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MACHINE MEN Sign With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS
Finnish melodic metal act MACHINE MEN have inked a deal with Century Media Records. Earning a reputation as an excellent live band, these young musicians (in their early 20s) created quite a buzz in the realm of melodic metal with their self-titled MCD (2002) and their debut album, "Scars & Woun...April 8, 2005
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HANOI ROCKS Singer Talks About New Album: Audio Available
Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS have posted a four-minute audio file of the group's lead singer, Michael Monroe, talking about the songs on their new album, "Another Hostile Takeover". Download the MP3 file at this location (3 MB). Released today in Finland, "Another Hostile Takeover" is the group's fir...March 30, 2005
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AXEL RUDI PELL: More Tour Dates Announced
German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL has lined up the following tour dates during the coming months: Jun. 02 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland Jun. 03 - Tradate Iron Fest - Milano, ITA Jun. 25 - Bang Your Head Festival - Balingen, GER Jun. 26 - Graspop Metal Meeting - Dessel, BEL Aug. 05 - Hyde ...March 30, 2005
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SUIDAKRA: New Song Available For Download
German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA have uploaded a full-length MP3 of their track "Reap the Storm" at their newly revamped web site. Check it out at Suidakra.com. "Reap the Storm" comes off the group's upcoming seventh album, "Command to Charge", due on April 25 via Armageddon Music. A li...March 24, 2005
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OBITUARY: Festival Appearances Announced
Reactivated Florida death metallers OBITUARY have lined up the following festival appearances during the coming months: Apr. 22-24 - New England Metal & Hardcore Festival - Worcester, MA May 07 - Dynamo Open Air - Hellendoorn, NETH Jun 3-5 - Louder-Harder-Faster - Allentown, PA Jun. 11-12 - Gods...March 24, 2005
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WITHIN TEMPTATION And DRAGONFORCE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
WITHIN TEMPTATION and DRAGONFORCE have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Wacken. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT APOCALYPTICA AXEL RUDI PELL BLOODBATH CANDLEMASS CO...March 24, 2005
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ENDSTILLE To Release New Album In August
German black metallers ENDSTILLE have set an August 1 European release date through Twilight-Vertrieb for their fourth full-length album, "Navigator". ENDSTILLE's most recent studio CD, "Dominanz", was released in May 2004. Upcoming ENDSTILLE shows: Jul. 15-16 - Spital am Semmering, AUT @ Kaltenbach...March 18, 2005
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SONATA ARCTICA: More European Festival Appearances Announced
Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have lined up the following European festival appearances during the coming months: May 14 - Gelsenkirchen, GER @ Rock Hard Festival Jun. 9-11 - Sölvesborg, SWE @ Sweden Rock Festival Jun. 10 - Tampere, FIN @ Sauna Open Air Jun. 24 - Kauhajoki, FIN @ Nummiroc...March 18, 2005
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MORGANA LEFAY And LANFEAR To Team Up For European Tour
MORGANA LEFAY and LANFEAR will be teaming up for a European tour beginning in late April. The dates are as follows: Apr. 30 - Münster-Breitefeld, GER - Live Arena May 02 - Hamburg, GER - Markthalle May 03 - Bochum, GER - Matrix May 04 - Ingolstadt, GER - Paradox May 05 - SWI - ...March 4, 2005
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SEVENTH ONE Part Ways With Guitarist
Guitarist Johannes "Axe" Losbäck has officially left Swedish power metallers SEVENTH ONE. "It's a decision that didn't come lightly," Johannes said in a statement. "I was one of the founding members, [I] love the guys as friends and admire their mucisianship, [and I] would die for metal. The decisio...March 4, 2005
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HANOI ROCKS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Finnish rock 'n' roll legends HANOI ROCKS have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Wacken. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT APOCALYPTICA AXEL RUDI PELL BLOODBATH CANDL...March 3, 2005
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KREATOR Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Veteran German thrashers KREATOR have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Wacken. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT APOCALYPTICA AXEL RUDI PELL BLOODBATH CANDLEMASS COR...March 1, 2005
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Drummer STEFAN SCHWARZMANN To Rejoin ACCEPT For Summer Festival Appearances
Drummer Stefan Schwarzmann (HELLOWEEN, U.D.O., RUNNING WILD) has recently become available and will be rejoining legendary German metallers ACCEPT for the 2005 summer festivals. Stefan has performed with the band since the "good old days" when he replaced original drummer Stefan Kaufmann. This offic...March 1, 2005
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BLOODBATH To Film WACKEN Performance For Upcoming DVD
Swedish death metallers BLOODBATH have posted the following message on their official web site: "Since this year's appearance at Wacken might not only be the first, but also the last gig for BLOODBATH, we've decided it will be shot for a future dvd release. Through who and when it will be released h...February 25, 2005
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NEVERMORE: Video Clip From Recording Studio Posted Online
A short video clip of NEVERMORE in the studio recording their new album has been posted online at producer Andy Sneap's official web site. Download the 6.7 MB Quicktime file at this location. NEVERMORE have set "This Godless Endeavor" as the title of their next studio album, tentatively due this sum...February 22, 2005