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[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 19, 2008 5:31:25 PM 
25th Anniversary of Kill 'Em All

Metal Blade Records owner and CEO Brian Slagel recently conducted interviews with METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the band's debut album, "Kill 'Em All". Watch the six-and-a-half-minute clip below.

Released on July 25, 1983 on Megaforce Records, "Kill 'Em All" (original working title: "Metal Up Your Ass") was recorded in only two weeks on a small budget. Only 1,500 copies were initially printed, but it has now been certified triple-platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for sales in excess of three million copies in the U.S. alone. "Hit the Lights", the album's opening track, was the first song that Hetfield and Ulrich worked on after forming METALLICA. Early versions of the track can be heard on 1982's "Metal Massacre" compilation of emerging thrash metal bands, as well as its subsequent reissue, both of which were released by Metal Blade Records. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auwtNUvepzw&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 19, 2008 3:17:34 PM 
Poison Sueing Record Company

TMZ.com reports that '80s hard rockers POISON have filed a lawsuit against their record label for breach of contract.

According to the lawsuit, which was filed today in L.A. Superior Court, the band claims Capitol Records underpaid them royalties for years. They also claim they were shortchanged by EMI Music Marketing over a deal they made in 2005 for their greatest-hits album, "The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock", which featured a new cover of GRAND FUNK RAILROAD's "We're an American Band".

They're seeking damages in excess of $25,000.

Check out the court documents at this location (PDF file).

In a recent interview with The Morning Call, POISON frontman Bret Michaels revealed that he was against the making of POISON's 2007 album of cover tunes, "Poison'd". "I literally gave in to the band," he explained. "They had wanted to do a cover record, and I got outvoted and I lived with it. But I was a man and I stood up there and I took it and I did the best performances I could. I said 'Guys, didn't we get into this to make our own music?' And no offense, I love doing one cover song on an album. I don't want to do albums of cover material. No offense, but I got into this to write music. That's what I do." 


Nostradamus To Crack Top 10?

According to Hits Daily Double (the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS), JUDAS PRIEST's new double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", is poised to sell around 50,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release for a likely Top 10 debut on The Billboard 200 chart. If "Nostradamus" does in fact crack the Top 10, it will give the band its highest-ever career chart position in the U.S.

JUDAS PRIEST's last CD, "Angel of Retribution", opened with 58,000 copies back in March 2005 to debut at No. 13.

The following are the peak U.S. chart positions for the PRIEST catalog:

#13 - "Angel of Retribution" (2005)
#165 - "Demolition" (2001)
#82 - "Jugulator" (1997)
#155 - "Metalworks" (1993)
#26 - "Painkiller" (1990)
#31 - "Ram It Down" (1988)
#38 - "Priest Live" (1987)
#17 - "Turbo" (1986)
#18 - "Defenders of the Faith" (1984)
#17 - "Screaming for Vengeance" (1982)
#39 - "Point of Entry" (1981)
#34 - "British Steel" (1980)
#70 - "Unleashed in the East" (1979)
#128 - "Hell Bent for Leather" (1978)
#178 - "Stained Class" (1978)

JUDAS PRIEST's most successful album to date is 1982's "Screaming For Vengeance", which spent 53 weeks on the Billboard charts, receiving gold RIAA sales certification on October 29, 1982, platinum on April 18, 1983 and double platinum October 16, 2001. The album included the band's only U.S. top 100 hit single, "You've Got Another Thing Comin'".

Other million-seller RIAA certifications for JUDAS PRIEST are "Priest Live" (October 29, 2001), "Turbo" (July 24, 1989), "Defenders of the Faith" (September 26, 1988), "British Steel" (August 9, 1989) and "Unleashed in the East" (November 10, 1989).

JUDAS PRIEST also has gold albums certifications (500,000 sales) for "Stained Class" (November 10, 1989), "Hell Bent For Leather" (November 10, 1989), "Point of Entry" (November 10, 1989), "Ram It Down" (July 18, 1988) and "Painkiller" (January 2, 1991).

In the band's home country of the U.K., 1980's "British Steel" remains their most successful outing, peaking at No. 4 in the charts and launching three hit singles: "Living After Midnight", which peaked at No. 12; "Breaking The Law" No. 12 and "United" No. 26. 
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 19, 2008 10:33:18 AM 
More GNR Songs Leaked

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that nine purported "mastered, finished" tracks from GUNS N' ROSES' 14-years-in-the-making album "Chinese Democracy" were leaked online yesterday (June 18) by the web site Antiquiet.com, prompting a quick cease-and-desist from the band's handlers and the removal of the links.

Six of the songs have already leaked in one unfinished form or another: "Better", "The Blues", the title track, "Madagascar", "IRS" and "There Was a Time". The three previously unheard songs are "Rhiad and the Bedouins", "If the World" and a track whose title is unknown.

"Chinese Democracy" has reportedly been in the works since 1995, with singer Axl Rose the only original member still in the band. According to a report published two years ago by the New York Times, Rose had allegedly burned through $13 million in the studio by that point.

