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HATEBREED, NILE, CRYPTOPSY, MADBALL, SUFFOCATION Confirmed For New Jersey's HELLFEST
The first bands have been announced for this year's Hellfest, set to take place August 19-21 at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 108 THE ACACIA STRAIN ANTI FLAG ARMOR FOR SLEEP BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME BLACKLISTED BOLO BOUNCING SOULS THE CASUAL...June 15, 2005
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WEAPON 13: Former HIRAX, WARGOD Members Prepare To Record New Demo
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, the new band featuring former HIRAX members Gary Monardo (bass),Johnny Tabares (drums, HIRAX's "Raging Violence" album),and Bob Savage (guitar, HIRAX's 1984 demo),along with ex-WARGOD singer Robbie Perkins, have changed their name to WEAPON 13 to avoid confusion with...June 15, 2005
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TESTAMENT Schedule Tacoma Date
TESTAMENT's original lineup — Chuck Billy (vocals),Eric Peterson (guitar),Alex Skolnick (guitar),Greg Christian (bass),and Louie Clemente (drums) — have confirmed a show at the Shipwreck in Tacoma, Washington on July 8. The original TESTAMENT lineup will also headline the Thrash Against Cancer b...June 13, 2005
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MY RUIN And BLEED THE SKY To Team Up For U.S. Tour
MY RUIN and BLEED THE SKY will be teaming up for the Jagermeister-sponsored "Double Shot of Rock Tour" beginning in July. The tour will begin with a string of West Coast dates, followed by a three-week U.S. tour, followed shortly by a two-month U.S. tour. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Jul....June 13, 2005
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DEAD END WORLD: YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, Ex-TAD MOROSE Members Join Forces In New Project
DEAD END WORLD is the name of a new Swedish band consisting of members of RIBSPREADER, MEMORY GARDEN and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN. The group's debut demo, "The Isolation", was recorded in Florida and Stockholm, Sweden during winter/spring 2005 and is said to contain "two songs of deadly metal." Mike Wead (K...June 12, 2005
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Former LIEGE LORD Guitarist To Guest On HALIFAX CD
Former LIEGE LORD guitarist Paul Nelson appears as special guest guitarist on the latest HALIFAX CD, entitled "The Inevitability of a Strange World", on the song "Anthem for Tonight". The album is due out soon worldwide through Drive Thru Records. More information is available at www.halifaxrock.com...June 12, 2005
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Western Canada's First-Ever WHIPLASH OPEN-AIR FESTIVAL Scheduled For September
ACANTHA, BLACKSKY, CESSATE, DECIPHER, DIVINITY, NECROBIOSIS, NECRONAUT, OPERATION WINTER MIST, SUFFERANCE and WORMBOX are among the bands confirmed for the first-ever Whiplash Open-Air Festival, set to take place September 3-4 in Strathmore, Alberta, Canada. Nestled in the gorgeous foothills near Ca...June 12, 2005
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ROADRUNNER 'All-Stars' Album: Progress Includes New Captain And New Team Members
Roadrunner Records has advanced in the process of putting together the groundbreaking "Roadrunner All-Stars" record to mark the label's 25th anniversary. The full-length release will contain original musical collaborations between past and present Roadrunner artists. Approximately 50 musicians are e...June 10, 2005
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HELLOWEEN: 'Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy' Due In October
German power metallers HELLOWEEN have reportedly set "Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy" as the title of their new album, due on October 31 via SPV Records. A single, "Mrs. God", will precede the album by several weeks. Apart from the title track, the single will contain various bonus features s...June 9, 2005
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MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'Heavy Hitters' CD To Surface Next Month
According to CD Universe, the "Michael Schenker and Heavy Hitters" album, featuring an all-star lineup of musicians based around guitar virtuoso Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO, SCORPIONS) paying homage to their contemporaries, is scheduled for release on July 12. This 10-track powerhouse collection was...June 8, 2005
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DAVE GROHL: NIRVANA 'Ripped Off' UNLEASHED Song
An early track by the Swedish death metal legends UNLEASHED was the basis of an unreleased NIRVANA song that was close to appearing on the band's "With The Lights Out" box set, ex-NIRVANA drummer/current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl revealed to Sweden's Close-Up magazine during a recent intervie...June 8, 2005
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UNLEASHED Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Magazine's Annual Cruise
Legendary Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED have been confirmed for the Sweden Rock magazine's annual roundtrip cruise from Sweden to Finland on September 30. More information will be made available soon. In other news, UNLEASHED frontman Johnny Hedlund has issued the following update: "I'd also lik...June 8, 2005
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Winter Enclosure
In the current global market, a Norwegian band comprised entirely of good-looking women seems destined to have A&R executives tripping over their erections in a race to get their checkbooks out. OCTAVIA SPERATI has entered the scene in a low-key fashion so far, making noise at home for several y...June 5, 2005
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Teams Up With NEIL TURBIN On ANTHRAX Classic
The following update has been posted on singer Neil Turbin's (ex-ANTHRAX) official web site: "Neil Turbin's DEATHRIDERS were joined onstage Friday, May 27th, 2005 at Monterrey Metal Fest II 2005 official pre-party event held at Cafe Iguana, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico by noneother than Tim 'Ripper...June 1, 2005
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ABSU To Release Two-CD/LP Anthology Of Rarities
Osmose Productions has announced the release of ABSU's "Mythological Occult Metal: 1991-2001", a double CD and LP anthology, due out in September 2005. The collection of songs, compiled by Equitant and re-mastered by Proscriptor, will feature tracks recorded by the band never featured on any of ABSU...May 26, 2005
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