AMON AMARTH and POWERMAD have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH BRAINSTORM EDGUY EVERGREY FINNTROLL GIRLSCHOOL MERCENARY MYSTIC PROPHECY NAZARETH POWERMAD PRAYING MANTIS STEELHEART ...
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Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker was forced to cancel MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP's concert at Tokyo, Japan's Nakano Sunplaza after three songs Friday night (Nov. 17) because he was suffering from an unspecified illness. The following report was issued by the Michael Schenker News and Tour Information web site: "It is very sad to say ...
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Northern Ireland's STORMZONE, the band featuring vocalist John Harv Harbinson (SWEET SAVAGE, EMERALD, NO SWEAT, DEN OF THIEVES), has inked a three-album deal with Escape Music. The group's debut CD, "Caught in the Act", is scheduled for release on January 21, 2007. Commented Harv: "We are proud to announce that Mr. Rodney Matthews has agreed ...
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GIRLSCHOOL, EVERGREY and STEELHEART have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BRAINSTORM EDGUY EVERGREY FINNTROLL GIRLSCHOOL MERCENARY MYSTIC PROPHECY NAZARETH PRAYING MANTIS STEELHEART THUNDER ...
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NAZARETH, FINNTROLL, THUNDER, and PRAYING MANTIS have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are EDGUY, BRAINSTORM, MERCENARY and MYSTIC PROPHECY. For more information, visit www.bang-your-head.de. ...
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Majestic Rock Records has launched its "Archive" series of rare live and studio recordings with the limited-edition, Internet-only release of a previously unreleased live recording from NWOBHM heavyweights JAGUAR. "Holland '82" was recorded at the Siesta Club, Hengelo, Holland on December 17, 1982 and is described as "a superb soundboard recording capturing the band at ...
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Journalist Joel McIver recently interviewed DEICIDE drummer Steve Asheim for the U.K.'s premier drummer magazine, Rhythm. Excerpts from the conversation appear below. On Satanism: Rhythm: Are you a Satanist, like DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton? Steve: No. I support DEICIDE and their stance — I mean, it's all music and it's all entertainment. I don't have ...
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Zacky Vengeance has commented on the band's "Best New Artist In A Video" award for their "Bat Country" clip at the the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, which were held Thursday (August 31) at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. In a posting on the band's MySpace page, Zacky ...
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Recording sessions of the second chapter of the highly anticipated album from Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Russell Allen (SYMPHONY X) started during August. Once again Magnus Karlsson (LAST TRIBE, STARBREAKER) penned a set of songs which fit perfectly to the voices of the two characters. The album will be entitled "The Revenge" and ...
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NWOBHM veterans JAGUAR have announced the addition of bass player Simon Patel to the group's ranks. Simon made his live debut with the band at the recent Thrash Till Death Festival in Germany. JAGUAR are currently writing material for a new studio album, which they plan on recording later in the year. No further information ...
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NWOBHM veterans JAGUAR have parted ways with bassist Darren Furze. A new bass player will be announced soon. JAGUAR are currently writing material for a new studio album, which they plan on recording later in the year. No further information is currently available. JAGUAR teamed up with DIAMOND HEAD, WITCHFYNDE, PRAYING MANTIS and BRONZ for ...
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NWOBHM veterans JAGUAR have been confirmed as the headliners of the Thrash Till Death festival, set to take place June 30 – July 1 in Wolfenbuttal, Germany. JAGUAR will perform on July 1. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABANDONED BULLSHIT EURE ERBEN CRIPPER HATEFUL AGONY INQUIRING BLOOD JAGUAR MORE THE HEAD PUMPGUN ...
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The organizers of the Headbangers Open Air festival — which is set to take place June 14-15 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany — have issued the following statement regarding the cancellation of CANDLEMASS' appearance at the event: "After we tried to clear the situation with CANDLEMASS in the last days we got the final statement of the ...
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NWOBHM veterans JAGUAR have posted the following message on their official web site: "The band have announced an exciting project and they want your input! They are putting together a JAGUAR collector's CD that will contain material that is either rare, or that has never been publicly released before. They want you to send them ...
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Pål Johansen of the IRON MAIDEN fan site MaidenNorway.com conducted an interview with former MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno on Wednesday, April 26, several hours before the vocalist's performance at Madam Felle in Bergen, Norway. A few excerpts from the chat follow: MaidenNorway.com: Yeah you did a concert with Blaze Bailey once, didn't you? ...
