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SACRED STEEL Sets Tentative Track Listing For 'Hammer Of Destruction'
German metallers SACRED STEEL have set the tentative track listing for their sixth album, "Hammer of Destruction", due on November 10 via Massacre Records. The CD was recorded at the Spiderhouse studio in Lütte (near Berlin) with legendary producer Harris Johns (VOIVOD, HELLOWEEN, ST. VITUS, DEPRESS...August 4, 2006
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OZZFEST 2006: Iron Man Slows, And So Does The Concert Industry
Jeff Leeds of The New York Times has written a lengthy article on the current state of the concert industry, with a special emphasis on Ozzfest 2006. OZZY OSBOURNE, who broke more than half a dozen bones in an accident a few years back, plans to play just 10 of this year's 26 ...June 24, 2006
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IRON MAIDEN Frontman To Investigate Spontaneous Human Combustion
According to a posting on IRON MAIDEN's official web site, MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will join Sky One later this month to investigate the mysterious phenomenon that is spontaneous human combustion. In 1985, 17-year-old student Jacqueline Fitzsimon from Cheshire was walking arm-in-arm with som...May 26, 2006
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DISTURBED Frontman Is Ready To Fill OZZY OSBOURNE's Shoes
Gary Graff of Billboard.com is reporting that DISTURBED is getting ready to rock the Ozzfest tour again — even moreso because the Chicago quartet knows it has to stand in for the festival's namesake on this summer’s run. "I'm anticipating a huge tour," says DISTURBED frontman David Draiman. "I think...May 23, 2006
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Hope To Prove They're 'A Metal Force To Be Reckoned With' On OZZFEST
AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Zacky Vengeance spoke to MTV.com about the band's appearance this summer on the main stage for the 11th annual Ozzfest. "It's our chance to prove to the world that if there's a torch to be carried, we can help participate," Vengeance said. "We're not nervous at all about...May 19, 2006
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DAATH Sign To ROADRUNNER RECORDS
Roadrunner Records has announced the signing of Atlanta-based extreme metal band DAATH. DAATH (pronounced like "Goth," but with a "D") were signed by longtime Roadrunner A&R man Monte Conner. Says Conner: "DAATH fuses elements of cutting-edge death and black metal with expansive orchestral and e...April 6, 2006
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GADGET Complete Work On New Album
Sweden's GADGET have completed recording their new album, "The Funeral March". GADGET proudly carry the grindcore torch forward with "The Funeral March". More than a devout collection of blasting beats, sweltering guitars and real-world lyrics, "The Funeral March" incorporates sinister melodies and...March 2, 2006
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Exclusive Interview With EMPEROR Frontman IHSAHN
Rumblings of a forthcoming solo album from Ihsahn have been heard ever since the disbanding of EMPEROR in 2001, perhaps even before. That it would take five years for the album to finally see the light of day speaks more to the man's busy schedule than any kind of purposeful delay. Never one to sit...February 12, 2006
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MEMORY GARDEN Confirmed For SWEDISH METAL ATTACK III Festival
MEMORY GARDEN, the Stockholm, Sweden-based band featuring former ABSKTRAKT ALGEBRA guitarist Simon Johansson, have been confirmed for the Swedish Metal Attack III festival, set to take place November 26 at Klubb Kaos in Halmstad, Sweden. Also scheduled to appear are TORCH, X-BOW and SUICIDAL WINDS....October 21, 2005
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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE: 'Burn The Witch' Video Teaser Posted Online
A short "teaser" for the new QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE video, "Burn the Witch", has been posted online at www.qotsa.com. In an e-mail to MTV News, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Josh Homme described the inner workings of the "Burn the Witch" video shoot: "The QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE have ...October 12, 2005
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Out of a Center Which is Neither Dead Nor Alive
This is an At a Loss band, plain and simple: Sonically devastating, musically challenging, and NEUROSIS-like in its brain damaging application. Weighty as a herd of elephants and flying just beneath the radar of the average heavy music fan, "Out of a Center Which is Neither Dead Nor Alive" is the an...September 19, 2005
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BLO.TORCH Cover GOLDEN EARRING For Tribute CD
Dutch death metallers BLO.TORCH have posted the following message on their official web site: "A couple of months ago, we were asked to participate in a secret project. Holland's biggest rock band, GOLDEN EARRING, has its 40-year anniversary this year. As a surprise for the band and to celebrate, th...September 18, 2005
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NOSTRADAMEUS: Live Footage To Surface On DVD?
Guitarist Jake Fredén of the Swedish melodic metallers NOSTRADAMEUS has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Okay, listen up! I've decided to write some news here to avoid us getting killed by assasins. That's probably too late anyway:) They are angry at us for not updatin...August 27, 2005
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ARCH ENEMY, TRIVIUM, NEVERMORE: Don't Let Your Favorite Video Get Dissed
The latest videos from ARCH ENEMY ("Nemesis"),TRIVIUM ("Pull Harder On The Strings of Your Martyr"),NEVERMORE ("Final Product"),SOILWORK ("Light the Torch") and UNEARTH ("Zombie Autopilot") are competing in the newly launched heavy metal installment of the "Dig-It-Or-Dis-It" section of the Yahoo!...August 15, 2005
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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE: 'I'm Not Caught Up In What People Have To Say About Me'
Shawn Macomber of Foster's Online recently conducted an exclusive interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. Several excerpts from the chat follow: On his perseverance and resilience: "Maybe I'm too stubborn to quit. Maybe I'm too obnoxious for anyone to say get out of here. My revenge is my suc...August 14, 2005
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