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BEHEMOTH Nominated For 'Best Underground Band' At METAL HAMMER AWARDS
Polish death/black metallers BEHEMOTH have been nominated in the "Best Underground Band" category by U.K. magazine Metal Hammer. Also competing in this category are MASTODON, MESHUGGAH, MORTIIS and EXTOL. The award ceremony will take place on June 13 at London's Astoria. BEHEMOTH will be kicking off...April 9, 2005
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BENEDICTION, GOD DETHRONED, ROTTING CHRIST Confirmed For Austria's DEVIL DAYS Festival
The final billing has been announced for the Devil Days open-air festival, set to take place June 10-11 in Sankt Leonhard am Forst, Austria. Confirmed acts are as follows: AGATHODAIMON ARS MORIENDI BENEDICTION BITTERNESS CASKET GARDEN CRIMINAL CRUSADE DARK FORTRESS DARKFALL DEMOLITION DISASTER K.F.W...April 1, 2005
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SEBASTIAN BACH Joins Forces With 'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK
Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, TESTAMENT, PAINMUSEUM) has officially joined Sebastian Bach's (ex-SKID ROW) solo band. Bach's statement on the matter reads as follows: "For the past 20 years, it has always been my goal, and pleasure, to share the stage with the most incredible musicians I...March 31, 2005
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DIVINE EMPIRE: 'Method Of Execution' Details Revealed
Century Media Records has set an April 25 European release date for the new album from Florida's death metal outfit DIVINE EMPIRE, entitled "Method of Execution". Produced once again by Jeremy Staska (MALEVOLENT CREATION, HATEPLOW, REMEMBERING NEVER, NONPOINT, POISON THE WELL),"Method of Execution"...March 31, 2005
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ALICE COOPER Says New Album 'Dirty Diamonds' Will Contain No Fillers
ALICE COOPER recently spoke to RollingStone.com about his upcoming album, "Dirty Diamonds", due in June. According to Cooper, the new CD isn't a concept album, like recent outings "Brutal Planet" and "Dragontown". Instead, Cooper says, he took a suggestion from his old producer Bob Ezrin, who helmed...March 31, 2005
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SUSPERIA Complete Work On New Video, Plan 'Special Edition' Album Release
SUSPERIA, the extreme melodic metal band from Norway, have completed work on a video for the track "Devil May Care" from their third full-length album, "Unlimited". It features highlights from SUSPERIA's recent and most successful tour of Europe, including footage from their impressive performance a...March 30, 2005
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Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
You love 'em, you hate 'em, you think they're a pleasure guiltier than O.J. Simpson ripping the tag off a mattress. Seven years after their debut, "Glory to the Brave", galvanized a power metal scene then at low ebb, it's still hard to separate HAMMERFALL from the hype and discourse surrounding thei...March 29, 2005
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QUEEN & PAUL RODGERS Rock South Africa
Launch Radio Networks reports: QUEEN & PAUL RODGERS officially kicked off their partnership when they performed at the Nelson Mandela 46664 AIDS Awareness Concert in South Africa on Saturday (March 19). Their 15-song set, which is shorter than they plan to do when they start headlining their own...March 22, 2005
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DEMOLITION To Support TESTAMENT On European 'Reunion' Tour
Austrian melodic thrashers DEMOLITION will be supporting TESTAMENT on their upcoming European "reunion" tour beginning with the London date on May 8. Also appearing non the bill are DIVINE EMPIRE, the Florida-based death metal band featuring bassist/vocalist Jason Blachowicz (ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION)...March 21, 2005
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AGENT STEEL: European Tour Dates Announced
California-based metallers AGENT STEEL have posted the following message on their official web site: "First of all; We’d like to thank everyone that came out to the live show in San Diego at Blue Meannie earlier this month; highlights included George Robb (original bassist on 'Skeptics Apocalypse')...March 20, 2005
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IRON MAIDEN To Perform Early Material At READING/LEEDS Festivals
VirtualFestivals.com is reporting that IRON MAIDEN will be playing material from their first four albums at the Carling Reading/Leeds Festival, as part of their 25th anniversary celebrations. MAIDEN are set to headline Reading for the first time since 1982, however their stage set and choice of mate...March 18, 2005
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MOTÖRHEAD: 'Ace of Spades: Classic Album' DVD Due Next Week
MOTÖRHEAD's legendary "Ace of Spades" LP will be the focus of Eagle Entertainment's latest installment of its "Classic Album" DVD series. Due on March 22, "Ace of Spades: Classic Album" sees bandmembers Lemmy, "Fast" Eddie Clarke and Philip "Philthy Animal" Taylor talking candidly about the writing...March 18, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH's IOMMI is Metal Hammer's No. 1 Metal Guitarist
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has topped the poll of "Riff Lords" — best metal guitarists — in Metal Hammer magazine's March 2005 issue. The magazine praises Tony's "highly distinctive style of fretsmanship that's economical yet crushingly effective." And it anticipates the comments from reader...March 17, 2005
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IRON MAIDEN: 'Dance Of Death' Live Album/DVD Due This Fall
The U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine is reporting that IRON MAIDEN will headline the last night of the Reading the Leeds festivals in August, their only U.K. shows on their current European tour. This will be the first time that MAIDEN will have headlined Reading since 1982 and their stage set and choic...March 14, 2005
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It's Official: JUDAS PRIEST's 'Angel Of Retribution' Enters BILLBOARD Chart At No. 13
JUDAS PRIEST's "Angel of Retribution" has sold 57,522 copies in the United States during its first week of release to debut at No. 13 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The group's first collection of new material in 14 years to feature singer Rob Halford, "Angel...March 9, 2005
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