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VENOM Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

British black metal pioneers VENOM have been confirmed for the tenth edition of Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 1-4 at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANGRA BENEDICTUM CRUCIFIED BARBARA DEFTONES DIMMU BORGIR GAMMA R...

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ASIA, VANDEN PLAS, THE QUILL Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

ASIA, VANDEN PLAS, and THE QUILL have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE COOPER ANVIL ASIA BLITZKRIEG BONFIRE CACTUS CATHEDRAL CELTIC F...

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DOPE STARS INC. Confirmed For Germany's WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN Festival

Italy's DOPE STARS INC. have been confirmed for this year's German gothic music festival Wave Gotik Treffen, set to take place June 2-5 in Leipzig. The band will also be supporting the Norwegian electro-cult act APOPTYGMA BERZERK on Monday, March 13 at the Brückenforum in Bonn, Germany. This will ma...

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TAD MOROSE To Announce New Singer In March

Sweden's TAD MOROSE are continuing to search for a vocalist following the departure of Urban Breed (now in BLOODBOUND) in December 2005. "We have been listening to 'audition CDs,' trying out some at our rehearsal place, etc. etc." guitarist Christer "Krunt" Andersson writes on the band's web site. "...

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MISERY INC.: 'Fallen Rage' Video Posted Online

Finnish metallers MISERY INC. have uploaded their video for the song "Fallen Rage" at this location. The clip was shot in October-November under the watchful guidance of Jani Saajanaho of Dead Grafix, and was included on the band's recently issued sophomore album, "Random End". It is also featured o...

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LOUDNESS Frontman To Release New Solo Album This Week

LOUDNESS frontman Minoru Niihara will release his new solo album, "Ashes to Glory", on February 22 in Japan via Tokuma Japan Communications. The album was produced by Niihara and Wyn Davis and features guest appearances by drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH) and bassist Jeff Pilson (DIO, DOKKE...

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DEVILDRIVER: Audio Interview With DEZ FAFARA Posted Online

TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 43 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. The episode spotlights a nine-minute interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara. Interview topics include Ozzy Osbourne, BLACK SABBATH, Johnny Cash, RAGING SLAB, Aleister Crowl...

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Founding VENOM Guitarist To Tour With German Techno Band SCOOTER

According to PowerMetal.de, original VENOM and current MANTAS guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn will be accompanying German techno group SCOOTER on their upcoming tour as the band's live guitarist. Dunn is presently working on MANTAS' follow-up to the group's acclaimed debut, "Zero Tolerance", tentativel...

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Artisans of Cruelty

A delightful romp through lo-fi U.S. black metal, heavy on the sadomasochism, misogyny and good old-fashioned violence. This is that bottom-of-the-trashcan stuff you either love or hate, with almost comically bad vocals and sub-basement production, but OCTAGON manage to be creepily compelling in the...

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THEATRE OF TRAGEDY To Film 'Storm' Video In Germany

Norway's THEATRE OF TRAGEDY will travel to Nürnberg, Germany next weekend to shoot a video for their new single, "Storm". The clip will be produced by AVA Studios and will be shot at an old vault. According to a posting on the group's web site, "windmachines will be heavily used and abused." "Storm"...

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TED NUGENT, PORCUPINE TREE, TIGERTAILZ Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

TED NUGENT, PORCUPINE TREE and TIGERTAILZ (featuring guitarist Jay "John" Pepper, bassist Pepsi Tate and singer Kim Hooker) have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (i...

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VENOM, CELTIC FROST, OPETH Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA OPEN AIR METAL FESTIVAL

VENOM, CELTIC FROST and OPETH are among the confirmed bands for the ninth annual Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, set to take place June 20 – July 2 at Kaisaniemi Park in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands will perform on three stages over the course of three days. In addition, a couple of ...

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ALICE COOPER Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

ALICE COOPER has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE COOPER ANVIL BLITZKRIEG BONFIRE CACTUS CATHEDRAL CELTIC FROST DEEP PURPLE DORO DRAG...

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VENOM: North American Release Date Set For 'Metal Black'

Sanctuary Records has set an April 4 North American release date for the new VENOM album, entitled "Metal Black". "Metal Black" (view album cover at this location) was mixed at the Townhouse Studios in London and contains 14 new songs, including "Antechrist", the demo for which can be heard at this...

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TAROT Remastered Reissues To Include Bonus Tracks

Finland's TAROT, the group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala, will be issuing remastered versions of their first five studio albums along with the "To Live Again" live album previously released in Japan. Each CD will include special bonus track(s). A March 1 release via Bluelight Rec...