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Gamma Ray to play Chicago for one of only five U.S. tour dates

Germany's Gamma Rayis coming to rockChicago.In support of their phenominal 2010 relase To The Metal! the band is doing five North American...
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Top Ten Best METAL Album Releases of 2011

Year-end “best of” lists are a trite process at their most sincere. They are one person’s perception of what he/she felt was the...
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The Best of 2010

1. Burzum – Belus Veiled in lush melodic overtones, the resurgent Burzum has excelled once again in Belus, an album that could very well play...
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Exclusive: Sink or swim? Swashbuckle reviews the new BLIND GUARDIAN album At the Edge of Time

Since I have been constantly badgered about my negativity and frequent non-commitment towards a lot of albums I try to review, I figured I would...
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CD review: Iced Earth side-band SONS OF LIBERTY issues a wakeup call with Brush-Fires of the Mind

Not since THE GLORIOUS BURDEN has a Jon Schaffer project made my blood burn. During ever song on BRUSH-FIRES OF THE MIND, I can practically feel my...
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Guitarist Jon Drenning lashes out at Metal Mind Productions regarding CRIMSON GLORY box set release

Mere hours after Polish record label Metal Mind Productions announced that it was releasing a limited edition 5-CD box set containing legendary...
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Exclusive interview: Trans-Siberian Orchestra & Savatage architect Jon Oliva invites us to Festival

You might not know his face, but if you’ve ever perused a Trans-Siberian Orchestra booklet, you are surely familiar with the name Jon Oliva....
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Exclusive interview: POWERGLOVE bassist Nick Avila talks metal, video games, and 1980s cartoons

As this new millennium progresses, facets of our culture are evolving, morphing, and transposing into new and interesting entities. Take the band...
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Exclusive interview: HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak speaks on 2010 Olympics and touring America!

Swedish heavy metal band HammerFall has been building a strong following for more than a decade, proudly waving the banner of traditional heavy...
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Tolkien and metal

There are three major parallels found between the stories of J.R.R. Tolkien and the collective spirit existing beneath the vast pantheon of heavy...
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