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OBITUARY Forced To Perform Without Bassist FRANK WATKINS
OBITUARY bassist Frank Watkins has been forced to miss the band's last couple of shows in Europe in order to attend his grandmother's funeral in Florida. He is expected to rejoin his bandmates for Monday night's (January 21) concert in Rennes, France. OBITUARY recently shot a video for the song "Evi...January 20, 2008
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CATARACT: New Album Details Revealed
2008 marks CATARACT's tenth year of existence, and it will also be the year in which the Swiss metalcore act releases its self-titled fifth full-length album. Since 1998, CATARACT has been evolving from a project band into one of Switzerland's premiere metal outfits. The last couple of years have br...January 18, 2008
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DIMMU BORGIR, IN FLAMES, MARDUK, OPETH, SATYRICON Confirmed For France's HELLFEST
According to VS-webzine.com, DIMMU BORGIR, IN FLAMES, MARDUK, OPETH, SATYRICON and SODOM are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's Hellfest festival, set to take place June 20-22, 2008 in Clisson, France. More than 60 groups will perform on two stages. The festival billing is shaping up as...January 18, 2008
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OPETH Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Swedish metallers OPETH have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RUDI PELL AXXIS BEFORE THE DAWN CAR...January 18, 2008
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Ex-CIRCLE II CIRCLE Guitarist Joins JON OLIVA'S PAIN As Touring Member
DORIAN/ex-CIRCLE II CIRCLE guitarist Tom McDyne has joined JON OLIVA'S PAIN — the solo project of SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva — as a touring member for the band's 2008 European headlining trek. In a recent interview with Metal Express Radio, McDyne stated about his collaboration with Oliva, "Jon O...January 18, 2008
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AVATAR: Video Footage From European Tour Posted Online
Swedish metallers AVATAR have posted the two first AvatarTV episodes from their European tour with OBITUARY and HOLY MOSES on their YouTube channel. Watch episode one below. AVATAR's latest album, entitled "Schlacht", was released on October 24, 2007 via Gain Records. The group started recording the...January 17, 2008
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OBITUARY: New Concert Footage Posted Online
Fan-filmed video footage of OBITUARY's January 9, 2008 concert in Krakow, Poland can be viewed below (courtesy of "AllanPatton"). Support at the gig came from long-running German thrashers HOLY MOSES and Swedish metallers AVATAR. OBITUARY recently shot a video for the song "Evil Ways" with comic boo...January 16, 2008
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EXODUS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RUDI PELL A...January 15, 2008
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HAIL OF BULLETS Confirmed For Germany's PARTY.SAN OPEN AIR Festival
HAIL OF BULLETS, the new band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebédi and Paul Baayens, former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX singer Martin Van Drunen and former HOUWITSER bass player Theo van Eekelen, has been confirmed for this year's Party.San Open Air festival, set to take pla...January 15, 2008
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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival
Swedish sleaze rockers HARDCORE SUPERSTAR have been confirmed for this year's instalment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place on June 27-28, 2008 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGE OF EVIL AGENT STEEL BREAKER CONTRACRASH ENSIFERUM FORBIDDEN GRAVE...January 15, 2008
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MACHINE MEN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Finnish melodic metal act MACHINE MEN has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AXEL RUDI PELL AXXIS BEFORE...January 14, 2008
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FULL BLOWN CHAOS: 'Halos For Heroes' Video Posted Online
FULL BLOWN CHAOS' video for the song "Halos for Heroes" can be viewed below. The track was selected by fans via the FULL BLOWN CHAOS/Metal Injection Viewers' Choice poll. The band is super-excited about the viewers' choice, but it was a close race, according to vocalist Ray Mazzola. "It was pretty n...January 14, 2008
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BOLT THROWER Confirmed For Germany's PARTY.SAN OPEN AIR Festival
British death metal veterans BOLT THROWER have been confirmed for this year's Party.San Open Air festival, set to take place August 7-9, 2008 in Bad Berka, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BEHEMOTH BOLT THROWER DEADBORN DEFLORATION ENDSTILLE IMPALED NAZARENE INSISION KAMPFAR L...January 14, 2008
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BLOODSHOTEYE: New Album To Be Mixed By JAMES MURPHY
Canadian female-fronted "deathcore" band BLOODSHOTEYE has issued the following update: "We are finishing up writing our third album and will start recording in Febuary at Spectre Sound Studio in Windsor Ontario. Now I know every band says 'our new album is going to be heavier then the last,' but......January 13, 2008
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VREID Issues Year-End Update
VREID, the Norwegian band formed by former WINDIR members Hváll (bass),Steingrim (drums) and Sture (vocals, guitar),has issued the following update: "2007 was a fantastic year for VREID. In the spring we released 'I Krig', our third album. The response from fans, media and other interested was ama...January 9, 2008
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