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SIRENIA Part Ways With Guitarist, Seek Replacement
SIRENIA, the Norwegian band featuring former TRISTANIA guitarist/vocalist Morten Veland, have parted ways with guitarist/"clean" vocalist Kristian Gundersen due to his commitments to his other groups, NEW BREED and ELUSIVE. The gothic metal band, who released their sophomore album, "An Elixir for Ex...August 19, 2004
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NIKKI SIXX: 'Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive And Breathing In My Heart'
BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION/MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message to the "Diary" section of CRÜE's official web site: "Well, tonight is the last night of the Austrailan [BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION] shows. All sold out and all amazing. The Aussies treated us like gold and i hope they f...August 15, 2004
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KATAGORY V Prepare To Record New Album
Utah-based progressive/power metal band KATAGORY V have completed the pre-production process for their new album, tentatively titled "The Rising Anger". The band are now moving into rehearsal phase and are scheduled to start recording the album at Streamline studios at the end of September. The comp...August 9, 2004
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'MTV2 Headbanger's Ball, Volume 2' Compilation: Final Track Listing Announced
Building on the success of the first "Headbanger's Ball" record released in October 2003, MTV2 and Roadrunner Records will release a second of its kind — "MTV2 Headbanger's Ball, Volume 2" — on September 28, 2004. Highlighting the best classic and current metal videos, interviews with hard rock arti...July 30, 2004
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Weight Of The World
That characteristic chug from the Bay Area is perhaps as much of a reference point in these times as it was back in the heyday of scrotum-squeezing pants and decent METALLICA albums. Wisely, it could be argued, bands like TESTAMENT have brutalized their sound further to keep up with the seething new...July 30, 2004
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JAMES MURPHY Benefit Concert Scheduled For September
A benefit concert for former TESTAMENT/DEATH guitarist James Murphy, who is currently receiving treatment for a massive brain tumor with which he was diagnosed in August 2001, will be held September 17-18 at The Token Lounge, Westland, Michigan. Dubbed International Metalfest, the two-day event will...July 23, 2004
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NECROPHAGIA Guitarist Releases New CHAMBER OF STRENGTH Song
NECROPHAGIA axeman Frediablo (GRIMFIST, GORELORD) recently recorded a new track for his project CHAMBER OF STRENGTH (previously known as SEVEN GATES OF HELL). The song, entitled "A New Breed Of Brutality", can be downloaded at this location. All instruments on the recording, which was completed last...July 18, 2004
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RED HARVEST Set U.S. Release Date For 'Internal Punishment Programs'
Candlelight Records has set an October 5 U.S. release date for the new RED HARVEST album, "Internal Punishment Programs". The follow-up to 2002's "Sick Transit Gloria Mundi" was recorded at Subsonic Society studios and was mixed by Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden. A video f...July 15, 2004
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CANNIBAL CORPSE, IMPALED NAZARENE Confirmed For Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT Festival
CANNIBAL CORPSE, IMPALED NAZARENE, MISERY INDEX and GRAVEWORM are among the bands confirmed for the Brutal Assault festival, a three-day event set to take place August 5-7, 2004 in Hvozd u Konice, Czech Republic. The complete lineup for the festival is as follows: CANNIBAL CORPSE (USA) IMPALED NAZAR...July 15, 2004
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Heavy Metal's Premier Guitarists Pick Their Dream G3 Lineups
Norway's Imhotep zine recently asked more than 100 guitarists to choose their own dream G3 lineups. "The respect that the guitar players have for Joe Satriani and Steve Vai is a proven fact," writes the magazine's Thiago Pinto Corrêa Sarkis (also of Brazil's Whiplash). "Anyway, talking with some mus...July 14, 2004
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NOCTUARY: New Music Available For Download
California's NOCTUARY have posted two new tracks at this location. The songs "The Path" and "Abject Fear Reside" show the band moving in a more melodic, traditional metal-influences direction (i.e. MEGADETH, IRON MAIDEN),while retaining the seething black metal backbone that garnered them attention...July 13, 2004
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SAURON To Appear On BATHORY Tribute Album
Dutch black metallers SAURON have recorded a cover of BATHORY's "The Rite of Darkness" for an upcoming tribute to BATHORY, entitled "Twilight of the Goats", to be released later this year by Black Goat Productions. The tentative track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. BATHORLORD – "For All Those...July 11, 2004
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NEVERMORE: U.K. Tour Cancelled
Seattle-based power metallers NEVERMORE have been forced to cancel their previously announced U.K. tour with NOCTURNAL RITES "due to conflicting schedules," according to a posting on the band's web site. The band are hoping to reschedule the dates later in the year. ...July 9, 2004
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NEVERMORE, NOCTURNAL RITES To Team Up For U.K. Tour
Seattle-based power metallers NEVERMORE will be teaming up with Sweden's NOCTURNAL RITES for a short U.K. tour in August. Confirmed dates are as follows: Aug. 01 – Bradford, UK @ Rio Aug. 02 – London, UK @ The Underworld Aug. 03 -Nottingham, UK @ Rock City Aug. 04 -Glasgow, UK @ Cathouse Aug. 05 - ....July 5, 2004
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POISON's BRET MICHAELS Calls Himself 'A New Breed Of American Cowboy'
POISON singer Bret Michaels has told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that much of his solo music reflects his new gig: country music, a longtime passion. Michaels' fondness for country music even seeped into some of POISON's earlier songs, such as the 1989 No. 1 hit "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". "I'm so...June 30, 2004