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From the rocking sounds of metal music and the stories behind the men and women who created them to the continued legacy that is rock and roll, VH1 debuts all-new series, documentaries, specials and movies this May that will leave you praying at the altar of rock. Premieres: "40 Greatest Metal Songs": Premieres Monday-Thursday, starting ...
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METAL MIRROR, the legendary band of the British heavy metal underground, have rerformed. The group will shortly publish a previously unreleased live album (recorded in 1981 in London) featuring the original lineup, including the late great Chris Haggerty, who sadly passed away in 2004. METAL MIRROR are currently working on material for a new studio ...
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NWOBHM veterans JAGUAR have scheduled a live date on May 13 at Potters Bar & Snooker Club in Langley Mills, Notts, U.K. As previously reported, JAGUAR have uploaded a soundboard recording of the track "Last Flight", captured Live at St. Albans City Hall, U.K. on October 6, 1984. Download it at this location. ...
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MASTER have been confirmed this year's installment of the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 14-15 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. Meanwhile, KORPIKLAANI were forced to cancel their appearance at the event, reportedly due to an exclusivity clause in connection with their performance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival. The festival billing is ...
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NWOBHM veterans JAGUAR have uploaded a soundboard recording of the track "Last Flight", captured Live at St. Albans City Hall, U.K. on October 6, 1984. Download it at this location. "As a result of the recording being from the soundboard there are no audience noises, and it's best played through a hi-fi rather ...
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NWOBHM veterans JAGUAR are currently writing material for a new studio album, which they plan on recording later in the year. No further information is currently available. JAGUAR teamed up with DIAMOND HEAD, WITCHFYNDE, PRAYING MANTIS and BRONZ for the "The 25th Anniversary of NWOBHM" concert last November at the Astoria in London, England. JAGUAR's ...
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PRAYING MANTIS and HOLY MOSES are the latest confirmed acts for this year's installment of the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 14-15 in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BLITZKRIEG CANDLEMASS GIRLSCHOOL GOATHORN ICARUS WITCH IVORY TOWER MARTYR METAL INQUISITOR MILES BEYOND OCTOBER 31 ...
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San Antonio Rocks recently conducted an interview with guitar shredder Ron Jarzombek (SPASTIC INK, WATCHTOWER). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: San Antonio Rocks: Ron, you have been in many bands and projects in the last 20 years. If you had to do it all over again what would you change? ...
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Reunited NWOBHM legends WITCHFYNDE have confirmed the following live shows over the Halloween period: Oct. 29 - Heavy Metal Maniacs festival - Hoorn, NETH Nov. 4 - Astoria - London, UK Nov. 12 - Langley Mill Potter’s Bar - Nottingham, UK The November 4 concert at the Astoria will celebrate "The 25th Anniversary of NWOBHM", ...
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NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD will be filming the London Astoria show on Friday, November 4 for the band's first-ever live DVD. It will be released by Secret Films next year. The set times have been revised for the show as follows: JAGUAR: 5:10 p.m. – 5:40 p.m. BRONZ: 6:00 ...
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NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD have inked a deal with Cargo Records. The label will be releasing the group's long-awaited new CD, "All Will Be Revealed", on October 31. Anybody who missed out on one of the pre-release copies will now be able to buy this commercially available version from ...
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A live recording of NWOBHM veterans JAGUAR performing the track "Gulf War Syndrome" at the Keep It True III festival last November has been posted online at this location. As previously reported, JAGUAR will be teaming up with DIAMOND HEAD, WITCHFYNDE, PRAYING MANTIS and BRONZ for the "The 25th Anniversary of NWOBHM" concert ...
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Metal Edge magazine recently conducted an interview with BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler. An excerpt from the interview follows: Metal Edge: It's been 27 years since the last studio album from the original band, and the set remains pretty much unchanged from year to year. At this point, for you, what keeps SABBATH interesting? Geezer: ...
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NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD have posted the following message on their official web site: "All of the tour edition copies of [the new album] 'All Will Be Revealed' have now sold out. The good news is that a record deal is imminent that will see a full commercial release ...
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ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "We are in Holmdel, NJ today. 110 Degrees out there. This is purgatory fire. We are actually happy to play the early (slightly less hot) slots, last show we were on at 9:20 am, today it was 9:40 am! ...
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