Although a revamped GUNS lineup toured successfully in 2006 and Rose tentatively promised that the record would be out in March 2007, it never materialized and little has been heard about it since.

In a recent interview, British rock magazine Mojo asked former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash what his feelings were about getting snubbed by Dr. Pepper as part of the drink manufacturer's "Chinese Democracy" promotion. (Dr. Pepper has vowed to give everyone in the U.S. a free can of the drink if GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy", is released this year. Everyone, that is, apart from Slash and Buckethead [GUNS N' ROSES guitarist 2000-2004].)

"Yeah, someone sent me a text about that at 3:00 a.m. last night," Slash replied. "I thought, 'What kind of left-field shit is that?' It's pretty funny, actually. I guess Buckethead and I will just have to make do with Coca-Cola." 


Iron Maiden Accepts Metal Hammer Awards

British metal legends IRON MAIDEN picked up two awards at the sixth Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards ceremony in the form of "Best UK Band" and the coveted "Icon Award" for their longstanding mascot Eddie. Being on tour in Canada, MAIDEN wasn't able to appear at the Golden Gods — which was held Monday, June 16 at London, England's state-of-the-art Indigo2 complex — in person, so they filmed their acceptance videos while on the road. Watch the footage below.

The annual awards bash, which is owned by Future's Metal Hammer magazine, celebrated the great and good from the international world of rock and metal as well as playing host to five of the loudest bands on the planet to an audience of 1,500 frothing and frenzied kids. Metal legends TESTAMENT shared the stage with avant-garde Finnish quartet APOCALYPTICA — featuring a guest appearance by Cristina Scabbia of LACUNA COIL on vocals — metal titans CHILDREN OF BODOM and IN FLAMES and U.S. rockers DISTURBED who played exclusive sets to an audience of peers as well as the lucky competition winners. Undisputed king of heavy metal, SLAYER's Kerry King, was honored with the evening's most prestigious accolade, the "Golden God" award, which was presented to him by close friend and tattoo artist Kat Von D. The star of the TLC reality series "L.A. Ink" and MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx's current girlfriend flew in from the U.S. especially to present her friend and hero with his long-overdue award before heading to London nightspot Sin with Kerry and company for the official awards aftershow party. Having previously picked up multiple nominations and awards as part of his pioneering thrash metal band SLAYER, this is the first time that Kerry has been honored as an individual. Responsible for shaping the lives of many of last night's guests, Kerry King has been a constant inspiration to rock and metal bands across the world and continuously pushed the boundaries of metal. Elsewhere in the awards, Roadrunner Records snatched an impressive four awards Monday night, including the "Best Metal Label" gong alongside awards for MACHINE HEAD ("Best Live Band"), ex-SEPULTURA legends Max and Igor Cavalera ("Spirit of Hammer") and "Best Debut" for Aussie rockers AIRBOURNE and their "Runnin' Wild" debut album, which was released last year.

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson accepting the award for "Best UK Band" on stage in Edmonton:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45aBbd6ZhUY&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

Eddie ropes in MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain to help him accept his "Icon Award":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9QE71WGkzE&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Ozzfest Will Be A Travelling Festival Again In 2009

Sharon Osbourne called in to the "Opie and Anthony Show" on Tuesday (June 17) to promote the new season of "America's Got Talent", and in the course of the discussion, voiced her displeasure with many of today's celebrity reality shows, including "Hogan Knows Best" and "Keeping Up With The Kardashians". Jim Norton (who is one of Ozzy Osbourne's biggest fans) dominated most of the interview with his encyclopedic knowledge of Osbourne trivia.

Listen to the 17-minute chat at opieandanthony.com.


Joe Elliot! STILL A complete deuche bag!

David Dunn of The Star reports that DEF LEPPARD have defended their decision to do a co-headline tour amid suggestions they haven't got what it takes to fill major UK venues on their own anymore.

Ahead of Monday's show at Sheffield Arena with WHITESNAKE, singer Joe Elliott described it as simply a "great value ticket".

"This is not like the GLITTER BAND, Mud and Suzi Quatro on the bus playing BUTLINS, this is DEF LEPPARD and WHITESNAKE, both with new albums, both acts more relevant than ever, playing arenas," said the Sheffield frontman.

Read the entire article from The Star. 


Glenn Tipton Comments

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton recently spoke to Chris Harris of MTV News about the band's latest effort, a double-disc concept album based on the mysterious, world-known 16th century French prophet Nostradamus.

"After the last album, [2005's] 'Angel of Retribution', we wanted to do something different," Tipton told MTV News. "We've never rested on our laurels and made the next album the same as the last but with different lyrics, which a lot of bands, I think, have fallen into the trap of doing, knowing they'll sell X amount of records per year. We really wanted to try doing a concept album, and we'd been talking about it for a while. Our manager, Bill Curbishley, suggested Nostradamus."

Tipton continued, "We're asking people not to put one or two tracks on, but to step into the world of Nostradamus. That's the way we wrote it, so that the listener could step out of this world and go on this journey with Nostradamus. The album's full of light and shade, blood and thunder, and it's got a lot of melody. A couple of the tracks are very different from what we've done before, but it's still PRIEST. With this album, we want people to see that there's more to heavy metal than burning babies."

