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ZOROASTER, THE GATES OF SLUMBER, SERPENTCULT To Team Up For North American Tour

Avant-garde psych metal band ZOROASTER, Indianapolis doom metal trio THE GATES OF SLUMBER and Belgian "über doom" unit SERPENTCULT will team up for the "North America is Doomed" tour this summer. The 14-city trek will kick off on August 1 in Chicago, Illinois and will hit major markets, including Ne...

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SERPENTCULT: Arnhem Footage Available

Video footage of SERPENTCULT's April 5, 2009 performance at Willemeen in Arnhem, the Netherlands can be viewed below (courtesy of "ErhanLiveMetal"). SERPENTCULT is the new Belgian band featuring former members of THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN and WELKIN. The group's full-length debut, "Weight of Light",...

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BRING ME THE HORIZON, DORO, GAMMA RAY, ENSLAVED Confirmed For WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

ASP, BRING ME THE HORIZON, DORO, ENDSTILLE, ENGEL, ENSLAVED, GAMMA RAY, MAGO DE OZ, MAMBO KURT, PAIN, RAGE, SCHANDMAUL and SUBWAY TO SALLY have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up a...

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VENOM: 'Black Metal' Special-Edition Reissue To Include Bonus Tracks, DVD

British black metal pioneers VENOM are planning to release a special edition version of their "Black Metal" album later this year. According to the band, the new set will contain bonus tracks and a DVD of the "7th Date of Hell" video of VENOM performing live at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, Engla...

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SAXON Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

British heavy metal legends SAXON have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AIRBOURNE AMON AMARTH AXEL RUDI PELL BORKNAGAR BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE CALLEJON CATHEDRAL DRAG...

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THE GATES OF SLUMBER Signs To RISE ABOVE RECORDS

Heralded Indianapolis, Indiana doom metal masters THE GATES OF SLUMBER have signed to England's Rise Above Records. The band's as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2008's "Conqueror" is slated for a fall 2009 release. Commented THE GATES OF SLUMBER frontman Karl Simon: "We're extremely pleased to be signing...

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CATHEDRAL: 'Forest Of Equilibrium' Reissue To Include 40-Minute Documentary

Earache Records has announced the reissue of CATHEDRAL's megalithic doom opus "Forest Of Equilibrium", which was originally released in 1991 and is still recognized as a landmark of the doom scene. Packaged in a deluxe digipak with amazing artwork and a double-sided poster featuring Dave Patchett's...

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Former DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist In Budapest; Video Available

Hungarian TV covered former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord's recent visit to Budapest with an interview and video footage of the rehearsals for the Concerto performance. Watch the report below. Jon Lord's "The Durham Concerto", which was released on CD in January 2008 via U.K.'s Avie Records, ente...

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MANOWAR, METALLICA In Talks To Play WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Thomas Jensen of ICS Festival Service GmbH, which organizes the Wacken Open Air festival, has told the Italian web site Metalitalia.com that negotiations are underway with MANOWAR to headline this year's event. "For 2009 we are discussing with MANOWAR," he stated. "My friend Joey [DeMaio] is really...

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CATHEDRAL: 'Caravan Beyond Redemption' Reissued On Double Splatter Vinyl

Night Of The Vinyl Dead Records has released CATHEDRAL's "Caravan Beyond Redemption" album on limited-edition double splatter vinyl with a gatefold cover. The LP, which was originally released by Earache in 1998, is limited to 500 copies. The track listing is as follows: Side A: 01. Voodoo Fire 02....

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SEPULTURA, PARADISE LOST Confirmed For U.K.'s HAMMERFEST

SEPULTURA, PARADISE LOST, ARCHITECTS, MARYA ROXX, KIUAS, IMICUS and POWER QUEST have been confirmed for the Hammerfest 2009 festival, set to take place April 24-25 at at Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales. The festival will feature 50 metal acts in total. The festival billing is shaping up as fol...

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Ex-DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist JON LORD: New Video Interview Available

During his recent visit to Budapest, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord was interviewed by Hungarian MTV. Starting with the Concerto and the misconception that Ritchie Blackmore had to be convinced to play it, the interview moves on to discuss the relationship between Jon Lord's classically ins...

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DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA Signs With ASCENDANCE RECORDS

Ascendance Records has announced the signing of the Swedish avant-garde rock band DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA to a worldwide deal. The group's new album, "Sing-Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious", is tentatively due in September. As well as the normal release, Ascendance will be producing a stric...

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DREAM THEATER Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER have been confirmed for this year's Hellfest, set to take place June 19-21, 2009 in Clisson, France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ABORTED ADAGIO ALL SHALL PERISH AMEBIX AMON AMARTH ANTHRAX AUGUST BURN RED AURA NOIR BACKYARD BABIES BETRAYED BLO...

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CROWN OF THORNS' 'Faith' To Surface On STEVEN VAN ZANDT's LOST CATHEDRAL Imprint

Little Steven Van Zandt has added another imprint to his rock and roll adventures with the launch of Lost Cathedral. The new label will focus on hard rock releases and will debut with the latest offering from internationally acclaimed rock band CROWN OF THORNS, titled "Faith", in stores May 14. The...