BMG is reissuing all of Bruce Dickinson’s solo albums in a vinyl boxed set this fall.
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Incantation rehash past riff phrases of theirs into drawn out, incredibly boring heavy, speed, and doom metal tracks on Profane Nexus.
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Long running east coast speed metal band Overkill are headlining the Full Terror Assault III festival in Illinois that runs September 7th through 9th this year.
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With the fiftieth anniversary of metal music around the corner, forthcoming years will witness an increase of publications dealing with the history, legacy and defining characteristics of the genre. This could finally resolve the lack of consensus that still exists regarding the definition and origins of heavy metal.
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Grindcore guitar god Takafumi Matsubara (Gridlink and Mortalized) has a new band now, Retortion Terror. They have recorded a split with an American grind band called Invidiosus. Both bands are currently seeking labels to print and distribute the release on CD, cassette, and LP.
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New Wave of British Heavy Metal legends Angel Witch are touring England this August, opening up for stoner rock band Electric Wizard.
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New Wave of British Heavy Metal legends Angel Witch are playing their first ever show in Poland on September 30th in Lodz at the Magnetofon club.
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Guitarist Takafumi Matsubara of Mortalized and Gridlink wrote a new track earlier this month for Australian distortion pedal manufacturer Unknown Pedal Australia.
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Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden wrote an autobiography with a “cute” title, What Does This Button Do?, that is coming out October 19th in the UK.
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Long deceased heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow, Black Sabbath) is “touring” again as a hologram just like American rapper Tupac Shakur and probable pedophile Michael Jackson.
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