Read the entire article from MTV News.

Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST performing the new song "Prophecy" on June 16, 2008 in Bratislava, Slovakia can be viewed below (clip uploaded by YouTube user "Lirub").

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYUIBQ4XB60&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Kerry King

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has revealed to UK's Total Guitar magazine that watching TRIVIUM guitarists Matt and Corey shred inspires SLAYER to play better themselves.

King said he's looking forward to tearing up British venues alongside TRIVIUM when they co-headline this fall's UK tour.

Although he admits a degree of bafflement when it comes to the co-headlining status of the two bands in the UK, when SLAYER are the sole headliner everywhere else ("I just don't get it," he shrugged), Kerry revealed he definitely admires the guitar skills of Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu.

"They're just about the last of the new wave of guitar bands that we haven't toured with yet," he told Total Guitar's Joel McIver. "I'll be at the side of the stage watching them. Great players like that make us want to do better." 
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, June 18, 2008 4:00:21 PM 
Kerry King Interview (Side note, the interviewer is a fucking idiot! So fucking what if Dio and Halford aren't playing thrash! FUCK YOU!)

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King gave writer Joel McIver (Total Guitar, Metal Hammer) an update about the next SLAYER album and the band's future in general. Excerpts from the chat follow.

McIver: SLAYER have just had an extended break.

King: I didn't speak to the other guys for nine months. For the first time in our career, we just scattered. The last thing we did was the MARILYN MANSON tour in America. In all that time, I must have played the guitar 25 times. I got home right at the beginning of the American football season, and I haven't seen a whole season in six or seven years, so I enjoyed the hell out of that. And then once you take four or five months off, it's easy to take the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth month off!

McIver: Is there a new SLAYER album on the way, or are you going to make us wait another few years like you did with 2006's "Christ Illusion"?

King: We're supposed to have one ready at the end of the year! There's been talk of all kinds of odd things, because the record industry changes every day. We've talked about maybe putting out a couple of songs from an upcoming record through iTunes, so we can play something new on the Unholy Alliance III tour. You know, that's not so far outside the realm of possibility. As far as how much we're gonna get done by the end of the year? I have no idea.

McIver: Are any new songs ready to go?

King: Jeff [Hanneman, guitar] has a couple of things. I've got ideas that I've never finished, so I wanna get back to working on those. Some of them are really cool. I haven't recorded anything yet because I want to finish the songs first — I like them to have a beginning and an end before I demo them.

McIver: Tom [Araya, singer] said that after the next SLAYER album, you guys would have to discuss your future as a band, because he's reaching an age where it might no longer be viable.

King: I haven't even heard that. He hasn't talked to me about it. But after taking 10 months off, I bet you he's recharged and ready to rock. As far as I'm concerned, I look at people like Ronnie James Dio and Rob Halford and I think, "Shit, maybe I'm not done!"

McIver: Yes, but Dio and Halford aren't playing thrash metal.

King: They're not, but they still belt it out on stage. They sound like the fuckin' record to this day, and it's inspiring. I've got great ideas for songs, and musical ideas that I want to try to achieve. I couldn't see myself doing a solo album, though. I have a lot of friends in the business, so I could pull it off, but I don't want to take my ideas or my time away from SLAYER.

McIver: Has Dave [Lombardo, SLAYER drummer] recovered from his thyroid problem?

King: Yes, that was when he was all bony! But we came back from our 10-month break and he's the heaviest I ever saw him. I was like, "Whoa, dude — what have you been doing!" He surprised me with how ready we was to play, because I thought we'd all suck. But he was ready to go.

McIver: Do you ever discuss Dave's future in the band with him?

King: Not really, I just assume he's there. He always [renews] the deal. I don't see why he'd want to leave. What's he gonna do, go and play in FANTOMAS for the rest of his life?

A picture of King with McIver's new book, "The Bloody Reign Of Slayer", can be seen below. The book has been widely praised in the rock and metal press and can be ordered from Amazon. More info: www.joelmciver.co.uk.

For Kerry's thoughts on SLAYER's forthcoming Unholy Alliance III tour with TRIVIUM, visit Total Guitar magazine's web site.




New Gorgoroth Dvd

GORGOROTH first-ever DVD, entitled "Black Mass Krakow 2004", featuring video footage of the band's infamous February 1, 2004 concert in Krakow, Poland, has entered the Norwegian Music DVD chart at position No. 4.

GORGOROTH drew the attention of the international media in early 2004 after their show in Krakow. They were accused of "offending religious feelings" during the gig, as well as suspected of breaching Polish law concerning the protection of animal rights by using severed and impaled heads of sheep as part of their stage design. The controversial concert in Poland resulted in the group being investigated for the possible breach of Article 196 of Polish penal code concerning offense of religious feelings (the maximum penalty for breaching this article is five years in prison).

