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HARMONY Signs With ULTERIUM RECORDS

Ulterium Records has announced the signing of the Swedish melodic metal band HARMONY. The group's sophomore album, "Chapter II: Aftermath", will be released in the fall and will be preceded by an EP, "End of my Road". "Chapter II: Aftermath" was mixed by Pelle Saether (ACT, SKYFIRE) at Studio Underg...

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SQUEALER: 'The Circle Shuts' Pushed Back To September

Germany's SQUEALER (formerly SQUEALER A.D.) has had the release date of its new album, entitled "The Circle Shuts" (AFM Records),pushed back to September from the previously announced August. The CD was mixed at the Gernhart Studios in Siegburg, Germany and was mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox S...

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DROWNING POOL Guitarist Interviewed On 'The Governor's Ball'; Audio Available

Guitarist C.J. Pierce of the Texas metal band DROWNING POOL was interviewed for this week's edition of the "The Governor's Ball". Pierce talks about the group's early commercial success, the dreaded "nu-metal" tag and the fact that DROWNING POOL has recorded three albums with three different singers...

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MASTODON Debuts Three New Songs At BONNAROO; Video Available

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON debuted three brand new songs during their performance yesterday (Saturday, June 14) at Manchester, Tennessee's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Professionally filmed video footage of the new tracks which are reportedly titled "Oblivion", "Ghost of Karilla",...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS Completes Work On Autobiography

Original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins has completed work on his autobiography, titled "Dawn of the Metal Gods: My Life in Judas Priest and Heavy Metal". The book, which was was written with Neil Daniels a freelance rock writer and heavy metal fan who befriended Atkins during the writing of Neil's b...

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PAUL STANLEY On KISS' Longevity: 'We're Like Herpes; Once We Got You, We're Staying With You'

Metal Hammer has posted video footage of KISS' Download Festival press conference, which was held earlier today (Friday, June 13) at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK. Watch the eight-minute clip below. Asked how it feels to be playing Donington again after 10 years, KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul St...

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(HED)P.E.: New Song Posted Online

(HED)P.E. has debuted the new song "Ordo Ab Chao" on the band's MySpace page. The track is one of three brand new studio recordings that will be included on the group's upcoming two-disc live album and DVD, "The DIY Guys", which is set for release July 8, 2008 through Suburban Noize Records. "The .....

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ICED EARTH: North American Tour Dates Announced

ICED EARTH has confirmed sixteen North American tour dates for the fall of 2008 that will take the band to all corners of the United States, including New York, Florida, Oregon, and California. Joining the band as special guests are INTO ETERNITY and SAVIOURS. For the dates listed below, ICED EARTH...

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KISS To Play Argentina's PEPSI MUSIC Festival?

According to reports in the Argentine media, KISS will perform at the Pepsi Music festival in Buenos Aires in the middle of September (exact date to be announced) as part of the band's forthcoming South American tour. No further details are currently available. KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley r...

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SEPULTURA Bassist Checks In From Recording Studio

Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA entered the studio last month to begin recording their new album, which is based on the Anthony Burgess novel "A Clockwork Orange" (later turned into the classic film by Stanley Kubrick). Guitarist Andreas Kisser has finished recording all the rhythm guitar tracks for t...

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ROYAL HUNT: New Performance Footage Available

Fan-flimed video footage of Denmark-based hard rockers ROYAL HUNT performing live on their recent European tour can be viewed below. ROYAL HUNT's latest album, "Collision Course - Paradox II", was released in March. The CD, which is said to be the conceptual follow-up to the 1997 release "Paradox",...

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MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN On SAMANTHA MALONEY's 'All Access'; Video Available

Samantha Maloney who has toured the world drumming for HOLE and MTLEY CRE, produced scores for films, including "Black Hawk Down", and acted on the silver screen recently conducted an interview with Maynard James Keenan (TOOL, A PERFECT CIRCLE, PUSCIFER) on Keenan's vineyard in Arizona. The lengthy...

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MASTODON, MACHINE HEAD, BLACK TIDE To Team Up For 'Off' Dates On ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM Tour

MASTODON, MACHINE HEAD and BLACK TIDE will join forces for the following "off" dates during the Rockstar Energy Mayhem tour: Jul. 10 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater Jul. 17 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues Aug. 04 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance Last week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's...

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SLAYER, TRIVIUM, MASTODON: 'The Unholy Alliance: Chapter III' UK Dates Added

SLAYER, TRIVIUM, MASTODON and an as-yet-undisclosed opening act will team up for "The Unholy Alliance: Chapter III" European tour in the fall. So far the following dates have been revealed: Oct. 27 - Manchester, England - Manchester Arena Oct. 28 - Birmingham, England - NEC Oct. 30 - London, England...

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SCAR SYMMETRY: Third 'Holographic Universe' Trailer Available

The third video trailer for "Holographic Universe", the third CD from Swedish metallers SCAR SYMMETRY, can be viewed below. An e-card for the CD is available at this location. Due on June 20 via Nuclear Blast Records, "Holographic Universe" will feature the following track listing: 01. Morphogenesis...