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RESISTANCE In Writing Mode
Los Angeles power/thrash metallers RESISTANCE are in the final writing stages of material for their sophomore album, due later in the year via Lion Music. RESISTANCE have posted a live video for the song "War Paint", comprised from footage of their recent shows with EUROPE and AGENT STEEL. The video...February 19, 2006
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Report: UNEARTH To Co-Headline OZZFEST's Second Stage
Alternative Press is reporting that UNEARTH will be co-headlining the second stage of this year's Ozzfest. "We're playing something like third-to-last on the bill or something; yeah, we're basically headlining the second stage," UNEARTH guitarist Ken Susi told the magazine in an interview conducted...February 15, 2006
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Orange County's BLEED THE SKY Launch Tour With ANKLA
Armed with new equipment, the 2006 version of the Rand McNally Road Atlas, and their unalterable sink-or-swim, live-or-die determination, Orange County's pride and joy BLEED THE SKY hit the road once again promoting their debut release, "Paradigm In Entropy". Scheduled to play 19 shows throughout th...February 15, 2006
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TAROT Remastered Reissues To Include Bonus Tracks
Finland's TAROT, the group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala, will be issuing remastered versions of their first five studio albums along with the "To Live Again" live album previously released in Japan. Each CD will include special bonus track(s). A March 1 release via Bluelight Rec...February 12, 2006
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U.K.'s HAMMERHEAD Land Record Deal — 20 Years After They Split Up
U.K.'s Times & Star is reporting that West Cumbrian heavy metal band HAMMERHEAD has landed a record contract — more than 20 years after they split up. HAMMERHEAD, reformed for a friend's 40th birthday, found bootleg copies of their old songs were circulating on the internet. Members Buzz Elliott...February 10, 2006
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MARSHALL LAW Confirmed For U.K's BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL
Long-running Birmingham-based heavy metal band MARSHALL LAW, who at one time featured Lee Morris of PARADISE LOST on drums, have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bloodstock Festival, set to take place September 29-30 at the Assembly Rooms in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing...February 7, 2006
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GAMMA RAY Add Minnesota Date To North American Tour
Hamburg, Germany-based GAMMA RAY, featuring Kai Hansen (formerly of HELLOWEEN) on lead vocals, will make their only Midwest/mid-country appearance at the Rock Nightclub in Maplewood, Minnesota, on Friday, May 12. This performance will be the closing date of their first-ever U.S. tour and the only pe...February 7, 2006
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Darkness Foretold
Sometimes critics (myself included) get so wrapped up in picking the perfect words in a desperate attempt to accurately convey the feeling of a metal album that the important stuff goes gets shoved aside. Sometimes you've just got to cast that tattered and coffee-stained Thesaurus aside and keep it...February 6, 2006
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STEEL ATTACK: New Album Track Listing Revealed
Swedish metallers STEEL ATTACK have finalized the track listing for their fifth full-length album, "Diabolic Symphony", due on April 21 via Massacre Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Enslaved" was recorded at Black Lounge Studio in Sweden with engineer Jonas Kjellgren and features "hard riffs combin...February 3, 2006
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Former METAL CHURCH, TRAMP'S WHITE LION Members Touring With EMERALD TRIANGLE
Guitarist Ira Black (METAL CHURCH, VICIOUS RUMORS) and renowned drummer Troy Patrick Farrell (HOOKERS N' BLOW, TRAMP'S WHITE LION) are currently on the road with EMERALD TRIANGLE, the the San Francisco band led by frontman Jade Steel. The group are touring in support of their new CD, "Tales of the R...February 2, 2006
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BODY COUNT Lined Up For OZZFEST 2006?
Jesse Hayes of the Cleveland radio station WMMS 100.7 FM announced on Tuesday, January 31 during his daily "Buzzard Rock Report" segment that BODY COUNT — the heavy metal band fronted by rapper/actor Ice T — will be performing at this year's Ozzfest. You can download the 80-second "Buzzard Rock Repo...February 1, 2006
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CHICAGO POWERFEST 2006: Complete Schedule Announced
Tickets are now available for Chicago Powerfest 2006 via www.ChicagoPowerfest.com. The two-day passes are $50, and there will only be 600 made available to the public. Accepted methods of payment will be Paypal or money order. Tickets will also be made available at select Chicagoland locations for l...February 1, 2006
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NUCLEAR ASSAULT's Agent Sets Record Straight Regarding METAL CRUSADERS Tour
NUCLEAR ASSAULT's booking agent Tammy Taylor has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "I am no longer at Maximus Entertainment due to issues I do not agree with concerning the bands I represent. False statements have been made by Robert Devine at Maximus when I was out of the office and...January 31, 2006
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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Essential' Two-CD Collection To Arrive In April
Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings will release the two-CD set "The Essential Judas Priest" on April 4. JUDAS PRIEST rocketed out of the tough steel town of Birmingham, England, more than three decades ago, and the 34 songs collected here form nothing less than the very backbone — the pure essence —...January 30, 2006
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ELDRITCH: Hometown Showcase Announced
Italian progressive-aggressive metal band ELDRITCH have posted the following message on their official web site: "The official release date for [ELDRITCH's sixth album] 'Neighbourhell' will be February 24th in Europe and March 14th in U.S.A. For the other countries like Asia, South America, Australi...January 30, 2006
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