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COUNT RAVEN: Re-Releases On The Way!

Swedish doom masters COUNT RAVEN will have all four of their albums remastered and re-released through the German label Cyclone Empire before the end of the year. The first two releases — "Storm Warning" and "Destruction of the Void" — will arrive on October 14, to be followed by "High on Infinity"...

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HANOI ROCKS: Forging Ahead Into The Unknown

HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Yes, it's me, myself and I, breaking the silence once again… well, as Angie McCoy so kindly informed you — yes, I do have the beastly machine! And I'm not afraid to use it. However, that doesn't me...

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KATATONIA Resume Recording New Album

Sweden's KATATONIA have re-entered Fascination Street studio, located in the outskirts of Örebro, Sweden, to resume recording their new album, tentatively due in early 2006 via Peaceville Records. The band have posted the following recording update on their official web site: "After a few needed bre...

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AXEL RUDI PELL To Enter Studio In January

German guitar hero AXEL RUDI PELL and his band have just completed their final performances for this year. The shows in Osnabrück, Wacken and Kavarna (Bulgaria) all went "really well," according to a posting on Pell's web site. Commented Axel: "Especially the show in Kavarna, where we played togethe...

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Guitarist ALLEN WEST Rejoins OBITUARY In Time For U.S. Tour Kick-Off

One day after announcing his departure from OBITUARY, guitarist Allen West has rejoined the group and is on his way to the first show of the band's U.S. tour with NAPALM DEATH, which is scheduled to kick off Thursday (September 1) in Springfield, Virginia. OBITUARY bassist Frank Watkins contacted BL...

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SENTENCED: Reaching The End Of The Road

Finnish masters of melancholic, suicidal rock SENTENCED, who reportedly brought tears to the eyes of quite some of the truly dedicated fans at their farewell show at Wacken Open Air this year, are slowly reaching the end of the road. Soon the band will rest in peace forever. One small cure for the a...

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TWISTED SISTER: EPIPHONE Announces JAY JAY FRENCH Signature Guitar

Epiphone has announced the new Jay Jay French Twisted Pinkburst Signature Guitar (photo) that instantly distinguishes it as a TWISTED SISTER-inspired model. Based on a Les Paul Standard from Epiphone's prestigious Elitist series, the TWISTED SISTER-inspired model sports the glam rock band's Bone log...

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CANDLEMASS: Proposed Tour With CATHEDRAL, GRAND MAGUS Called Off

The proposed European tour featuring reformed Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS alongside CATHEDRAL and GRAND MAGUS has been officially called off. "Unfortunately, it was rather clear we couldn't get the finances together so we had to say no to that one. Bummer!!" stated CANDLEMASS bassist Leif...

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AM I BLOOD: New Music Available For Download

Finnish metallers AM I BLOOD have released their long-awaited fourth album, "The Truth Inside the Dying Sun", through the A1Metal label in Finland. Two full-length MP3s from the album ("Gone with You" and "Lies Wrote Mysteries"),plus a non-album cut, "Nothing Realistic", can be downloaded from the...

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HAMMERFALL Guitarist: 'We're Not Making Any Excuses For What We Are'

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "ACCEPT at Wacken was the best fucking show I have seen all year! Absolutely awesome and unforgettable for someone who thought they'd never appear on the same stage together again. Thank you! HAMMER...

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DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER Confirmed For Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

According to a posting at www.reitermania.de, Germany's DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER (German for "The Apocalyptic Riders") have been confirmed for the 2006 edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place next August in Wacken, Germany. The band, who recently released a video for the track "...

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BLOODBATH: WACKEN Report Posted Online

BLOODBATH guitarist Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström (KATATONIA, DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE, BEWITCHED) has posted a lengthy report on the band's appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival, which took place this past weekend in Wacken, Germany. Read it at this location. BLOODBATH's lineup for Wacken Open Air f...

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Drunk Heavy Metal Fan Dies In Accident At Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

A 37-year-old heavy metal fan was killed in a tragic accident at Germany's Wacken Open Air festival early Friday morning (August 5). The accident reportedly occured at about 12:25 a.m. on the Bokelrehmer Weg near the adjoining camping ground. An apparently very drunk festival attendee from Rendsburg...

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HATESPHERE Finalize 'The Sickness Within' Track Listing

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have finalized the track listing for their new album, "The Sickness Within", due in the U.S. on September 27 via SPV Records (one day earlier internationally). HATESPHERE's follow-up to 2004's "Ballet of the Brute" was recorded in part at Jailhouse Studios with producer T...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman: 'Making Chicken Salad Out Of Chicken Sh*t'

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has posted another installement in his online "diary" at the group's official web site. An excerpt from the entry follows: "Speaking of the ['Elegies'] DVD, what the hell is taking so long? Jesus! Yes, there have been some 'hiccups,' yes there have been delays, yes...