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CYNIC Finalizing New Album Mix
Reunited progressive metallers CYNIC whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal recently entered a California studio with producer Warren Riker (DOWN, SANTANA) to begin recording their new album for a late 2008 release via Season of Mist Re...June 17, 2008
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PRIMAL FEAR Confirmed For Spain's ALTERNA VIGO Festival
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have been confirmed for the Alterna Vigo festival, set to take place August 8-9, 2008 in Vigo, Spain. So scheduled to appear are OVERKILL, GAMMA RAY, EXODUS, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, CYNIC and RATOS DE PORO. For more information, go to this location. PRIMAL FEAR has set...June 12, 2008
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STONE GODS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
STONE GODS, the band featuring former THE DARKNESS members Dan Hawkins, Richie Edwards and Ed Graham, has replaced AXEL RUDI PELL on the billing of this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows:...June 11, 2008
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Israel's BETZEFER Working With DOWN Producer
Israeli metallers BETZEFER have tapped Warren Riker (DOWN, CYNIC, LAURYN HILL, SANTANA) to produce their new album, titled "Freedom to the Slave Makers". BETZEFER's video for the song "Running Against" can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's debut album, "Down Low", which was released i...May 20, 2008
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Top Heavy Metal Musicians Select Favorite Guitarists Of All Time
Thiago Sarkis of Roadie Crew magazine (web site) organized a poll in which 330 guitarists were asked about their favorite guitarists of all time. Among the participants in the poll were current and former members of such bands as GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, MACHINE HEAD, NIGHTWISH, MEGADETH, SCORPIONS, TES...May 19, 2008
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Be Gone
In an interview I conducted with PHARAOH guitarist Matt Johnsen a couple of months ago, I was discussing the fact that I still preferred 2006's "The Longest Night" to new album "Be Gone", though not by a wide margin. It is one of those instances where the follow-up to an album that you adored (it .....May 19, 2008
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CYNIC Replaces 3 INCHES OF BLOOD At Holland's ZWARTE CROSS Festival
Reactivated progressive metallers CYNIC have been confirmed for the Zwarte Cross festival, set to take place July 25-27 in Lichtenvoorde, the Netherlands. They will replace 3 INCHES OF BLOOD which cancelled its appearance at the event. Also newly confirmed for the Aardschok Jgermeister Stage are THE...May 14, 2008
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DECREPIT BIRTH Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
Nuclear Blast Records has announced the signing of technical brutal death metallers DECREPIT BIRTH from Santa Cruz, California. The band, founded in 2001, has so far released two highly acclaimed albums, "And Time Begins" (2003) and "Diminishing Between Worlds" (2008). Commented the band: "Nuclear B...May 13, 2008
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CYNIC Frontman Comments On SEASON OF MIST Deal
Guitarist/vocalist Paul Masvidal of the reunited progressive metallers CYNIC whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal has issued the following statement regarding the group's new deal with Season of Mist Records: "We're pleased to be back...May 6, 2008
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CYNIC Signs With SEASON OF MIST RECORDS
Reunited progressive metallers CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal, have inked a worldwide deal with France's Season of Mist Records. The band is set to enter the studio this summer with Grammy-award winning producer Warren Ri...April 30, 2008
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PESTILENCE: 'Malleus Malficarum' To Be Re-Released
Poland's Metal Mind Productions will re-release the classic debut album from the legendary Dutch death/thrash metal act PESTILENCE, "Malleus Malficarum" (1988),on May 19 in Europe (July 8 in the USA via MVD). The limited-edition digipack title (limited to 2,000 copies) will be made available on gol...April 28, 2008
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MORTAL SIN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Long-running Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AIRBOURNE ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA A...April 16, 2008
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HOLY MOSES Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Long-running German thrashers HOLY MOSES have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AIRBOURNE ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA AVENG...April 16, 2008
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LAUREN HARRIS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
LAUREN HARRIS the daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AIRBOURNE ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES A...April 15, 2008
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STAM1NA Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Lemi, Finland-based heavy metal quartet STAM1NA has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AIRBOURNE ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA...April 11, 2008
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