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Doomsday Machine

More of what you want from an ARCH ENEMY album, and a lot of stuff you may have found lacking in 2003's "Anthems of Rebellion", is present on the heavily-anticipated, apparently-titled-by-a-cartoon-supervillain "Doomsday Machine". The Amott brothers pile on the Swede-thrash riffs and lush '80s throw...

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NEUROSIS' SCOTT KELLY Launches CombatMusicRadio.com; PHILIP ANSELMO To Contribute

Scott Kelly, a founding member of psychedelic hardcore band NEUROSIS, and Christopher Moeschl together have founded and launched Combatmusicradio.com, a new web site born of a passion for heavy music and blood sports. The first offering from CombatMusicRadio.com (KMBT) is a weekly pre-recorded radio...

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KREATOR: Asian Tour Dates Announced

Long-running German thrashers KREATOR have announced the details of their upcoming Asian tour. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 17-18 - Tokyo, JPN @ Club Citta Sep. 23 – Surabaya, IDN @ TBA Sep. 24 – Jakarta, IDN @ Ancol Beach Festival Sep. 25 - Kuala Lumpur, MYS @ The Backroom As previously rep...

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FIREWIND: 'Forged By Fire' To Receive U.S. Release Next Week

FIREWIND's third album, "Forged by Fire", will receive a long-overdue U.S. release on July 12 via Magick Records (a division of Cleopatra Records). In other news, FIREWIND have been forced to cancel their July 23 appearance at the Fabric Festival in Trier, Germany — presumably as a resut of the rece...

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Vocalist CHITY SOMAPALA Quits FIREWIND

Vocalist Chity Somapala (ex-AVALON, FARO) has officially left FIREWIND due to "personal reasons." Somapala originally joined FIREWIND in early 2004 as the replacement for Stephen Fredrick. Chity appeared on the band's third disc, "Forged by Fire", which was produced by band leader/guitarist Gus G. a...

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ARCH ENEMY: 'Doomsday Machine' Completed, Guitarist CHRISTOPHER AMOTT Takes Time Out

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Dear ARCH ENEMY fans! "ARCH ENEMY guitar player (and my brother) Christopher Amott wants to take time out and fully concentrate on his studies at home in Sweden. "Christopher completed his work on...

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RUSH Guitarist, Family Sue Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Three Florida Deputies

Chris W. Colby and John Henderson of the Naples Daily News have issued the following report: A founder of the band RUSH, his son and daughter-in-law filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Ritz-Carlton, its security director and three sheriff's deputies stemming from a New Year's Eve 2003 altercation a...

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MERCENARY Confirmed For Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST

Danish metallers MERCENARY have been confirmed for this year's Earthshaker Fest, a three-day event (including the opening-night party) set to take place July 21-23 in Geiselwind, Germany. MERCENARY will perform on Friday, July 22. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MANOWAR (feat. Christo...

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THROWDOWN Complete 'Burn' Video

THROWDOWN have completed the video for "Burn", the first single from the band's forthcoming album "Vendetta". The band worked once again with their close friend Christopher Sims, whose recent credits include LAMB OF GOD, AS I LAY DYING, BLEEDING THROUGH and NORMA JEAN. Sims was also responsible for...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: New Album Sounds 'Huge'

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "I am writing this studio update in Derbyshire, U.K …breathing in the fresh country air and looking at cows and sheep in the fields! Yes, we have moved to Andy Sneap in England for the mixing of the...

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Report: 666 Not So Evil? '616' Revelation Might Bedevil Metalheads

Teri van Horn of MTV News has issued the following report: Legions of metalheads who've saluted "the number of the beast" may need to subtract 50 from the numeral that adorns their notebook doodlings, T-shirts and tattoos. A newly discovered fragment of the Book of Revelation challenges the conventi...

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CLAWFINGER Replace SPIRITUAL BEGGARS At Sweden's 2000 DECIBEL Festival

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS have cancelled their previously announced appearance at the sixth edition of the 2000 Decibel festival, set to take place on May 21 at Valhall in Bengtsfors, Sweden (180 kilometres north of Gothenburg). According to the event organizers, "ARCH ENEMY, Michael Amott's [SPIRITUAL BEGG...

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FINNTROLL Confirmed For EARTHSHAKER FEST Opening Night Concert

Finland's FINNTROLL have been confirmed for the special opening night of this year's Earthshaker Fest on Thursday, July 21 in Geiselwind, Germany. Other groups scheduled to perform on the opening night are TURISAS, JUSTICE, HOLY HELL and one other "surprise" act. Fans who have purchased a two-day co...

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ARCH ENEMY Announce New Agreement With CENTURY MEDIA; Set Release Date For New CD

Metal titans ARCH ENEMY — whose dynamic mixture of melody and aggression has earned them massive critical acclaim, a rabid worldwide fan base and a slot on this summer's Ozzfest — have officially signed a new agreement with Century Media Records. The new deal will see Century Media, in conjunction w...

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Drummer ERIC SINGER To Appear At NY KISS EXPO AND HARD ROCK CONVENTION

KISS/ALICE COOPER drummer Eric Singer will be appearing at the 19th Annual New York KISS Expo and Hard Rock Collectors Convention on Saturday, May 14, 2005, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Secaucus New Jersey. Other scheduled guests include Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),"Met...