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Brave New Irons

" Brave New World " is the 12th studio album by British heavy metal artists, Iron Maiden .

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Related Topix: Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson, Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood (Los Angeles, CA)

Fri May 17, 2013

Nashville Scene

Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare: Let Thor Smite You With His Heavy-Metal Hammer at Logue's

Shot in just seven days for a measly $100,000, the 1987 Canadian heavy-metal horror classic Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare seems to have had the bulk of its budget earmarked for star Jon Mikl Thor 's hairspray, mascara and body oil requirements.

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Related Topix: Thor, Metal Hammer, Metal

Ultimate-guitar.com

Rob Halford: 'Being in a Band Is Like a Very Fragile Chain'

Back around May 2011, Rob Halford and his bandmates in Judas Priest announced it was undertaking its final world tour.

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Related Topix: Halford, Metal, Rob Halford, Judas Priest, Chemistry, Science

Thu May 16, 2013

Crow

Enter Shikari ready to smash this summer's festivals

WHILE Enter Shikari's recent tour took the band to more intimate venues, including the Forum in Hatfield, the St Albans quartet will still be hitting the UK festival circuit like a sledgehammer this summer.

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Related Topix: Enter Shikari, United Kingdom, Isle of Wight County, England, Iron Maiden, Hertfordshire County, England,

Cornish Guardian

Headbangers even better on return

It was listening to 747 Strangers In The Night playing on the radio many years ago that introduced me to the world of headbanging, raucous guitars, long hair and general musical mayhem, and it was a world I loved.

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Related Topix: Saxon

Boulder Weekly

No rules

And that's where the Swedish progressive death metal band has spent the lion's share of time since, touring North America, Europe, South America, Japan, Turkey and India.

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Related Topix: Death-Metal, Opeth, Judas Priest

KLZZ-FM Saint Cloud

Metal After Midnight: Primal Fear 'Bad Guys Wear Black'

Comprised of veteran bass player Mat Sinner and former Gamma Ray frontman Ralph Scheepers and some top-notch German players, these guys established themselves quickly in the Metal world with their strait up Power Metal onslaught.

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Related Topix: Metal, Primal Fear, Sinner, Gamma Ray

BroadwayWorld.com

Jeremy Jordan, Norm Lewis and More Set for the Wizard and I with Nso in D.C., Now thru 5/18

The National Symphony Orchestra Pops will present three performances of The Wizard and I: The Musical Journey of Stephen Schwartz tonight, May 16-18 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

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Related Topix: Smash, Entertainment, Television, Wizard, Symphony, Arts, Christian-Rock, Stephen Schwartz, Alan Menken, Oscars

Wed May 15, 2013

Beach Metro Community News

Entertainment Beat

Now in its ninth year, Waterfront Blues , "Metro Toronto's only genuine blues festival," is bringing the best in Canadian and international blues to the Beach.

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Related Topix: Blues, The Blues Band, Joe Turner, Big Joe Turner, Downchild Blues Band, The Street

MLive.com

Saginaw County SASA student wins gold medal in international engineering competition Sunday

Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy senior Emily Macomber, 17, has earned international recognition for research stemming from an internship at Harvard Medical School.

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Related Topix: Saginaw County, MI, Zilwaukee, MI, Mechanism, Michigan Technological University, Saginaw Valley State University

OhNoTheyDidnt

Judas Priest talks about new DVD, Epitaph, and recording new album.

But from a track list standpoint, their latest, , is their most extensive, with at least one cut from all of the Priest albums that Rob Halford sang on.

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Related Topix: Judas Priest, Halford, Metal, Rob Halford, Starbreaker

WWBN-FM Burton

British College First To Offer Heavy Metal Degree

Imagine getting college credit for studying Metallica and Iron Maiden and playing metal gigs.

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Related Topix: James Hetfield, Metal, Metallica, Iron Maiden

Tue May 14, 2013

Examiner.com

May 20: Monday Meltdown Metal Fest arrives at The Gasworks

On May 20, Albuquerque's The Gasworks , in conjunction with Joe Angel Productions , presents Monday Meltdown Metal Fest.

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Related Topix: Albuquerque, NM, Metal, Becoming the Archetype, Mercy

Examiner.com

W.A.S.P. is Inside the Electric Circus

"Inside the Electric Circus" is the 3rd studio album by American heavy metal band, W.A.S.P. It was released in 1986 on Capitol Records and produced by Blackie Lawless.

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Related Topix: Metal, W.a.S.P., Iron Maiden

USA Today

'Louder Than Hell' tracks heavy metal's noisy history

Your eyeballs may need earplugs. Today's publication of Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal is bound to excite headbangers of every persuasion.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Hard-Rock, Black Sabbath, Pop/Rock, Ozzy Osbourne, Metal, Metallica, Anthrax, Judas Priest, Music, Entertainment

WOZZ-FM Appleton

Five Finger Death Punch Talks "Surreal" Collaboration with Judas Priest's Rob...

Five Finger Death Punch is set to release "Lift Me Up," the first single from their upcoming fourth studio effort, which features vocals from Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford .

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Judas Priest, Five Finger Death Punch, Metal, Rob Halford

WJZW-FM Washington

Judas Priest Members Attending Premiere Screening of Band's "Epitaph" Concert Video in NYC Tonight

In advance of its May 28 release on DVD and Blu-ray, Judas Priest 's new concert film, Epitaph , will be given a premiere, one-night-only screening tonight in New York City, and will be shown in several more U.S. locations on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Judas Priest, Metal, Rob Halford, Halford, Theater, Arts

MediLexicon

Liver Disease An Increased Risk For Those With Elevated Cadmium Levels, Especially Men

People with higher levels of cadmium in their urine - evidence of chronic exposure to the heavy metal found in industrial emissions and tobacco smoke - appear to be nearly 3.5 times more likely to die of liver disease than those with lower levels, according to a study by Johns Hopkins scientists.

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Related Topix: Risk, Chemistry, Science, Johns Hopkins University, Health

Mon May 13, 2013

TrustedReviews

Motorheadphones Overkill Headphone Review

Key Features : Braided cable; Single-button remote; 20 - 20,000 Hz claimed frequency response; Carry case; 3 sets of rubber tips Like having a giant entourage or playing Wembley Stadium, having your own headphone range is a must for today's giant music acts.

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Related Topix: Metal, Overkill, Headphones, Motorhead

ContactMusic.com

Swedish Launch Of Iron Maiden Beer Postponed

Plans to launch Iron Maiden 's own brand of beer in Sweden have suffered a setback amid concerns the drink's label violates the nation's strict alcohol laws.

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Related Topix: Iron Maiden