!! Without doubt, all pounders will find songs emerge as their favorites. Mixes of tracks to flow soon for us. [We're] very excited to hear the polished ...
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Canadian cult metal act ANVIL is partnering with PledgeMusic yet again. Following their last successful campaign, the group is inviting fans to be a part of their forthcoming album, "Pounding The Pavement". The new campaign will bring back several popular items to the PledgeMusic platform, plus new and exciting options and opportunities just for ANVIL ...
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In a brand new interview with the "Thunder Underground" podcast, ANVIL frontman Steve "Lips" Kudlow spoke about heavy metal drummers who compose music and play other instruments — like Charlie Benante from ANTHRAX — as opposed to most others who just keep a steady beat. Lips said: "Talking about ANTHRAX, the guy that's the real ...
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Guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL says that he doesn't expect the proposed follow-up to the band's first documentary, "Anvil! The Story Of Anvil", to ever see the light of day. He tells the "Thunder Underground" podcast (hear audio below): "They've got forty minutes of probably good footage. I don't really expect ...
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Original ANVIL member Dave Allison (guitar) rejoined his former bandmates on stage this past Saturday, April 15 at Red Dog in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada to perform three songs: "Metal On Metal", "Forged In Fire" and a cover version of "Born To Be Wild". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below (courtesy of ...
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Southern California's long-running triple axe attack LEATHERWOLF has released the "Kill And Kill Again" video, including footage from the band's celebrated 2015 Keep It True festival appearance in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The audio track was mixed by legendary producer/engineer Chris Tsangarides (JUDAS PRIEST, THIN LIZZY, ANVIL) at Ecology Room Studios in Kent, England and mastered by ...
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During ANVIL's March 17 concert at State Theatre in St. Petersburg, Florida, frontman Steve "Lips" Kudlow gave Chuck Berry a shoutout, crediting the rock legend for being an early influence on his guitar playing. Video footage of the mention can be seen below (courtesy of Steve Mortlock, a.k.a. Wardenjune). Chuck Berry died the next day ...
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Rush Evans of Goldmine magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Goldmine: You're done with day jobs and you're 60 now… congratulations, but it appears that that fact means nothing as far as slowing down or ...
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ACE FREHLEY, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY (featuring Pepper Keenan), DIAMOND HEAD, GOJIRA, PENTAGRAM and SLEEP are among the latest confirmed acts for Psycho Las Vegas 2017, set to take place from August 18 through August 20, with a pre-party August 17, at the Hard Rock Hotel And Casino Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event ...
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