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ANNIHILATOR Mainman Stands By His 'Fastest-Picking Rhythm Guitarist' Claim

Scott Alisoglu of Live 4 Metal recently conducted an interview with ANNIHILATOR mastermind Jeff Waters. An excerpt from the chat follows: Live 4 Metal: I actually had a guy yesterday or the day before make the comment, "Oh, they're still around?" in reference to ANNIHILATOR. Jeff Waters: "Yeah! Ther...

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Black Wings of Destiny

With TESTAMENT plagued by periods of frustrating dormancy, founding guitarist Eric Peterson resurrects his DRAGONLORD black metal side project, last seen on record racks with a respectable debut ("Rapture") in 2001. It's surprising that "Black Wings of Destiny" has been such a relatively low-profile...

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CENTURY MEDIA Artists' Thanksgiving Traditions

Ready to carve their turkeys, watch the big game, and celebrate the season, North American Century Media artists have checked in with what they are doing for this week's holiday: IMPALED's Ross Sewage reminded us of heritage. "This Thanksgiving, I'm going to sneak into unwary white people's houses a...

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INTO ETERNITY Return Home After 2005's Fifth North American Tour

Canada's INTO ETERNITY have wrapped up a solid year of touring North America. Covering metals musical spectrum, the band have had the honor of sharing the stage with several of the genre's top heavyweight bands. Talking about the band's year, mainman Tim Roth said, "Our touring cycle for 'Buried In...

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DARK FORTRESS Sign With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Century Media Records has announced the signing of German black metal hopefuls DARK FORTRESS. The group's fourth full-length CD, "Séance", will be released in Europe on January 30, 2006. Formed in 1994, DARK FORTRESS have established themselves in the top ranks of the genre with captivating, intense...

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THE CENTURY FAMILY Releases 'Metal For The Masses Volume Four'

Continuing the highly successful "Metal for the Masses" series, the Century Family unseals "Metal for the Masses Volume Four", once again exclusive to Hot Topic locations nationwide. The two-disc compilation contains 40 tracks totaling over two hours of music. The artwork for "Volume Four" incorpora...

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OPETH Frontman: We Hope 'Bastard' Bus Driver Stays Locked Up For A Long Time

OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "As reported on Blabbermouth, our busdriver on the last North American tour was arrested in Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL for 'unlawful activity with a minor.' Basically, we're appalled by the fact that we'd...

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ARCH ENEMY Get Bands To Sign Their Book

According to Metal Hammer, Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY are on the road with the "Doomsday Book", a massive leather-bound book for bands and fans to sign. The plan is that one lucky fan will get the chance to win the book at the end of the tour. So far the book has been signed ...

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TWISTED INTO FORM: Former SPIRAL ARCHITECT Members Sign With SENSORY

TWISTED INTO FORM, the Norwegian band featuring Kaj Gornitzka (guitar, ex-SPIRAL ARCHITECT),Erik Aadland (bass),David Husvik (drums, EXTOL) and Leif J. Knashaug (vocals, ex-SPIRAL ARCHITECT session),have inked a deal with Sensory Records for the release of their debut album, "Then Comes Afflictio...

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Drummer SHAWN DROVER Pens More MEGADETH Riffs

MEGADETH/EIDOLON drummer Shawn Drover has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of MEGADETH's official web site: "Next Thursday, I will be flying up to Toronto for several reasons — one of them being our appearance at the Toronto Music Expo. Glen [Drover, MEGADETH/EIDOLON guitarist] a...

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A Fragile Mind

One of the brighter stars in the prog-power underground returns after a too-long absence with a new vocalist and an oppressively heavy-handed approach. Right out of the box, with "There For Me", ZERO HOUR wedge themselves in amid DIGITAL RUIN or DREAM THEATER's most aggressive works, and nearly into...

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NEVERMORE: U.S. Headlining Dates Announced

NEVERMORE have announced the following U.S. headlining dates during November: Nov. 14 - Backroom – Austin, TX Nov. 15 - Trees – Dallas, TX Nov. 17 - Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO Nov. 18 - Lo Fi Cafe - Salt Lake City, UT Nov. 19 - The Core – Boise, ID Nov. 20 - Sabalas's ...

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EMINENCE: New Song Posted Online

A brand-new EMINENCE track, entitled "Written in Dust", has been posted online at www.myspace.com/eminenceband. The song is a pre-production version of a cut that will appear on the Brazilian extreme metallers' next CD, tentatively due next year. As previously reported, EMINENCE recently uploaded a...

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MEGADETH Drummer Working On New Material

MEGADETH/EIDOLON drummer Shawn Drover has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of MEGADETH's official web site: "It doesn't take me long to start sniffing around for something productive to do, so after winding down after this world tour, the inevitable question I always ask myself,...

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SYMPHORCE Part Ways With Drummer

German power metallers SYMPHORCE, featuring BRAINSTORM frontman Andy B. Franck, have issued the following update: "Right after an amazing tour, Sascha [Sauer, drums] suddenly decided to leave after more than four years in the band. His decision was based on personal reasons. But since we have to tak...