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ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY Kicks Off European Tour

Richmond, Virginia natives ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY have just headed over to Europe after finishing a month-long stint with OBITUARY. The band is excited for the opportunity to bring their southern metal sound to Europe with support from FIREBIRD (featuring former CARCASS guitarist Bill Steer). Commente...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Singer Cries Out For Freedom

ALL THAT REMAINS singer Phil Labonte recently submitted a guest blog to Headbanger's Blog about staying free in an increasingly oppressive environment. An excerpt follows: "Let's talk about freedom. What is freedom and what does being free imply? Freedom isn't given. It doesn't come from being Ameri...

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THERION Mainman: 'This Will Be Your Last Opportunity To See Band Perform In USA/Canada'

Mainman Christofer Johnsson of the Swedish metallers THERION has issued the following update: "Philadelphia show is now cancelled. There was this known issue with the promoter announcing the wrong date. It was too late to correct the date to the same venue, but we tried to book it into some other pl...

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THERION Singer SNOWY SHAW Back In U.S. Following Passport Theft

Christofer Johnsson of Swedish metallers THERION has issued the following update: "Snowy [Shaw, vocals] got his passport stolen in San Franciso (as some of you already know). He traveled to Japan with a temporary pass and managed to get a new visa for Japan. While there he has now managed to sort ou...

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ULI JON ROTH, MARK BOALS, GOTTHARD To Perform At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Kick-Off

This year's Sweden Rock Festival kick-off celebration will be held on November 24 at Tyrol in Stockholm, Sweden. At this event the first batch of bands booked for next year's festival will be announced. Also scheduled to perform at the show are GOTTHARD, SABATON and HAZY/DIZZY. In addition, a one-of...

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KAMELOT, FIREWIND, VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Teaming Up For European Tour

KAMELOT will team up with FIREWIND and VISIONS OF ATLANTIS for the "Ghost Opera European Tour Pt. 2" in April/May 2008. Commented KAMELOT founder and guitarist Thomas Youngblood: "The shows in connection with this album ['Ghost Opera'] so far have been amazing. The fans and the band are as one every...

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THERION Mainman: 'There Is No Risk At All That We Will Be Canceling Shows'

THERION mainman Christofer Johnsson has vowed to carry on with the group's North American tour even if vocalist singer Snowy Shaw (who shares the vocal duties with Thomas Vikström and two female singers) is forced to sit out a few dates due to his passport being stolen in San Francisco. In a stateme...

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THERION: Remaning North American Tour Dates In Jeopardy

THERION singer Snowy Shaw — who shares the vocal duties with Thomas Vikström (CANDLEMASS) and two female singers — has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "As soon as THERION left the South American leg of the world tour and arrived at the hotel in the ghetto-like area Tenderloin, San...

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SAXON Manager Apologizes To Australian, Russian Fans

SAXON manager Thomas Jensen has issued the following statement regarding the postponement of the band's Russian and Australian tour dates: "Again due to visa problems we have to announce that SAXON can't make it to Moscow. The promoter in Russia and our tour manager tried their best, but the post st...

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TRITON ENIGMA Signs With OPEN GRAVE RECORDS

Sweden-based band TRITON ENIGMA has inked a deal with Open Grave Records for the release of its debut album, "Black Lies". TRITON ENIGMA was formed in 2005 as a side project for Ronnie Bergerståhl (WORLD BELOW, DEMONICAL, ex-JULIE LAUGHS NOMORE, CENTINEX, AMARAN, GRAVE),Thomas Nilsson (JULIE LAUGHS...

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DAYLIGHT DIES To Enter Studio In December

North Carolina's DAYLIGHT DIES has issued the following update: "At last we can share a few tangible updates regarding the new material. We will begin recording our third full-length album the second week of December and on into January. We're pleased to announce Jens Bogren at Fascination Street St...

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CLOVEN HOOF Confirmed For Italy's PLAY IT LOUD! Festival

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends CLOVEN HOOF have been confirmed for the Play It Loud! Festival, set to take place February 2, 2008 at Buddha in Brescia, Italy. Also scheduled to appear are MANILLA ROAD, HELSTAR, STEEL ASSASSIN, SABOTAGE, ELIXIR, ALLTHENIKO and FROZEN FEARS. For more...

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HIRAX: New Album Title Revealed

Veteran California thrashers HIRAX will co-headline Keep It True IX festival on Saturday, November 3, 2007 in Dittigheim, Germany. HIRAX will share the headliner slot with the original lineup of LEATHERWOLF. SACRED OATH, PAGAN ALTAR, STEEL ASSASSIN, PORTRAIT, and ENFORCER will round out the day of m...

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ADAGIO Guitarist: 'A New Chapter Is Starting Now'

Guitarist Stéphan Forté of the French metallers ADAGIO has issued the following update: "Well, that's it. Last week we played our last show for 'Dominate' album, and now it's time to finish 'Archangels in Black'. This tour has been awesome for ADAGIO, with very huge moments like touring in Japan for...

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THRESHOLD To Support WITHIN TEMPTATION In Holland

THRESHOLD will support WITHIN TEMPTATION for a one-off show in Holland on November 24 to a sold-out crowd of around 8,000 people. WITHIN TEMPTATION invited THRESHOLD for the November show after seeing them at this year’s Earthshaker Fest in Germany. THRESHOLD will headline two UK festivals in Octobe...