The Norwegian band, which is widely known for its antichristian ideology, had promised on its web site that the Polish concert would be an "amazing show with lots of pyro, gallons of blood, live crucifixion and nude models." Despite this, the employees of the Krakow branch of TVP claimed that they had no knowledge of what the musicians and the promoters had in mind until they saw the actual performance. The concert, which was recorded at the studio of a TV station in Krakow, "was never meant to reach the media," according to the band’s vocalist Gaahl. "Producers Metal Mind Productions bought the sheep heads at a butcher shop. We weren't involved in animal torture of any kind."

In one of the band's first interviews after this controversial concert, Infernus told Canada's Unrestrained! magazine, "We didn't plan to really have an outcome like that, our only intent was to go there and film the DVD. All the chaos and media reaction that came from this was a surprise of sorts." Asked if they "were worried when the authorities were called," Infernus answered, "Not worried, really. I mean, what was the worst thing they could do? Destroy the tapes? I don't think they would do that and I don't think they could really do any harm to us, though they might be able to put the Polish producer away in prison for a few years. For us, this will probably help us sell a few more records. As of now, I can only think that the DVD will be put out eventually. It would be almost like they are stuck in the Middle Ages in Poland if they destroyed the tapes by burning them. I hope to get them back one day… I hope."

The "Black Mass Krakow 2004" DVD contains the Krakow show as the main feature. Additionally, it includes bonus video material performance footage recorded live at the With Full Force festival in Leipzig, Germany in 2000, biography, discography, photo gallery, desktop images, weblinks, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and more. The DVD is available in two versions: as a standard DVD and as a very unique star metalpack DVD edition limited to 5,000 copies.

"Black Mass Krakow 2004" (cover artwork) track listing:

Live in Krakow, February 2004:

01. Procreating Satan
02. Forces of Satan Storms
03. Possessed (by Satan)
04. Bergtrollets Hevn
05. The Rite of Infernal Invocation
06. Profetens Apenbaring
07. Of Ice and Movement...
08. Ødeleggelse og Undergang
09. Blood Stains the Circle
10. Unchain My Heart!!!
11. Revelation of Doom
12. Destroyer
13. Incipit Satan

Bonus video:

Live at With Full Force Festival, Leipzig, 2000 (bootleg)

01. Destroyer
02. Incipit Satan

Also includes:

* Biography
* Discography
* Photo gallery
* Desktop images
* Weblinks
* Logo
* Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

Check out photos from the gig at this location.

"Procreating Satan" from GORGOROTH's DVD "Black Mass Krakow 2004":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrfprD6NOGs&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

Polish TV report on GORGOROTH's Krakow concert:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LqILCIvxs&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Iron Maiden Tribute

As a tribute to IRON MAIDEN, UK's Kerrang! magazine has persuaded 15 of its favorite bands to record unique covers of MAIDEN's greatest anthems for an exciting free CD entitled "Maiden Heaven".

The track listing and details for this world-exclusive release will be revealed next week and the CD will be available free only with the July 19 issue of Kerrang!

The "Maiden Heaven" cover artwork, which was designed by Kerrang! reader Felipe Franco of Bogota, Colombia, can be viewed below.

Franco, who wowed the judges with his contest-winning entry which depicts Eddie as a fallen angel, stated, "This is the best news! This is the second IRON MAIDEN artwork contest I've won! I won a competition earlier this year, commemorating IRON MAIDEN's first Colombian concert at Bogota's Simon Bolivar Park on February 28." He added, "Thanks for coming up with contests like this. It promotes art in the metal scene, something that goes hand-in-hand with our way of life. Up the Irons!"

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on April 27, progressive-metal giants DREAM THEATER have recorded a cover version of the IRON MAIDEN classic "To Tame a Land" for the "Maiden Heaven" CD. Also expected to appear on the album is MACHINE HEAD with its interpretation of the MAIDEN classic "Hallowed Be Thy Name".



MACHINE HEAD covering IRON MAIDEN's "Hallowed Be Thy Name" at Rock In Rio in Lisbon, Portugal – June 5, 2008:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnTXeXXLsOE&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
[Head banger] Tuesday, June 17, 2008 6:12:22 PM 
interesting, so Rob only pretended to be interested in writing...
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[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 17, 2008 5:30:47 PM 
Ian Hill Interview

Arthur Karras of Australia's Beat magazine recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.

On the "Nostradamus" concept album:

"It's a massive piece of work for us. After the 'Angel Of Retribution' album we were glad to have Rob Halford back in the band after a decade away. He is JUDAS PRIEST. As a band we started to write new material, when our manager came up with the idea of a concept album on the life and times of Nostradamus. We all kind of laughed initially, but K.K., Glenn and Rob really got stuck into the project and it was like watching them go back to school. The research was exhaustive.

"We haven't all come out of it devotees to the man, and I still think a lot of it is possibly a load of crap, but as a story of a man, it's an immense one and musically it's been such a challenge and progression for us. After all these years in this business it's great to have that feeling. Oh… by the way the world ends in 2014, so don't bother paying off any mortgages or debts — go and have the time of your life."

