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ROUGH SILK Frontman To Guest On New DESTRUCTION Album

Singer Ferdy Doernberg of the German epic/melodic metallers ROUGH SILK has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "I'll appear on the new CD by the German thrash legends DESTRUCTION playing a slide-guitar solo on an all-star-song ('The Alliance of the Hellhoundz') featuring b...

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PETER TÄGTGREN Talks About Producing New CELTIC FROST Album

Denmark's Antenna webzine recently conducted an interview with Swedish producer/musician Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Antenna: Some magazines have referred to you as a workaholic, and it seems to be the truth, but is that the real picture of the one an...

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DESTRUCTION Replace OVERKILL AT Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST

German thrashers DESTRUCTION have replaced OVERKILL on the billing of this year's Earthshaker Fest, a three-day event (including the opening-night party) set to take place July 21-23 in Geiselwind, Germany. DESTRUCTION will perform at the event on Saturday, July 23. Other acts scheduled to appear at...

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ROUGH SILK: In Songwriting Mode

Singer Ferdy Doernberg of the German epic/melodic metallers ROUGH SILK has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Not so much new in the ROUGH SILK headquarters. We're writing songs and also rehearsing more songs for the live set. "I'm busy producing the new album of the ska...

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METAL FOREVER FESTIVAL: Photo Collages Auctioned For Charity

In the next few days, heavy metal fans will be able to get their hands on some very special band souvenirs at www.ebay.de — and contribute to charity as well. Beginning on July 18, the organizers of the Metal Forever Festival For Asia benefit event will auction nine autographed photo collages of eac...

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MEGADETH: South American Tour Dates Announced

MEGADETH have announced the following South American dates in October: Oct. 07 - Santiago, CHL - Chile Stadium Oct. TBA - Buenos Aires, ARG - Pepsi Music Rock Festival Oct. 11 - Sao Paulo, BRA - Credicard Hall MEGADETH's "Greatest Hits: Back to the Start" collection sold 17,441 copies in its first w...

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CRIMINAL Finalize Track Listing For 'Sicario'

Anglo-Chilean thrash extremists CRIMINAL, featuring former PENTAGRAM frontman Anton Reisenegger, have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Sicario", due in Europe on September 5 via Metal Blade Records. "Sicario" (a Spanish word for "assassin," most commonly associated with the hired ki...

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Finland's TUSKA OPEN AIR METAL FESTIVAL: BAL-SAGOTH Cancel, SKYCLAD Added To Bill

The organizers of this year's Tuska Open Air Metal Festival in Helsinki, Finland have been forced to make a couple of slight but very regrettable changes in the program. British cult band BAL-SAGOTH have been forced to cancel their performance at the festival. For some time now, the band have stated...

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BANG YOUR HEAD Festival Photos Posted Online

Hungary's HardRock.hu webzine has uploaded a hundred photos taken at last month's Bang Your Head festival, which took place in Balingen, Germany. The festival included performances from such artists as MORGANA LEFAY, EXCITER, KAMELOT, KROKUS, DESTRUCTION, AMON AMARTH, DORO, U.D.O., GAMMA RAY, and SA...

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LILLIAN AXE Announce New Album Title

LILLIAN AXE have set "Waters Rising" as the title of their new album. "The band is working on putting the final touches on the new CD," reads a posting on the group's web site. "No release date has been set just yet, but soon." In other news, in addition to being in LILLIAN AXE, bassist ...

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Greatest Hits: Back To the Start

Does anyone at all believe bands when they claim they take fans' Internet votes on stuff into consideration? When I see a "fan favorite" IRON MAIDEN best-of track listing, and anything from the Blaze Bayley era shows up, that poll's credibility shrivels up like a black metaller in the sunshine. Simi...

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CANDLELIGHT And AFM RECORDS Announce North American Agreement

Candlelight Records has announced a new North American agreement with Germany's AFM Records. Under the agreement, Candlelight will cooperatively market and release several titles, including new records from MASTERPLAN, ROB ROCK and ANNIHILATOR. AFM Label Manager Nils Wasko says of the new cooperatio...

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MEGADETH Schedule 'Rockline' Appearance

MEGADETH will be the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Monday, July 11. The live show begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET, and fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the program at (800) 344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you, check out

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ALICE COOPER: 'Dirty Diamonds' Audio Samples Posted Online

One-minute samples of five tracks from the forthcoming ALICE COOPER album, "Dirty Diamonds", have been posted online at MelodicRock.com. The songs available for preview are "Woman of Mass Destruction", "You Make Me Wanna", "Perfect", "Dirty Diamonds" and "Pretty Ballerina". As previously reported, "...

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TRANSPARENT: MNEMIC, Ex-MERCENARY Members Make New Full-Length MP3 Available For Download

TRANSPARENT, the new Danish metal band featuring Signar Petersen (ex-MERCENARY; lead guitar, bass),Brian "Brylle" Rasmusen (MNEMIC, drums),Danny Hove Jensen (guitar, bass) and Rene Pedersen (vocals),have made another full-length MP3 available for download from their current demo, "Mutual Assured...