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BEATALLICA: Midwest Dates Announced

Milwaukee-based BEATALLICA, a satirical mashup act whose hilarious schtick marries the songwriting prowess of the BEATLES to the deep-throated rock growl of METALLICA, has lined up the following dates during February/March: Feb. 23 - Nite Cap – Chicago, IL Mar. 03 - 4 Stools Short - Wisconsin Rapids...

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FORCE OF EVIL Splits With ESCAPI MUSIC

FORCE OF EVIL, the Danish band featuring guitarist Michael Denner (ex-MERCYFUL FATE),guitarist Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL FATE),bassist Hal Patino (KING DIAMOND),drummer Bjarne Holm (MERCYFUL FATE),and vocalist Martin Steene (ex-IRONFIRE),has issued the following update: "It's been a very very lon...

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It's Official: MERCYFUL FATE Guitarist MICHAEL DENNER Is A True Gentleman

The Danish newspaper Nyhedsavisen conducted a test yesterday (Tuesday, January 23) to see if the residents of Copenhagen, Denmark are generally helfpul and accomodating with one another. As part of the test, they had an old lady (Alice) drop a bag of groceries from the supermarket on the street to s...

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TRIVIUM Drummer Says Luck Didn't Play Part In His Band's Success

TRIVIUM drummer Travis Smith tells Australia's Beat magazine he grew up on thrash metal, and now METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich is one of TRIVIUM's biggest fans. Asked how it felt to share stages with his heroes, Smith responded, "It's an honor to play with bands like [IRON] MAIDEN and METALLICA, but...

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ROYAL HUNT: Finnish Date Announced

Danish/American hard rockers ROYAL HUNT have added a Finnish date to their previously announced itinerary. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Feb. 21 - Helsinki, FIN @ Nosturi Feb. 22 - Copenhagen, DEN @ The Rock Feb. 24 - St. Petersburg, RUS @ Ice Palace Feb. 25 - Moscow, RUS @ Apel...

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STATIC-X: Release Date, Track Listing Revealed

STATIC-X will release its new album, "Cannibal", on April 3. The track listing is as follows: 01. Cannibal 02. No Submission 03. Behemoth 04. Chemical Logic 05. Destroyer 06. Forty Ways 07. Chroma-matic 08. Cuts You Up 09. Reptile 10. Electric Pulse 11. Goat 12. Team Hate "If you want a taste of the...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH On New Songs: 'We're Trying To Be As Self-Critical As Possible'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently spoke to Revolver magazine (web site) about the writing process for the group's new album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Warner Bros. Records. "It's nice not to walk into the studio and all of sudden there's three cameras in your face and you h...

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VREID Confirmed For Slovenia's METALCAMP Festival

VREID, the Norwegian band formed by former WINDIR members Hváll (bass),Steingrim (drums) and Sture (vocals, guitar),has been confirmed for the Metalcamp 2007 festival, set to take place July 16-21, 2007 in Tolmin, Slovenia. More than 80 bands will perform on two stages over the course of five days...

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METALLICA 'Really Revitalized' By Working With RICK RUBIN

Launch Radio Networks reports: METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich says in the new issue of England's Rhythm magazine that working with producer Rick Rubin after spending 15 years and five albums with Bob Rock has "a completely different energy, a whole new vibe." Ulrich told Launch that the band just fel...

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ZYKLON Frontman Lays Down Vocals On KILL ALL Demo; Audio Available

ZYKLON vocalist/bassist Secthdamon recently recorded a guest appearance on the three-song demo from the Norwegian thrash band KILL ALL, entitled "Urge to Annihilation". Check out the tracks "Hatecrime", "Coldblooded Revolution" and "Hunting the Deceiver" on KILL ALL's official MySpace page. Accordin...

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ELECTRIC EARTH To Release Vinyl-Only EP

Sweden's ELECTRIC EARTH will enter Studio Deadline on January 12 to record a brand new song as well as a few covers. According to a posting on the group's web site, "the covers will feature some surprise guest artists. The plan is to release this recording as an exclusive vinyl-EP (only available th...

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TIAMAT Mainman Putting Finishing Touches On New LUCYFIRE Demo; Audio Available

LUCYFIRE, the side project of TIAMAT mastermind Johan Edlund, is putting the finishing touches on a new demo with producer and TIAMAT drummer Lars Sköld. According to Edlund,"we have plenty of songs," but the CD that will be sent out to prospective labels will contain the following four cuts: 01. Th...

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ROYAL HUNT: Danish, Russian Dates Announced

Danish/American hard rockers ROYAL HUNT have announced the following dates: Feb. 22 - Copenhagen, DEN @ The Rock Feb. 24 - St. Petersburg, RUS @ Ice Palace Feb. 25 - Moscow, RUS @ Apelsin ROYAL HUNT is currently working on material for a new album, which it expects to begin recording in the summer f...

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METALLICA On Its Own Timetable To Make New Album

Launch Radio Networks reports: METALLICA is tentatively scheduled to enter the studio this month and begin recording the follow-up to 2003's "St. Anger". Although the band spent most of 2006 writing the new record and will spend a good part of early 2007 laying it down, drummer Lars Ulrich told Laun...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, METALLICA Rumored For Sweden's HULTSFRED FESTIVAL

According to an article in the Dec. 29, 2006 edition of the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, OZZY OSBOURNE and METALLICA are strongly rumored to have been booked for this year's Hultsfred Festival, which is scheduled to take place June 14-16 in Hultsfred, Sweden. The first official artist confirmation...