"There are 14 definitive songs over the two albums, but there are several links and orchestral passages and the albums are designed to be listened to as a body of work. It's not a pop album with three hit jingles, it's a massive body of work designed to be listened to in one sitting. Fans might hear some things they haven't heard before with the choral pieces, the orchestration, but make no mistake about it, this is still a JUDAS PRIEST record and, of course, it's still going to be heavy."

On whether it's true he discovered Rob Halford by dating his sister:

"I was definitely dating his sister many moons ago. She told me she had a brother who wanted to sing and after a few trials and tribulations K.K. and I decided to check out this Rob guy, purely as a favour to my girl at the time. I did more than date her, I ended up marrying her. Although we're divorced now, we do have a beautiful son in his 20s called Alex."

On why he doesn't bother writing songs anymore:

"I leave it to the trio of core songwriters. I used to write in the early days and some of my songs made it onto the albums. I think Glenn, K.K. and Rob form a great writing relationship and I don't want to upset the apple kart. Even on this project I didn't really get too heavily involved. I waited for them to tell me what bits I needed to play and off we went. Even Halford showed up pretending he's interested, but left most of the work to K.K. and Glenn who were immersed in the project."

On being part of a band that has defined a genre and spawned countless imitators:

"We are very proud of what we have achieved. When I formed this band way back in 1970 I had no grand plan. K.K. Downing and I were just mates from school that wanted to play some music. We have a great family among us and like family we have our good and bad days, but without sounding nostalgic, yeah, it's pretty cool what we have achieved." 


Metal Hammer Award Winners

The true spirit of rock 'n' roll was unleashed yesterday — Monday, June 16 — at London's state-of-the-art Indigo2 complex, when the sixth Metal Hammer Golden Gods opened its doors to some of the biggest and most notorious rock stars in the world. The annual awards bash, which is owned by Future's Metal Hammer magazine, celebrated the great and good from the international world of rock and metal as well as playing host to five of the loudest bands on the planet to an audience of 1,500 frothing and frenzied kids. Metal legends TESTAMENT shared the stage with avant-garde Finnish quartet APOCALYPTICA — featuring a guest appearance by Cristina Scabbia of LACUNA COIL on vocals — metal titans CHILDREN OF BODOM and IN FLAMES and U.S. rockers DISTURBED who played exclusive sets to an audience of peers as well as the lucky competition winners. Undisputed king of heavy metal, SLAYER's Kerry King, was honored with the evening's most prestigious accolade, the "Golden God" award, which was presented to him by close friend and tattoo artist Kat Von D. The star of the A&E reality series "L.A. Ink" and MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx's current girlfriend flew in from the U.S. especially to present her friend and hero with his long-overdue award before heading to London nightspot Sin with Kerry and company for the official awards aftershow party. Having previously picked up multiple nominations and awards as part of his pioneering thrash metal band SLAYER, this is the first time that Kerry has been honored as an individual. Responsible for shaping the lives of many of last night's guests, Kerry King has been a constant inspiration to rock and metal bands across the world and continuously pushed the boundaries of metal. Elsewhere in the awards, Roadrunner Records snatched an impressive four awards tonight including the "Best Metal Label" gong alongside awards for MACHINE HEAD ("Best Live Band"), ex-SEPULTURA legends Max and Igor Cavalera ("Spirit of Hammer") and "Best Debut" for Aussie rockers AIRBOURNE and their "Runnin' Wild" debut album, which was released last year. British metal institution IRON MAIDEN picked up two awards in the form of "Best UK Band" and the coveted "Icon Award" for their longstanding mascot Eddie, who sent a video message from the States where he's currently on tour with the band.

The Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2008 winners are as follows:

* Best Breakthrough: APOCALYPTICA
* Best Underground Band: THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
* Best UK Band: IRON MAIDEN
* Metal For The Masses: WILLIAM GLEDHILL
* Best Live Band: MACHINE HEAD
* Best Video: DIMMU BORGIR "The Serpentine Offering"
* Best Metal Label: Roadrunner Records
* Spirit Of Hammer: Max and Igor Cavalera (SEPULTURA, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY)
* Best Debut: AIRBOURNE "Runnin' Wild"
* Icon Award: Eddie
* Dimebag Darrell Shredder Award: Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM)
* Event Of The Year: Hard Rock Hell
* Riff Lord: Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH)
* Best Album: TESTAMENT "The Formation Of Damnation"
* Revolver Best International Band: IN FLAMES
* Golden God: Kerry King (SLAYER) (presented by Kat Von D) 
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, June 16, 2008 5:47:26 PM 
Maiden "Haunted" By Sharon

