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QUEEN WITH ADAM LAMBERT: HAMMERSMITH ODEON, LONDON

It's been over 21 years since the king of rock passed away. It's also been 26 years since Freddie Mercury performed his last ever live show with Queen at Knebworth Park in...

CANCER IS A CANT: ROCK N’ ROLL FUNDRAISER FOR ROCK MUSICIAN PAUL HORNBY

Cancer is a Cant... say it with a Sarf London accent and you'll get what I mean. Here's a fundraiser close to my heart as not only is it for the former...

Slipknot: ‘Antennas To Hell’

SLIPKNOT 'Antennas To Hell' (Roadrunner) Release Date: 23rd July 2012Words: XanderSo then, a greatest hits album. Sometimes they can be a move by the label to cash in on the current success of their artist...

BREAKING NEWS: IRON MAIDEN’S STEVE HARRIS TO RELEASE SOLO ALBUM

EMI Music are proud to announce the release of Iron Maiden founder Steve Harris' debut solo/side project album. Entitled 'British Lion' and comprising ten songs that Steve and his collaborators have been...

JON LORD OBITUARY

Jonathan Douglas Lord, 9th June 1941 – 16th July 2012.Words: Mark taylorBorn in Leicester, England, Jon Lord started to play classical piano from the age of five being influenced by Bach, Medieval...

KISS: HMV FORUM, LONDON

There was an army marching around Kentish Town tonight, and what a mighty force they were. The streets littered with people wearing their very own uniform: black and white make up and...

EMBRACE THE FUTURE AND DE-MYTHIFY THE PAST

Best wishes to all. My name is Dan Reed, formerly from the Dan Reed Network (DRN), and I have had the honor to be asked to write a monthly column for MetalTalk.net.Dan...

SARAH TIPPER: ‘EVISCERATED PANDA’

It's not often that we here at MetalTalk Towers get books sent to us for review, so you can imagine our surprise and delight when this book, telling the tale of fictional...

IQ, TOUCHSTONE, PALLAS AND MORE ALL SET TO HEADLINE WHO’S WHO OF PROG FESTIVAL

With Progressive Rock enjoying a huge revival, it is great to see the launch of CELEBR8, a British Progressive Rock Festival starring a veritable who's who of Progressive Rock. The brainchild of...

FLYING COLOURS ALBUM REVIEW AND AUDIO INTERVIEW WITH MIKE PORTNOY

When Mike Portnoy announced he was leaving Dream Theater back in 2010, I kind of figured one of his many (many) side projects would have taken a full blown life of its...

IRON MAIDEN KICK OFF ‘MAIDEN ENGLAND’ TOUR 2012

Iron Maiden kicked off the 'Maiden England' world tour in at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Charlotte, North Carolina last night, Thursday 21st June.This is the third chapter in the history of...

BREAKING NEWS: JAKE E LEE RECORDING NEW SOLO ALBUM

Slash's bassist Todd Kerns has revealed that he and drummer Brent Fitz have been recording with former Ozzy guitarist, Jake E Lee.On his blog he states: "I found myself at a top...

IRON MAIDEN ‘NUMBER OF THE BEAST’ VOTED BEST BRITISH ALBUM OF THE PAST 60 YEARS

Iron Maiden's 'Number Of The Beast' has topped a month long HMV jubilee poll to find the greatest musical releases of the sixty years of the Queen's reign.Electronic pop wusses Depeche Mode...

EXCLUSIVE: HELLOWEEN TO REFORM CLASSIC LINE-UP

Although negotiations are as yet in the very early stages, it is understood that talks have taken place with a view to re-forming Helloween's classic 'Keeper Of The Seven Keys' line up...

A MYTH + A HERO = UNISONIC: EXCLUSIVE KAI HANSEN INTERVIEW PLUS UNISONIC LIVE IN SAO PAULO, MAY 18th 2012

May 18th 2012 is a day that many will never forget. It's also the day that a whole generation (including me) had been waiting for 20 years. THE MYTH was among us...

BLACK SABBATH: BIRMINGHAM O2 ACADEMY, 19th MAY 2012

Concert ticket - check. Train fare - check. Beer/food/merchandise money - check. Everything is in place and we were ready to go and witness an historic moment in Heavy Metal history, the...

INTERVIEW WITH JIM MATHEOS OF OSI/FATES WARNING

OSI's Jim Matheos doesn't much believe in taking time out from work. Aside from being one half of OSI with Kevin Moore (Dream Theatre, Chroma Key) he's also leader of Fates Warning....

3 INCHES OF BLOOD/GOATWHORE/HAVOK/ANGELUS APATRIDA

I had already decided this was destined to be an interesting night, just with the mix of bands in the line-up. I had sneaked in the back door but had already noticed...
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