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GAIA EPICUS To Enter Studio In July
Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS will enter Top Room Studios in Lunner, Norway on July 12 to begin recording their third album, entitled "Victory". The band will have the album finished by the time they go to the USA to play the Minneapolis Mayhem 3 festival, which will take place on August 25-...April 18, 2006
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Revenge
Believe it or not, the rating above is a vast improvement for Danish third-stringers IRON FIRE. Their debut, "Thunderstorm" (released after the group won some Noise Records battle of the bands contest),was a laughably generic exercise in power metal with particularly anemic and reedy vocals from Ma...April 17, 2006
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PLANET ALLIANCE Finish Recording Debut Album
PLANET ALLIANCE, the all-star project featuring former OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Bob Daisley, HAMMERFALL members Magnus Rosén (bass) and Anders Johansson (drums),and NARNIA guitarist Carl-Johan Grimmark, have completed the recordings for their debut album and are scheduled to mix the effort beginning l...April 15, 2006
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AMON AMARTH: 'Wrath Of The Norsemen' DVD Delayed
Due to "technical reasons," Metal Blade Records has been forced to postpone the release date of the AMON AMARTH DVD, "Wrath of the Norsemen", to May 15 (May 12 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland) from the previously announced April 24. As previously reported, the three-disc set will be released in a d...April 13, 2006
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SINISTER Begin Writing New Material
Despite the fact that their latest CD, "Afterburner", has only just been released through Nuclear Blast Records, reunited Dutch death metallers SINISTER have already commenced the songwriting process for their next album, tentatively titled "No Mercyful God". SINISTER's current lineup consists of Aa...April 12, 2006
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MOTÖRHEAD's 'Ace Of Spades' Gets Country-And-Western Treatment: Video Available
A video clip of HAYSEED DIXIE performing a country-and-western rendition of MOTÖRHEAD's "Ace of Spades" for inclusion on a DVD that came with the February 2006 issue of the British magazine Total Guitar has been posted online at YouTube.com. According to the All Music Guide, HAYSEED DIXIE is a novel...April 6, 2006
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HELLOWEEN: Expanded Reissues Detailed
Six of HELLOWEEN's most interesting, transitional albums — "Walls Of Jericho", "Pink Bubbles Go Ape", "Chameleon", "Master Of The Rings", "The Time Of The Oath" and "Better Than Raw" — are being reissued as remastered, deluxe expanded edition CDs by Sanctuary Records on April 25, 2006. Bonus tracks...April 3, 2006
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EYES OF FIRE Frontman Talks About New Video
EYES OF FIRE frontman Dan Kaufman recently spoke to MTV.com about the making of the band's new video, "It All Dies Today" — the first single off the Orange County ambient-metal quintet's sophomore disc, "Prisons". "I'm just glad there's not a whole lot of us in it," he joked. "You can see we're ...March 24, 2006
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Original ANTHRAX Singer To Guest On 'The Vault Of Metal' This Wednesday
Neil Turbin, the original voice of ANTHRAX, will appear on "The Vault of Metal" this Wednesday, March 22, 2006 with DJ Raven the Devil at 9 p.m. (EST) / 3 a.m. (CET). Turbin will talk about his new band NEIL TURBIN'S DEATHRIDERS' upcoming album, "A Fate Worse than Death", and will be taking live req...March 21, 2006
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MERCYFUL FATE Guitarist To Record Solo Album
MERCYFUL FATE/FORCE OF EVIL guitarist Hank Shermann has announced plans to record a solo album, tentatively due in March 2007. "I have 'tons' of ideas and unused material dating back to the days of MERCYFUL FATE in the early '80s , and also it will be my 30-year anniversary as a guitar player," Sher...March 20, 2006
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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Says RIPPER 'Took It On The Chin' When HALFORD Came Back
Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with legendary JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: When you entered the studio to record "Angel of Retribution", did you initially find it hard to work together after such a long absence? Glenn: "...March 18, 2006
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Don't Fear the Reaper
I'll be honest with you here; I was a little taken aback at Tue Madsen's crystal clear, thick 'n' rubbery sound mix the first time I heard WITCHERY's "Don't Fear the Reaper". By that I mean that I was expecting the rawer, bloodied thrash sounds of "Dead, Hot and Ready" or "Symphony for the Devil", ....March 13, 2006
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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Is Keeping His Ear To The Ground
Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: Do you ever get the sense as someone who has been around as long as you have been, that the best period for someone to make a life long impression ...March 11, 2006
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EMBRAZE: In Recording Mode
EMBRAZE, the Finnish band featuring FOR MY PAIN… guitarist Lauri Tuohimaa, have finished recording all instrumental parts and scratch/guide vocals for their new album. The material "sounds heavier, but also more melodic than ever before in EMBRAZE history!" reads a posting on the band's web site. "T...March 11, 2006
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SIG:AR:TYR: Debut Album Finally Sees Light Of Day
Canadian "atmospheric viking metal" act SIG:AR:TYR have announced the release of their debut full-length CD, "Sailing The Seas Of Fate", via Morbid Winter Records. "It has been a very long wait for this CD to be released, and I am glad to have it finally see the light of the sun," stated the band's...March 9, 2006
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