Video footage has surfaced of the power outage that occurred during IRON MAIDEN's performance last night (Sunday, June 15) at Madison Square Garden in New York City. According to one BLABBERMOUTH.NET user who attended the concert, "halfway through the song 'Powerslave', the power died to the sound system, and MAIDEN were onstage with full lights, shrugging their shoulders. [See clip at this location; power dies around the 5:48 mark.] I was right behind the soundboard, and there was never any problem at that end. In fact, [cycling star] Lance Armstrong and [actress] Kate Hudson were standing beside the mixing board making out, which made the whole situation even weirder. Who's the MAIDEN-head in that celebrity family? Anyway, obviously this was a high point of their set, and within a minute after the stalls the band produced a soccer ball on stage and began kicking it around to entertain the fans while the technical nightmare continued. After about ten minutes of silence, Bruce Dickinson picked up one of the Egyptian sarcophagi and began using it as a shield to play soccer. He was pretty good with it, too! This entire time, the lights were fine, and the soundboard was perfectly okay and didn't appear to be reset. There was definitely no panic at the board. Suddenly and happily, Steve Harris's galloping bass reappeared in the monitors, and the band regrouped and moved onto the next song. My friends and I were joking that this was a long-distance dedication from Sharon Osbourne, and evidently Dickinson thought the same. As soon as his mic worked, he muttered dramatically something like: 'The revenge of Sharon...the wicked witch of the west rises again!' Strong words, preached to a crowd of 18,000. MAIDEN had spent the whole night, and indeed the past two years, proving themselves leagues above the egg-throwing spat at Ozzfest 2005. Evidently, they are still sensitive to the long-reaching powers of the Sharon. Why would he even joke about that if he didn't think it was possible?"

Footage of IRON MAIDEN kicking around a soccer ball on stage and Bruce Dickinson addressing the audience (note reference to the "ghost of Sharon") while the technical issues were being dealt with at last night's concert can be viewed below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzA5RbcZ2xg&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Extreme!

Frontiers Records has set an August 1 European release date for "Saudades de Rock" (pronounced "sow-dodge"), the first studio album in thirteen years from the reunited Boston hard rockers EXTREME. The European version of the album will include a bonus track, the "Americocaine" demo from 1985, the very first studio recording of EXTREME.

"Saudades de Rock" will be released in the U.S. on August 12 on Open E Records and distributed by Fontana.

The iconic rock foursome — vocalist Gary Cherone, guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, bassist Pat Badger and new drummer Kevin Figueiredo — recorded their fifth studio offering at NRG Studios in Los Angeles with Bettencourt at the helm as producer and mixer. "Saudades de Rock" boasts 13 tracks, including the infectious roar of "Star" (available for streaming on the band's MySpace page), the groove-laden, swagger of "King Of The Ladies", a raw funk rock anthem called "Learn To Love", and the expressive ballad "Ghost".

"'Saudades' was always a beautiful word to me," Bettencourt explains about the Portuguese album moniker. "It expresses a longing; an underlying sadness for something or someone that's been missing in your life, and never quite sure if it will ever return. In this case, for us, it's rock and roll. Saudades de Rock."

Gary Cherone adds, "I like how it expresses that longing we've been feeling to play for our fans and be together again."

"Saudades de Rock" track listing:

01. Star
02. Comfortably Dumb
03. Learn To Love
04. Take Us Alive
05. Run
06. Last Hour
07. Flower Man
08. King Of The Ladies
09. Ghost
10. Slide
11. Interface
12. Sunrise
13. Peace (Saudade)
14. Americocaine (1985 demo; European bonus track)

The Boston-bred band's 2008 "Take Us Alive" world tour gets underway on July 29 at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and will be anchored by a hometown gig two days later at the Bank of America Pavilion. In advance of the tour, EXTREME will be a co-headliner on July 11 at the five-day Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, OK.

Open E Records is a new label that is distributed by Fontana. A portion of Open E Records' profits will be donated to Music Drives Us, a foundation created as a way to support music in New England. The foundation also gives scholarship money for individuals who desire to continue their musical education.

Bay Area Backstage has posted video footage of EXTREME performing a private show at this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show on January 18, 2008 at the Hilton in Anaheim, California. Watch the 13-minute clip below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGlqSkOd12A&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
[TIMBONI] Saturday, June 14, 2008 10:39:41 PM 
The part that caught my ear was " if you go to Judas Priest . com ".  I, for one, owe them one hell of an apology.  So maybe they don't come around, crack a beer and shoot the shit with all their fans like a local garage band would but they are keeping an eye on this place and they do care about what we are thinking and saying. 
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New Metallica Album Title Revealed

METALLICA has announced the title of its new album — "Death Magnetic" — by posting the finalized/complete version (see below) of the image that originally appeared on the band's official web site on Tuesday (June 10) under the headline "???." The CD is due out in September.

A short video clip revealing the new album title and featuring an audio sample of a brand new song can be viewed below.

Just one day after several UK web sites posted early reviews of six new METALLICA songs that were previewed for them in London in early June, the reports were all taken down, reportedly at the request of the band's management. METALLICA has since issued a statement blaming a management "error" for the move and has apparently asked for the reviews to be re-posted.

METALLICA performed a "secret" show Thursday night (June 12) at The Basement in Nashville, Tennessee in front of an estimated 175 people. The band played Tennessee's Bonnaroo festival Friday (June 13) and is scheduled to perform at the one-day Ozzfest in Dallas on August 9, with a full North American tour in the works for the fall.

Latest image displayed via Metallica.com:



"Death Magnetic" announcement video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH1hYJmmm7I&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, June 14, 2008 4:58:26 PM 
Trust me, you'll be the first to know when something comes up for ACDC.

