Steve Harris solo album announced!

Looks like Steve Harris of Iron Maiden now as a solo/side project in the works, with an album called "British Lion" slated for a September release.

Track listing as follows:


1. This Is My God
2. Lost Worlds
3. Karma Killer
4. Us Against The World
5. The Chosen Ones
6. A World Without Heaven
7. Judas
8. Eyes Of The Young
9. These Are The Hands
10. The Lesson


The officiate website can be found here, although it's pretty sparse at the moment.

Queensryche Parts Ways With Geoff Tate

Sad news, but hardly unexpected after events of the last couple of weeks.

Possibly for the best.  Geoff hasn't been into the music for a long time.  Now he can make the music that appeals to him and the band can try and resurrection some interest in Queensryche.

Exclusive: Queensryche Parts Ways With Geoff Tate | Billboard.com

Why We Love Rob Halford, #287

The Metal God tells it like it is on CNN. Unfortunately, Mr. Halford is being rational and articulate concerning an issue where the rational and articulate don't stand a chance of being heard among the shrieking yahoos.

Heavy metal dinosaurs rock the kiddie crowd in Finland

HAEMEENLINNA, Finland - The usual heavy metal fan may not be a five-year-old girl in pigtails, but she is typical of hardcore following of Hevisaurus, a metal band that has hooked the kiddie crowd in Finland.


The group, which rocks on about homework and monsters, played its first gig, a charity event, only last September but its fan base of mainly five-to-seven-year-olds has grown rapidly.

The band was born when a flash of lightning and witches' spells revealed, cracked and brought to life five metal dinosaur eggs buried deep in a mountain 65 million years ago - around the time most other dinosaurs became extinct.

Full story:


http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20100503-213844.html

BLACK SABBATH

BLACK SABBATH – Earliest Known Recordings!

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Interesting story about acetates featuring the earliest known recordings of Black Sabbath. Recorded on the very cusp between Earth and Sabbath, the songs are a mix of blues and psychedelic, but there's no mistaking Ozzy.

The Guardian: Metalheads Will Not Be Able To Unite For Heavy Metal As A Religion Census Campaign

So there's this nascent movement in the UK for people to enter their religion as "Heavy Metal" in the upcoming census.  Something similar was done a few years ago, which is why the UK now officially recognize "Jedi" as a religion.  Looks like the uptight, elitist drones at the Graudian are already crapping on the idea....

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Shakespeare and heavy metal, together at last

Shakespeare and heavy metal, together at last

Interesting news story about a a group that combines Shakespearian monologues and costumes with heavy metal and comedy.  There's a video in the story--it's not as corny is it so easily could have been.

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