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BALTIMOORE: Illness Forces Concert Cancellation

Swedish melodic hard rockers BALTIMOORE have cancelled their previously announced June 1 concert at Central Corner in Gävle, Sweden due to a "bad cold" suffered by one of the group's members. The band will now make its live debut with its new lineup at the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, w...

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Sacramento's FATE Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Sacramento, California-based metal quintet FATE. "We are very excited to be apart of the Metal Blade family and sharing our music with the masses," the members of FATE said in a statement. "FATE is grateful for this opportunity to share a label with s...

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ICED EARTH, KAMELOT, Former EXODUS Members To Guest On 'The Classic Metal Show'

Former JUDAS PRIEST/current ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens, KAMELOT guitarist Thomas Youngblood and ex-EXODUS vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza will be the featured guests on this weekend's edition of "The Classic Metal Show". The program airs live Saturdays between 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. EST at w...

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DEFEATED SANITY Drummer To Tour With MUCOPUS

Drummer Lille Gruber of German brutal death metallers DEFEATED SANITY has been confirmed to sit behind the kit for the upcoming European tour of American death/grind outfit MUCOPUS. The dates that will feature Lille Gruber are the Deathfeast Open Air as well as all the July dates of the "Seven Undim...

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BLOODSIMPLE: New Album Due In July

BLOODSIMPLE bassist Kyle Sanders has issued the following update: "We just wrapped up a week with our buddies in HELLYEAH and the shows couldn't have been better. Vinnie Paul is BACK IN ACTION!!! Damn good thing to see. We can honestly say to the fiveies we hit...you guys are completely insane!! Hol...

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BALTIMOORE Schedules Live Debut For New Lineup

Swedish melodic hard rockers BALTIMOORE will make their live debut with their new lineup on Friday, June 1 at Central Corner in Gävle, Sweden. BALTIMOORE's current formation is as follows: Björn Lodin - Vocals Thomas Larsson - guitar Weine Johansson - bass Klas Hägglund - Guitar/Keyboards Jonas Löö...

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THERION To Embark On 20th Anniversary Tour In December

THERION mainman Christofer Johnsson has posted the following message on the band's web site: "It's not completely finished with all details yet, but as one of the promoters seems to have published the info already, we can reveal that in December we will celebrate 20 years of THERION by making a tour...

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VOLBEAT: DAUWPOP FESTIVAL Cancellation Explained

Danish metal band VOLBEAT has issued the following update: "Due a big mistake at the airport in Copenhagen, VOLBEAT had to cancel their gig at the Dauwpop Festival [in Hellendoorn, the Netherlands on May 17] this year. While the band arrived in time at the airport in Amsterdam for their show at 6:00...

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SLAYER Apologizes For Scandinavian Concert Cancellations

SLAYER has issued a statement regarding the cancellation of its previously announced appearances at this year's Ruisrock (which will be held July 6-7 in Turku, Finland) and Roskilde (set to take place July 5-8 in Roskilde, Denmark) festivals. Says the band: "The members of SLAYER want all of their f...

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VOLBEAT: German, Swiss Tour Dates Announced

Danish metal band VOLBEAT has lined up the following tour dates: Sep. 12 - GER - Hamburg @ Markthalle Sep. 13 - GER - Berlin @ Alte Feuerwache Sep. 14 - GER - Leipzig @ Hellraiser Sep. 15 - GER - Bielefeld @ Falkendom Sep. 16 - GER - Köln @ Nachtleben Sep. 18 - ...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Team With SHEPARD FAIREY For 'Zeitgeist' Cover

To capture the mood of our times with the album cover for "Zeitgeist" — the forthcoming album by the SMASHING PUMPKINS — the band turned to acclaimed Obey Giant graphic designer and illustrator Shepard Fairey. After being given the album's title to work with, Fairey came up with a haunting image: it...

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THERION To Play Israel In August

Swedish symphonic metal band THERION is scheduled to perform at the Exhibition Grounds in Tel Aviv, Israel on August 30. For a list of upcoming THERION appearances, click here. THERION recently announced the departure of vocalist Mats Levén (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, KRUX, TREAT, AT VANCE) prior to the band...

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DISMEMBER: New Touring Drummer Revealed

According to Sweden's Close-Up magazine, long-running Swedish death metallers DISMEMBER have tapped drummer Thomas Daun (ex-REPUGNANT, INSISION, SUBVISION) for their upcoming European tour. DISMEMBER last month announced that it has parted ways with longtime drummer Fred Estby. "My decision to put m...

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Gear Talk With ICED EARTH's SCHAFFER: 'I'm A Gear Head But Not A Gear Whore'

With ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer and producer Jim Morris locked up at Morrisound studios in Tampa this week to mix the band's forthcoming album, "Framing Armageddon", IcedEarth.com checked in with Jon before he left for temporary exile in Florida to inquire about what gear he has and will be usi...

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Ex-THERION Singer MATS LEVÉN: 'It Felt Too Much Like A Job, And That's Not A Good Sign'

Swedish vocalist Mats Levén (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, THERION, KRUX, TREAT, AT VANCE) has commented on his decision to leave THERION prior to the band's appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival in early August. His replacement in the group will be Thomas Vikström, who is best known to metal fans...