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LEATHERWOLF: New Shows Announced

Legendary Southern California band LEATHERWOLF has scheduled the following dates: Oct. 16 - Coach House - San Juan Capistrano, CA (charity event) Oct. 17 - Cheyenne Saloon - Las Vegas, NV Oct. 18 - Paladino's - Tarzana, CA The October 16 show is a benefit for Jeff Campbell, beloved former lightman f...

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IN EXTREMO Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

German folk metallers IN EXTREMO have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are MACHINE HEAD, CATHEDRAL and EINHERJER. The first part of Contraband Candy's report on this year's...

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GAMMA RAY, BEHEMOTH, PRIMAL FEAR Confirmed For Norway's KARMØYGEDDON Festival

GAMMA RAY, BEHEMOTH and PRIMAL FEAR are among the confirmed bands for the Karmøygeddon 2009 festival, set to take place April 24-25, 2009 in Haugesund, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: GAMMA RAY BEHEMOTH PRIMAL FEAR AURA NOIR PRIMORDIAL BRAINSTORM MERCENARY SAINT DEAMON THUNDER...

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IN THIS MOMENT Prepares To Hit The Road With FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH

Tomorrow (September 30) marks the official release of the the much-anticipated new IN THIS MOMENT album, "The Dream". The initial reactions to the new effort have been phenomenal and this stellar press campaign is being spearheaded by Revolver, which is featuring Maria Brink (vocals) as the cover fe...

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LEAVES' EYES, MERCENARY Added To ARCH ENEMY 'December Tyranny' Tour

Germany's LEAVES' EYES and Denmark's MERCENARY have been added to ARCH ENEMY's December Tyranny Tour 2008. Also scheduled to appear is Sweden's SISTER SIN. Commented ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow: "This is a very diverse and exciting lineup we got together for these shows — a truly special run...

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IN THIS MOMENT: Footage Of NYC Performance Posted Online

Woozyfly.com has posted video footage (see below) of IN THIS MOMENT's performance at the listening party for the Southern California band's new album, "The Dream", which took place last month in New York. IN THIS MOMENT's video for the band's new single, "Forever", was directed and shot in Los Angel...

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WARBRINGER Covers UNLEASHED's 'Execute Them All'; Audio Available

Californian thrashers WARBRINGER recently recorded a cover version of the UNLEASHED classic "Execute Them All" (from the Swedish death metal band's 1993 LP "Across The Open Sea") for the Century Media Records 2CD compilation "Covering 20 Years Of Extremes", which will be released in North America on...

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IN THIS MOMENT To Guest On Next Week's 'Hard Files'

Next week's edition of "Hard Files" on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack will feature special guests Maria Brink (vocals) and Chris Howorth (guitar) of the Southern California-based female-fronted metal band IN THIS MOMENT. Brink and Howorth will offer an exclusive look into the group's sophomore...

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THORIUM Performs With New Lineup For First Time

Having performed in front of a packed house at the Belsepub Club in Gothenburg, Sweden on August 29, Danish metal band THORIUM is now ready to play more shows with the new lineup featuring Johan Axelsson (ex-DERANGED) on guitar replacing longtime member Allan Tvedebrink. Commented vocalist Michael H...

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DEADLOCK: 'Manifesto' Details Revealed

German melodic death metal hopefuls DEADLOCK will release their new album, "Manifesto", on November 17 and in the U.S. on January 6 via Lifeforce Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Wolves" was mixed by Jacob Hansen (MERCENARY, VOLBEAT, RAUNCHY) and will be released in several different formats: Regul...

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Contraband Candy's Video Report From WACKEN OPEN AIR: Part 1 Available

The first part of Contraband Candy's report on this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany, can be viewed below. The report includes interviews with such bands as SOILWORK, THE ROTTED, MERCENARY and WARBRINGER. Wacken Open Air festival was honored...

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TÝR Interviewed At UK's BLOODSTOCK Festival; Video Available

Faroe Islands pagan metal band TÝR was interviewed by "Angel Of Metal" at the Bloodstock Open Air 2008 festival, which was held August 15-17 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. Watch the six-minute chat below. TÝR's new album, "Land", was released on May 30 (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France,...

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IN THIS MOMENT: 'Forever' Video Posted Online

IN THIS MOMENT video for the group's new single "Forever" can be viewed below. The clip was directed and shot in Los Angeles, California by David Brodsky (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, OPIATE FOR THE MASSES) of MyGoodEye. Some pictures from the video shoot can be found at this location. Guit...

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ZIMMERS HOLE Covers OLD MAN'S CHILD's 'Doommaker'; Audio Available

ZIMMERS HOLE — the Vancouver-based project featuring guitarist Jed Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD alongside legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT, DEATH, DARK ANGEL) — recently recorded a cover version of the OLD MAN'S CHILD song "Doommaker" for the Cen...

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NIGHTRAGE: Footage From New Album Pre-Production Posted Online

Multi-national thrashers NIGHTRAGE have updated their YouTube channel with the fourth episode of their 2008 diary. The four-minute clip focuses on the demo-recording sessions for the band's forthcoming album. NIGHTRAGE's fourth full-length CD, entitled "Wearing A Martyr's Crown", is tentatively due...