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ANATHEMA Confirmed For Turkey's ROCK ISTANBUL Festival

ANATHEMA have been confirmed for the Rock Istanbul music festival, a three-day event taking place June 19-21 in Istanbul, Turkey. Other bands set to appear at the festival include QUEENSRŸCHE, PENTARGRAM, HUNDRED REASONS and MUSE. For more information, click here. As previously reported, ANATHEMA ha...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Confirm Italian Tour Cancellation

As first reported here on April 30, long-running San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have now officially confirmed the cancellation of their previously announced Italian tour. The group's statement on the matter is as follows: "Dear Fans, with much regret, VICIOUS RUMORS has had to cance...

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Screamo: Extreme Music For Extreme Times?

Jon Wiederhorn of MTV.com has penned an article on a brand-new heavy metal sub-genre dubbed "screamo," a style characterized by "aggressive, chaotic passages flush with larynx-shredding vocals" balanced "with swooping melodies and vocal harmonies." ATREYU, along with a host of other heartbroken, hat...

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INTERNAL BLEEDING Change Projected Title Of New CD

Long Island death metallers INTERNAL BLEEDING have reportedly changed the projected title of their next studio album to "Onward to Mecca" from the previously announced "Hatefuel". No reason was given for the title change. The group's first CD with vocalist Jerry Lowe (ex-BODYFARM) is due later in th...

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Ex-TESTAMENT Guitarist STEVE SMYTH Comments On Joining NEVERMORE

Former TESTAMENT axeman Steve Smyth has commented on his addition to the NEVERMORE ranks as the group's permanent second guitarist. "I'm happy to take up the challenge of playing with these guys," he said in a statement. "I've always loved the music, and we get along well as musicians and friends. I...

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ANATHEMA Set Release Date For New DVD

ANATHEMA have set a June 28 release date through Music For Nations for their upcoming DVD, entitled "Were You There?". The disc, which was recorded on January 31 at the "Krzemionki" TV studio in Cracow, Poland, will feature over an hour of live performance as well as backstage antics and tour diarie...

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BURDEN OF GRIEF, HATE SQUAD, SYMPHORCE Confirmed For Germany's HIMMEL OPEN AIR Festival

BURDEN OF GRIEF, HATE SQUAD and SYMPHORCE are among the bands confirmed for Himmel Open Air, a two-day event scheduled to take place July 30-31 at Schauenburg in Hoof (near Kassel),Germany. The complete lineup for the festival is as follows: Friday, July 30 (beginning at 5:45 p.m.): BURDEN OF GRIEF...

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Report: Ex-SOILENT GREEN Bassist Killed By Partner After Restaurant Spat

Joe Darby of The Times-Picayune is reporting that former SOILENT GREEN bassist Scott Williams (a.k.a. James Scott Williams) was shot to death by his companion late Monday (April 26) after an argument at a restaurant. Williams' companion, Tracey Terry, then turned the gun on himself. About 11:50 p.m....

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GORGOROTH Singer To Alleged Victim: 'I'm Going To Drink Your Blood!'

GORGOROTH frontman Gaahl threatened to "sacrifice" a man and drink his blood during a night of terror more than two years ago, a Norwegian court was told today during the first day of Gaahl's trial on abuse charges. The 40-year-old alleged victim testified in a Sunnfjord court that he feared that he...

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TAROT: 1998 Live Show Available For Download

Finland's TAROT, the group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala, have made available for download seven live tracks recorded in 1998 at Tulliklubi in Tampere, Finland during the final gig of the group's "For The Glory of Nothing" tour. "The tracks are 2-track DAT recordings of the live...

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GODS OF FIRE Commence Work On Debut Album

New York City-based "epic metal" band GODS OF FIRE are currently in the studio recording their debut album with legendary producer Wharton Tiers (HELMET, BIOHAZARD, WHITE ZOMBIE) for a late summer release through an as-yet-undetermined label. In existence since 2001, GODS OF FIRE "have become one of...

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VARG VIKERNES To Serve Additional Time For Car Theft, Possession Of Automatic Weapon

BURZUM mastermind Varg Vikernes, who is serving a 21-year Norwegian prison term for the August 1993 murder of MAYHEM guitarist Oystein Aarseth (a.k.a. Euronymous),had an extra 14 months tacked on to his sentence for car theft and possession of an AG3 automatic rifle and 700 bullets during his faile...

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TWISTED SISTER To Release 'Still Hungry' In July

TWISTED SISTER have inked a deal with the U.K.'s "fastest growing rock label" Demolition Records. The reformed New York rockers will release their hugely anticipated "Still Hungry" epic on July 26. Issued on the new DVD 4 format, "Still Hungry" will feature a 12-camera shoot of the band's performanc...

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HIMSA And ALL THAT REMAINS Music Featured On MTV's 'Viva La Bam'

This Sunday's (April 25) edition of MTV's "Viva La Bam" will feature the HIMSA track "Dominion", taken from the band's current "Courting Tragedy and Disaster" disc. Fresh off the BLEEDING THROUGH/DEATH BY STEREO tour, the band will shoot a video for "A Girl In Glass" in late May and hit the road wit...

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THROWDOWN Added To OZZFEST 2004

Orange County, California-based straight-edge hardcore band THROWDOWN have secured a second-stage slot at this year's Ozzfest, kicking off July 10 in Hartford, Connecticut. The band's official statement on the matter is as follows: "We are super stoked to say that we have officially been added to th...