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ART OF SIMPLICITY To Release Full-Length Debut In December

ART OF SIMPLICITY, the Greek band featuring members of WASTEFALL and FRAGILE VASTNESS, has signed a deal with Burning Star Records. The group's full-length debut, "Caught in this Iless Storm", was completed in February 2006 and is scheduled for release in December. Audio samples are available at thi...

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NONPOINT Drummer: 'We Love What We Do'

Scott Fishman of The Miami Herald recently conducted an interview with NONPOINT singer Elias Soriano and drummer Robb Rivera. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On topping the bill for 93 Rock's End of Summer Slam Saturday (Sept. 30) at Markham Park in Sunrise, Florida: Rivera: "It's extremely ner...

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Lebanese Metallers OATH TO VANQUISH Announce European Tour Dates

Thriving in the face of adversity and despite a conflict that has ravaged their country for several weeks, extreme metallers OATH TO VANQUISH are now set to proceed to travel out of Lebanon and play shows around Europe next week. The band have been confirmed to take part in the Images of the Middle...

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Former STRATOVARIUS Bassist's MESS Project Working On Debut EP

MESS, the Finnish heavy metal band featuring bassist Jari Kainulainen (ex-STRATOVARIUS),drummer Atte Sarkima (AJATTARA, VERENPISARA),vocalist Tommi "Tuple" Salmela (TAROT, CARDIANT) and guitarist Elias Viljainen (E.VIL),is currently working on its first EP, tentatively due before the end of the y...

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DRAGONLAND Members To Score French Film

DRAGONLAND's Olof Mörck and Elias Holmlid will be working with French director and screenplay writer Thierry Lorenzi, scoring the music for his gothic and romantic short film "Bye Bye Bloody Mary", which will feature some high-profile names in French cinema, such as Didier Azoulay (who played the an...

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Lebanese Metallers OATH TO VANQUISH Sign With GRINDETHIC RECORDS

U.K.-based label Grindethic Records has announced the signing of Lebanese extreme metallers OATH TO VANQUISH. The group's debut album, "Applied Schizophrenic Science", was mastered by Colin Davis (VILE) at Imperial Mastering and is tentatively set for a June release. According to a press release, OA...

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Former STRATOVARIUS Bassist Completes Work On New MESS Demo: Audio Available

MESS, the Finnish heavy metal band featuring bassist Jari Kainulainen (ex-STRATOVARIUS),drummer Atte Sarkima (AJATTARA, VERENPISARA),vocalist Tommi "Tuple" Salmela (TAROT, CARDIANT) and guitarist Elias Viljainen (E.VIL),have finished mixing their new four-song demo at Fantom Studio in Tampere, Fi...

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Former STRATOVARIUS Bassist Records New Music With Reactivated MESS

Former STRATOVARIUS bassist Jari Kainulainen has joined forces with drummer Atte Sarkima (AJATTARA, VERENPISARA),vocalist Tommi "Tuple" Salmela (TAROT, CARDIANT) and guitarist Elias Viljainen (E.VIL) in a new Finnish heavy metal band called MESS. The group, whose musical style is being described as...

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SECRET SPHERE Announce New Drummer

Italian melodic metallers SECRET SPHERE have announced the addition of drummer Federico Pennazzato to the group's ranks. "Federico is a young and brilliant drummer coming from our city, so after more than three months of collaboration and some gigs we are happy to confirm that he is the right man to...

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SECRET SPHERE To Support ROYAL HUNT On European Tour

Italian melodic metallers SECRET SPHERE will be supporting ROYAL HUNT on a European tour in October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 07 - Caserta.Naples, ITA @ Oddly Shed Oct. 08 - Florence, ITA @ Ministry Oct. 09 - Pavia/Milan, ITA @ Thunder Road Oct. 10 - Munich, GER @ Garage Oct. 11 - Vervie...

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SECRET SPHERE: New Album Details Revealed

Italian power metallers SECRET SPHERE have pushed forward the release date of their new album, "Heart & Anger" (Nuclear Blast),to May 23 from the previously announced May 30. The CD was issued in Japan on April 21. The follow-up to 2003's "Scent of Human Desire", "Heart & Anger" was recorde...

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DRAGONLAND Sign With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

DRAGONLAND, the Gothenburg, Sweden-based melodic metal sextet, have signed a multi-album worldwide deal with Century Media Records. "We are really happy to have found a new home with Century Media Records," stated DRAGONLAND lead guitarist/founder Nicklas Magnusson. Formed in 1999, DRAGONLAND have r...

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Former HELLOWEEN Drummer To Play Cover Gigs In Greece

VALANOS, the new hard rock/metal cover band featuring ex-HELLOWEEN/METALIUM drummer Mark Cross and former members of the Greek metal act SPITFIRE, will perform several gigs in Greece during July/August. The group's 90-minute set will include covers of various hard rock and metal classics, original t...

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COLD Ready New Album, Tour

COLD are gearing up for a short club tour to preview their forthcoming album, "Year of the Spider", due April 29 on Flip/Geffen Records. The album's first single, "Stupid Girl", features an appearance by WEEZER frontman Rivers Cuomo. The WEEZER singer co-wrote the song with COLD vocalist Scooter War...

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COLD Select First Single From 'Year of the Spider'

COLD have set "Stupid Girl" as the first single off their upcoming album, "Year of the Spider", due on April 29 through Geffen Records. As previously reported, "Year Of The Spider" was recorded in part at Bay 7 Studios in Los Angeles, California with producer Howard Benson (SEPULTURA, P.O.D., SKINDR...