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SOILWORK, BACKYARD BABIES, AVATAR Confirmed For Sweden's CLOSE-UP BÅTEN 2008

SOILWORK, BACKYARD BABIES and AVATAR are the first confirmed artists for the Close-Up Båten 2008. Billed as "the cheapest metal cruise on the Baltic Sea," the ferry departs Stockholm, Sweden on February 14, 2008. Three more bands will be announced. For more information (in Swedish),go to www.closeu...

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PAPA ROACH Drummer Talks About 'The Insignificant Project'; Video Available

PAPA ROACH drummer Dave Buckner recenttly talked about his upcoming trip with photographer Devin DeHaven to Africa for the next shoot for The Insignificant Project. Watch the clip below. PAPA ROACH is currently on tour with HINDER and BUCKCHERRY as part of the Bad Boys of Rock tour. PAPA ROACH singe...

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Former THE GATHERING Singer To Guest On New AYREON CD; Audio Available

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted an audio sample of the next guest singer who will appear on the the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: former THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen, who now fronts her newly formed band AGUA...

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TERROR SYNDROME: 'When God Was Sober' Goes To Radio

TERROR SYNDROME, the Vancouver, B.C.-based band led by THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen, has released the track "When God Was Sober" to radio (mostly underground shows specializing in extreme metal, apparently) . According to Ryan, the track "was recently mixed by my brother Jay...

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KATATONIA Frontman To Guest On New AYREON CD; Audio Available

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted an audio sample of the next guest singer who will appear on the the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: KATATONIA frontman Jonas P. Renske. Other vocalists scheduled to appear on the CD include Jor...

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Ex-MASTERPLAN Frontman JORN LANDE To Guest On New AYREON CD; Audio Available

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted an audio sample of the next guest singer who will appear on the the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: former MASTERPLAN frontman Jorn Lande. Other vocalists scheduled to appear on the CD include...

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DEEP PURPLE To Offer VIP Concert Ticket Packages Via Newly Launched Web Site

DEEP PURPLE's broad base of fans worldwide can now access a totally new official web site for the legendary hard rock band to get the latest news, detailed information on the band, the best VIP concert ticket packages and exclusive new merchandise at www.deeppurple.org. The dynamic new site that lau...

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EVERGREY Frontman To Guest On New AYREON CD; Audio Available

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted an audio sample of the next guest singer who will appear on the the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: EVERGREY mainman Tom S. Englund. Other vocalists scheduled to appear on the CD include Ty Tab...

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AYREON: Another Guest Singer Revealed

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has revealed the identity of the next singer who will guest on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: Liselotte Hegt from DIAL. Other vocalists scheduled to appear on the CD include Ty Tabor (KING'S X),Maga...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Discusses The End Of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD: Audio Available

Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND) was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The Devin Tow...

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CRADLE TO GRAVE Enlists DEVIN TOWNSEND To Mix New Album

CRADLE TO GRAVE, the band featuring ex-AGGRESSION guitarist Denis "Sasquatch" Barthe, has enlisted Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) to mix and master the group's new album, "Texas Medicine", due later in the year via Year of the Sun Records. "We got introduced to...

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DARKANE Vocalist Quits

DARKANE vocalist Andreas Sydow has officially quit the band. His statement on the matter reads as follows: "The time has come, my friends for me to step down from my position as vocalist of the greatest band in the world! "I feel I've reached a stand still in the creative process with DARKANE and to...

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TERROR SYNDROME To Guest On 99.3 THE FOX's 'The Shop'

TERROR SYNDROME, the Vancouver, B.C.-based band led by THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen, will guest on Canada's 99.3 The Fox this coming Monday, August 13 on the radio station's metal show "The Shop" beginning at 11:00 p.m. PST. You can listen to the program live via the Internet...

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SOILWORK To Film 'Exile' Video

Swedish metallers SOILWORK will film a video for the song "Exile" in Gothenburg, Sweden. According to the group's vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid, the clip "has a pretty trippy script. I'm sure it's gonna turn out awesome!" "Exile" comes off SOILWORK's new album, "Sworn to a Great Divide", due on Octob...

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KING'S X's TY TABOR To Guest On New AYREON CD

AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen's webmaster has issued the following update: "For a limited time only we've put up a 10-minute demo track [from the upcoming AYREON album] here for which vocals have not yet been recorded. Ben Mathot of the band DIS plays violin on this track. Ed Warby [GOREFEST], as...