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THANATOS Seek New Label Home

Long-running Dutch death/thrash metal band THANATOS have posted the following message on their official web site: "Bad luck seems to persecute THANATOS. During the recordings of their fifth full-length album, 'Justified Genocide', in the Excess studios in Rotterdam, Holland, the band found out that...

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I've always firmly believed that reviewers should stay in the background, and that excessive use of "I" and "me" in a review is bullshit — talk about the album, not yourself. That said, I have to express the doubts I have about critiquing a new DISSECTION record. I've never been faced with the fact...

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PANTHEON I: New Pre-Production Recording Available For Download

PANTHEON I, the Norwegian extreme metal band featuring vocalist/guitarist Andrè Kvebek (1349) and guitarist John Espen Sagstad (TROLLFEST, SARKOM),recently completed a pre-production recording for the band's upcoming sophomore album. The three new songs laid down during the session — "Where Angels...

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GLENN HUGHES To Play Australian Acoustic Dates In June

According to a posting at GHPG.net, legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) looks set to head to Australia in the coming weeks. With writing sessions booked with Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes, negotiations are taking place for Glenn to play Australian dates. It loo...

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DYING FETUS Announce New Drummer

DYING FETUS have posted the following message on their official web site: "DYING FETUS are glad to announce Duane Timlin as the new drummer. It's been a long year of searching, but we wanted to move forward in the certainty of having the right person for the group. Duane joins Mike Kimball [guitar],...

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GLENN HUGHES 'Rockumentary' To Air Tomorrow

This week's Metal Express Radio special feature is a "Rockumentary" with the legendary "voice of rock" — none other than Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH). In this 60-plus-minute "Rockumentary" airing on Thursday, May 25, Glenn talks about many of the phases of his remarkable career, and pro...

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GLENN HUGHES Working On New American Record Deal

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has posted the following message on his official web site: "Only a couple of weeks before the [new Glenn Hughes solo] album ['Music for the Divine'] comes out and I am hard at work doing all the press. The reviews have been amazing...

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JORN LANDE To Lead All-Star Performance At PROGPOWER USA VII

ProgPower USA promoter Glenn Harveston has confirmed that there will be a very special "all-star" performance led by vocalist Jorn Lande (ex-MASTERPLAN, ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) during his headline set at ProgPower USA this year. Confirmed thus far to join Lande on stage are Zak Stevens (CIRCLE II CIR...

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SKYLARK: In Recording Mode

Italian symphonic power metallers SKYLARK have issued the following update via their official web site: "SKYLARK are in the middle of the recording session of the new 'Divine Gates Part 3: The Last Gate'. Bass and drums are recorded in Zenith Recording, keys and voice at Real Sound. And guitar, addi...

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CHAOS DIVINE Complete Work On Debut EP

Australian metallers CHAOS DIVINE have completed work on their debut EP, "Ratio", for a June 2006 release. According to the band's web site, the CD "features more than half an hour of music that encases the first year of the band's travellings and featured on the disc is our original line-up: pre-Ja...

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EPICA Cancel METALLIANCE Festival Appearance

Dutch female-fronted symphic metal band EPICA were forced to cancel their appearance at the Metalliance festival in Beauvais, France yesterday (May 5) "due to some major organization problems," according to a posting on the band's web site. "We hope you guys will accept our apologies, but we also ho...

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OPETH Frontman Defends His Anti-'Metalcore' Comments

OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has commented on the negative reaction to the remarks he made to Australia's Time Off magazine about the state of today's metal scene. In an interview posted at TimeOff.com.au, Åkerfeldt is quoted as saying, "Most of the bands today, I don't really like them. When I g...

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OPETH Frontman Says 'Manufactured' American Groups Are Like 'Boy Bands With Guitars'

OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt recently spoke to Australia's Time Off magazine about the inspiration for his band's occult lyrical themes. "It started out as a fascination for these type of lyrics and that's something that's deeply rooted in heavy metal," he explained. "It's always been there, ever...

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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING: RICK RUBIN Will Probably Have His Hands Full With METALLICA

Peter Atkinson of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A few excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: I read this morning that you'd just finished the actual recording? King: "Pretty much. We're probably 70-75 percent done. Most of the basic recording's been fin...

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GLENN HUGHES: 'Music For The Divine' Audio Samples Posted Online

Frontiers Records has uploaded several audio samples from legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes' (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) upcoming solo album, "Music for the Divine", which is scheduled for release on June 9. The CD was recorded in Chad Smith's (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) house in Los Angeles and...