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Original SACRED REICH Lineup To Reunite For European Dates, WACKEN OPEN AIR

The original lineup of the long-defunct Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH — Phil Rind (bass, vocals),Wiley Arnett (lead guitar),Jason Rainey (rhythm guitar) and Greg Hall (drums) — will reunite for several shows in Europe next summer, including an appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival on August...

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VADER To Re-Record 25 Songs For Anniversary Album

Polish death metallers VADER have posted the following message on their official web site: "As you might know, in 2007 VADER won't appear on any regular European tour. Instead of this, the band is going to play on some summer festivals. The band's appearance at Wacken Open Air (Germany),Kaltenbach...

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BENEDICTUM Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

San Diego-based female-fronted power metallers BENEDICTUM have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BENEDICTUM BLACK MAJE...

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MACHINE MEN: Finnish Dates Announced

Finnish metal act MACHINE MEN has scheduled the following dates in its home country: Jan. 26 - Levi, FIN @ Hullu Porock Jan. 27 - Levi, FIN @ Hullu Porock Mar. 09 - Kuopio, FIN @ Henry's Pub Mar. 16 - Lahti, FIN @ Nightlife Mar. 17 - Oulu , FIN @ Teatria Mar. 23 ...

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ATHEIST Planning California, Florida Dates

The long-awaited return of seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST to America happens this Saturday, December 2 at the Auditory Assault Festival at Sonar in Baltimore, MD. After a very successful reunion this past summer in Europe with appearances at Wacken Open Air and Bloodstock, among others, AT...

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TYSON SCHENKER's FASTER INFERNO Calls It Quits

FASTER INFERNO (formerly RAIDERS OF ROCK N' ROLL),the British band featuring guitarist Tyson Schenker — the son of the legendary SCORPIONS and UFO guitarist Michael Schenker — has called it a day. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "Sadly, it reaches a point when everyth...

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AMON AMARTH Frontman Setting New Goals

Dawn of TheMetalWeb.com recently conducted an interview with AMON AMARTH frontman Johan Hegg. A few excerpts from the chat follow: TheMetalWeb.com: The band decided to use a new studio and producer for the new release, "With Oden On Our Side". It was stated in your press release by Olavi, that the b...

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VADER Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Polish death metallers VADER have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUARDIAN CANNIBAL CORPSE COMMU...

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MACHINE MEN: New Song Posted Online

Finnish metal act MACHINE MEN has posted a new song, entitled "Circus of Fools", at its MySpace page. The track is the title cut of the band's new album, tentatively due in February 2007 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2005's "Elegies" was recorded at Fantom Studio (ROTTEN SOUND, NEGATIV...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Crossover thrash merchants MUNICIPAL WASTE have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUARDIAN CANNIBA...

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AMORPHIS: PROVINSSIROCK Performance To Air On Finnish TV

AMORPHIS' performance at this year's Provinssirock festival in Finland will be broadcast on Yle TV2 on December 3. A repeat airing is scheduled for December 6. Following their appearance at Helldone Festival on December 30 at Helsinki's Tavastia Club, AMORPHIS will head up north to Oulu, Finland for...

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LACUNA COIL: Video Of DOWNLOAD Festival Performance Available

Video footage of LACUNA COIL's performance on the main stage of the U.K.'s Download festival, which took place in June 2006, has been posted online at the Download festival web site. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Tight Rope 02. Fragile 03. To The Edge 04. Fragments Of Faith 05. Swamped 06....

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CELTIC FROST: WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance To Air On German TV

CELTIC FROST's monumental performance at the 2006 Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany will be shown on the pay TV channel "Premiere" in Germany. More information can be found by clicking here. This program is available for purchase only if you have a subscription with the channel. The specif...

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SOUL DOCTOR Signs With METAL HEAVEN

Berlin-based hard rock band SOUL DOCTOR has inked a long-term record deal with Munich-based label Metal Heaven. The band is currently in the studio working on their as-yet-untitled new album, tentatively due next summer. SOUL DOCTOR has released three successful studio albums since 2001 and establis...

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METAL CHURCH: 'Mirror Of Lies' Video Posted Online

METAL CHURCH's video for the song "Mirror of Lies" has been posted online at this location (you must have Flash enabled to view the video). The clip was shot by Roax Films on the band's "Light in the Dark" summer European tour at the Wacken Open Air festival and in Hamburg at the ...