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ROADRUNNER RECORDS Announces New A&R Additions
Roadrunner Records has announced the addition of Dante Bonutto and Derek Oliver to their international A&R team. In the last two years, Roadrunner Records has not only been signing bands in the U.S., but internationally, having recently picked up artists such as SATYRICON, SHADOWS FALL, DRAGONFO...July 11, 2006
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HATESPHERE, RAUNCHY, VOLBEAT To Team Up For DANISH DYNAMITE TOUR
Three of Denmark's finest metal bands will be teaming up this fall for the Danish Dynamite Tour: HATESPHERE, RAUNCHY and VOLBEAT. This tour will not only celebrate and showcase danish metal, but will also be the first headlining tour for HATESPHERE since they released their furious thrash metal albu...July 10, 2006
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Deathrider
If the greasy-knuckled biker rock of BRAND NEW SIN turns your crank, then these long-running German hessians (wisely debuting a new name, after spending years trying to get somewhere as THE SHITHEADZ) will fill the bill nicely. Throw in a little bit of accented Hetfield yowl, the occasional tough-bu...July 10, 2006
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Sweden's SONIC SYNDICATE Land NUCLEAR BLAST Deal In 'Band Contest'
Swedish metal band SONIC SYNDICATE has landed a deal with Nuclear Blast Records as part of the "band contest" which was originally launched last summer. A jury consisting of the Nuclear Blast staff and representatives for such magazines as Metal Hammer (Germany, Metal Hammer (Spain),Metal Hammer (I...July 7, 2006
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HANOI ROCKS Live In England: New Video Clip Posted Online
A seven-minute video clip of Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS performing last Thursday (June 29) at the Woughton Centre in Milton Keynes, U.K. has been posted online at YouTube.com. HANOI ROCKS recently completed work on the video for the song "Back In Yer Face", taken from their "Another Hostile Takeove...July 4, 2006
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TIGERTAILZ: 'Bezerk 2.0' Release 'Slightly Delayed'
U.K. rockers TIGERTAILZ have posted the following message on their official web site: "Unfortunately, due to a mastering problem, the release of our new album, 'Bezerk 2.0', has been slightly delayed — hopefully by only a few days.. The initial run of CD's have a problem with volume and also track m...July 3, 2006
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The Chthonic Chronicles
It must piss off BAL-SAGOTH to no end that those puffy-shirted Italian rogues in RHAPSODY get the real Christopher Lee to add narration to their albums. They'd certainly give the old ham more scenery to chew on — a good portion of the vocals on these blustery, unbelievably pretentious tracks are del...July 3, 2006
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GOD FORBID Guitarist Issues Post-Tour Update
GOD FORBID guitarist Doc Coyle has posted the following message on the band's official MySpace profile: "We did a month of touring in the States in May-June with ILL NINO, SILENT CIVILIAN, BLEED THE SKY, and EYES OF FIRE. We had a great time with all the guys on this tour. It was certainly a ...June 28, 2006
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HANOI ROCKS Guitarist Performs With GINGER AND THE SONIC CIRCUS: Video Available
A short video clip of HANOI ROCKS guitarist Conny Bloom (ex-ELECTRIC BOYS) performing live with the GINGER AND THE SONIC CIRCUS (the new band formed by ex-THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger) during the group's recent U.K. tour has been posted online at YouTube.com. HANOI ROCKS recently completed work on...June 28, 2006
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HANOI ROCKS Frontman Issues Tour/Songwriting Update
HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "First of all, I'd like to thank you for all your kind and sincere birthday wishes. I did have quite a fun day too. We played a good gig in Spain at the Lorca Rock festival and Andy [McCoy, ...June 26, 2006
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VIXEN To Tour Europe With HOUSE OF LORDS
VIXEN are returning to Europe to support their forthcoming new studio album "Live & Learn". The band will be supported on most of the shows by HOUSE OF LORDS. Kicking off at the Rock & Blues Festival, the band will play a three-week tour of Europe, including returning to some countries for t...June 23, 2006
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SLAYER's KERRY KING: G3-Style Tour With DIMEBAG And ZAKK WYLDE Would 'Probably Have Happened'
Joel McIver (Total Guitar, Metal Hammer) recently conducted an interview with SLAYER's Kerry King. Some excerpts from the chat follow: On the new album, "Christ Illusion": McIver: Is there plenty of fast stuff on the new album? King: "Hell yeah, dude, it's mostly fast! If I write an album, the chanc...June 22, 2006
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Cast Shadows on Dragons
Featuring former members of WHEN DREAMS DIE, "Cast Shadows on Dragons" by ROBOTS AND EMPIRE is a strange mixture of stoner rock heft and spacey doom that has its moments, but too often loses momentum because of its unevenness. Clearly rooted in BLACK SABBATH and bands such as THE MELVINS, as well as...June 18, 2006
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PARAGON Film First-Ever Video
Bassist Jan Bünning of the German power metallers PARAGON has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Last week we had no rehearsal because we shot our first-ever official video for our song 'Impaler'. Steve Ravic of the mighty Australian Metal Warriors filmed the video clip w...June 18, 2006
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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Reports On SWEDEN ROCK And DOWNLOAD Festivals
ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Just want to drop a few lines and thank everyone who came out and had fun with ARCH ENEMY last weekend at the Sweden Rock and Download festivals (U.K.). And what a weekend it was! "After our show at...June 18, 2006