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DRAGONLAND: New Song Posted Online

A new DRAGONLAND song, entitled "Contact", has been posted online at the group's official MySpace page. The track comes off the Swedish metallers' upcoming fourth album, "Astronomy", due on November 13 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Starfall" was recorded at Studio Fredman (IN F...

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DIAMOND HEAD Begins Work On New Album

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD, one of the most influential British rock bands of the past 25 years, have entered the studio to begin recording their new album, tentatively due in early 2007. As previously reported, DIAMOND HEAD will release its new DVD, entitled "To t...

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MISFITS Book Excerpts Available Online

Over the next several days, music writer Joel Gausten will run a series of excerpts from an extensive history of the MISFITS on his Myspace page, www.myspace.com/gaustenbooks. Gausten will include the full MISFITS chapter as part of his upcoming book, titled "Albums that (Should've) Changed the Worl...

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LIFE OF AGONY Frontman KEITH CAPUTO: 'Monkey' Video Posted Online

LIFE OF AGONY frontman Keith Caputo has uploaded an "experimental" video for his solo song "Monkey" at this location (Quicktime required). The track comes off Caputo's second solo album, "Heart's Blood on Your Dawn", which was released on May 1 via Keith's official web site. Produced by Maurice "Mou...

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IN FLAMES, LACUNA COIL, SEEMLESS: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Sweden's IN FLAMES have lined up the following North American dates with LACUNA COIL and SEEMLESS: Dec. 05 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa Dec. 06 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory Dec. 07 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre Dec. 08 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom Dec. 09 - Worcester, MA @ The ...

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SCOTT IAN, SNAKE SABO, JOEY VERA, BOBBY JARZOMBEK Perform With MOTHER PEARL In L.A.

Pearl Aday — MOTHER PEARL frontwoman, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian's fiancée and daughter of legendary crooner Meat Loaf — has posted the following message on her official MySpace page: "Last Saturday's MOTHER PEARL show was a 'Make a Wish' night for me. Not only am I back up on the stage, under the...

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DEFTONES Performs New Single In London: Video Available

DEFTONES performed its new single "Hole in the Earth" during the group's headlining appearance at the Electric Ballroom in London on Thursday (Oct. 12). Watch a video clip at YouTube.com. DEFTONES will release its new album, "Saturday Night Wrist", on October 31 via Warner. An e-card for the CD can...

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PLASMATICS Book Excerpt Available Online

An excerpt from an extensive interview with former PLASMATICS guitarist Richie Stotts, conducted by music writer Joel Gausten, is now available online at www.myspace.com/gaustenbooks. Gausten will include an extensive chapter on the history of the PLASMATICS and the making of their 1980 album "New H...

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TRASHLIGHT VISION: 'Alibis And Ammunition' To Receive U.S. Release In November

TRASHLIGHT VISION, the new band featuring featuring former MURDERDOLLS guitarist Acey Slade, will release its first album, titled "Alibis and Ammunition", in the U.S. on indie label EVO Recordings on November 14. The CD has early pre-release ordering at a discounted price available at www.evorecordi...

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DIAMOND HEAD: 'To The Devil His Due' DVD To Receive North American Release In November

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends DIAMOND HEAD, one of the most influential British rock bands of the past 25 years, will release their new DVD, entitled "To the Devil His Due", in North America on November 21 via MVD Visual. "To the Devil His Due" was recorded at London's Astoria ...

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DRAGONLAND: 'Astronomy' Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for DRAGONLAND's fourth album, "Astronomy", has been posted online at this location. Created by art wizard Niklas Sundin (who has previously worked with ARCH ENEMY, IN FLAMES, and DARK TRANQUILLITY, among others),it "reflects the astronomical theme of the album, with Copernicus su...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: Early Videos To Be Re-Released On DVD

According to a posting on legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen's official web site, two of Yngwie's earliest live concert videos — "Trial By Fire: Live in Leningrad" and "Live '85" — will soon be re-released on DVD by Universal. Malmsteen's 1989 release, "Trial By Fire: Live in Leningrad", w...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN To Tour Scandinavia In December

Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN will embark on a Scandinavian tour in December. Exact cities and dates for the trek — which will include stops in Sweden and Finland — will be announced soon. Yngwie Malmsteen and drummer Patrick Johansson reportedly went into Malmsteen's Miami, Florida s...

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Ragnarok

Soaring, epic, majestic progressive Viking metal from the Faroe Islands – how come they're not on top of the charts already? Actually, TYR have been raising quite a ruckus with their "Eric the Red" album, properly released worldwide this year after initially seeing the light of day in 2003 on a tiny...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Discusses Upcoming Solo CD

Matthew Hoffman of Hardrock Haven recently conducted an interview with SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Hardrock Haven: Andreas I read that you were a roadie for SEPULTURA before joining the band. Is that true? Andreas: Well, there was a killer undergrou...