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DECEIVER Complete Work On Full-Length Debut

DECEIVER, the Swedish metal band featuring former members of MAZE OF TORMENT and XENOFANES, have completed work on their full-length debut, "Riding with the Reaper", tentatively due in early May on both CD and vinyl through Iron Fist Productions. The CD was recorded over a one-week period at the Aby...

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DREAM EVIL Postpone New Album Recording Sessions

DREAM EVIL, the Swedish band featuring acclaimed producer Fredrik Nordström (HAMMERFALL, IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, etc.) and drummer Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME),have postponed the recording sessions for their fourth album until August/Septemb...

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Black Empire

I really thought FORCE OF EVIL would follow up a solid, if unoriginal, debut with an album that saw the band coming into its own and honing its craft. Nothing of the sort happens on "Black Empire". If anything, it's a step backwards; most of the songs sounding like tracks that didn't make it onto .....

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GAIA EPICUS Slam Label For Changing Song Order

Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS have posted the following message on their official web site: "GAIA EPICUS has told Sound Riot Records to stop the release of their upcoming album 'Symphony of Glory', and to pull back all CDs that have been sent out. "The reason for this is that Sound Riot has...

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SLIPKNOT, MACHINE HEAD, SOULFLY Members To Appear On 'Roadrunner All-Stars' CD

Roadrunner Records is in the process of putting together a groundbreaking record to mark the label's 25th Anniversary. Tentatively titled "Roadrunner All-Stars", the full length release, a ‘master-class' in hard rock, will contain original tracks that are collaborations between past and present Road...

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EPICA: New Audio Sample Posted Online

An audio sample of a new EPICA track, entitled "The Last Crusade", has been posted online in MP3 format at this location. "The Last Crusade" comes off EPICA's sophomore album, "Consign to Oblivion", due on April 21 via Transmission Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Hunab K’u "...

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FORCE OF EVIL's New Album Inspired By Classic Works Of Horror

Classic works of horror, both film and fiction, are the primary inspiration behind the new FORCE OF EVIL album "Black Empire", scheduled for release on March 29, via Escapi Music. Virtually all the songs are directly based on works of horror. "Black Empire" is FORCE OF EVIL's second album. Denmark-b...

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RIOT's Set Cut Show At Spain's ATARFE VEGA ROCK Festival

Veteran American hard rock outfit RIOT have just returned from Europe where they performed at the 2005 edition of Spain's Atarfe Vega Rock festival. RIOT singer Mike DiMeo was unable to accompany the band to the festival in due to his commitment to THE LIZARDS (featuring drummer Bobby Rondinelli of...

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SIX Receive 'Explosive' Reaction To Debut Single

According to a press release, Huntington Beach, CA's SIX, featuring members of DROWN and CYPRESS HILL, have received an "explosive" reaction with their debut single, "Something's Gotta Give", as the song was added to 139 stations across the U.S. in its first week of release. "I'm very happy and extr...

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EPICA: New Album Details Revealed

EPICA, the Dutch group formed by ex-AFTER FOREVER guitarist Mark Jansen, ex-CASSIOPEIA guitarist Ad Sluijter and keyboardist Coen Janssen, will release their new album, "Consign to Oblivion", on April 21 via Transmission Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Hunab K’u "A New Age D...

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DECEIVER To Open For DEVIL LEE ROT In Europe

DECEIVER, the Swedish metal band featuring former members of MAZE OF TORMENT and XENOFANES, have been confirmed as the opening act for DEVIL LEE ROT on their European tour beginning in early May. DECEIVER will be touring in support of their upcoming full-length debut, entitled "Riding with the Reape...

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REPULSION Guitarist Says There Are No Plans For New Album

Guitarist Matt Olivo of the death metal/grindcore pioneers REPULSION recently gave an interview to France's Noiseweb zine about the group's status as one of the genre's originators and their future plans. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Noiseweb: You were, Scott [Carlson, bassist/voc...

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FORCE OF EVIL Set European Release Date For 'Black Empire'

FORCE OF EVIL, the new Danish band featuring guitarist Michael Denner (ex-MERCYFUL FATE),guitarist Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL FATE),bassist Hal Patino (KING DIAMOND),drummer Bjarne Holm (MERCYFUL FATE),and vocalist Martin Steene (ex-IRONFIRE),have set a March 21 European release date (March 29 in...

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RAGE: Austrian Tribute Album Due In June

A tribute album to German power metallers RAGE consisting of contributions from 28 Austrian metal bands will be released on June 3. Entitled "Back In Time - A Tribute To Rage" (view cover here),the double CD will contain the following tracks: 01. ASPHYXIA - "All I Want" 02. CEEJAY & SEQUOIA DEN...

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K2: Former EUROPE Guitarist's EUROVISION Performance To Be Webcast

K2, the new band led by former EUROPE guitarist Kee Marcello, has collaborated with Canadian singer Alannah Myles (of "Black Velvet" fame) on a song called "We Got It All", which is scheduled to compete in the Swedish leg of the Eurovision Song Contest. "We Got It All" was written by Kee, Zal and Mi...