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DOMINATION BLACK Announces New Singer

Finnish "horror" metallers DOMINATION BLACK have announced the addition of singer Matias Palm to the group's ranks. Palm was previously involved with such bands as MERGING FLARE and HEAVY METAL PERSE as well as numerous tribute projects, including JUDAS PRIEST, RUNNING WILD and GAMMA RAY tributes. D...

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LORDI Guitarist Remembers PETER STEELE

Finnish monster rockers LORDI have issued the following update: "[The] sad news [of Peter Steele's passing] reached us couple of days ago. "LORDI were honoured to tour with TYPE O NEGATIVE in 2007. "Our condolences go to everybody who knew Peter, to his family and friends, and to the members of his...

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EXODUS Added To Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS have been confirmed for this year's Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 25-27 at Parco della Certosa Reale in Collegno (Turin),Italy. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 25: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE DEVILDRIVER FEAR FACTORY AS I LA...

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DEVILDRIVER Added To Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER have been confirmed for this year's Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 25-27 at Parco della Certosa Reale in Collegno (Turin),Italy. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 25: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE DEVILDRIVER FEAR FACTORY...

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'Promised Land of Heavy Metal' Documentary Available As iPhone App

"Promised Land of Heavy Metal", a documentary about the history and philosophy of heavy metal and how it became such a big deal in a small country called Finland, is now an HD documentary app available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. This is the first indie-film app released in the world. "Promised L...

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MOTÖRHEAD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, LORDI To Headline Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

MOTÖRHEAD, LORDI and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE are among the confirmed bands for this year's Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 25-27 at Parco della Certosa Reale in Collegno (Turin),Italy. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 25: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE FEAR FACTORY AS I LAY D...

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DEF LEPPARD, MOTÖRHEAD, DIO, MÖTLEY CRÜE Featured On 'Half-Minute Hero' Playlist

VidZone, the leading video on demand service that provides free streaming music video to PlayStation3 (PS3) and PSP (PlayStationPortable),today unveils the exclusive playlist for Rising Star Games' brilliant Half-Minute Hero, ahead of the game's launch tomorrow. The Half-Minute Hero track listing i...

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LACRIMOSA, RHEMORHA Confirmed For Czech Republic's MASTERS OF ROCK

LACRIMOSA and RHEMORHA have been confirmed for this year's Masters Of Rock feastival, set to take place July 15-18, 2010 in Vizovice, Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MANOWAR (USA) TARJA (FI) ACCEPT (D) UNISONIC (D) SABATON (S) LORDI (FI) DORO (D) ANNIHILATOR (CAN) QUEE...

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DOMINATION BLACK Parts Ways With Singer, Seeks Replacement

Finnish "horror" metallers DOMINATION BLACK have parted ways with singer Kari A. Kilgast (a.k.a The Sentinel) and are currently seeking a replacement. Interested parties can contact the band at [email protected]. Fan-filmed video footage of DOMINATION BLACK's performance at this year's Dark...

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KEEP OF KALESSIN: More Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Norwegian black metallers KEEP OF KALESSIN entered the studio in October to begin recording their new album for an early 2010 release via Nuclear Blast Records. The first two in a series of webisodes documenting the recording process can be viewed below. KEEP OF KALESSIN's latest album, "Kolossus",...

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KEEP OF KALESSIN Competing To Represent Norway In EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Norwegian black metal band KEEP OF KALESSIN is one of the artists who are competing to represent Norway in next year's Eurovision Song Contest. On Tuesday (December 1),KEEP OF KALESSIN guitarist and songwriter Obsidian C (real name: Arnt Grønbech) told the Norwegian TV show "Lydverket" that he's lo...

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MANOWAR, ACCEPT, QUEENSRŸCHE, MASTERPLAN Confirmed For Czech Republic's MASTERS OF ROCK

MANOWAR, TARJA, ACCEPT and UNISONIC (the new band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske alongside Dennis Ward and Kosta Zafiriou of Germany's PINK CREAM 69) have been confirmed for next year's Masters Of Rock feastival, set to take place July 15-18, 2010 in Vizovice, Czech Republic. The...

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'Promised Land Of Heavy Metal' To Receive European Release In February

"Promised Land of Heavy Metal", a documentary about the history and philosophy of heavy metal and how it became such a big deal in a small country called Finland, will be released in Europe (except for Finland, France and Russia),Australia and New Zealand on February 5, 2010 via Cyclone Empire. The...

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ANCARA: 'Tears With A Smile' Video Released

"Tears With A Smile", the new video from Finnish hard rockers ANCARA, can be viewed below. The song — which is described as "a duet ballad" — features a guest appearance by Agnes Pihlava, a finalist in the 2005 Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols". Commented frontman Sammy Salminen: "I wan...

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LORDI Preparing To Record New Album

Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI are preparing to enter the studio to begin recording their new album for an early 2010 release. 25 songs have already been recorded in demo form for the follow-up to 2008's "Deadache" and the band is currently holding meetings with the upcoming CD's producer (whose...