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SATAN Cancel KEEP IT TRUE II Festival Appearance
The reunited NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) legends SATAN have cancelled their previously announced appearance at next year's Keep It True II festival. The following is the official statement on the matter from the festival's organizers: "After we dealt everything with the band and got the...October 17, 2003
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DESTROYER 666 To Tour Australia For First Time In Three Years
Australia's DESTROYER 666, who are currently based in Holland, will be returning to Australian shores in December/January for their first national tour in three years. The band's "The Wolves Return" tour will see the band appearing at the Metal For The Brain Festival in December before performing in...October 16, 2003
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PRIMAL FEAR: 'Chainbreaker' Video Posted Online
PRIMAL FEAR's video for the track "Chainbreaker" has been posted online in Real Media format at this location. "Chainbreaker" comes off the group's long-awaited DVD, "The History Of Fear", due in the U.S. on November 4 through Nuclear Blast. As previously reported, the disc features the group's full...October 11, 2003
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DARK FUNERAL: Live Album Details Revealed
DARK FUNERAL guitarist Lord Ahriman has posted the following update on the band's official web site: "It has been quite some time since DARK FUNERAL has released any official news. We might have been quiet but we sure haven't been inactive! After a successful gig at the Wacken Open Air Festival in G...October 7, 2003
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GAMMA RAY To Support IRON MAIDEN In Europe
German power metallers GAMMA RAY have been confirmed as the support act for the first 10 European dates of IRON MAIDEN's "Dance Of Death World Tour". GAMMA RAY, fronted by former HELLOWEEN guitarist Kai Hansen, have been busy throughout the summer playing at many of the big open air festivals, inclu...October 3, 2003
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PRIMAL FEAR Set North American Release Date For DVD
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have set November 4 as the North American release date for their long-awaited DVD, "The History Of Fear". As previously reported, the disc features the group's full Wacken 2001 performance, an October 2002 show filmed in Stuttgart, Germany on the "Black Sun" tour,...October 1, 2003
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PRIMAL FEAR: Complete DVD Details Revealed
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR will release their long awaited DVD, "The History Of Fear", on September 29 though Nuclear Blast. The disc features the group's full Wacken 2001 performance, an October 2002 show filmed in Stuttgart, Germany on the "Black Sun" tour, all of the group's promo video c...September 5, 2003
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NUCLEAR ASSAULT Hard At Work On First Studio Album In 10 Years
Reunited thrash metal band NUCLEAR ASSAULT are currently recording their first new studio album in 10 years at the studios of Timothy Koukos, head of Screaming Ferret Wreckords, in Manchester, New Hampshire. Vocalist/guitarist John Connelly, guitarist Erik Burke, bassist Danny Lilker and drummer Gle...August 29, 2003
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ASSASSIN Are Ready To 'Go Fight Kill'
ASSASSIN, the reunited German thrash act that released a couple of promising albums in the late '80s via the SPV label (1987's "The Upcoming Terror" and 1988's "Interstellar Experience"),have posted the following message to their official web site: "First of all the whole band wanna thank all the c...August 13, 2003
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GAMMA RAY: Festival Recap
German power metallers GAMMA RAY have posted the following message on their official web site: "GAMMA RAY returned from a rather festive weekend last Sunday — happy, exhausted (no wonder - it's been almost forty degrees Celsius!) and overwhelmed with the great response they had received from the aud...August 12, 2003
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RAUNCHY Finish Recording Sophomore Album
Denmark's RAUNCHY have finished recording their sophomore album at producer Jacob Hansen's (INVOCATOR) Hansen Studios in Ribe and are currently preparing to mix the effort for an early 2004 release through Nuclear Blast Records. 12 songs were reportedly tracked for the CD, including a cover of FAITH...August 1, 2003
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TWISTED SISTER: Exclusive Movie Posted Online
In celebration of TWISTED SISTER's 2003 reunion, the band's web site has produced a brand-new flash movie with exclusive images from last month's Bang Your Head Festival in Balingen, Germany. Check it out: High-Speed, Low-Speed. Upcoming TWISTED SISTER tour dates: Aug. 01 - Wacken Open Air Festival...July 29, 2003
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KATAKLYSM To Enter Studio In November
Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM will enter Studio Victor in Montreal in November to begin recording their new album, "Serenity In Fire", for an early 2004 release through Nuclear Blast Records. The album will be produced by KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-Francois Dagenais (MISERY INDEX, MALEVOLENT CREA...July 15, 2003
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DIAMOND HEAD, TYGERS OF PAN TANG Members To Team Up For Special WACKEN Performance
Members of DIAMOND HEAD and TYGERS OF PAN TANG will team up to perform a one-hour set at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, scheduled to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany. The all-star quintet — consisting of Brian Tatler (guitar),Karl Wilcox (drums),Eddie Chaos (bass),Floyd B...July 14, 2003
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'Wacken Metal Overdrive' To Be Released On DVD
On July 28, SPV/Steamhammer will be releasing a special DVD, entitled "Wacken Metal Overdrive", featuring interviews and live footage of various artists performing at the annual Wacken Open Air Festival, widely considered to be the biggest and best "pure metal" festival in the world. The complete tr...July 12, 2003
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