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QUO VADIS: More Quebec Dates Announced

Montreal-based metallers QUO VADIS have lined up the following dates in November: Nov. 01 - Jonquiere, QC - Place Nikitoutagan Nov. 02 - Quebec, QC - L'Anti Nov. 03 - Trois-Rivieres, QC - Trois-Rivieres Metalfest QUO VADIS earlier in the year issued the "Live in Montreal" CD containing the audio por...

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ROADKILL To Release 'God Bless America' In November

Australian hard rockers, ROADKILL will release their debut album, "God Bless America", on November 9. The 12-song CD was recorded at Izaneer Studios in Hobart (Tasmania) between July and September and was engineered, mixed and co-produced by Brett Collidge ROADKILL features veteran TYRANT screamer N...

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GORGOROTH Vocalist, Bassist Vow To Carry On Following Split With Guitarist

GORGOROTH bassist King ov Hell and vocalist Gaahl have issued the following statement regarding the group's current status: "Gaahl, King and Infernus have decided to part ways. "GORGOROTH have existed as a three-piece for the past several years but have ceased from this moment on in this incarnation...

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TERROR SYNDROME To Release Debut In March/April

THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen has issued the following update on the status of the as-yet-unreleased debut album from his Vancouver, B.C.-based band TERROR SYNDROME: "I've personally made a decision to get this album out to you all independently by March/April 2008, if we don'...

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Exclusive: AT THE GATES Guitarist Discusses Reunion Plans, Possibility Of New Studio Album

Legendary Swedish extreme metal band AT THE GATES has announced its plans to reform for several festival appearances next summer, including Wacken Open Air (Germany),Bloodstock (UK) and Ruisrock (Finland). In an exclusive interview with BLABBERMOUTH.NET, AT THE GATES guitarist Anders Björler discus...

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THUNDERSTONE Announces New Touring Keyboardist

Despite a previous announcement to the contrary, STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson will be unable to join Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE on their European tour as a replacement for the recently departed Kari Tornack. According to the band, Johansson has been forced to bow out of...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: 'I Never Thought I'd Have A Career In Music'

Aedan Sieber of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On achieving a fairly notable status within today's metal world: "(Laughs) I don't really think about it like that! I don't know — it's just...

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NEURAXIS: Video Interview Available

Montreal's NEURAXIS have posted a video report detailing their forthcoming "Live Progression" CD, due on November 6 (Canada) and January 8 (rest of the world) via Galy Records. Watch the video below. "Live Progression" is the group's first live recording to feature new singer Alexandre Leblanc (POIN...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY On Touring: 'Not As Many Girls Want You When You're 61 As When You Were 24'

The Age caught up with MOTÖRHEAD last week before their killer, ear-splitting shows at the Forum in Melbourne, Australia with ROSE TATTOO and AIRBOURNE. Frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister said the band were thrilled to return for their own show so soon after supporting MÖTLEY CRÜE in 2005. "We were hopi...

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Reactivated SOOTHSAYER To Release DVD

Reactivated Canadian thrashers SOOTHSAYER played a hometown show in Quebec City, Quebec on October 13. Check out photos at this location. SOOTHSAYER will perform at the Trois-Rivières Metalfest on November 3 alongside QUO VADIS, BLINDED BY FAITH and REANIMATOR, among other bands. The Quebec City con...

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AC/DC Poised To Shatter International Sales Records With 'Plug Me In'

Kathy McCabe of Australia's The Daily Telegraph reports that AC/DC is poised to shatter international sales records with the release of a definitive live retrospective DVD collection "Plug Me In" this week. More than 500,000 copies have already been ordered worldwide for the concert footage compilat...

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SONATA ARCTICA: London Show Sells Out

According to a posting on SONATA ARCTICA's official web site, the band's November 12 show at the Electric Ballroom in London, England is officially sold out. SONATA ARCTICA recently parted ways with guitarist Jani Liimatainen and replaced him with Elias Viljanen. The band's new album, "Unia", was ce...

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METALLICA, ANTHRAX Guitarists Get Matching '666' Tattoos

Legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin revealed on his web site that he took pictures of METALLICA in the Los Angeles area on Friday, October 12, presumably while the band was in the studio recording its new album. According to Halfin, "the highlight [of the session was] Kirk Hammett [METALLICA gui...

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DECREPIT BIRTH: New Album Release Date Announced

Santa Cruz, California-based death metallers DECREPIT BIRTH will release their second album, "Diminishing between Worlds", on January 28, 2008 via Unique Leader Records. The CD was recorded at Castle Ultimate studios with engineer/producer Zack Ohren. Check out the "Diminishing between Worlds" cover...

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NEVER ENOUGH: Debut Album Track Listing Revealed

NEVER ENOUGH (a.k.a. N3V3R 3N0U6H),the band featuring EIGHTEEN VISIONS guitarist Keith Barney (ex-THROWDOWN) drummer Trevor Friedrich, and ex-LYLAH frontman Norman Matthew, has revealed the track listing for its self-titled debut album, due on November 20 through Corporate Punishment Records. It is...