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CHILDREN OF BODOM Named 'Band Of The Year' At FINNISH METAL AWARDS

CHILDREN OF BODOM was honored with the "Band of the Year" award at the Finnish Metal Awards, which were held Friday night (February 16) during the Finnish Metal Expo at the Cable Factory in Helsinki, Finland. Members of the Finnish metal media pre-selected the candidates and the people cast their vo...

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HEAVEN AND HELL's APPICE: 'It's Gonna Be Fun Playing These Old Songs Again'

Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with Vinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: I thought I'd start off with HEAVEN AND HELL. What's it like being back together after all these years? Vinny:...

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DESTRUCTION Added To SWORN ENEMY, KATAKLYSM Show In Arizona

Long-running German thrashers DESTRUCTION have been added to the SWORN ENEMY / KATAKLYSM / SUICIDE SILENCE concert this coming Friday, February 16 at The Rock in Tucson, Arizona. Says DESTRUCTION's Schmier: "This way the fans in Arizona still have the chance to catch DESTRUCTION live after the show...

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HEAVEN SHALL BURN: South American Tour Dates Announced

Germany's groundbreaking death metal and hardcore fusionists HEAVEN SHALL BURN have announced the following dates in South America as part of their Libfest tour: Mar. 09 - Asbury Rock - Buenos Aires, Argentina Mar. 10 – Blondie - Santiago, Chile Mar. 11 - Hangar 110 - Sao Paulo, Brazil HEAVEN SHALL...

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STRANGER TIDES Adds New Members

STRANGER TIDES, the Danish band featuring former ANUBIS GATE vocalist Torben Askholm, has been joined by guitarist Lars Frederiksen from Danish melodic thrashers ANOXIA and drummer Jan Sørensen, previously with the now-defunct Danish cult thrashers RIGID DOMAIN. The group is currently writing new m...

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'80s Hard Rockers HURRICANE Resurrected; New Album In The Works

'80s hard rockers HURRICANE are reportedly being resurrected by guitarist and founding member Robert Sarzo (brother of former QUIET RIOT bassist Rudy Sarzo). This new version of the group will record a new album and tour throughout the world. The new CD will feature original material along with new...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE And CELTIC FROST To Team Up For U.S. Tour?

TYPE O NEGATIVE, CELTIC FROST and BRAND NEW SIN will aparently team up for a North American tour beginning late March. So far the following dates have been announced : Mar. 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero Apr. 09 - Chicago, IL @ Metro Apr. 11 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Club As previously ...

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NIGHTRAGE Announces New Guitarist

Swedish/Greek death metal outfit NIGHTRAGE has announced the addition of guitarist Constantine to the group's ranks. Constantine hails from Athens, Greece and is said to be "a really talented guitarist" who "is willing to give everything for NIGHTRAGE. For more information on Constantine, visit his...

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CHAOSWAVE To Embark On European Tour

Italian/Danish power-thrash metal act CHAOSWAVE will embark on their third European tour in support of their debut album, "The White Noise Within". Support on the trek will come from Holland's ANOTHER MESSIAH and Denmark's THE DOWNWARD CANDIDATE (in Denmark only). The dates are as follows: Feb. 23 -...

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Vulcanus

Germany's FEAR MY THOUGHTS has been honing their musical form on each release, making the term "progression" a most fitting description for what has occurred on the basically traditional thrash of "The Great Collapse" to the more varied work (keys, melodic development) of "Hell Sweet Hell", both rel...

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The Shadow Cabinet

I've not heard an album from Denmark's WUTHERING HEIGHTS since 2002's "To Travel for Evermore" and barely remember that one, outside recalling it being a progressive metal release. What a mistake that's been, as I've been thoroughly impressed with "The Shadow Cabinet", and find more to like about it...

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VOLBEAT: 'The Garden's Tale' Video To Receive MTV DENMARK Premiere

VOLBEAT's video for the song "The Garden's Tale" will receive its MTV Denmark premiere on Monday, February 5 between between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. As previously reported, VOLBEAT have uploaded two tracks from their forthcoming sophomore album, "Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil", at their officia...

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DEADLOCK Putting Finishing Touches On Third Album

German metalcore act DEADLOCK is currently putting the finishing touches on its third album, "Wolves", with Jacob Hansen (MERCENARY, NIGHTRAGE, RAUNCHY) and Peter "Ziggy" Siegfredsen (MERCENARY, ILLDISPOSED, HATESPHERE). The CD was recorded during September-November by band's mastermind Sebastian Re...

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HATESPHERE: 'The New CD Is Done!'

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE entered the studio on January 5 to begin tracking their new CD, "Serpent Smiles and Killer Eyes", due in Europe on April 30 (April 27 in Germany). U.S. and Japan release dates will be announced later. The following update has been posted on the group's official web site:...

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TRAIL OF TEARS Rejoined By Singer CATHRINE PAULSEN

Norwegian band TRAIL OF TEARS has been rejoined by vocalist Cathrine Paulsen, who sang on the group's 2002 album, "A New Dimension of Might". TRAIL OF TEARS's fifth album, "Existentia", has just been released via Napalm Records. The CD was recorded at Soundsuite Studio in Marseille, France with prod...