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INCANTATION Mainman Issues Post-European-Tour Update

INCANTATION mainman and Ibex Moon Records founder John McEntee has offered the following post-European tour update: "We have been back home from tour for a few weeks now. I have just been real busy getting things ready for the three new upcoming Ibex Moon Records releases — ESTUARY, BLOODY SIGN and...

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The Life Burns Tour

Every time the opportunity arises to listen to APOCALYPTICA I can be heard muttering something about having immense respect for the metal-by-way-of-cello group, but not having the patience for it. Then I listen to it and wonder what the hell I was thinking. The band's renditions of tunes by the like...

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Is Free OZZFEST A Good Value?

Rafer Guzmán of Newsday.com reports: When Ozzfest announced it would be free this year — that's right, free — happy headbangers were probably too stoked to wonder how the whole thing will work. Put simply, corporate sponsors will help defray the costs, allowing fans to pay nothing. But there is a wr...

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RAVEN To Headline THE MONSTERS BALL In Pennsylvania, New Jersey

Legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN has been confirmed for The Monsters Ball, set to take place Friday, October 12 at The Rock Room of the Sterling hotel in Allentown, Pennsylvania and Saturday, October 13 at Dingbatz in Clifton, New Jersey. Also scheduled to appear are HALLOWS EVE, SE...

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OBSCENITY Announces New Bassist

Long-running German death metallers OBSCENITY have announced the addition of bassist Gregor to the group's ranks. Gregor will make his live debut with the band on April 21 at the Metal Inferno Festival in Paderborn, Germany. OBSCENITY's seventh CD, "Where Sinners Bleed", was released last year throu...

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DANZIG: Complete 'The Lost Tracks Of Danzig' Details Revealed

If you've been craving new DANZIG material, then get your music player ready. On May 29, evilive will release "The Lost Tracks of Danzig", a two-CD set comprised of 26 previously unreleased tracks that span DANZIG's entire career. All of the tracks were recorded during the band's seven-album "arc" t...

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BLIND GUARDIAN, NEVERMORE, SIRENIA Confirmed For Norway's METAL HEART Festival

BLIND GUARDIAN, NEVERMORE and SIRENIA have been confirmed for Metal Heart, a brand new two-day metal festival set to take place August 17-18 at Tapperiet in Notodden, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BLIND GUARDIAN CANDLEMASS CIRCUS MAXIMUS CLOUDSCAPE DØ...

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Live In Sao Paulo

Or, if you prefer the full pedigree, "Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006 Live In Sao Paulo" — a title as large and awkward as the horsepill of a live album it adorns. Is there a nice way to say something is a "horsepill?" Because while this sucker is huge and ...

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DISBELIEF Taps SACRED STEEL Guitarist For Upcoming Shows

German death metallers DISBELIEF will utilize the services of SACRED STEEL guitarist Jonas Khalil for upcoming live shows beginning on April 7 in Eisleben. However, due to scheduling conflicts, guitarist Oliver "Olly" Lenz, who recently left the group, will rejoin his former bandmates for two shows:...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'Anyone Who Says That MEGADETH Isn't Me Is A Fool'

Chris Gill of Guitar One magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Guitar One: When "The System Has Failed" came out, you said it would be the last MEGADETH album. What inspired you to change your mind? Mustain...

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DAMNATION A.D. Signs With VICTORY RECORDS

Victory Records has announced the signing of Washington D.C.'s DAMNATION A.D. The group's new album, "In This Life or the Next", is scheduled for release on June 12. "This is our best record, so it only makes sense that it comes out on Victory Records," said bassist Alex Merchlinsky. Commented Victo...

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Reunited SMASHING PUMPKINS To Make Live Debut In Paris

The reunited SMASHING PUMPKINS will play their first show on May 22 at the Grand Rex in Paris, France. Tickets go on sale April 11. The SMASHING PUMPKINS have added a new and slightly odd wrinkle to the release plans for the band's comeback album, "Zeitgeist", which is due to arrive on July 7. The ....

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Former REVEILLE Members Resurface In GENUFLECT

GENUFLECT, the Boston-based band featuring former REVEILLE members Drew Simollardes (vocals) and Greg Sullivan (guitar),will release its debut album, "The End of the World", on May 2. The CD is being recorded with producer Jim Foster (NULLSET, GANGSTA BITCH BARBIE) and will be available via the gro...

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MYSTIC CIRCLE Signs With ARMAGEDDON MUSIC

German "dark Satanic metal" band MYSTIC CIRCLE has inked a new deal with Armageddon Music. The group is planning on entering Stage One studios in Borgentreich, Germany on October 1 with producer Andy Classen (DEW-SCENTED, CALLENISH CIRCLE, TANKARD, OCCULT) to record its new album, tentatively due in...

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MELIAH RAGE: In Writing Mode

Guitarist Anthony Nichols of Boston metallers MELIAH RAGE has been busy writing music for the band's next record, tentatively due before the end of the year. According to the group, "the music thus far is heavier and more riff-oriented than the last two releases, but has all the elements of classic...