JUDAS PRIEST members Rob Halford (vocals), Glenn Tipton (guitar) and K.K. Downing (guitar) recently spoke to Revolver magazine about Halford's return to the group's lineup and their new album, "Angel of Retribution". Several excerpts from the interview follow: Revolver: "Angel of Retribution" is a very metal album title. Rob Halford: "It needed to ...
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GRAVE DIGGER and REMINDER are the latest bands confirmed for the 2005 edition of RockHarz Open Air festival, set to take place July 8-9 in Osterode/Dorste, Germany. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to appear at the event is as follows: D.A.M.N DARK AGE DESTRUCTION DORO ELEMENT-X GRAVE DIGGER HOLY MOSES IZEGRIM OVERKILL RAGE ...
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BLACK SABBATH have topped a list of the 100 best British rock albums of all time, according to Sun Online. The band's self-titled debut won a poll voted for by readers of Kerrang! magazine, with follow-up "Paranoid" finishing fifth. Ozzy appears in the list six times, more than any other artist. Four BLACK SABBATH albums ...
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SPACE RITUAL, ELECTRIC WIZARD and HIGH ON FIRE are among the bands confirmed for the 10th annual Roadburn Festival, Europe's foremost underground festival for stoner rock and doom, set to be held Saturday, April 9 at 013 in Tilburg, Holland. The complete billing for the festival is as follows: The spacerock stage [The Choice]: SPACE ...
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HOLY MOSES' official web site has uploaded a preview of cover artwork (by Markus Mayer) for the group's upcoming album, "Strength Power Will Passion", due on May 23 via Armageddon Music. Check it out at this location. The group's tenth album, "Strength Power Will Passion" is the follow-up to 2002's "Disorder of the ...
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In a recent interview with Greece's Metal Temple magazine, FATES WARNING vocalist Ray Alder revealed the band will be filming their show in Athens, Greece on February 20 for their next DVD release. An excerpt from the interview follows: Metal Temple: OK, Ray, now there’s something I really wanted to ask you and ...
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Long-running Swedish metallers DESTINY's re-recorded version of their debut album, "Beyond All Sense", will be issued with a bonus DVD containing the following: * Video: "In The Shadow of the Rainbow" from "Future of the Past" * Medley of the songs "Holy Man", "Sabotage" and "Future of the Past" with live footage from the release ...
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According to a posting on HOLY MOSES' official web site, the title of the group's upcoming album will be "Strength Power Will Passion" and not "Strange Power Will Passion", as previously announced. The group's tenth album, "Strength Power Will Passion" is scheduled for release on May 23 via Armageddon Music. 22 songs and over 80 ...
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German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA will be teaming up with HOLY MOSES, ILLDISPOSED and REGICIDE for the Wacken Open Air Roadshow 2005 German tour beginning in early May. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 04 - Hamburg, GER @ Markthalle May 05 - Hannover, GER @ Faust May 06 - Castrop-Rauxel, GER @ Spektrum May ...
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MEGADETH are offering their fans a chance to pick the songs to be included on the group's upcoming "Greatest Hits" album, tentatively due later in the year. A poll for each MEGADETH album has been started on the band's official forum, and you can vote for more than one song, but once you have clicked ...
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Candlelight Records has announces the North American premiere of "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" from MARDUK's soon-to-be-released new album, "Plague Angel". The label will make the song available for download beginning 9:00 a.m. EST on Saturday, February 5. Bring your browser to the label's recently launched U.S. site at this location to download the ...
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According to a posting on the group's official web site, German thrashers DESTRUCTION's previously announced appearance at the Metal Forever Festival "is on hold because one of the band members got seriously injured!" No further details are currently available. The Metal Forever Festival is scheduled to take place on February 19 at the Sporthalle in ...
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U.D.O., the German band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, have cancelled their participation in the Metal Forever Festival due to the recent passing of AFM Records label founder Andreas "Henner" Allendörfer. AFM's current roster includes such acts as U.D.O., ANNIHILATOR, MASTERPLAN, AT VANCE and CIRCLE II CIRCLE. DESTRUCTION were in the process of ...
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Legendary singer Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI, BLACKTHORNE) will be performing gigs in Russia and Lithuania in late February and in Finland in May. The gigs will involve Graham's past works with RAINBOW, MSG and ALCATRAZZ, as well as his solo works, according to a posting on his web site. The dates ...
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RIOT singer Mike DiMeo will be unable to accompany the band to the 2005 edition of Spain's Atarfe Vega Rock festival in late February due to his commitment with THE LIZARDS (featuring drummer Bobby Rondinelli of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT/BLACK SABBATH/RAINBOW fame). As a result, RIOT guitarist Mark Reale has hired vocalist Mike Tirelli (MESSIAH'S KISS, ...
