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15 hrs ago | VH1

Classic Hell Bent For Leather With Rob Halford

Judas Priest are for all intents and purposes the first modern heavy metal band.

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Related Topix: Metal, Judas Priest, Rob Halford, Halford, Music, Entertainment

17 hrs ago | Health.com

High Cadmium Levels May Raise Risk for Dying From Liver Disease: Study

People with high levels of cadmium in their urine are much more likely to die of liver disease than those with lower levels, a new study finds.

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Related Topix: Risk, Life, Nutrition, Food

23 hrs ago | The Guardian

Sir Christopher Lee's new album will be '100% heavy metal'

Rock of ages a Sir Christopher Lee has completed his second metal album based on the life of the eighth-century ruler Charlemagne.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Christopher Lee, Judas Priest

Yesterday | Something Else! Reviews

The Friday Morning Listen: Grateful Dead - Blues For Allah

Yesterday I was sitting in my office when a co-worker rounded the corner and tapped me on the shoulder.

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Related Topix: The Grateful Dead, Pop/Rock, Iron Maiden

Yesterday | Get Reading

Reading's new mayor is a heavy metal fan

He said: "Marian dragged me to the main stage to watch Guns N' Roses. And she knew all the numbers." He went on: "This year we have seen the passing of the Iron Maiden, but now in Reading we have our own heavy metal mayor." Cllr Livingston, a widow with two adult children and four grandchildren, was for 21 years an primary and early years teacher ... (more)

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Related Topix: Iron Maiden, Personal Finance, Retirement

Thu May 23, 2013

Metro

Christopher Lee marks 91st birthday with metal album

Star Wars and The Hobbit actor Christopher Lee will release his second album Chalemagne: The Omens Of Death on his 91st birthday, with the record dropping on May 27.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Short, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Drama Movies, The Wicker Man, Musical Movies, Celebrities, Christopher Lee, Judas Priest

Something Else! Reviews

Judas Priest - Epitaph

The final performance of Judas Priest's " Epitaph World Tour" in May 2012 provided the perfect opportunity to offer a live video celebration of 40 years of metal.

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Related Topix: Judas Priest, Hellion, Metal

ContactMusic.com

Bruce Dickinson To Lead Charity Bike Ride To Download Festival

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson is to lead a group of musicians on a charity bike ride to Britain's Download Festival.

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Related Topix: Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden, Berkshire County, England, United Kingdom

KLZZ-FM Saint Cloud

Ratt's Stephen Pearcy Reveals How He Helped Pioneer the '80s Glam Look

Rock memoirs are a great source of salacious details about the history of a band or artist, and that's certainly true in the case of Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy's new autobiography.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Ratt, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest

Ballymoney and Moyle Times

Iron Maiden frontman's charity ride

He has already run to the hills, but now Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson is preparing to pedal to the festival.

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Related Topix: Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson

Wed May 22, 2013

Ultimate-guitar.com

Pain Forces Rob Halford to Use Wheelchair

The ageing Judas Priest frontman was forced to make the change because of a back problem, but he insists it's only a temporary problem and he'll be fit to rock the stage as normal soon.

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Related Topix: Judas Priest

KISS-FM San Antonio

Rock Report: 90-Year-Old Actor Christopher Lee Unleashing ...

Actor Christopher Lee, best known for his roles in the 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Star Wars' films, has recorded his second heavy metal album, 'Charlemagne: The Omens of Death.' The 90-year-old thespian has seen his music career evolve in recent years and he says his sophomore set is more of a fully formed metal creation.

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Related Topix: Judas Priest

City Paper

Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Heavy Metal

And that's kind of the feeling you get once you've read all 718 pages of Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman's sweeping oral history of metal.

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Related Topix: Judas Priest

Tue May 21, 2013

The Times-Picayune

New Orleans music 'Hot Picks' for Thursday, May 23, 2013: Yngwie Malmsteen and more

Singer-songwriter Seth Walker plays two solo shows in New Orleans on Thursday, May 23, 2013: An early evening gig at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, followed by a show at Chickie Wah Wah.

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Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, Yngwie Malmsteen, Life, Holidays, Mother's Day, Music, Entertainment

Salon

Welcome to the jungle: The definitive oral history of '80s metal

MA tley CrA1 4e, Slash, Lita Ford, Dokken and more share the wildest stories from the heyday of L.A.'s Sunset Strip While the New Wave of British Heavy Metal was taking over the club scene in the UK and Europe, a batch of bands in and around Los Angeles - triggered by a love for KISS, Van Halen, and glam groups like the New York Dolls and the Sweet ... (more)

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Related Topix: Metal, Dokken, us Travel, North America Travel, Los Angeles Travel, Travel, Ronnie James Dio, Pop/Rock, Judas Priest

Mon May 20, 2013

Mi2n

Xander Demos Guests On Ron Keel's "Streets Of Rock And Roll" Radio Show

Website: http://www.xanderdemos.com May 20, 2013 - PITTSBURGH -- MTS Management Group is happy to announce that Xander Demos is a featured guest on the latest episode of Ron Keel's "Streets Of Rock And Roll" radio show.

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Examiner.com

May 24: Blackwater Music presents Skulldron and guests

On May 24, Blackwater Music presents Skulldron , Walls Within , Full Metal Devils, and The Hand that Feeds.

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Related Topix: Metal, Electric Wizard, Wizard

Criminal Report Daily

ArcAttack Rides Lighting Between Tesla Coils

If there is anything more heavy metal than a man in a chainmail suit chugging out Iron Maiden riffs between two seven foot Tesla Coils while lighting bolts lash his body and guitar, I'll eat my shoe.

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Related Topix: Iron Maiden, Austin, TX, Keyboards

Sat May 18, 2013

Examiner.com

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