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GRAND MAGUS: New Song Available For Download
A brand-new GRAND MAGUS track, entitled "Kingslayer", has been posted online at CandlelightRecordsUSA.com. "Kingslayer" comes off the group's third album, "Wolf's Return", due on June 14 through Candlelight Records (via a licensing deal with Rise Above). GRAND MAGUS, the Swedish band which features...May 3, 2005
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ATOMKRAFT Apologize For Technical Problems At Dutch Festival Appearance
Reformed '80s U.K. metallers ATOMKRAFT, featuring frontman former VENOM frontman/MANTAS bassist Tony Dolan, recently returned from Hardenberg, Holland where they performed at the Raise Your Fist Festival. According to a posting on Dolan's web site, "technical problems" plagued ATOMKRAFT's performanc...April 6, 2005
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DECEIVER Complete Work On Full-Length Debut
DECEIVER, the Swedish metal band featuring former members of MAZE OF TORMENT and XENOFANES, have completed work on their full-length debut, "Riding with the Reaper", tentatively due in early May on both CD and vinyl through Iron Fist Productions. The CD was recorded over a one-week period at the Aby...April 5, 2005
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Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
You love 'em, you hate 'em, you think they're a pleasure guiltier than O.J. Simpson ripping the tag off a mattress. Seven years after their debut, "Glory to the Brave", galvanized a power metal scene then at low ebb, it's still hard to separate HAMMERFALL from the hype and discourse surrounding thei...March 29, 2005
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EXCITER: Early Albums To Be Re-Released This Week
Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER will have three of their classic albums — "Heavy Metal Maniac" (1983),"Long Live the Loud" (1985) and "Unveiling the Wicked" (1986) — re-released on March 15 via Megaforce Records. All three releases were remastered by Jeff Waters (ANNIHILATOR) and include bon...March 14, 2005
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CENTINEX To Headline U.K.'s INFERNAL DAMNATION FESTIVAL
Arcane Promotions, in association with Zero Tolerance magazine, is presenting the second annual Infernal Damnation Festival, taking place at The Electrowerkz, London on Saturday April 30. Doors open at 2 p.m. Headlining the event are CENTINEX from Sweden who are set to lay waste to the audience with...March 11, 2005
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DECEIVER To Open For DEVIL LEE ROT In Europe
DECEIVER, the Swedish metal band featuring former members of MAZE OF TORMENT and XENOFANES, have been confirmed as the opening act for DEVIL LEE ROT on their European tour beginning in early May. DECEIVER will be touring in support of their upcoming full-length debut, entitled "Riding with the Reape...February 27, 2005
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GRAND MAGUS Name New Album
GRAND MAGUS, the Swedish band which features in its ranks current SPIRITUAL BEGGARS frontman Janne Christoffersson, have set "Wolf's Return" as the title of their third album, tentatively due this spring via Rise Above Records. "The album is nearly finished, some vocal work still remains to be done....February 21, 2005
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FROM BEHIND To Record VENOM Cover
FROM BEHIND, the new band featuring ex-SAMSON/MAMMOTH singer Nicky Moore and LOCOMOTIVE BREATH/ex-OVERDRIVE guitarist Janne Stark, are negotiating a record contract with an as-yet-undisclosed label and will start recording their debut album in late March. Among the 13 tracks planned for inclusion on...February 17, 2005
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'Extreme Metal II' Guide To Thrash/Black/Death Metal Due In April
A new book, "Extreme Metal II", is due for global publication in April 2005 by Omnibus Press. The author is Joel McIver, whose best-selling 2004 opus, "Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica", was the first book to express in depth the disappointment that thousands of metal fans feel about the b...February 15, 2005
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Blessed Black Wings
Clattering right into the massive "Devilution", a drum-driven barn-burner worthy of MOTÖRHEAD, HIGH ON FIRE up the adrenaline level on third full-length, "Blessed Black Wings". The Steve Albini recording leaves all the rough edges, managing to sound massive and metallic and dirty and grimy all at on...February 9, 2005
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ATOMKRAFT: New Lineup Announced
ATOMKRAFT, the reunited U.K. metal band featuring ex-VENOM frontman Tony Dolan, have announced the addition of drummer Steve Mason (BLINDED BY FEAR, ex-IRONFIRE) and guitarist Payre (ex-VIPERINE, HUNTER/KILLER) to the group's ranks. As previously reported, ATOMKRAFT have been confirmed for the Raise...February 6, 2005
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MANTAS Confirmed For Japan's INDEPENDENCE D FESTIVAL
MANTAS, the new band featuring former VENOM guitarist Mantas, are the latest confirmed act for the first annual Independence D Festival, a three-day event set to take place March 11-13 at Studio Coast Shinkiba in Tokyo, Japan. MANTAS will share the main stage with LOUDNESS and the MISFITS on Sunday,...February 4, 2005
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MANTAS: Tour Dates Announced
MANTAS, the new band featuring former VENOM guitarist Mantas, have lined up the following dates during the coming months: Mar. 24-26 – Oslo, NOR @ Inferno Festival Apr. 30 – London, UK @ The Electrowerkz (Infernal Damnation Festival 2) Jun. 26 – Newcastle, UK @ Arena (Demolition Ball) Aug. 07 – Eekl...February 3, 2005
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JUDAS PRIEST Talk About 'Angel Of Retribution', The Band's Legacy And HALFORD's Homosexuality
The five members of JUDAS PRIEST recently spoke to the U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about Halford's return to the group's lineup and their new album, "Angel of Retribution". Several excerpts from the interview follow: On whether PRIEST created the heavy metal genre: Rob Halford (vocals): "You know s...January 23, 2005
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