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RAMMSTEIN To Release 'Völkerball' DVD In November

German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN will release a new DVD, entitled "Völkerball" on November 17. According to RAMMSTEIN's manager Emanuel Fialik, the disc will be packed with footage, including "almost three hours of live recordings filmed in France, Japan, England and Russia. Also there is an au...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer Says There Are 'No Hard Feelings' Between Him And QUEENSRŸCHE Singer

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has commented on the current status of his feud with QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate over Tate's alleged "bashing" of DREAM THEATER following the two bands' co-headlining tour in the summer of 2003. (See previous BLABBERMOUTH.NET stories: Story#1, Story#2, Story#3....

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Out In the Cold

Jack Frost's talents are undisputed. His tenure in SEVEN WITCHES and his all-too-brief time in SAVATAGE were proof enough of the man's guitar prowess, and his last solo record, the raucous 2004 outing "Raise Your Fist To Metal", was a fun smorgasbord of different styles and vocalists held together b...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Drummer Performs At BASS 'N DRUM DAYS: Video Available

A video clip of CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erlandsson playing the COF song "Swansong for a Raven" at the Bass 'N Drum Days festival in Stockholm at the end of September has been posted online at YouTube.com. CRADLE OF FILTH recently rejected persistent reports that Erdlandsson has left the band....

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CRADLE OF FILTH Shoots Down Reports Of Drummer's Departure

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have rejected persistent reports that drummer Adrian Erdlandsson has left the band. Over the course of the last few months, rumors of Adrian's departure have been gaining strength, with several "in-the-know" parties claiming that Adrian was fired from the gr...

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STATUS QUO To Release 'Just Doin' It Live' DVD In November

STATUS QUO will release a new concert DVD, entitled "Just Doin' It Live" on November 6 via Warner Vision. Filmed at the band's sold-out concert at Birmingham NEC earlier this year, the DVD is the band's first "live-in-concert" release for an incredible fifteen years. The DVD features the full rockin...

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AUGURY Guitarist's Instrumental Project To Feature Artwork By VOIVOD's AWAY

AUGURY guitarist Mathieu Marcotte is currently recording an instrumental solo album called "Humanoid". This acoustic-space-metal project with varied influences such as CYNIC, PINK FLOYD and OPETH, will feature guest appearances by Forest (AUGURY, QUO VADIS, ATHERETIC) on fretless bass and ChaotH (UN...

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ATROPHY: Classic Albums To Be Reissued In November

Displeased Records has set a November 28 release date for the reissues of the two classic '80s thrash albums from ATROPHY — 1988's "Socialized Hate" and 1990's "Violent by Nature". The CDs will be remastered, and will include bonus material, lyrics and biography. BNR Metal Pages says: Hailing from A...

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KATAKLYSM Schedules First-Ever Dates In Eastern Canada

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM have announced their first-ever dates in Eastern Canada. The details are as follows: Dec. 01 - Saint-John, NB. @ Elwoods Dec. 02 - Halifax, NS. @ Stage Nine As previously reported, KATAKLYSM will team up with NEAERA (Germany),FEAR MY THOUGHTS (Germany) and QUO VAD...

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ALICE COOPER Repaying Debt By Opening For THE ROLLING STONES

Launch Radio Networks reports: ALICE COOPER plays the second of his three opening gigs for THE ROLLING STONES tonight (Friday, September 29) at the Churchill Downs horse racing track in Louisville, Kentucky. It's been a long time since COOPER opened for anyone, but he told Launch that the STONES wer...

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STEVEN TYLER Praised by Patient Groups in Advance of World Hepatitis Awareness Day

As one of 180 million people affected by hepatitis C around the world, Steven Tyler, lead singer of AEROSMITH, has received praise from international patient organizations for talking openly about his battle with hepatitis C. The announcement from Steven Tyler comes just days before World Hepatitis...

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Blood Mountain

MASTODON fully lives up to its name and cements its status as one of the best newer American metal bands out there with, of all things, its major label debut. The band's third studio offering is an immense slab of brutally heavy rock that veers wildly between all-out thrash on cuts like opener "The...

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KROKUS: 'Hellraiser' Reaches Gold Status In Switzerland

KROKUS's latest album, "Hellraiser", reached "gold" status in the band's home country of Switzerland within a day of its release, according to the group's official newsletter. The CD, which will be issued in North America on October 24, was recorded with producer Dennis Ward (PINK CREAM 69). The new...

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Former MAYHEM Frontman's SKITLIV Project: Audio Samples Available

SKITLIV, the new doom/black metal project of former MAYHEM vocalist Maniac, has posted two songs on its official MySpace page. The first, "Densetsu" (the Japanese for "legend") is a rehearsal track, while the second, "Valley Below", is a rough mix, with drums and additional guitars still to be added...

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Former MAYHEM Frontman Launches SKITLIV

Maniac (real name: Sven-Erik Kristiansen),former vocalist of the legendary Norwegian black metal band MAYHEM, is planning a return to the scene — fronting his own band SKITLIV. At the forefront of black metal from its very beginnings, Maniac, one of the extreme metal genre's most recognizable figur...