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HOLY MOSES, the long-running German thrash outfit fronted by Sabina Classen, have set "Strange Power Will Passion" as the title of their 10th album, tentatively due on May 23 via Armageddon Music. 22 songs and over 80 minutes of music were reportedly laid down at the band's Absurd studio for the follow-up to 2002's "Disorder ...
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OVERKILL and SKEW SISKIN are the latest bands confirmed for the 2005 edition of RockHarz Open Air festival, set to take place July 8-9 in Osterode/Dorste, Germany. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to appear at the event is as follows: DORO OVERKILL RAGE DESTRUCTION HOLY MOSES SKEW SISKIN DARK AGE IZEGRIM UPPERCUT D.A.M.N ...
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An e-card for DIO's upcoming "Evil or Divine: Live in New York City" live CD has been made available at SpitfireRecords.com. The e-card includes audio samples of three tracks from the album: "We Rock", "The Last In Line" and "Push". As previously reported, "Evil or Divine: Live in New York City" will be ...
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ILLDISPOSED's video for the track "Still Sane" has been posted online at this location (Quicktime required, 43 MB). The clip was directed by the Danish artist and director Lasse Hoile, who was also responsible for all artwork on the group's latest CD, "1-800 Vindication". The person featured on the cover is also starring ...
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Danish death metal act EDENBEAST have posted two brand new songs on their official web site. Download the tracks "Bring Out Your Dead" and "Mute" at Edenbeast.dk. Both cuts come off the group's recently released demo CD, "Promo 2004". In other news, EDENBEAST will be appearing on the W.A.S.P. tribute album "Shock Rock ...
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Drummer extraordinaire Bobby Jarzombek (ICED EARTH, HALFORD) has posted the following message on his web site: "Hey all, we're already two weeks into the New Year — high time to fill you in on what's been cooking and what's in store for the immediate future. "Last month I flew out to Tampa, Florida to record ...
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According to DIO's official web site, the group's "Evil or Divine: Live in New York City" CD will be released on February 22 on Spitfire Records. This is the companion CD to the DVD released in 2003. The "Evil Or Divine" DVD was recorded on Dec. 13, 2002 at Roseland Ballroom in New York City ...
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Danish metallers ILLDISPOSED have posted a trailer for their "Still Sane" video at this location (Quicktime required). The full video will be available for download next week. The clip was directed by the Danish artist and director Lasse Hoile, who was also responsible for all artwork on the group's latest CD, "1-800 Vindication". ...
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IRON MAIDEN's reissue of their classic single, "The Number of the Beast", has entered the official Euro chart at No. 7. There are hopes for the single to stay in the Top 10 another week as the first-week numbers are based solely on U.K., Irish, Swiss and French chart positions (territories where the single was ...
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DESTRUCTION and RAGE are the latest bands confirmed for the 2005 edition of RockHarz Open Air festival, set to take place July 8-9 in Osterode/Dorste, Germany. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are DORO, HOLY MOSES and DARK AGE. For more information, visit Openair.Rockharz.de. ...
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Danish metallers ILLDISPOSED have been confirmed as one of the headlining acts of the Wacken Roadshow 2005, which will be a two-week tour through Europe in May. Co-headlining the trek will be HOLY MOSES. More information will follow soon. In other news, ILLDISPOSED bassist Jonas Kloge was on holiday in Phi Phi, Thailand when the ...
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DORO, HOLY MOSES and DARK AGE are the first bands confirmed for the 2005 edition of RockHarz Open Air festival, set to take place July 8-9 in Osterode/Dorste, Germany. For more information, visit Openair.Rockharz.de. (Thanks: PennyDreadful.de) ...
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Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has issued the following statement in memory of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott: "My relationship to this sick series of events goes way back, some 18 years. I joined a band from Detroit called MADAM X back in 1986 and the very first place I ever played on the ...
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SOULGRIND, the Finnish band featuring former LULLACRY frontwoman Tanja "Whisper Lilith" Kemppainen (a.k.a. Tanya), will include a bonus DVD with their upcoming album, "The Origins of the Paganblood", due on January 24, 2005 via France's Holy Records. The bonus disc will feature two old video clips ("Tearflower" and "Song Of Mantsi"), old demos, previously unreleased ...
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JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the solo project of SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, performed two electric shows in Greece as part of their world tour (tour kick-off was in Florida on Dec. 11). During Sunday night's (Dec. 19) performance in Athens, Jon Oliva dedicated SAVATAGE's "Ghost In The Ruins" to DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was ...
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