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To Escape Is To Suffer

With all the fanfare of a tree falling in the forest, this record hit the shelves a couple months ago. What the hell kind of world do we live in when a killer slab of Florida death metal, one with honest-to-christ songs and a sense of tempo almost unknown today, gets released, and no one ...

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PURIFIED IN BLOOD Sign With ABACUS RECORDINGS

Abacus Recordings has announced the signing of PURIFIED IN BLOOD. The band's new album, "Reaper of Souls", will be released in the U.S. on June 27. Hailed by many as the most exciting act to emerge from Norway since TURBONEGRO, PURIFIED IN BLOOD combines blazing riffs and solos with controversially...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: I Am Not Playing Any Concerts With SKID ROW'

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has posted the following message on his official web site: "I am getting tired of making this announcement but everytime two-fifths of my old band does some, shows they use my picture and voice to promote their bait-and-switch 'gigs', so I will say it again: I...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Confirmed For Japan's UDO MUSIC FESTIVAL

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has been confirmed for the Udo Music Festival 2006, set to take place July 22-23 at Fuji Speedway in Mt. Fuji, Japan. Also scheduled to appear are KISS, ALICE IN CHAINS, PUSSYCAT DOLLS, STEVE VAI, GODSMACK, TAYLOR HAWKINS & THE COATTAIL RIDERS, TRIBE OF GY...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE Explain New Album Concept

CIRCLE II CIRCLE, the band featuring former SAVATAGE frontman Zachary Stevens, have set "Burden of Truth" as the title of their third album, due on August 4 via Germany's AFM Records. Regarding the album's concept, CIRCLE II CIRCLE have issued the following explanation via the AFM web site: "Just im...

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ORPHANED LAND: 'El Norra Alila' Reissue To Include Bonus Audio, Video Material

Holy Records has set a May 29 release date for the reissue of ORPHANED LAND's second album, "El Norra Alila". The remastered CD will include one bonus audio track and two bonus video CD-ROM live songs in a deluxe digipack. As previously reported, ORPHANED LAND have announced plans to play a special...

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LAMB OF GOD Members To Sign Copies Of 'Metal: A Headbanger's Journey' DVD

Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen, the directors behind the critically acclaimed "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" documentary that focuses on the history of heavy metal music, will be joined by Chris Adler and Mark Morton of the band LAMB OF GOD to sign copies of the "Headbanger's Journey" DVD at F.Y.E in N...

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KAMELOT Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE COOPER ANVIL ARCH ENEMY BALDROOM BLITZ BLITZKRIEG...

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OPETH: 'Ghost Reveries' Deluxe Version Detailed

More information has been released about the upcoming special-edition deluxe version of OPETH's latest album, "Ghost Reveries", due on July 25 via Roadrunner Records. Bonus material on the set will include a 40-minute documentary about the making of the record complete with the band's own private to...

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ORPHANED LAND To Perform Entire 'El Norra Alila' CD At Tel-Aviv Concert

Israeli metal band ORPHANED LAND have announced plans to play a special 10-year anniversary show for their second album, "El Norra Alila". The concert, which will take place this summer in Tel-Aviv, will see the band perform the entire "El Norra Alila" CD, along with selections from the band's other...

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STEVEN TYLER And Friend Ride Choppers In Hollywood: Video Available

AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler and a friend rode their choppers around before meeting two female friends for lunch at Cafe Med in Hollywood, California the other day. Steven was a little wobbly as he rode away after having lunch; perhaps he is still nervous riding a motorcycle, after his 1981 acciden...

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PSYCHOTRON Part Ways With Bassist, Announce Temporary Replacement

German power/thrash band PSYCHOTRON have parted ways with bassist Frank "Mampf" Herold. Sebastian "BassT" Schult (ex-ATROCITY, TEABAG, FROM THY ASHES) has been enlisted to play the upcoming shows and possibly join the group as a permanent member. PSYCHOTRON's third album, "Pray for Salvation", will...

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MANOWAR Frontman To Release 'Wild Life And Wild Times' DVD In June

MANOWAR vocalist Eric Adams and Chester Moore — esteemed zoologist, outdoorsman, and wildlife journalist — have joined forces to create a unique and exciting look into the adventurous world of outdoor life on the "Wild Life and Wild Times" DVD, due in North America on June 27, 2006 through MANOWAR's...

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Wolfmother

A dollop of SABBATH riffing, a whole slopload of ZEP crunge and yowling about mystical bullshit and evil women, and just the right amount of greasy white boy funk, DEEP PURPLE organ noodling, and wide-eyed top-of-the-mountain pseudo-serious bare-chested shaman posturing. That's the formula for the b...

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SLAYER, CHILDREN OF BODOM, L.A. GUNS Attend 'Metal: A Headbanger's Journey' Screening In L.A.

Some of heavy metal's finest were on hand last month (April 13) to help celebrate the "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" AFI screening at the Arclight Theatre in Los Angeles. Directed by anthropologist Sam Dunn, the documentary explores the world of heavy metal with the help of the artists that helped...