Rob Halford Interview

Metal Hammer chatted with JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford at this year's Download festival, which is being held June 13-15 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK. They talked about "Nostradamus", avoiding nostalgia and returning to the home of heavy metal. Watch the six-minute clip below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_vTyZyTRkY&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST performed right before headliners KISS on the main stage at the Download festival 2008 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK Friday evening (June 13). Check out photos at this location.

Dressed in a body-length studded leather jacket, singer Rob Halford told the crowd, "It's great to see you all at Donington again! We've been making metal for over three decades now, and next year is a bit of an anniversary. The name JUDAS PRIEST first came about in 1969, so that will be 40 years!"

According to NME.com, the group's setlist was as follows:

01. Dawn of Creation
02. Prophecy
03. Metal Gods
04. Eat Me Alive
05. Between The Hammer And The Anvil
06. Devil's Child
07. Breaking The Law
08. Hell Patrol
09. Death
10. Dissident Aggressor
11. Angel
12. Hellion/Electric Eye
13. Rock Hard, Ride Free
14. Sinner
15. Painkiller
16. Hell Bent For Leather
17. Another Thing Coming 

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[Maple Syrup] Friday, June 13, 2008 11:40:41 PM 
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[~ MG_Metalgoddess~] Friday, June 13, 2008 11:14:59 PM 
Still no word on my other fav Band..        

I am searching for word on this album/cd.. and the farewell tour.. Hopefully something will be said soon!!!!!!!!! LOL
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, June 13, 2008 10:09:28 PM 
More Priest Interviews!

MTV's Headbanger's Blog has posted the third and final segment of its three-part video interview with British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. Gathered at the bar of The Bourgeois Pig, a restaurant in New York’s East Village, singer Rob Halford and guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing talk more about their new album and discuss the prophecies of Nostradamus, revealing how the guy was buried standing up and how he insisted his corpse contain an ornament with the date he claimed grave robbers would dig him up. They also talk about the early years of the band and the dues they paid, which contributed to their determination to succeed and, ultimately, their longevity.

In the latest edition of the Kerrang!'s exclusive Download festival 2008 video podcasts from Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK, Kerrang!'s Nick Ruskell talks to JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. Watch the six-and-a-half-minute clip below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L9W9L-7x-g&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Motorhead Footage!

NME.com has posted video footage of MOTÖRHEAD's Download Festival press conference, which was held earlier today (Friday, June 13) at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK. Watch it in two parts below.

MOTÖRHEAD will release its new album, entitled "Motörizer", through SPV Records on the following dates:

USA: August 26
Germany: August 29
Rest of Europe: September 1

The follow-up to 2006's "Kiss of Death" was recorded in part (drums only) at FOO FIGHTERS frontman/ex-NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in Northridge, California with producer Cameron Webb, who also worked on "Kiss of Death" and 2004's "Inferno".

Part 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFwCqmKYhfs&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

Part 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWmWPNYDm0k&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Roy Z Shredding

FPE-TV has posted video footage of guitarist/producer Roy Z (HALFORD, BRUCE DICKINSON, JUDAS PRIEST, SEBASTIAN BACH) shredding his Flying V axe. Watch the two-and-a-half-minute clip below.

Asked in a 2005 interview with L.A. Weekly what he picked up from playing live with HALFORD, Roy said. "It was a good experience, because later on I was able to use that information I got from playing live. The things I saw that got the crowd reaction, I was able to transform into songs that I knew would work in front of a crowd — certain chord structures with melodies crescendoing at the right time, those little things that you just don’t pick up on listening to a record or even watching a band live. "

On the topic of whether anything about PRIEST surprised him, Roy said, "I was really blown away by the chemistry that they have. To be around that was like, 'So this is it, this is what other bands are missing.' And the tolerance — I think very few American bands have that. The British have a way of speaking their mind without totally going overboard like they do here. They’re very civilized in telling each other off.'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N23GNG49gIM&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
[Little Indian Angel] Friday, June 13, 2008 8:57:20 PM 
Hahahahaha!!! If you get caught stealing his boots just say ( You didn't see anything).....then slowly creep out the window
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[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, June 13, 2008 3:26:50 PM 
Glenn Tiption Interview

A three-minute video interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton conducted earlier today (Friday, June 13) at the Download festival — which is being held June 13-15 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK — can be viewed below.

JUDAS PRIEST's forthcoming double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", is available for streaming in its entirety on VH1.com's The Leak.

"Nostradamus" is scheduled for release via Columbia Records on Monday, June 16 in Europe, and a day later in the U.S. on Epic Records.

JUDAS PRIEST will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn, on Monday, July 21 at 11:30 p.m. EST/8:30 p.m. PST. Fans can talk live with JUDAS PRIEST by calling 800-344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you or to listen to the show live via the Internet, go to www.rocklineradio.com.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thx6Ruc3Wk4&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Motorhead Aren't Intimidated

NME.com reports that MOTÖRHEAD have declared that they are more than a match for Download Festival headliners KISS and fellow metal veterans JUDAS PRIEST.

