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DEICIDE Drop Off Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Floridian death metallers DEICIDE have cancelled their scheduled appearance at Germany's Wacken Open Air festival due to "family reasons," according to a posting at the festival's web site. Replacing DEICIDE on the bill will be legendary Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED. Wacken Open Air festival is...

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SEVENTH ONE Name New Album

Swedish power metallers SEVENTH ONE have set "What Should Not Be" as the title of their sophomore album, due on September 27 through Armageddon Products. Songtitles set to appear on the follow-up to 2002's "Sacrifice" include "Scattered", "How Many Years" and "Eyes Of The Nation". In related news, t...

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SATYRICON To Audition Drummers For Upcoming U.S. Tour

Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON have posted the following message on their web site: "We will be headlining [Wacken Open Air] Saturday the 7th of August doing a special set where we will perform DARKTHRONE songs with their singer the last 30 minutes of our show. Anyone who knows their black meta...

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CRASH MUSIC To Release WACKEN DVD And CD

Crash Music, Inc. has announced that they have signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Germany's Armageddon Music to market and distribute the "2003 Armageddon Over Wacken" DVD and Audio CDs for North America. Wacken Open Air is a yearly metal festival held in the small farming town of Wacken,...

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FEINSTEIN To Play One-Off Show In New York

FEINSTEIN, the new band featuring former THE RODS frontman/ELF guitarist David "Rock" Feinstein, ROYAL HUNT singer John West, and ex-FOGHAT/THE OUTLAWS bassist Jeff Howell, will perform at The Haunt in Ithaca, New York on Friday, July 30. This is a RARE local performance by "Rock" and his new band b...

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BAL-SAGOTH: New Album Progress Update

The writing of the long-awaited sixth BAL-SAGOTH album is now at last nearing completion, and additionally some preliminary recording has commenced. The majority of the recording phase is scheduled to commence in full during the early autumn. A detailed press release concerning the sixth album will...

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EKTOMORF To Support FEAR FACTORY In Spain

Hungarian hardcore/thrash quartet EKTOMORF have been confirmed as the support act for FEAR FACTORY at four gigs in Spain. The details are as follows: Jul. 12 – Barcelona, SPA - Razzmatazz 2 Jul. 13 - Madrid, SPA - Arena Jul. 14 - Murcia, SPA - Super Chuys Jul. 16 - Victoria, SPA - Azkena Upcoming .....

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MISERY INDEX Part Ways With Guitarist, Announce Temporary Replacement

Guitarist Bruce Greig has quit MISERY INDEX, according to a posting on the band's web site. "We wish him the best in all his endeavors, but nevertheless we are moving ahead," the group write. "Former guitarist/vocalist Mike Harrison (featured on 'Overthrow' and the 'Commit Suicide/Split') will be fi...

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HOBBS ANGEL OF DEATH, METHEDRAS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

HOBBS ANGEL OF DEATH, METHEDRAS, VANGUARD and ENGINE OF PAIN have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-8, 2004 in Wacken, Germany. The following is a list of acts currently scheduled to appear at the festival: AFTER FOREVER AMON AMARTH ANTHRAX ARCH ENEM...

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TWISTED SISTER: 'Stay Hungry' Re-Recording, Live DVD Details Revealed

TWISTED SISTER's long-awaited 25th anniversary re-recording of their multi-million selling album "Stay Hungry" is set for an August 23 release through Detonator Records. The CD, re-titled "Still Hungry", features the first recordings by the reformed lineup in over 12 years. The disc includes five bo...

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CATHEDRAL Set Working Title For New Album

U.K.-based cult doom rockers CATHEDRAL have set "Seeds of Decay" as the working title of their eighth studio album, tentatively due in early 2005 through Nuclear Blast Records. Songtitles set to appear on the follow-up to 2002's "The VIIth Coming" include "Oro the Manslayer", "Corpsecycle", "Sabbada...

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BRAINSTORM To Support NIGHTWISH In London

German power merchants BRAINSTORM will be supporting Finnish superstars NIGHTWISH at the Astoria in London on July 16. "How amazing,… this World Tour brings us to so many new territories and finally, we can meet all our fanatic and fantastic fans!" the band said in a statement. "We're proud and read...

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AMON AMARTH Complete Work On New CD

Sweden's AMON AMARTH have completed work on their new album, "Fate of Norns", according to an online posting by the band's vocalist Johan Hegg. "Currently we're preparing for the upcoming Rock The Nations Festival in Istanbul on July 3rd-4th. After that we'll take a well-deserved vacation from the m...

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CATHEDRAL: WACKEN Warm-Up Dates Announced

To coincide with the upcoming CATHEDRAL "best of/rarities" collection, "The Serpent's Gold", the band have announced the following three U.K. shows as a warm-up to the band's appearance at Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany (Aug. 7-8): Jul. 29 – Birkenhead, UK - Hotel California Jul. 30 - C...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: New Band Photos Posted Online

Long-running San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have posted brand-new band pictures at this location. As previously reported, VICIOUS RUMORS recently signed a multi-album recording contract with Holland's Mascot Records. The group's first release for the label will be a DVD, entitled "C...