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EXCALION To Release 'Primal Exhale' In May
Sound Riot Records has set a May 17 release date for the new album from the Finnish symphonic power metallers EXCALION, entitled "Primal Exhale". Desribed as a blend of NIGHTWISH and STRATOVARIUS, "Primal Exhale" was recorded and mixed at Watercastle Studios and was mastered at The Digital Audio in...March 19, 2005
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QUIET RIOT Announce New Tour Dates
QUIET RIOT, who recently returned from their successful concert appearances in Spain at the Atarfe Vega Rock Festival in Granada, as well as dates in Bergara and Palma de Mallorca, Spain will continue their 2005 tour schedule with these new dates: Mar. 18 - Guatemala City, GUA - Estadio Del Ejercito...March 17, 2005
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Welsh Heavy Metal Singer's Suicide Stuns Fans, Family Members
icWales is reporting that the suspected suicide of Welsh heavy metal band BLOOD RETCH's lead singer has stunned fans across the world. Talented Gareth Bonetto — whose stage name was Eddie Richards — was found hanged at his Yr Hendre home in Nantgarw, near Pontypridd, on Monday (March 14). The depres...March 17, 2005
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ROYAL HUNT: New Album Details Revealed
Danish hard rockers ROYAL HUNT have set "Paper Blood" as the title of their new album, tentatively due late spring/early summer through Frontiers Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Eyewitness" was recorded at North Point studio in Copenhagen and will be mixed beginning on March 21 at EMI/Medley Studi...March 14, 2005
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CORNERSTONE: Live Album Update
CORNERSTONE frontman Doogie White (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ex-RAINBOW) has issued the following update on the group's upcoming live album: "Overall the performances were very good and we had a difficult task picking which versions to use, as someone liked this or that version and someone else felt maybe T...March 10, 2005
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MOTÖRHEAD/CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: More North American Tour Dates Announced
More dates have been confirmed for the forthcoming MOTÖRHEAD/CORROSION OF CONFORMITY U.S. tour, which is scheduled to kick off Wednesday night (March 9) in Sayreville, New Jersey. The tour is shaping up as follows: Mar. 09 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom Mar. 11 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium...March 9, 2005
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ROYAL HUNT To Begin Mixing New Album Next Week
Danish hard rockers ROYAL HUNT have posted the following message on the group's official web site: "The recording of ROYAL HUNT's new album is coming to an end — very last touches are being put down as we speak. The process which took 14 months of studio time, countless miles of international flight...March 8, 2005
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MASTODON To Support IRON MAIDEN In Europe
MASTODON are on the verge of securing the support slot on IRON MAIDEN's summer tour in Europe, informed sources have told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. MASTODON also in talks to play the Roskilde festival, set to take place June 30-July 3 in Roskilde, Denmark. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are BLACK...March 8, 2005
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MIDNIGHT CIRCUS To Release New CD Via PERRIS RECORDS
Hard rockers MIDNIGHT CIRCUS, whose sound is being described as a mixture of VINCE NEIL, POISON and DOKKEN, will release their new album, "Money Shot", on March 22 via Perris Records. Originally established in 1992, the band’s current line-up came into existence in 2001. Founding member and vocalist...March 8, 2005
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'Hollywood Hairspray' DVD Due This Month
Perris Records has set a March 22 release date for the "Hollywood Hairspray - The DVD". The disc features 11 videos and interviews from STEPHEN PEARCY, BROKEN TEETH, BABYLON A.D., NASTY IDOLS, STAMPEDE QUEEN, CRASHDIET, CHERRY ST. and others. Also contained on the DVD is bonus material, including th...March 7, 2005
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HAMMERFALL: Photos From Swedish Signing Session Posted Online
Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL are currently on a short record-signing tour in Sweden. Pictures from the band's appearance at Åhlens in Nordstan in Gothenburg, Sweden on Friday (March 4) have been posted at the band's brand new web site. HAMMERFALL's new album, "Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unb...March 5, 2005
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SILENT FORCE Singer Welcomes Addition To Family
SILENT FORCE frontman D.C. Cooper (ex-ROYAL HUNT) has announced the birth of his second son, Carson Donald Cooper. Carson was born Thursday, February 24 at 5:55 p.m., weighing in at 7 lbs, 13 ounces and measuring 20 inches tall. Commented D.C.: "He is a healthy, happy little boy!" SILENT FORCE relea...March 4, 2005
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RAGING SPEEDHORN To Release New Album In May
SPV Records has set a May 23 release date for the new RAGING SPEEDHORN album, entitled "How The Great Have Fallen". The CD, the group's first with ex-DEFENESTRATION axeman Jaye Thompson, was recorded at London's 2KHZ Studios (THE DARKNESS, THE WILDHEARTS) with producer Joe Barresi (LIMP BIZKIT, BUCK...March 3, 2005
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NOCTURNAL RITES, MORGANA LEFAY Confirmed For Sweden's PARKROCK Festival
NOCTURNAL RITES, MORGANA LEFAY, PERSUADER, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, THE STORYTELLER and DEDICATION are among the acts confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Parkrock festival, set to take place June 3-4 in Sandviken, Sweden. Parkrock's main focus is to promote new and upcoming bands together with well-know...March 1, 2005
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LABYRINTH: Italian Edition Of 'Freeman' To Include Bonus DVD
Italian power metallers LABYRINTH will release their new album, "Freeman", in their home country on March 25 (the rest of Europe will receive the album on March 4 via Arise Records). The Italian release will contain the exclusive bonus DVD with a Tokyo show (Banzai Tour 2004),"best of" London Cadme...February 27, 2005
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