The trio, who are due to appear ahead of their metal heavyweights on the Main Stage this afternoon (June 13), said they don't feel "intimidated" by their peers.

"We're not intimidated at all," said guitarist Phil Campbell. "We're gonna do our best and have a great time. It'll be a lot of fun.

"If it was just a KISS and tour they could have called it 'Kiss My Ass'. No seriously though there's something for everyone at this festival, it's a lot of fun. There are so many bands playing and it's early summer."

The metal veterans also revealed that there will be no new material, and the band will stick to a greatest hits set.

Read more at NME.com. 

According to NME.com, MOTÖRHEAD covered a THIN LIZZY classic during their raucous set at the Download Festival this afternoon (June 13).

Frontman Lemmy Kilmister dedicated the track "Rosalie" to late singer Phil Lynott on the Main Stage at Castle Donington.

"This song is for a good friend of mine who is no longer with us. Who remembers THIN LIZZY?" he asked the crowd before he was greeted with mild cheers. "Come on, motherfuckers, it's THIN LIZZY. Don't make me come down there."

MOTÖRHEAD will release its new album, entitled "Motörizer", through SPV Records on the following dates:

USA: August 26
Germany: August 29
Rest of Europe: September 1

The follow-up to 2006's "Kiss of Death" was recorded in part (drums only) at FOO FIGHTERS frontman/ex-NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in Northridge, California with producer Cameron Webb, who also worked on "Kiss of Death" and 2004's "Inferno". 


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Jason Bonham Up For Zeppelin Tour

Gigwise.com reports that Jason Bonham, the son of LED ZEPPELIN's original drummer John Bonham, has said that he would tour with LED ZEPPELIN "in a heartbeat."

Bonham took over his late father's drum seat when the band reformed for a one-off reunion show in London last year.

The concert, at the O2 Arena, was watched by 20,000 fans, although over a million people registered for tickets for the event.

Since the concert, rumors have been rife as to whether the band will announce any more shows.

Frontman Robert Plant is currently promoting "Raising Sands", his album with Alison Krauss, on a U.S. tour.

Speaking to the BBC, Bonham said: "It's up to them but if it was up to me, I'd love to."

Bonham, who said the reunion show was "better than I could have imagined," said he hoped to be “put into the loop” regarding more shows.

"My fingers are crossed and I would do it in a heartbeat," he said. 


British black metal pioneers VENOM have made their new album, "Hell", available in a digipack edition via Nuclear Blast's mailorder featuring two bonus tracks — "In League With Satan" and "Burn In Hell" — and an inverted cross. Limited to 333 copies, it can be ordered here.

A complete track from "Hell" has been made available for streaming on the band's official web site. Check out the song "Straight To Hell" at this location. Streaming audio samples of eight songs from "Hell" are available here.

VENOM will perform at the Hellfest (June 20-22) in Clisson, France. More shows will be announced soon.

A brand new VENOM band photo can be viewed at this location.

VENOM last year parted ways with guitarist Mykvs (a.k.a. Mike Hickey; ex-CARCASS, CATHEDRAL). "Personal unavoidable commitments in the U.S. have forced Mykvs to announce that he cannot commit 100% to VENOM's schedule," the band previously wrote in a statement. A new guitarist by the name of Rage has been drafted in to replace Mykvs.


[Healer] Friday, June 13, 2008 2:45:29 PM 
Ooh, these are great.  Love the 4 horseman tee, and definitely will have to pick up a tank
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[Painkiller87] Friday, June 13, 2008 2:06:50 PM 

That's a wicked album cover!

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[~ MG_Metalgoddess~] Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:24:12 PM 
yeah I  see about 4-5 things I want allready..  I need a new b-steel t-shirt .. I will take a nostradamus tank top.. and I like the blk/wht t-shirt..lol  

WHere the hell are KK's boots..... lol  Oh thats right I have to raid his closet when I go to the UK...LOL

I cannot wait to go shopping at this venue..........lol 
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[Little Indian Angel] Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:59:05 PM 
WOW!!!!! Nice JP merch
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[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:17:30 PM 
Yeah probably the UK somewhere haha, that's where they are now.

KK Checks In

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has issued the following update:

"It is a fact that however much you rehearse for a world tour, there is nothing like having the first gig under your belt.

"As most of you are aware, Helsinki [June 3] was the first stop for us on this very special tour and I can only say that we are much relieved that everything went according to plan and thanks to the fans who seemed to sing everything — even lead breaks and cheer throughout! It is thanks to them that we felt our confidence brim over, which enabled us to pull out all of the stops that led to an incredible evening.

"Needless to say straight after the gig it was right down to business with the Millworkers so all we had to do was find a good pub, a perfect way to end a great evening that was to be the launch of the JUDAS PRIEST 'Nostradamus' world tour!"

MTV's Headbanger's Blog has posted the second segment of its three-part video interview with British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. Gathered at the bar of The Bourgeois Pig, a restaurant in New York’s East Village, singer Rob Halford and guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing discuss their upcoming Metal Masters tour with HEAVEN AND HELL, MOTÖRHEAD and TESTAMENT, and offer their views about the psychology and sociology of today's metal scene.


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