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U.D.O.: 'Mission No. X' To Arrive One Week Earlier

The release date for U.D.O.'s upcoming album, "Mission No. X" (AFM Records),has pushed forward to September 30 from the previously announced October 4. The follow-up to 2004's "Thunderball", "Mission No. X" marks the recording debut with the group of new drummer Francesco Jovino. Jovino joined the...

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COUNT RAVEN: Re-Releases On The Way!

Swedish doom masters COUNT RAVEN will have all four of their albums remastered and re-released through the German label Cyclone Empire before the end of the year. The first two releases — "Storm Warning" and "Destruction of the Void" — will arrive on October 14, to be followed by "High on Infinity"...

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PARADISE LOST Perform In Kiev Without Guitarist MACKINTOSH: Photos Available

PARADISE LOST became the first British rock band to peform on the main square in Kiev (Ukraine),Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square). On Saturday, September 17, PARADISE LOST joined a bunch of famous Ukrainian and Russian bands, including TARTAK, MASHA & MEDVEDI and DETI PICASSO, during t...

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SUPERJOINT RITUAL Bassist: Everyone Thought ANSELMO Would Be In The Ground Before DIMEBAG

Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an exclusive interview with SUPERJOINT RITUAL bassist Hank Williams III. An excerpt from the interview follows: KNAC.COM: Right after Dime's murder, you became a spokesperson of sorts for Phil [Anselmo] and SUPERJOINT. How hard was that for you personally? W...

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PARADISE LOST: New Album To Receive Long-Overdue U.S. Release

Century Media Records has set an October 18 U.S. release date for the new PARADISE LOST album, entitled simply "Paradise Lost". The CD will feature the regular 12 tracks and two bonus tracks taken from the limited-edition "Forever After" EP. "Paradise Lost" U.S. edition track listing: 01. Don't Belo...

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PARADISE LOST Finalize Track Listing For U.K. Edition Of New Album

PARADISE LOST have finalized the track listing for the U.K. edition of their new album, "Paradise Lost", due on October 17 via Century Media Records. Format details are still awaiting confirmation, but the CD will feature the regular 12 tracks and two bonus tracks taken from the limited-edition "For...

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CRYSTAL BALL's 'TimeWalker' Enters Swiss Chart At No. 56

Melodic metallers CRYSTAL BALL have entered the Swiss national album chart at position No. 56 with their latest effort, "TimeWalker". The follow-up to 2003's "Hellvetia", "TimeWalker" was once again produced by Stefan Kaufmann (ACCEPT, U.D.O.) and includes 12 tracks. A headlining tour of Europe is t...

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Ex-DAMAGEPLAN Singer Pays Tribute To Former Guitar Tech; New THE MERCY CLINIC MP3 Posted Online

THE MERCY CLINIC, the new San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring former DAMAGEPLAN frontman Patrick Lachman, guitarists Brian Harrah (PROFESSIONAL MURDER MUSIC) and Josh Stinson (DRIST),bassist Steed Najera (TRIPLE SEVEN),and drummer Bevan Davies (DANZIG, COMES WITH THE FALL, JERRY CANTRELL),...

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Majestic

When Kai Hansen left HELLOWEEN way back when, he took a large portion of that band's eccentricity with him, put to great use in GAMMA RAY. The band's core has always been the European style of power metal that Hansen helped found, but GAMMA RAY has always been willing to indulge a gloriously ludicro...

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MAJESTY Guitarist Continuing Work On R:I:P Project

Guitarist Björn Daigger (MAJESTY, DAWNRIDER, ex-ANGUISH) is currently in the studio with Fabian Pospiech from the Berlin-based power/thrash metallers RESPAWN INC. working on a promotional CD from his new band R:I:P (RAW INTENSE POWER). "The basics are finished and now we're recording the vocals and...

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BEN JACKSON GROUP: Acoustic Tracks Posted Online

BEN JACKSON GROUP, the Florida-based hard rock band featuring former CRIMSON GLORY/PARISH guitarist Ben Jackson on guitar/vocals, have uploaded two previously unreleased acoustic tracks that were originally intended to appear on the Japanese version of the group's sophomore album, "All Over You". Ch...

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ACCEPT To Perform Final Show In Bulgaria

According to the FOCUS News Agency, legendary German heavy metal band ACCEPT will put an end to their performing career with a final live performance to be held in the Bulgarian coastal town of Kavarna. “I am happy with the fact that world-known musicians having extremely successful career like ACCE...

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ALTARIA Announce New Album Title

Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA have set "The Fallen Empire" as the title of their thid album, tentatively due in early 2006. "The Fallen Empire" will be mixed and mastered during October at Black Lounge Studios in Sweden by Jonas Kjellgren (KATATONIA, STEEL ATTACK, SCAR SYMMETRY). The track listi...

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MASTERPLAN To Open Bulgaria's BLACK SEA FESTIVITIES

According to BNN (Bulgarian News Network),MASTERPLAN will open the Black Sea Festivities – Kavarna 2005 Saturday at the Kaliakra stadium in the Black Sea town of Kavarna. The world-renowned German guitar player AXEL RUDI PELL will play immediately after the German/Norwegian band. The world professi...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I Have Never Been Prouder Of MEGADETH'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "As we pass the halfway point of Gigantour and the last dates are being secured for the 'Blackmail The Universe' tour for 'The System Has Failed', I am very satisfied to say that...