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RUFFIANS: 'Desert Of Tears' U.S. Release Date Announced
OSM Records has announced that it will release RUFFIANS's brand new studio album, titled "Desert of Tears", on December 6, 2006. This 11-track album is said to be "pure classic power metal at its finest" and as a bonus it will include the video track "Do or Die". "Desert of Tears" is currently recei...October 23, 2006
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AMON AMARTH: Swedish Dates Rescheduled
Sweden's AMON AMARTH has rescheduled the Swedish dates that it was forced to cancel in late Novemebr/early December in order to join the CHILDREN OF BODOM North American trek. The new dates are as follows (venue details to follow): Jan. 31 - Göteborg, SWE @ TBA Feb. 01 - Malmö, SWE @ TBA Feb. 02 ...October 23, 2006
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Former MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG Joins ROKTOPUSS
Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young has joined ROKTOPUSS, the new band featuring Lorraine Lewis (ex-FEMME FATALE, vocals),Roxy Petrucci (ex-VIXEN, drums) and E.J. Curse (NO DUH, bass),Lorraine Lewis' and Roxy Petrucci's paths barely crossed in the '80s while Petrucci and VIXEN were touring with r...October 23, 2006
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MANTICORA To Mix New Album In January
Danish power metallers MANTICORA recently entered the studio to begin recording their upcoming sixth full-length album, "The Black Circus, Part 2". The companion CD to the recently released "The Black Circus, Part 1 – Letters" will be mixed at the Jailhouse studios in Horsens, Denmark between Januar...October 22, 2006
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Former KING DIAMOND Drummer SNOWY SHAW Named New Singer Of THERION
Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND, DREAM EVIL) has been named the new singer in THERION. The group's new album, "Gothic Kabbalah", was recorded and mixed in Stockholm by Stefan Glaumann (RAMMSTEIN, EVERGREY, EUROPE) will be released in January 2007 via Nuclear Bla...October 22, 2006
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EXPLODER: Release Date Announced For Debut Album
EXPLODER, the U.K. rock/metal band led by Mick Kenney (ANAAL NATHRAKH, PROFESSOR FATE, MISTRESS),will release its self-titled debut album in the U.K. on November 13 via Kenney and Shane Embury's (NAPALM DEATH) new record label Feto Records. Release dates for other territories will be announced soon...October 19, 2006
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DREAM EVIL: 'Fire! Battle! In Metal!' Video Posted Online
Sweden's DREAM EVIL has posted its video for the track "Fire! Battle! In Metal!" at this location. The clip was directed by Patric Ullaeus of the Revolver Film Company, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL and KAMELOT, among many others. The song comes off the group's new album,...October 16, 2006
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With Oden on our Side
There was a time when AMON AMARTH was accepted by the average fan as little more than "that cool Viking metal band" living in the shadows of Sweden's more popular acts. That began to change with the release of 2002's "Versus the World", and the momentum picked up considerably with the 2004 follow-up...October 16, 2006
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SINISTER: Complete 'Prophecies Denied' DVD Details Announced
MVD Visual has set a January 16, 2007 North American release date for the first-ever live DVD from Dutch death metallers SINISTER, entitled "Prophecies Denied". The disc was shot with seven cameras on August 24 at the Stodola Club in Warsaw, Poland and will be made available as a standard DVD and a...October 14, 2006
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Original FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Drummer Recounts Band's History
On October 31, Metal Blade Records will re-issue one of THE classic albums of its catalogue — FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's mighty "Doomsday for the Deceiver". The album will be re-released as a three-disc-set — two CDs and one DVD. It includes the original version, a remixed version (by the album's original...October 12, 2006
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DREAM EVIL Completes Work On New Video
Sweden's DREAM EVIL recently completed a video for the track "Fire! Battle! In Metal!" with renowned director Patric Ullaeus (DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL). The song comes off the group's new album, "United", due in the U.S. on October 31 via Century Media Records. A limited-edition first pressing of t...October 12, 2006
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AMON AMARTH Needs Your Help
Sweden's AMON AMARTH has issued the following update: "It's time for us to decide the set list for our upcoming tours in Europe and North America, and we want YOUR help! Choose 15 of your favourite AMON AMARTH songs. The 15 most popular choices will be picked for the set list (the 10 most popular .....October 8, 2006
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AMON AMARTH: More 'With Oden On Our Side' Chart Positions Revealed
AMON AMARTH's latest CD, "With Oden on Our Side", has entered the national album chart in Sweden at No. 21 and in Austria at No. 27. As previously reported, the album has also debuted on the German national chart at position No. 21. This is the highest chart entry in Germany of any band on ...October 4, 2006
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UNEARTH, BLEEDING THROUGH, THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD Confirmed For SAINTS AND SINNERS
UNEARTH, BLEEDING THROUGH and THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD are among the newly confirmed bands for the for the Saints and Sinners Festival 2006, set to take place October 28-29 at the Asbury Park Convention Hall Complex in Asbury Park, New Jersey. More than 40 acts will perform at the two-day event,...October 4, 2006
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MANTICORA Begins Recording New Album
Danish power metallers MANTICORA have entered the studio to begin recording the guitars for their upcoming sixth full-length album, "The Black Circus, Part 2". The companion CD to the recently released "The Black Circus, Part 1 – Letters" is tentatively due in 2007. The two-album "The Black Circus"...October 3, 2006