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DEATH Tribute CD: More Guest Musicians Confirmed

More information has surfaced about the upcoming homage to the musical legacy of DEATH mainman Chuck Schuldiner. Set for release on Mascot Records in June, "Within The Mind" is a tribute to one of the most influential bands ever in the history of extreme metal. So far this is the confirmed list of m...

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BALANCE OF POWER Announce Warm-Up Gig

British melodic metallers BALANCE OF POWER will be doing a warm-up show in the U.K. before going out to Germany to perform at the Building a Force festival. The show will take place on March 17 at Alcatraz in Southsea. Support at the gig will come from CINDER. As previously reported, BALANCE OF POWE...

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H.I.M., AMORPHIS Members Team Up In Grindcore Side-Project

Members of H.I.M. and AMORPHIS have reportedly joined forces in a grindcore-style side-project called TO SEPARATE THE FLESH FROM THE BONES. The band, who are opting to keep their identities a "mystery," recently recorded their debut EP, "For Those About To Rot", tentatively due in the spring. A full...

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VOMITORY Complete Work On 'Primal Massacre'

Swedish death metallers VOMITORY have completed work on their fifth album, "Primal Massacre", due on April 19 through Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2002's "Blood Rapture" was recorded at Studio Kuling in Örebro, Sweden with producer Henrik Larsson and was mixed at Berno Studio. The album inc...

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RAZORBACK Sign With MASSACRE RECORDS

RAZORBACK, the new band consisting of Rolf Munkes (guitar, MAJESTY, ex-VANIZE),Stefan Berggren (vocals, ex-COMPANY OF SNAKES),Marcus Bielenberg (bass, ex-VANIZE),Pierre Fienhold (drums, ex-VANIZE) and Chris Heun (guitar, ex-SHYLOCK),have inked a deal with Germany's Massacre Records. The group ar...

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Report: Two Heavy Metal Fans Accused In Columbine-Like Plot

Two Southeast Louisiana heavy metal fans (photos) were arrested Monday (Jan. 12) on charges of terrorizing for what detectives say was a plan to re-create the bloody massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., according to the Associated Press. Dutchtown High School students Christopher L...

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DISBELIEF: New Album To Receive North American Release

Nuclear Blast Records USA has inked a licensing deal with Massacre Records for the release of the fifth album from German death metallers DISBELIEF, entitled "Spreading The Rage". The follow-up to 2002's "Shine", available in Europe since October, will be issued in North/South America and Australia...

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BALANCE OF POWER: 'Heathen Machine' To Receive U.S. Release

British metallers BALANCE OF POWER will issue their latest CD, "Heathen Machine", in the U.S. in March. This will be the first title to be released under DCA Recordings' exclusive distribution agreement with Century Media Records. The album, available in Europe through Germany's Massacre Records, wa...

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PROTOTYPE Announce New Drummer

Los Angeles-based progressive thrash metal band PROTOTYPE have announced the addition of drummer Sam Aliano to the group's ranks. "Sam hails from the great country of Australia and has established himself as one of that country's top drummers," according to an official press release. "Now in Los Ang...

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KING DIAMOND Discusses Upcoming Live Album, PROBOT Project

KING DIAMOND recently spoke to Metal Reference about the his upcoming live album, tentatively due next fall through Metal Blade Records. "The musicians [from my band] are currently located in [KING DIAMOND guitarist] Andy [LaRocque]'s studio [Los Angered in Gothenburg, Sweden] in order to listen to...

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DISBELIEF: German Tour Dates Announced

German death metallers DISBELIEF have lined up the following dates during the coming weeks: Jan. 10 – Annaberg, GER - Alte Brauerei Jan. 16 – Trier, GER - Mjc Jan. 17 – Stavenhagen, GER - Tankhaus Jan. 18 – Wuppertal, GER - Pavillon Jan. 31 – Muenster (Breitenfeld) , GER - Live Arena Feb. 07 ...

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ROYAL HUNT Split With Bassist, Guitarist

Bassist Steen Mogensen and guitarist Jacob Kjaer have officially left Danish melodic/progressive metallers ROYAL HUNT. No reason was given for their departure. Mogensen is expected to continue his collaboration with ex-RAINBOW/current YNGWIE MALMSTEEN vocalist Doogie White in CORNERSTONE, whose thir...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist Offers Free Download

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Buckethead has posted a free, Internet-only track, titled "Nottingham Lace", at this location. In other news, pre-orders are currently being taken for the new album from CORNBUGS, Buckethead's collaboration with vocalist Choptop (a.k.a. Bill Moseley, "The Texas Chainsaw Massa...

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VOMITORY: Studio Update

Tobias Gustafsson, the drummer for the Swedish death metal act VOMITORY, has posted the following studio update on the group's official web site: "Our fifth album, 'Primal Massacre', is now taking its shape! We (Ulf - guitars, Henrik Larsson - producer, and me) arrived at [Studio Kuling in Örebro, S...

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EDENBRIDGE To Film Live DVD In March

Austrian "angelic bombast metal" act EDENBRIDGE will record a live DVD on March 20, 2004 at the Building a Force Festival at Stadthalle Widdern near Heilbronn, Germany. More information will be made available soon. EDENBRIDGE's third album, "Aphelion", was released in January through Germany's Massa...