Classic works of horror, both film and fiction, are the primary inspiration behind the new FORCE OF EVIL album "Black Empire", scheduled for release on March 29, via Escapi Music. Virtually all the songs are directly based on works of horror. "Black Empire" is FORCE OF EVIL's second album. Denmark-based FORCE OF EVIL was formed ...
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JUDAS PRIEST's "Angel of Retribution" has entered the U.K. album chart at a relatively unimpressive No. 39. The following are the previous PRIEST U.K. chart positions, as provided by the fine folks at Rockdetector.com: #74 – "Metal Meltdown" (1998) #47 - "Jugulator" (1997) #37 - "Metalworks" (1993) #24 - "Painkiller" (1990) #24 - ...
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PAINMUSEUM/HALFORD guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak will co-host the popular New Jersey "Metal Mania" show on March 11 on WDHA 105.FM with Matt Murray. The show will be a special "The Import Metal Edition", where Metal Mike will spin his favorite tracks NOT found on domestic U.S. releases. Here is your chance to hear rare bonus ...
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JUDAS PRIEST's "Angel of Retribution" has entered the Finnish album chart at position No. 6. In addition, the group's first studio album with singer Rob Halford in 14 years has debuted at position No. 4 on the Japanese national album chart. In other news, Wire Image has uploaded a number of high-quality pictures from PRIEST's ...
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Rockdetector.com reached a landmark tally of 30,000 bands. Not only does this represent the world's biggest database, online or otherwise, of international rock and metal bands, it is the more remarkable for every single band biography being a uniquely penned history. Rockdetector is owned by Garry Sharpe-Young, known previously for designing album covers ...
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LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe recently spoke to the Asbury Park Press about being banned from performing at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. (which is owned by the Faithful Central Bible Church) during SLIPKNOT's show scheduled for April 9 due to an unusual offense: their former band name. "We used to be ...
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Norwegian daily newspaper Dagbladet recently ran a competition where readers could submit videotapes of themselves performing JUDAS PRIEST songs of their choice "Pop Idol"-style. The two best entries won an exclusive meeting with the whole JUDAS PRIEST band backstage at the Oslo Spektrum before their headlining show on March 8. The jury consisted of Lars ...
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A bunch of high-quality photos of JUDAS PRIEST performing at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland on Thursday (March 3) have been posted online at Sonera Plaza (all photos by Timo Isoaho). PRIEST reportedly performed in front of 7,000 people at the 12,000-capacity venue, with IN FLAMES as the opening act. The group's ...
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LAMB OF GOD's controversial video for the track "Now You've Got Something To Die For" will receive its world premiere this Saturday, March 5 on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball". The video will also debut on Fuse's "Uranium" on Monday, March 7. The video, consisting of live performance and backstage footage taken during the "Ashes of the ...
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FYE (For Your Entertainment), the nation's largest mall-based specialty retailer of music and video products, is offering JUDAS PRIEST fans a chance to win a Harley Davidson XL 883 Sportster (a $8,500 value) in connection with the release of the group's new album, "Angel of Retribution". No purchase necessary. To enter the sweepstakes, click
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JUDAS PRIEST are on track to sell about 70,000 copies of their new album, "Angel of Retribution", in the U.S. in its first week of release, according to Hits Daily Double. PRIEST are reportedly seeing significant sales from their releases in the DualDisc configuration, with some retailers reporting that the DualDisc is outselling the standard ...
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JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford was one of guests at a Buckingham Palace party Tuesday (March 1) to honor the British music industry. Regarding the experience of meeting Queen Elizabeth II for the first time, Halford said, "Amazing!!! I shook her hand and chatted with her for five minutes." As previously reported, Queen Elizabeth II ...
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The Associated Press is reporting that Queen Elizabeth II met four of Britain's most famous guitarists Tuesday (March 1), asking them: "And what do you do?" QUEEN's Brian May, Jimmy Page of LED ZEPPELIN, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck were all guests at a Buckingham Palace party to honor the British music industry. "It's great ...
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JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford recently conducted an interview with Canada's Exclaim! magazine. A few excerpts from the interview follow: Exclaim!: What are your current fixations? Rob Halford: "I am something of a bookworm. I do enjoy killing time in the bunk on the tour bus reading all kinds of material. I've got ...
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JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has been formally invited to meet The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh Tuesday evening (March 1) between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. This special evening reception at Buckingham Palace in London has been arranged to recognize the excellence of British music and its contribution to the culture and economy ...
