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BREED 77: New Album Pushed Back

Following a storming set at the Download festival, a Metal Hammer Golden Gods "Best British Act" nomination and a sold-out tour, BREED 77 are gearing up for a pan-European album release and as a result have been forced to push back the release of their highly anticipated new album "In My Blood (En M...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM, IN FLAMES, H.I.M., AVENGED SEVENFOLD Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: CHILDREN OF BODOM, GOD FORBID Venue: House of Blues City/State: Cleveland, Ohio Date: March 26, 2006 Gross Sales: $7,617 Attendance: 435 Capacity: 600 Artist/Event...

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Metal History Book 'Sound Of The Beast' Released In Finnish Translation

Johnny Kniga Publishing has released the Finnish translation of metal history book "Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal" by Ian Christe in hardcover. Titled "Pedon Meteli: Heavy Metallin Vanha Ja Uusi Testamentii", the translation was done by Jone Nikula, himself auth...

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MARDUK Confirmed For Germany's HELLFLAME Festival

Swedish black metallers MARDUK have been confirmed for the Hellflame festival, set to take place September 2 at Eventcenter B51 in Osnabrück, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 ADVERSUS CEPHALIC CARNAGE GOD DETHRONED GOREFEST MARDUK UNLEASHED WINTERS...

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WHITESNAKE Frontman DAVID COVERDALE: Me And My Travels

WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale was recently interviewed by Carl Wilkinson of the U.K.'s The Observer for the publication's "Travel" section. Read on: "When I was in DEEP PURPLE we'd travel on the Starship, a private Boeing 727. Only a few of us used them: ZEPPELIN, ELVIS and STEVIE WONDER. It w...

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BUCKCHERRY Singer: 'I Like Artists That Have Something To Say Themselves'

Steve Newton of Straight.com recently conducted an interview with BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd. A couple excerpts from the chat follow: On "American Idol": "I can't believe how big that thing has gotten. I don't know what to say about that, you know. I actually think [previous 'American Idol' winne...

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THE CULT, THE DARKNESS, SOULFLY, H.I.M. Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: GUNS N' ROSES, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Venue: Hammerstein Ballroom City/State: New York, N.Y. Date: May 12, 14-15, 17, 2006 Gross Sales: $739,668 Attendance: 12,87...

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ABORTED Finish Filming Live DVD, Prepare To Record New Album

Belgian death metallers ABORTED have posted the following message on their official web site: "So, as a lot of you knew by now (sorry for the lack of updates, busy busy!) we've recorded our upcoming live DVD, 'The Auricular Chronicles' [on May 28 at La Locomotive] in Paris. Thanks to all those who a...

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LAMB OF GOD Give Special 'Sacrament' To Fans On This Summer's UNHOLY ALLIANCE TOUR

LAMB OF GOD and Revolver magazine have announced a series of special backstage fan-only listening events of LOG's highly anticipated album "Sacrament", due out August 22 on Epic. When this summer's Unholy Alliance Tour with SLAYER kicks off on June 15 at The Tweeter Center in Camden, NJ, a limited n...

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10 YEARS Line Up More Shows

Launch Radio Networks reports: 10 YEARS is lining up more headlining U.S. dates for the summer, with five shows in late June and early July tentatively confirmed and more to be announced shortly. The group will take SOIL and FAKTION out as support on the trek. 10 YEARS just completed its first-ever...

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TOOL, ROB ZOMBIE, AVENGED SEVENFOLD Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: TOOL Venue: Auditorium Theatre City/State: Chicago, Ill. Date: May 13, 2006 Gross Sales: $214,133 Attendance: 3,726 Capacity: 3,726 Artist/Event: TOOL Venue: Memor...

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LEAVES' EYES To Support BLIND GUARDIAN In North America

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) — have been confirmed as the support act for BLIND GUARDIAN on their upcoming North American tour. The dates are as f...

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MARDUK: 'La Grande Danse Macabre', 'World Funeral' Limited-Edition CD/DVD Boxsets Due In June

Limited-edition CD/DVD boxsets of MARDUK's classic "La Grande Danse Macabre" and "World Funeral" albums are being released by Regain Records in June. The details are as follows: MARDUK "La Grande Danse Macabre" limited edition CD/DVD box-set edition (limited to 3,000 copies). Brand new luxurious lim...

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DARK FAITH Complete New EP, Prepare To Hit The Road

DARK FAITH, who feature in their ranks members of PATHS OF POSSESSION (Metal Blade Records) and CRIMSON MASSACRE (Deathgasm Records),have finished recording a new five-song EP at D.O.W. (Diet Of Worms) studios in Seffner, Florida with producer Juan "Punchy" Gonzalez (MORBID ANGEL). The band will ki...

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ALICE IN CHAINS: Go 'Behind The Scenes' On Band's Current Tour

ALICE IN CHAINS' official web site has launched a special section featuring behind-the-scenes and backstage reports from the band's current U.S. and European tours. Check it out at this location. In other news, ALICE IN CHAINS — Cantrell, Kinney, Inez and William DuVall (who will handle lead vocals...