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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Roots of Evil: The Origins of Metal
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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Retortion Terror & Invidiosus Record Split
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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Angel Witch August 2017 England Tour With Electric Wizard
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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Angel Witch Playing First Ever Poland Show
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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Takafumi Matsubara Records New Track For Unkown Pedal Australia
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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Upcoming Bruce Dickinson Autobiography
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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Ronnie James Dio Returns As Hologram
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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Accept 2018 European Tour
German heavy metal band Accept are touring Europe next year.
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Kerry King’s Favorite Metal Albums
Slayer‘s Kerry King dished out his top ten favorite metal albums to Rolling Stone as part of the geriatric soft rock magazine’s imbecilic Top 100 Metal Albums list.
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