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Launch Radio Networks reports: JUDAS PRIEST releases "Angel of Retribution" today, its 15th studio album and first with original vocalist Rob Halford since 1990's "Painkiller". Even though PRIEST has been a recording act for over 30 years, guitarist Glenn Tipton said paying attention to new music has helped PRIEST keep their sound fresh. "Every day ...
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Former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens has spoken out about the group's brand new album, "Angel of Retribution". PRIEST's first studio album in 15 years to feature vocalist Rob Halford, "Angel of Retribution" is the follow-up to 2001's "Demolition" (featuring Owens on vocals), which was widely panned for being too far removed from the ...
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In celebration of the release of the new JUDAS PRIEST album, "Angel of Retribution", Yahoo! Music (formerly Launch) has set up a special page containing many of PRIEST's classic videos highlighting the band's lengthy career. Check it out at this location. Singer Rob Halford's first album with JUDAS PRIEST in 15 years, "Angel ...
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THE RODS (David "Rock" Feinstein, Gary Bordonaro, and Carl Canedy) will be getting back together for an exclusive show in Cortland at Mackenzy's (Bill Dallaire's new club on Main Street in Cortland, NY, formerly known as Escape) on Saturday, March 26, 2005. Opening for THE RODS will be (I-100 radio's official morning show band) NASTY ...
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Several photos from JUDAS PRIEST's world-tour kick-off performance last Wednesday night (Feb. 23) at the Valbyhallen in Copenhagen, Denmark have been posted online at this location. JUDAS PRIEST played at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Sweden on Saturday (Feb. 26). The group's setlist for the concert was as follows: 01. The Hellion 02. ...
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DECEIVER, the Swedish metal band featuring former members of MAZE OF TORMENT and XENOFANES, have been confirmed as the opening act for DEVIL LEE ROT on their European tour beginning in early May. DECEIVER will be touring in support of their upcoming full-length debut, entitled "Riding with the Reaper". The CD will be recorded in ...
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It's tough for me not to consider MYSTIC PROPHECY's "Never-Ending" as a companion piece of sorts to FIREWIND's "Forged by Fire". Both came my way within the last month or two, both are quality melodic metal albums, and both feature the axe wizardry of Gus G. Both albums also happen to be the third release ...
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LAMB OF GOD will reportedly be taping a MTV2 "Headbanger's Ball" appearance on the morning of March 4 in New York City, shortly before heading out for the first date of the group's "Subliminal Verses Tour" with SLIPKNOT and SHADOWS FALL tour in Hartford, Connecticut. They will be discussing the upcoming tour as well as ...
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Century Media recording artists SHADOWS FALL and THE HAUNTED have secured slots at this year's Ozzfest, informed sources have told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. SHADOWS FALL are expected to appear on the main stage while THE HAUNTED are said to be in the mix for the smaller second stage, which will apparently feature more non-rotating slots this summer ...
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A one-minute audio message from JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Rob Halford to the group's fans has been posted online at the SonyMusic.com web site. Check it out: Windows Media, Real Media, Quicktime. Halford's first album with JUDAS PRIEST in 15 years, "Angel of Retribution" was produced by Roy Z, who ...
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JUDAS PRIEST will be embarking on a Japanese tour in early May. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 08 - Pacifico - Yokohama, JPN May 10 - Shimin Kaikan - Nagoya, JPN May 11 - Koseinkin Kaikan - Kanazawa, JPN May 13 - Yubin Chokin Hall - Hiroshima, JPN May 14 - Zepp - Fukuoka, ...
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JUDAS PRIEST kicked off their 2005 World Tour Wednesday night (Feb. 23) at the Valbyhallen in Copenhagen, Denmark. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. The Hellion 02. Electric Eye 03. Metal Gods 04. Riding on the Wind 05. The Ripper 06. A Touch of Evil 07. Judas Rising 08. Revolution 09. Hot Rockin' 10. ...
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Epic Records has set an April 19 release date for the LAMB OF GOD DVD, "Killadelphia". The disc will consist primarily of footage filmed during the band's two performances at Philadelphia's Trocadero on October 16-17, 2004. Directing the shoot was Doug Spangenberg of High Roller Studios. Extras will include hours of uncensored behind-the-scenes footage taken ...
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JUDAS PRIEST's entire new album, "Angel of Retribution", is available for streaming at VH1.com. Singer Rob Halford's first album with the band in 15 years, "Angel of Retribution" was produced by Roy Z, who has previously worked on solo albums from Halford and IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson. The set will be bundled with ...
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The following item comes to us courtesy of the U.K.'s Terrorizer magazine: No JUDAS PRIEST show would be complete without the prior death of several cows, but such creations are no mere off-the-peg mediocrity "A guy called Ray Brown in the States makes a lot of our clothes," explains PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton. ...
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