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DESTRUCTION, SADUS, MUNICIPAL WASTE: North American Tour Dates Announced

German thrashers DESTRUCTION will team up with SADUS and MUNICIPAL WASTE for a North American tour in January/February. First confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 20 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox * Jan. 26 - Denver, CO @ Hubba's House of rock Jan. 28 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue Jan. 30 - Sauget,...

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DESTRUCTION: Spanish, Portuguese Dates Announced

Long-running German thrashers DESTRUCTION have lined up the following dates in Spain/Portugal in November/December: Nov. 29 - Barcelona, SPA @ KGB Nov. 30 - Durango, SPA @ Plateruena Dec. 01 - Madrid, SPA @ Ritmo & Compas Dec. 02 - Lissabon, POR @ Corrois-Almada As previously reported, DESTRUCTI...

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DESTRUCTION To Record 'Best Of Classix' Album This Month

German thrashers DESTRUCTION will enter the studio later this month to record the "Best of Classix" album, tentatively due in early 2007 via AFM Records. The band previously stated about the upcoming CD, "As it's really difficult to get the old records those days and to avoid a 'best of album' with...

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DESTRUCTION: Bulgaria's THRASH TILL DEATH Festival Will Go Ahead As Scheduled

Veteran German thrashers DESTRUCTION have posted the following message on their official web site: "After the cancellation of the Monsters of Rock festival in Kavarna at the black sea, fans were worried that the Thrash till Death festival, three weeks later at the same place, could be in danger too!...

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DESTRUCTION Seek Soccer World Cup Assistance

German thrashers DESTRUCTION have posted the following message on their official web site: "Because the soccer world championship takes place during [DESTRUCTION's] U.S. tour, the band wants to find a sports bar that shows the games of the German team — in Spartanburg, SC on June 9; Houston, TX on J...

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DESTRUCTION To Record 'Best Of The Early Years' Album

German thrashers DESTRUCTION have posted the following message on their official web site: "After the return from their successful Latin America tour (sadly interrupted with some promoter problems as reported) the band is now preparing for their next release. After the North America tour starting Ma...

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SODOM Frontman: 'The Time Is Right' For Full U.S. Tour

Mark Carras of Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with Tom Angelripper of SODOM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: Schmier of DESTRUCTION recently said that it was because of money that SODOM won't do a full U.S. tour. Is that true? Tom: "No. We're just going ...

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DESTRUCTION Frontman Says Poor Distribution Is To Blame For Low U.S. Sales

Metal Asylum recently conducted an interview with DESTRUCTION bassist/vocalist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Asylum: How successful was your tour with KREATOR in the States a few years ago? Was there a lack of audience the reason why DESTRUCTION has not...

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DESTRUCTION Frontman Defends Band's Decision To Cancel Ecuador Gig

DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer has issued another comment on the band's ill-fated April 15 concert in Ecuador which was called off after the group announced that they would not play the show due to insufficient lighting inside Quito's Miami Rock Concert venue. According to a report p...

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Promoter: DESTRUCTION Are To Blame For Ecuadorian Concert Disaster

The organizer of the ill-fated DESTRUCTION concert in Ecuador is claiming that the band are responsible for the damages caused by unruly fans after it was announced that the group would not play the show due to insufficient lighting inside Quito's Miami Rock Concert venue. According to a report publ...

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DESTRUCTION Frontman Comments On Ecuadorian Concert Fiasco

It was reported yesterday that DESTRUCTION's April 15 concert in Quito, Ecuador ended in total chaos after the local promoter lost control of the 2,000 fans that wanted to attend the gig in a venue that could only accommodate half of them and that didn't have a working lighting system. According to...

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ELVENKING: Full-Length Version Of 'The Wanderer' Posted Online

A full-length version of the new ELVENKING track "The Wanderer" has been posted online at this location (.WMA file). The song comes off the Italian folk/power metal band's third album, "The Winter Wake", due on January 27, 2006 via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Wyrd" was recorded at Sherpa S...

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DESTRUCTION: No German Shows Planned In 2006

According to a posting on DESTRUCTION's official web site, a trailer airing on the Swiss TV station DRS for the upcoming Stanley Cup playoffs will feature the heavy riffs of the DESTRUCTION song "Soul Collector", taken from the band's latest album, "Inventor of Evil". No further information is curre...

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ELVENKING: New Album Samples Available For Download

Audio samples of three tracks from ELVENKING's upcoming album, "The Winter Wake", have been posted online at the group's official web site. Check out the songs "The Wanderer", "The Winter Wake" and "Neverending Nights" at this location. The Italian folk/power metal band's third album, "The Winter Wa...

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ELVENKING: New Album Cover Art, Track Listing Revealed

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING have finalized the track listing for their third album, "The Winter Wake", due on January 27, 2006 via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Wyrd" was recorded at Sherpa Studios (Italy),mixed at Sonic Pump Studios by Nino Laurenne and was mastered at Finnvox...