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New Bands Confirmed For Slovenia's METALCAMP Festival
BAREHANDED (Slovenia),INMATE (Slovenia),MORTIFERA (Slovenia),SKORBUT (Slovenia),EVIL BARDS (Italy),OUTCRY (Italy),BLEAK ORIGIN (Switzerland),SEPSIS (Austria) and XENESTHIS (Austria) have been confirmed for the "Talent Forum Stage" at the Metalcamp 2006 festival, set to take place July 21-23 i...March 18, 2006
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Heavy Metal Documentary 'A Headbanger's Journey' To Receive DVD Release In May
Heavy Metal has long been a stigmatized musical genre characterized by aggressive rhythms, dark lyrics and satanic worship. "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" is a ground-breaking film that explores the history of how these stereotypes came to be and explains the motivation and truth behind the music t...March 13, 2006
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DIM MAK To Release New Album In April; Audio Available
Reformed New Jersey band DIM MAK, featuring former members of the legendary RIPPING CORPSE and drummer extraordinaire John Longstreth (ex-ORIGIN, THE RED CHORD, ANGELCORPSE, SKINLESS),will release their new album, "Knives of Ice", on April 25 via Willowtip Records. According to a press release, "'K...March 10, 2006
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ALLELE To Film 'Stitches' Video At Hometown Gig
ALLELE, the new project featuring former COLD guitarist Kelly Hayes and former OTEP guitarist Lane Maverick, will be filming a video for their new single, "Stitches", at their hometown show on March 24 at Plush in Jacksonville, Florida. The video will include performance footage from the actual show...February 26, 2006
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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer's Husband/Manager Prepares To Break His Silence
Marcelo Cabuli, husband/manager of former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen, has posted the following message on her official web site: "After the concert of NIGHTWISH in Hartwall Areena last October 2005, many things happened. "As is already public domain, the band members decided to stop working...February 24, 2006
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MARK ZONDER's TEMPLEWITHIN Finish Mixing Debut Album
FATES WARNING drummer Mark Zonder has posted the following update on TEMPLEWITHIN, the new band featuring Zonder, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP guitarist/keyboardist Wayne Findlay and ex-TRIBE OF GYPSIES singer Gregg Analla: "We have finished mixing the album and are very happy with the outcome. Engineer J...February 23, 2006
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CELTIC FROST Bassist Explains New Logo
CELTIC FROST bassist Martin Eric Ain recently posted a message on the band's official forum explaining the origin of the group's new "heptagram" logo/symbol (view image here),which is being used in connection with the band's upcoming album, "Monotheist". Read Martin's post at this location. As prev...February 13, 2006
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IRON MAIDEN Management Comments On 'Death On The Road' DVD Glitches
Dave Pattenden, the project manager at Sanctuary Management for IRON MAIDEN's "Death on the Road" release, has issued an official statement directed to the fans regarding possible problems the fans may encounter when playing the DVD on their home systems. The statement reads as follows: "For those o...February 9, 2006
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MARK ZONDER's TEMPLEWITHIN Begin Mixing Debut Album
TEMPLEWITHIN, the new band featuring FATES WARNING drummer Mark Zonder, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP guitarist/keyboardist Wayne Findlay and ex-TRIBE OF GYPSIES singer Gregg Analla, have started mixing their debut album with Joe Marlett at Frank and Smokey's Hideaway. Entitled "Slavior", the CD is schedul...February 1, 2006
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FATES WARNING/TEMPLEWITHIN Drummer MARK ZONDER: New Audio Interview Posted Online
An audio file containing FATES WARNING/TEMPLEWITHIN drummer Mark Zonder's interview with Dementia Radio, which aired this past Monday (Jan. 9),is available for download at this location (MP3). As previously reported, TEMPLEWITHIN — the new band featuring Zonder, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP guitarist/key...January 11, 2006
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MARK ZONDER's TEMPLEWITHIN: Album Title, Songtitles Revealed
TEMPLEWITHIN, the new band featuring FATES WARNING drummer Mark Zonder, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP guitarist/keyboardist Wayne Findlay and ex-TRIBE OF GYPSIES singer Gregg Analla, have set "Slavior" as the title of their debut album, tentatively due this spring via Greece's Black Lotus Records. "Gregg h...January 10, 2006
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Trilateral Progression
NEURAXIS' "Trilateral Progression" is one impressive death metal album. On its fourth full-length release, the Montreal tech-death squad has accomplished what so many of its brethren have failed to do: adroitly combine technicality, brutality, and melody. Is there a death metal training facility in...January 9, 2006
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UNMERCIFUL: Debut Album To Feature Guest Appearance By CANNIBAL CORPSE Bassist
UNMERCIFUL, the new band featuring former ORIGIN members Clinton Appelhanz (guitar, vocals),James King (drums) and Jeremy Turner (formerly a touring guitarist for CANNIBAL CORPSE),have inked a two-album deal with Unique Leader Records. The group, who describe their musical style as "modern blastin...December 28, 2005
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World of Lies
My last memory of Australia's THE BERZERKER is seeing them perform with ORIGIN, VADER, and IMMOLATION a couple of years ago. I recall being intrigued by the masked madmen, but not all that moved with the music itself, though I did find some redeeming value in the forceful, samples-laden approach. Ad...December 19, 2005
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New DVD Teaches Heavy Metal Stars The Art Of Roaring
James Parker of The Boston Globe has issued the following report: The origin of the "tortured throat scream" or "angry hell voice" is as hotly contested as anything else in the history of heavy metal. Does it derive from the "death grunt" — the subhuman ultra-low-frequency belch developed by Florida...December 18, 2005
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