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IMAGIKA To Enter Studio In January
San Francisco power/thrash metallers IMAGIKA will enter Prairie Sun studios in Cotati, California to finish tracking their fourth album, tentatively due in early 2004 through an as-yet-undisclosed label. "All new vocal tracks and bass will be laid down," reads a post on the band's web site. "There's...December 4, 2003
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OMNIUM GATHERUM To Record In The Spring
Finnish "new wave" death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM are busy writing and demoing new material for their sophomore album, tentatively due next summer. The follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut, "Spirits and August Light", is scheduled to be recorded late spring 2004 with engineer Nino Laurenne...December 1, 2003
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DESTRUCTOR Continue Writing For New Album
DESTRUCTOR, Cleveland, Ohio's legendary power/thrash band, are hard at work writing and demoing new material for the follow-up to their very successful "Sonic Bullet" EP, released on Auburn Records earlier this year. New songs include "Skull Splitter", "Unleashed", "Immortal Metal", "Unearth The Ear...November 30, 2003
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Review: Energy Lacking From DEFTONES' Performance In Montreal
Bernard Perusse of The Gazette reviewed the DEFTONES' show at the Verdun Auditorium Tuesday night (Nov. 25). "That cat-caught-in-a-breadmaker scream, which brings us most of the anger inherent in the DEFTONES' sound, will surely land vocalist-guitarist Chino Moreno in the hospital if he doesn't star...November 27, 2003
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HANGAR 18 To Headline 1st Annual BORDERLAND METALFEST
HANGAR 18, the MEGADETH tribute band featuring formerNEW EDEN/SINERGY bassist Melanie Sisneros, will be performing at the 1st Annual Borderland Metalfest in El Paso, Texas on Saturday, November 22. The festival will be a "one-of-a-kind" event in the El Paso area. Co-headlining the Metalfest will be...November 19, 2003
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OMNIUM GATHERUM: Video Posted Online
Finnish melo-death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM have uploaded their video for the song "Writhen" to their web site at this location. "Writhen" comes off the group's full-length debut, "Spirits and August Light", which was released earlier this year through England's Rage Of Achilles Records. The CD was...November 10, 2003
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IRON MAIDEN Producer Defends 'Dance Of Death' Sound
IRON MAIDEN producer Kevin Shirley, who has worked with the group on their last two studio releases as well as the live album "Rock In Rio", has taken the unusual step of publicly defending the production on MAIDEN's latest CD, "Dance Of Death", calling it a perfect replica of the band's live sound....November 8, 2003
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MANITOU To Begin Recording Debut Album
Finnish prog-metallers MANITOU will enter Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki at the end of the month to begin recording their debut full-length album, entitled "Mad Moon Rising". Mixing will be done by Nino Laurenne of THUNDERSTONE fame. The album will be released in the spring through the British label...October 30, 2003
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MACHINE HEAD Express 'Shock' And 'Disappointment' Over Album Review
MACHINE HEAD have posted the following statement on their official web site: "In what came as a complete shock to band members, U.K.-based teen nu-metal weekly, Kerrang!, have absolutely savaged MACHINE HEAD's new album, 'Through the Ashes of Empires'. Referring to it as 'a directionless mess of an...October 29, 2003
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WITHIN TEMPTATION: 'Mother Earth' Single Enters German Chart At No. 14
WITHIN TEMPTATION's new single, "Mother Earth", has entered the German single chart at No. 14. The Dutch group's full-length CD of the same name has climbed to position No. 23 on the album chart. WITHIN TEMPTATION will embark on the "Mother Earth Christmas Tour" in Germany in December. The dates are...October 23, 2003
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CANNIBAL CORPSE Name New Album
Long-running death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE have set "The Wretched Spawn" as the title for their forthcoming album, due in February through Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2002's "Gore Obsessed" is currently being recorded at Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas with producer Neil Kernon (N...October 22, 2003
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PINK CREAM 69 Set Tentative Title For New CD, Announce European Tour
Germany's PINK CREAM 69 have set "Thunderdome" as the tentative title for the follow-up to 2001's "Endangered", due on January 26 through SPV Records. The album was recorded and mixed at House Of Audio studio in Karlsdorf, Germany and was produced by PINK CREAM 69 bassist Dennis Ward. According to t...October 17, 2003
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CANNIBAL CORPSE: 1,000,000 Records Sold
Veteran death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE recently reached the one-million mark for combined sales of all their albums. Bandmembers Alex Webster, Pat O'Brien, George Fisher and Jack Owen commemorated the occasion with Metal Blade Records owner/CEO Brian Slagel at Sonic Ranch studios in El Paso, Texas....October 14, 2003
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IMPERANON Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
Finland's IMPERANON have signed a multi-album deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The group, whose members range in age from 17 to 24, are described in an official press release as "the future metal band from Finland! Fans [of] CHILDREN OF BODOM, NIGHTWISH and SONATA ARCTICA will very soon add [IMPERAN...October 14, 2003
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Review: 'LED ZEPPELIN' Rock Akron Crowd
Malcolm X Abram of the Cleveland Beacon Journal reports that "the Akron Symphony Orchestra collectively loosened its tie Sunday night with 'The Music of Led Zeppelin: A Rock Symphony' (see previous story) and was rewarded with rock-star treatment from an enthusiastic audience. "For two-plus hours, E...October 13, 2003