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Legendary Bradford, England Metal Pub Demolished

Legendary Bradford, U.K. metal pub The Empress has finally been demolished after months of speculation weather the pub/venue would re-open after its closure early last year. The Empress has played host to such bands as CANCER, AKERCOCKE, DRAGONFORCE, THE ENCHANTED, BLOODSTREAM, CRUEL HUMANITY, SOLST...

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AGENTS OF MAN Prepare For Extensive Fall Touring; New Video Completed

The New Jersey-based quintet AGENTS OF MAN are currently preparing for a flurry of fall touring activity, which kicks off on November 12 with GOD FORBID and CANNAE, leading immediately into a month long trek with DANNY DIABLO and RINGWORM. The group recently completed a highly successful European to...

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ARCTURUS, TSJUDER, RED HARVEST, CONFESSOR Complete Live Performances Available Online

High-quality videos of the complete live performances by ARCTURUS, TSJUDER, RED HARVEST and CONFESSOR, recorded at this year's Sonic Solstice festival, which took place on September 24, 2005 at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway, have been made available for streaming and download at Gigs.no. The set times...

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CONFESSOR: Photos From Norway's SONIC SOLSTICE Festival Posted Online

Photos of reunited North Carolina-based progressive metallers CONFESSOR performing live in Oslo, Norway in late September as part of the Sonic Solstice festival, have been posted online in the "Pics" section of the band's official web site, www.confessorband.com. Additionally, the group are putting...

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ARCTURUS: 'Sideshow Symphonies' Enters Swedish Hard Rock/Metal Chart At No. 19

Norwegian extreme metal band ARCTURUS have entered the Swedish hard rock/heavy metal chart at position No. 19 with their latest release, "Sideshow Symphonies". As previously reported, ARCTURUS' live performance at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway on Saturday, September 24 as part of the Sonic Solstice fe...

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ARCTURUS To Participate In Online Chat

Norwegian extreme metal band ARCTURUS will participate in an online chat on Friday (September 23) on the web site of Norway's second-largest newspaper, Dagbladet. To submit questions to the band, fill in the title of your question in the "Tittel" field, your question in the "Spørsmål" field, your na...

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ARCTURUS: SONIC SOLSTICE Performance To Be Webcast

ARCTURUS' live performance at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway on Saturday, September 24 as part of the Sonic Solstice festival will be broadcast/streamed live on the Internet. The concert will also be recorded/produced for release on DVD. To watch the concert online, visit www.gigs.no. You will need a W...

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AGENTS OF MAN To Embark On U.S. Tour With SWORN ENEMY

The New Jersey-based quintet AGENTS OF MAN are currently preparing to embark on a month-long U.S. trek with SWORN ENEMY, WINTER SOLSTICE and STRENGTH IN NUMBERS, which kicks off July 13 and runs through August 18. FULL BLOWN CHAOS and SCARS OF TOMORROW will also be featured on select dates. This is...

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CONFESSOR: Oslo Concert To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD

Vocalist Scott Jeffreys of the reunited progressive doom-metal legends CONFESSOR has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "CONFESSOR will be heading to Oslo, Norway to play the Sonic Solstice festival put on by Season of Mist Records. Also appearing will be ARCTURUS, RED HARVEST, NATTEFROS...

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BILLY CORGAN Discusses SMASHING PUMPKINS Reunion

Billy Corgan spoke to Jim Derogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times about his decision to announce the reunion of the SMASHING PUMPKINS, one of the biggest bands of the alternative-rock era, and the most successful group Chicago has ever produced. Corgan announced the reunion on Tuesday via full-page adver...

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HATEBREED, NILE, CRYPTOPSY, MADBALL, SUFFOCATION Confirmed For New Jersey's HELLFEST

The first bands have been announced for this year's Hellfest, set to take place August 19-21 at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 108 THE ACACIA STRAIN ANTI FLAG ARMOR FOR SLEEP BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME BLACKLISTED BOLO BOUNCING SOULS THE CASUAL...

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ARCTURUS, CONFESSOR, RED HARVEST Confirmed For Norway's SONIC SOLSTICE Festival

ARCTURUS, CONFESSOR, RED HARVEST, NATTEFROST and TSJUDER have been confirmed for the first-ever Season of Mist festival, dubbed Sonic Solstice, on September 24 at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway. Tickets are 200 NOK + 25 NOK fee. Doors open at 8:00 p.m. ...

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WAYLANDER Announce Lineup Changes, Continue Work On New Album

Irish metallers WAYLANDER have posted the following message on their official web site: "Well, as most of you will already have suspected, there is never a dull moment in the WAYLANDER camp, as yet again, we have had changes in personnel. Michael [Proctor, bass] [as expected] rejoined, and we attain...

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The Fall of Rome

With a riff straight out of the AT THE GATES reject pile, Virginia's WINTER SOLSTICE doggedly, dogmatically trudge through forty minutes of well-executed, but utterly unoriginal, Swedish-derived thrash. Between these guys and DARKEST HOUR plundering their national treasures, it's a wonder the govern...

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DANZIG And DOYLE To Perform Special MISFITS Set At NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL

Glenn Danzig will be joined by his former MISFITS bandmate Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein for a special 30-minute set of MISFITS classics during DANZIG's headlining performance at the 7th annual New England Metal & Hardcore Festival. DANZIG will top the bill on the second night of the three-day...