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Endorsed by Hate

Somewhere in the neighborhood of MARTYR AD and BLEEDING THROUGH resides Germany's MAROON. The sheer weight of the former and the manic song-craft of the latter pop up at various points throughout "Endorsed by Hate". After forming in 1998, the straightedge and vegan (what's left?) quartet released th...

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Seattle Struggles Over How to Remember JIMI HENDRIX

Elaine Porterfield of Reuters reports: Family and friends of Jimi Hendrix are struggling with Seattle's government over the fate of a moldy, run-down house they see as a future museum and the city sees as an unsightly obstacle to development. At stake is the fate of a modest home owned by Al Hendrix...

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Stabbing The Drama

Utter the name SOILWORK and there'll usually be two decisive responses, the "I don't get what this band is all about," or the "SOILWORK rules!" crowd. You get it or you don't, love it or hate it. No matter what category you fall under, the band has to be commended for having the capacity to ...

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Former EUROPE Guitarist, KING DIAMOND Drummer To Compete In EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

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...

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FORCE OF EVIL: Sophomore Album Due In March

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 29 release date through Escapi for the...

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WITCHERY: New Album Details Revealed

WITCHERY guitarist Patrik Jensen (THE HAUNTED) has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the group's new album: "There... so the new WITCHERY album is finally written, recorded, mixed, mastered and ready to go. "We know that this is a total cliché, but the band feels this to be the...

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GOAT HORN Begin Mixing New EP

Canadian "doom-tinged battle metal" band GOAT HORN are currently mixing their new EP, "Threatening Force", at The Swarm studio in Toronto for a March release. Songs set to appear on the CD include "For Heavy Metal", "Threatening Force", "Rise Into The Night", as well as re-mixed versions of "Fate St...

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MY FATE: New Song Available For Download

Finnish metallers MY FATE have uploaded a new track, entitled "Cold Hive of Death", at this location. "Cold Hive of Death" comes off the group's upcoming sophomore album, "Kill the Light", due in Finland on April 18. A worldwide release will follow a short time later. MY FATE entered the studio last...

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SOILWORK Singer Comments On Making Of 'Stabbing The Drama' Video

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "It's been pretty long since we posted any news after the new album was finished, we apologize for that! Everybody in the band has been taking a break and been celebrating X-mas and New Year's Ev...

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DREAM EVIL Announce Japanese Tour

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),will be embarking on a Japanese tour beginning in early February. Support at the...

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DECEIVER To Enter Studio In March

DECEIVER, the Swedish metal band featuring former members of MAZE OF TORMENT and XENOFANES, will enter the Abyss studio in March 2005 with producer Tommy Tägtgren to begin recording their full-length debut, tentatively titled "Riding with the Reaper", for a May release via the newly launched, Gothen...

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FOZZY: CHRIS JERICHO Discusses New Album, Religion And DIMEBAG DARRELL

FOZZY vocalist Chris Jericho (of WWE wrestling fame) recently spoke to Rockdetector.com editor Bernard Doe. In the interview Jericho talks about the forthcoming FOZZY album "All That Remains", touring, religion, wrestling and the murder of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist Dimebag Darrell. Several exc...

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AMON AMARTH: 'The Pursuit Of Vikings' Video Posted Online

AMON AMARTH's video for the track "The Pursuit of Vikings" has been posted online at Launch. Watch it at this location. Young directors Philipp Hirsch and Heiko Tippelt "brought in some great ideas and did an awesome job in filming and editing the clip as well," according to a press release. "We rec...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Checks In From European Tour With MOTÖRHEAD

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Hello Sepulnets of the world, "We are in Europe with MOTÖRHEAD and it's being a great tour, we are playing sold out audiences; most important, a lot of them have never seen SEPULTURA before. We did...

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Drummer SNOWY SHAW Contributes Memorabilia To Gothenburg's Hard Rock Café

Drummer Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, DREAM EVIL) has reportedly made his contribution with memorabilia to the Wall of Fame at the newly opened Hard Rock Café in Gothenburg, Sweden. As previously reported, Shaw recently announced that NOTRE DAME's Halloween show in Gothenbur...