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HALCYON WAY Sign With BOMBWORKS RECORDS
Atlanta-based progressive metal band HALCYON WAY have inked a deal with Bombworks Records out of Dallas, TX. The group's debut CD, "A Manifesto For Domination", will be released late summer 2006 and will be mixed and mastered by James Murphy of TESTAMENT/DEATH fame. HALCYON WAY have shared the stage...April 5, 2006
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DEKADENT To Release Debut Album This Summer
Slovenian atmospheric metallers DEKADENT will be releasing their debut album, "Manifestation of Seasonal Bleeding", this summer through the Swiss metal label SMP. The CD was produced last year by Artur Felicijan in Ljubljana. "Manifestation of Seasonal Bleeding" track listing: 01. Emanation 02. Diss...April 1, 2006
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Heavy Metal Album Covers That Rocked The World
The U.K.'s Guardian Unlimited has published a short interview with James Sherry, co-author of the book "Heavy Metal Thunder: Album Covers That Rocked the World", a collection of album covers from metal's golden age that began with BLACK SABBATH's 1970 eponymously titled debut. Heavy-metal album cove...March 30, 2006
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PRIMAL FEAR To Make 'Huge Announcement' In Coming Weeks
According to a posting on PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner's official web site, PRIMAL FEAR will be making a "huge announcement" in the coming weeks. The band recently completed a Japanese tour and are preparing for a number of festival appearances during the summer. In other news, Mat's long-running...March 30, 2006
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HAMMERFALL: More Details Revealed About Charity Hockey Game
More details have been revealed about the charity ice-hockey game that HAMMERFALL members Joacim Cans (vocals) and Oscar Dronjak (guitar) will participate in on Thursday, March 30 in Vättlehallen in Stenkullen, outside of Göteborg, Sweden. The event is being arranged by artisterforlivet.com and will...March 29, 2006
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Dead Under Décor
It's never a bad thing when an album starts and your first reaction is "did these guys steal MOTÖRHEAD's gear?" And when a look at the liner notes reveals that the producer is Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE, BOTCH),the picture becomes a little clearer. This is some noisy, abrasive, sardonic hardcore/metal (...March 27, 2006
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KORN: 'Live & Rare' Cover Artwork Posted Online
The cover artwork for KORN's upcoming "Live & Rare" collection has been posted online at KornUnleashed.net. Due May 9 via Epic, the set features 10 cuts drawn from KORN's 2003 show at New York club CBGB, a live cover of PINK FLOYD's "Another Brick in the Wall" taped in St. Louis and two ...March 24, 2006
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KORN's 'Live & Rare' To Include Cover Of METALLICA's 'One'
Billboard.com is reporting that KORN has rounded up a host of live tracks and odds and ends for the appropriately titled "Live & Rare", due May 9 via Epic. The set features 10 cuts drawn from a 2003 show at New York club CBGB, a live cover of PINK FLOYD's "Another Brick in ...March 23, 2006
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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME To Begin Recording Covers CD In April
Raleigh, North Carolina's BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME will enter the studio in April with producer Jamie King (THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD) to begin recording an album's worth of covers called "The Anatomy Of". The CD, which is scheduled for release in June through Victory Records, will feature the f...March 20, 2006
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METALLICA Concert Woes: Food Inspections To Come
Mail & Guardian Online is reporting that Saturday's (March 18) Coca-Cola Colab Massive Mix concert at Supersport Park in Centurion, South Africa — featuring a host of local artists and several international acts, including METALLICA — was attended by more than 42,000 people. On Monday, Beeld, th...March 20, 2006
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LARS ULRICH: METALLICA Will 'Do Our Thing' At South African Festivals
Johannesburg's Mail & Guardian Online is reporting that METALLICA fans can expect a broad range of the band's music — spanning more than 20 years of its career — at Saturday's (March 18) Coca-Cola Colab Music Festival at Supersport Park in Centurion, South Africa. "It's just us doing our thing,"...March 18, 2006
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HAMMERFALL Members To Play Hockey For Charity
HAMMERFALL singer Joacim Cans and guitarist Oscar Dronjak will be part of a Swedish ice-hockey team called "Artists for Life". The team, who will play against a reality-show team from Swedish ZTV, will feature celebrities like football and ice-hockey legends, stand-up comedians, and other musicians,...March 17, 2006
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HIRAX: 'Thrash Til Death' DVD Details Revealed
Los Angeles thrashers HIRAX will release their first DVD, "Thrash Til Death", on April 25 through Black Devil Records. "Thrash Til Death" features over two hours of live footage — the complete set from Minneapolis Mayhem 2, plus bonus footage from shows played in Germany (Bang Your Head Festival and...March 13, 2006
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BLIND GUARDIAN: 'Fly' International Chart Positions Revealed
The new BLIND GUARDIAN single, "Fly", has entered the national charts in the following countries: # 1 in Japan # 4 in Spain # 4 in Hungary # 29 in Sweden # 32 in Germany # 52 in Austria # 94 in Switzerland Audio samples of "Fly", have been posted online at this ...March 11, 2006
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ASTRAL DOORS Confirmed For Norway's RAGNAROCK FESTIVAL
Swedish metallers ASTRAL DOORS have been confirmed for the the Ragnarock Festival, set to take place August 17-19 in Norway. Also scheduled to appear are TWISTED SISTER, W.A.S.P., THUNDERBOLT, CHINCHILLA, CORNERSTONE, MORGANA LEFAY, PAGAN'S MIND, HIGHLAND GLORY, MASTERPLAN and BRAINSTORM, among othe...March 11, 2006