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KING DIAMOND Guitarist WEAD Launches PROBULATOR

Swedish guitarist Mike Wead (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) has launched a brand new project called PROBULATOR. Joining Wead in the new band is vocalist Mouth from the Swedish black/thrash metal act NATTAS. No further information is currently available. Wead co-produced NATTAS' latest album, "Inde Deu...

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KING DIAMOND: European Tour Postponed

KING DIAMOND's management has issued the following statement: "Most regretfully we have been forced to postpone the KING DIAMOND Europe tour, scheduled for the fall of '07. King has, over the past month and a half, been suffering from severe pain in his back, and following several visits to doctors,...

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Reunited SENTINEL BEAST Working On New Album

Reunited '80s Sacramento, California thrash band SENTINEL BEAST is currently working on its second album, due out before the end of the year. In the meantime, the group has scheduled several Sacramento dates, including July 20 at the Kennel Club, August 11-12 at The Roadhouse, and August 19 at The K...

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BELIEVER Drummer's FOUNTAIN OF TEARS Project Secures Distribution Deal With NIGHTMARE

Drummer Joey Daub of the the much-missed late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metal band BELIEVER recently issued a new album with his FOUNTAIN OF TEARS project, entitled "Fate". He checks in with the following update: "FOUNTAIN OF TEARS has inked a distro deal with Nightmare Records. We are very e...

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SIG:AR:TYR Releases Two New Demo Songs

Canadian viking/pagan metal act SIG:AR:TYR has posted two new demo songs, "King of the World" and "Under the Mountain", from the forthcoming album "Beyond The North Winds" on the band's MySpace page. A three-track demo is being distributed to record companies to try to garner interest in supporting...

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DIMEBAG Book Author Defends Himself Against Accusations That He's Trying To Cash In

The author of the upcoming biography of the late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott has responded to the statement issued by members of Dimebag's family in which they distanced themselves from the book, claiming that Zac Crain "wrote nothing but negative reviews about PANTERA's mu...

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Ex-ICED EARTH/DEATH Drummer Teams Up With METALKILL To Create PC Games

Acclaimed heavy metal drummer Richard Christy (ex-ICED EARTH, DEATH, LEASH LAW, CONTROL DENIED),who currently works for "The Howard Stern Show", has teamed up with Metalkill to create a number of PC shooter and Medieval games. Their first release will be a game called Skullfuck from one of the char...

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DIMEBAG's Family Distances Itself From Upcoming Biography

The publicity firm representing the family of the late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott has issued the following statement: "The family of the late Dimebag Darrell Abbott has not authorized nor co-operated with Zac Crain on his upcoming book on Dimebag, scheduled for release on...

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NEIL TURBIN's DEATHRIDERS: Mini Promo Video Available

DEATHRIDERS, the new band fronted by original ANTHRAX vocalist Neil Turbin, has posted a "mini promo video" at YouTube. DEATHRIDERS' current lineup consists of Neil Turbin, Steve McKnight (MIKE INEZ, CRY WOLF) on lead guitar, Chris Moore (ORCUS, VVSI) on drums, Sandy K. Vasquez (BLOODLUST) on bass,...

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RAINTIME: 'Flies And Lies' U.S. Release Date Announced

Italian progressive metallers RAINTIME will release their new album, "Flies and Lies", in the U.S. on August 21 through Bieler Bros. Records. "Flies and Lies" was recorded and mixed at Jailhouse Studios in Horsens, Denmark with producer Tommy Hansen (HELLOWEEN, TNT, PRETTY MAIDS, FATE). Featuring tw...

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ELVENKING Featured On Italian TV

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING will be featured tonight (June 18) at 9:00 p.m. (Italian time) on "Get Rocked!", a TV program which airs on Italian 3 channel. Aydan (guitar) and Zender (drums) will be interviewed. The show will also include discussion about the Midsummer Festival that will t...

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KING DIAMOND: 'The Governor's Ball' Appearance Pushed Back A Week

King Diamond's guest appearance on "The Governor's Ball" originally scheduled for today (June 16) has been pushed back a week to next Saturday, June 23 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Tune in at this location to hear the chat. A 30-minute audio interview with King Diamond, conducted on June 4, 2007 by E.S. Day .....

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'Get Thrashed' Director Interviewed On KSUB; Audio Available

Rick Ernst, director of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" — the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — was recently interviewed by Paul Brown of the Seattle radio station KSUB. Download and listen to the intervi...

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KING DIAMOND To Guest On 'The Governor's Ball'

King Diamond will be the featured guest on "The Governor's Ball" this Saturday, June 16 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Tune in at this location to hear the chat. A 30-minute audio interview with King Diamond, conducted on June 4, 2007 by E.S. Day of Vancouver's Abort Magazine, has been made available for downloa...

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KING DIAMOND: 'I've Always Been Fascinated By Horror'

Nikki of Bay Area Backstage recently conducted an interview with King Diamond. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Bay Area Backstage: Has it always been a dream of yours to be a musician? King Diamond: No, it just kinda happened. I went to basic school for 10 years and then I ...