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PARADISE LOST Documentary 'Over The Madness' To Premiere At CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

Diran Noubar's powerful new documentary "Over The Madness" about U.K. band PARADISE LOST provides unique insights on a rock band and the emergence of the "gothic metal" movement. The documentary referred by SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Serj Tankian as "THE film showing the inception and progression of PARADIS...

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SINISTER: Denver Show Cancelled

SINISTER's May 11 show at Hubba's in Denver, Colorado has been cancelled after the venue closed its doors. As a result, the Dutch death metallers' only U.S. appearance will take place on May 12 as part of the Minneapolis Mayhem 4 festival. Other previously cancelled dates include San Diego, Los Ange...

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Worlds Collide

Fledgling Washington State thrash label Aphotic Records has opened its doors with a reliable, meat and potatoes effort from Sweden's TME called "Worlds Collide". The thrash/death metal act (more on the thrash side) is a sure bet to appeal to fans of a bashing Swedish style with roots in the old scho...

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BYZANTINE, ATTACKER Pull Out Of BROOKLYN METALFEST; JASMIN ST. CLAIRE To MC Event

Jasmin St. Claire, host of the "Metal's Dark Side" DVD and TV series, has been added as the special MC of the second annual Brooklyn Metalfest, set to take place Friday, June 22 and Saturday, June 23 at the Hook in Brooklyn, New York. She will be on hand to announce all the bands and ...

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SUSPERIA, EVILE To Go Ahead With London Gig Following ENTOMBED, ONSLAUGHT's Cancellations

The U.K.'s self-proclaimed "premier independent metal promoters" Arcane Promotions have issued the following press release: "Arcane Promotions has announce that due to the death of a close family member of guitarist Alex Hellid, ENTOMBED have had to cancel their show for us on bank holiday Monday 7t...

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METALLICA Guitarist Cuts Asking Price Of Pacific Heights Mansion

According to The Wall Street Journal, METALLICA guitarist guitarist Kirk Hammett has cut the asking price of his Pacific Heights, California mansion to a mere $10.5 million from the $12.5 million he'd been seeking since 2005. The Georgian Mansion with 9,519 square feet, nine bedrooms, seven full bat...

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LION'S SHARE: Two New Songs Posted Online

Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE have posted two new songs from their long-awaited comeback album "Emotional Coma" at their MySpace page. "The Edge of the Razor", features guest solos from ex-KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick and will be the first video from the CD, which is scheduled for releas...

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HELSTAR Confirmed For Expanded KEEP IT TRUE X Festival

The organizers of the Germany's Keep It True X festival, which is scheduled to take place April 5, 2008 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, have issued the following update: "Since we got tons of emails concerning the limited amount of tickets for the Friday show in April 2008, we decided to...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: Snippet Of New Song '(Love Is) A Bitchslap' Available

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has issued the following update: "WELL, ALRIGHT!! Finally you can hear a snippet off the new CD that will be coming out ... sometime! Here is a radio/Internet tour ad that features a slice of the new song '(Love Is) A Bitchslap' ([written by] Bach/Roy Z) . ...

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THORIUM Signs With MIGHTY MUSIC

Mighty Music has announced the signing of the notorious Danish metal band THORIUM for a two-album recording deal. THORIUM is currently finishing up its comeback album at Sweden's Berno Studio and Mighty Music will be presented with the final mix within the next coming weeks. According to a press rel...

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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Calls It Quits

Phoenix-based extreme metal band ABIGAIL WILLIAMS has called it quits. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "ABIGAIL WILLIAMS has decided to disband. It's no secret that the band has had more than its fair share of lineup problems and the time has now come to close the door...

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ASTRAL DOORS: New Album To Be Mixed By PETER TÄGTGREN

Swedish metallers ASTRAL DOORS, who feature in their ranks LION'S SHARE vocalist Patrik Johansson, have issued the following update: "The new album is almost ready for mix. During May we will return the the Abyss and Peter 'Eleganten från vidderna' Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN) and make our babies shin...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist Discusses TENET Project

Metal Realm recently conducted an interview with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Realm: First off, let's talk about STRAPPING YOUNG LAD. What is going on with the group? Are SYL on hiatus? Done? Jed: Good question, haha! Nothing is going on r...

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EXTREME NOISE TERROR, PHOBIA To Headline Pennsylvania's MAY METAL MASSACRE

EXTREME NOISE TERROR, PHOBIA, TOXIC NARCOTIC have been confirmed as the headliners of the May Metal Massacre festival, set to take place Friday, May 18 at the Sterling Hotel in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: EXTREME NOISE TERROR PHOBIA TOXIC NARCOTIC RID OF W...

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GIRLSCHOOL, BLAZE BAYLEY Confirmed For U.K.'s ROCK OF AGES FEST

GIRLSCHOOL and BLAZE BAYLEY (the namesake band of the former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE singer) have been confirmed for the Rock of Ages Fest, set to take place September 8-9 at The Palace in Tamworth, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: GIRLSCHOOL BLAZE BAYLEY DANTE FOX STAIRWAY SATI...