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EYES OF FIRE Confirm Album Title

Orange County-based quintet EYES OF FIRE have confirmed that they have set "Prisons" as the title of their upcoming sophomore album, tentatively due October 4 via Century Media Records (as first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on June 28). The follow-up to last year's "Ashes to Embers" was produced by...

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STRATOVARIUS Officially Announce New Bassist

As reported here on July 3, Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS have now officially confirmed that they have enlisted bassist Lauri Porra (SINERGY, KOTIPELTO, TUNNELVISION, WARMEN) as the replacement for longtime member Jari Kainulainen, who left the group a few weeks ago. STRATOVARIUS have issue...

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BLOODSHOTEYE To Enter Studio In September

Canadian female-fronted "deathmetalcore" band BLOODSHOTEYE will be entering a Montreal studio in September with producer Jean-François Dagenais (KATAKLYSM, MALEVOLENT CREATION, MISERY INDEX) to begin recording their sophomore album, tentatively due in early 2006. Mastering duties will be handled by...

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VADER, DECAPITATED, DEW-SCENTED: North American Tour Routing Revealed

Polish death metallers DECAPITATED have revealed the tentative routing for their upcoming North American tour with VADER (headliners) and DEW-SCENTED. The schedule is shaping up as follows: Nov. 05 - Worcester, MA Nov. 06 - Springfield, VA Nov. 07 - New York City, NY Nov. 08 - Cleveland, OH Nov. 09...

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STRATOVARIUS: Bassist LAURI PORRA Joins The Fold

Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS have reportedly enlisted bassist Lauri Porra (SINERGY, KOTIPELTO, BEN GRANFELT, TUNNELVISION, WARMEN) as the replacement for longtime member Jari Kainulainen, who left the group a few weeks ago. In a recent interview with the Brazilian magazine Rock Brigade, ST...

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Robot Hive/Exodus

It's a testament to the organic strengths of CLUTCH that when they set up, start dicking around, and hit "record," the results still outstrip almost every overcalculated bunch of try-too-hard scenesters currently stinking up the record racks. The follow-up to last year's "Blast Tyrant" is definitely...

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MARTYR And AUGURY Confirmed For Toronto's TROO NORTH METALFEST

MARTYR and AUGURY are among the bands confirmed for the Troo North Metalfest, a three-day festival set to take place August 25-27 at The Vatikan in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A kickoff party, featuring 4-5 bands and headlined by THE HOLLOW, will be held on Thursday, August 25. AUGURY will headline Fr...

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EYES OF FIRE: New Album Title Announced

Orange County-based quintet EYES OF FIRE have reportedly set "Prisons" as the title of their upcoming sophomore album, tentatively due October 4 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to last year's "Ashes to Embers" was produced by the band and mixed by Matt Bayles (MASTODON, ISIS, NORMA JEAN). T...

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SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND Tour: Photos From Opening Night Posted Online

ReturnToThePit.com has uploaded photos from the opening night of the Sounds of the Underground tour, which took place Saturday (June 25) at Paul E. Tsongas Arena in Lowell, MA. Check out pictures of the following artists: A LIFE ONCE LOST (65 pics) ALL THAT REMAINS (56 pics) CHIMAIRA (96 pics) CLUTC...

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INFERNAL MAJESTY: New Live Photos Posted Online

Metal-Rules.com has uploaded a new gig review of veteran thrashers INFERNAL MAJESTY (and fellow Canadians MEATLOCKER SEVEN and ANTIQUUS) performing at The Brickyard in Vancouver on May 21. The concert marked INFERNAL MAJESTY's live debut with new singer Brian Langley. The band also played a new song...

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PHARAOH Preparing For 'The Longest Night'

PHARAOH, the Pennsylvania-based four-piece featuring veteran vocal powerhouse Tim Aymar, best known for his work with Chuck Schuldiner's CONTROL DENIED, are nearing the completion of their second full-length album at MCR Studio. Entitled "The Longest Night", the follow-up to 2003's "After the Fire"...

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STRATOVARIUS Part Ways With Longtime Bassist

Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS have parted ways with longtime bassist Jari Kainulainen. In a posting to the band's official forum, STRATOVARIUS mainman/guitarist Timo Tolkki writes, "Some of you have heard rumors that Jari Kainulainen has left STRATOVARIUS. Unfortunately I have to tell you t...

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SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND Tour Is In Demand, On Demand And In Your Home

Music Choice, the pioneer in music programming in 40 million homes is the exclusive TV sponsor of the Sounds of the Underground Tour. To support this tour, they are currently airing a "MC Exclusive" 30-minute Video On-Demand program to seven million Comcast Digital Cable and Comcast High-Speed Inter...

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STRATOVARIUS Reject Accusations That They Have Planted MP3 Viruses

Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS have rejected accustations by some fans that they have planted viruses in illegally downloaded MP3 files of the group's upcoming self-titled album as a way of combating premature leaks of the band's music prior to the album's release. The following are statemen...

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AS I LAY DYING: 'Confined' Video Posted Online

AS I LAY DYING's video for the song "Confined" has been posted online at Yahoo! Music. This grueling video shoot was documented in the late hours of 4:00 p.m. until 4:00 a.m. at the abandoned Tustin Air Base in Tustin, CA. The clip was directed by Chris Sims, who has previously worked on ...