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DARK TRANQUILLITY Announces Japanese, Korean, Australian Tour Dates

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have posted the following message on their official web site: "The rumors are true — we're indeed coming to Australia, but not only that we're including Japan and Korea on the same trip. "Throughout the years, we've recieved tons of questions from fa...

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Helsinki Thrashers THE SCOURGER On Finnish Single Chart

According to Rockdetector.com, Finnish thrashers THE SCOURGER — who scored a sensational No. 1 single in their home country with "Hatehead" last year — saw their latest single, "Maximum Intensity", enter the Finnish chart at No. 3 last week. This week it rises to No. 2. View the entire chart at

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LEAVES' EYES And ATROCITY To Join Forces For Australian Tour

LEAVES' EYES and ATROCITY will be teaming up for an Australian tour in September under the banner "Norwegian Beauty Versus German Atrocity - Under The Southern Cross Tour 2006". Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 18 - Perth, AUS @ Amplifier Bar Sep. 19 - Adelaide, AUS @ TBA Sep. 21 - Brisbane, AUS...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY: Australian Tour Dates Announced

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have lined up the following Australian dates in September: Sep. 15 - Capitol – Perth, AUS (18+) Sep. 16 - Unibar - Adelaide, AUS (All Ages) Sep. 17 - Manning Bar - Sydney, AUS (All Ages) Sep. 18 - Basement - Brisbane, AUS (18+) Sep. 19 - Hi Fi ...

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COLDSEED: 'Completion Makes The Tragedy' To Receive North American Release In September

COLDSEED, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN/current SAVAGE CIRCUS skinsman Thomen Stauch and SOILWORK singer Björn "Speed" Strid, will release its debut album, "Completion Makes the Tragedy", in North America on September 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was issued in Europe on June 3...

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Ex-BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer Forced To Sit Out SAVAGE CIRCUS Tour Dates

Former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch will be unable to perform any shows this year with his new band, SAVAGE CIRCUS, due to an unspecified medical/psychological condition. The following is Stauch's official statement on the matter: "Due to ongoing serious private problems in the past months m...

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ASTRAL DOORS: 'Astralism' To Be Reissued With Newly Written Bonus Track

Swedish metallers ASTRAL DOORS will re-release their third album, "Astralism", as a digipack, featuring a newly written bonus track, entitled "21st Century Medieval". "The sound on the album has been polished and has been remastered by a profesional," the band write on their web site. "This is how i...

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KINGDRAGON: Promo CD To Include WINGER Cover

KINGDRAGON, the new Greek melodic hard rock/metal act formed by keyboardist George Aspiotis (SPITFIRE, RAWSILK, NIGHTFALL) will release a promotional CD, entitled "Fire in the Sky", during August. The band, which formed earlier this year, is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on t...

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The Anatomy Of

BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME has had quite a run of phenomenal albums. This time the band decided to have a little fun with "The Anatomy Of", an album of 14 cover songs from a varied group of acts. Rather than rendering the originals unrecognizable, the quintet took songs from groups like MÖTLEY CRÜE,...

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Report: Former MOTÖRHEAD Roadie Warned Police About London Terrorist Attack

antiMUSIC is reporting that a former roadie for MOTÖRHEAD tried to warn police about two radical Muslims that helped carry out the July 7, 2005 terrorist attack in London. Martin Gilbertson worked as a computer technician for individuals involved with an Islamic bookshop and youth center Beeston, We...

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LEAVES' EYES: 'Legend Land' EP Enters German Chart At No. 75

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) — have entered the German Top 100 single chart at position No. 75 with their latest EP, "Legend Land". As previously...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY: Gates Of Metal 2005 Performance To Re-Air On Swedish National Radio

According to a posting on DARK TRANQUILLITY's official web site, the band's show from last year's Gates of Metal festival in Hultsfred, Sweden will be re-aired on the Swedish national radio P3 (web site) on July 6. More information will be made available soon. DARK TRANQUILLITY recently announced th...

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GOREFEST, MENDEED Confirmed For Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST

GOREFEST, MENDEED and JUSTICE have been confirmed for the 2006 edition of the Earthshaker Fest, set to take place July 21-22 in Kreuth. In addition, BLIND GUARDIAN will appear at the event as special guests but will not perform. The band will hold a listening session for their upcoming album, "A Twi...

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REVEREND Announce New Singer

The surviving members of REVEREND, the band which had previously featured the late frontman David Wayne (ex-METAL CHURCH),have announced the addition of singer Michael Lance to the group's ranks. Michael Lance is no stranger to the metal scene. Raised in San Antonio Texas, Michael began his vocal c...

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ERIK NORLANDER To Release DVD Of Russian Concert

Master keyboardist and prolific composer Erik Norlander has announced the July 26, 2006 release of his first DVD documenting his landmark concert in St. Petersburg, Russia. "Erik Norlander and Friends - Live in St. Petersburg" contains 90 minutes of concert material from this spectacular event plus...