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GORGOROTH To Tour Europe With 1349

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH are planning on embarking on a European tour with 1349 in October, according to a posting on the band's web site. A mini-tour of Mexico is scheduled for November. As previously reported, GORGOROTH are rumored to be on the verge of signing a new record deal with th...

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GORGOROTH To Sign With SEASON OF MIST?

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH are rumored to be on the verge of signing a new record deal with the French label Season of Mist. The band, who were previously signed to Nuclear Blast Records, have completed the songwriting process for their upcoming album, "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam", and wil...

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IOMMI/HUGHES: Official Version Of 'Eighth Star' Will Be Significantly Different From Bootleg

The Tony Iommi/Glenn Hughes album recorded in 1996, heavily bootlegged as the much in demand "Eighth Star" (not the project's official title),will be quite markedly different to the version currently on the underground market when it is officially released through Sanctuary Records later this year,...

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GUANO APES, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Confirmed For Portugal's ILHA DO ERMAL Festival

GUANO APES, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, RATOS DO PORÃO (R.D.P.) and MOONSPELL are among the bands confirmed for this year's edition of the Ilha do Ermal festival, scheduled to be held August 25-27 in Vieira do Minho, Portugal. Also set to appear at the DANKO JONES, RE:AKTOR, ANGER and CATHEDRAL. The...

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FINCH On DISTURBED Brawl: We Do Not Promote Or Condone Violence

FINCH have posted a statement on their official web site dismissing accusations from the DISTURBED camp that they were responsible for starting a between the two bands at last weekend's Rolling Rock Town Fair in Latrobe, PA. "We are tired of discussing it, the entire thing was a misunderstanding and...

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SKINLAB Frontman Confirms Plans For DEFIANCE Reunion Show

SKINLAB frontman Steev Esquivel has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that talks are underway for a reunion show by the long-defunct San Francisco Bay Area thrash band DEFIANCE. Esquivel joined DEFIANCE prior to the recording of their 1990 album "Void Terra Firma" and remained in the group until their s...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Files Counter Lawsuit Against DAVID ELLEFSON

Billboard.biz is reporting that MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has filed a counter lawsuit against former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson alleging that Ellefson on May 14 executed a settlement agreement in which he gave up his 20% interest in MEGADETH. Mustaine maintains that the settlement — which...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Talks About The ATHENS OPEN AIR Festival Disaster

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has penned a column for the Greek-language Metal Hammer magazine about the disastrous events that led to a partial cancellation of the Athens Open Air festival in Athens, Greece in early July. A partial reprint of the article follows: "I will try to keep a long story shor...

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Norwegian Church Draws Black Metal Fans

Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten is reporting that the restored stave church (photo) in Fantoft in Bergen, Norway has become a pilgrimage site for European black metal music fans who want to visit the site of the church-burning that Varg Vikernes (a.k.a. Count Grishnack) of the one-man band BURZUM wa...

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INVOCATION OF NEHEK Sign With PROSTHETIC RECORDS

Hartford, Connecticut's INVOCATION OF NEHEK have inked a deal with Prosthetic Records. The band are currently finishing up work on their self-titled debut with producer/UNEARTH guitarist Ken Susi at Blue Bird Recording Studios (AEROSMITH, ALICE COOPER) in Massachusetts. An October 26 release is expe...

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RAMMSTEIN: 'Mein Teil' Single Enters German Chart At No. 2

RAMMSTEIN's latest single, "Mein Teil", has entered the German singles chart at position No. 2. "Mein Teil" comes off the group's upcoming CD, "Reise Reise", due on November 2 through Universal Records. A video (Windows Media, Real Media) for the track was shot on June 2-3 in Berlin, Germany. A fift...

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DISTURBED Singer: 'FINCH Are Simply Not Worth Our Time'

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman has posted a statement on the band's official message board explaining his side of the story behind the altercation between DISTURBED and FINCH at this past weekend's Rolling Rock Town Fair in Latrobe, PA. His statement reads as follows: "Regarding this whole fiasco,...

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LACUNA COIL's ANDREA FERRO Says The Band Have Found Their Own Style

LACUNA COIL vocalist Andrea Ferro recently spoke to Entertainment Today about the group's current Stateside success and their appearance at this summer's Ozzfest festival. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On coming home after time away: "The first month we’re back, it is like we have to t...

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DISTURBED Guitarist Comments On FINCH Brawl: 'We Finished The Battle They Started'

DISTURBED guitarist Dan Donegan has posted a statement on the band's official message board explaining his side of the story behind the altercation between DISTURBED and FINCH at this past weekend's Rolling Rock Town Fair in Latrobe, PA. His statement reads as follows: "There is some truth and a lot...

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SEPULTURA, CLASS OF ZERO To Support MOTÖRHEAD In Europe

As first reported here back in late May, Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA have been officially confirmed to support MOTÖRHEAD on their upcoming European tour. Opening the shows on the U.K. portion of the trek will be Simi Valley's own CLASS OF ZERO. Made up of Ryan Rainey (vocals),Ian Salvas (guitar),...