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QUEENSRŸCHE: Recording Equipment Used During Making Of 'Mindcrime II' Being Auctioned

Two MX-2424 digital audio hard disk recorders used by QUEENSRŸCHE during the making of "Operation: Mindcrime II" are being auctioned on eBay. According to a posting on the auction page, "this equipment was used by QUEENSRŸCHE and producer Jason Slater in 2006 to record the music that would tell the...

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HIM's VILLE VALO Takes Part In Christmas Interview; Video Available

UK's Kerrang! magazine recently conducted a Christmas interview with HIM frontman Ville Valo. Watch the eight-minute clip below. Ville Valo recently spoke to Straight.com about his songwriting process. "It's very hard to sing about sunshine and ice cream and birds in fast cars . . . I'm a miserable...

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CIRCUS MAXIMUS Apologizes For North American Tour Cancellation

Vocalist Michael Eriksen of the Norwegian progressive metal band CIRCUS MAXIMUS has issued the following statement regarding the cancellation of the group's North American tour: "To all fans and friends in the States, we are sorry to say that we have to cancel the upcoming tour due to some major tur...

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DEEDS OF FLESH: 'Drums Are Finished' For New Album

Southern California death metallers DEEDS OF FLESH entered the studio in early November to begin recording their new album, "Of What's to Come", tentatively due late spring via Unique Leader Records. Commented the band: "Drums are finished and they turned out killer!! With help from the recording ta...

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CIRCUS MAXIMUS: North American Tour Cancelled

Glenn Harveston of Intromental Management, which represents the Norwegian progressive metal band CIRCUS MAXIMUS, has posted the following message on the official forum of the ProgPower USA festival (which Hareveston organizes): "It is with deep regret that I announce that CIRCUS MAXIMUS have cancele...

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KATATONIA: 'Studio Time Has Been Booked'

Sweden's KATATONIA has issued the following year-end update: "For KATATONIA, we spent most of [2007] on the road continuing to promote our last album 'The Great Cold Distance' and our 'Live Consteranation' DVD. We also had the honor of making a few visits to countries we previously never played, lik...

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ODIN'S COURT: Another New Song Posted Online

Another new song from the Lexington Park, Maryland-based progressive rock/metal band ODIN'S COURT, entitled "Obesite", has been posted on the MySpace page of ODIN'S COURT guitarist/vocalist Matt Brookins' studio D2C Studios. "Obesite" comes off ODIN'S COURT's forthcoming album,"Deathanity", which is...

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SCARS Announces New Album Title

Brazilian thrashers SCARS have set "Devilgod Alliance" as the title of their new album, tentatively due next spring. The CD will contain 11 tracks and will be recorded in January. According to the group, the album's lyrical concept will be based on ageless literature masterpieces that portray evil a...

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AUGURY Begins Recording New Album

Canadian progressive death metallers AUGURY have entered the studio to begin recording their second album for a tentative spring 2008 release. The follow-up to 2004's "Concealed" will feature original drummer Etienne Gallo. Commented the band: "We are currently in the studio to record the drum parts...

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'All Is Going Really Well' With New Album

JUDAS PRIEST's official web site has been updated with the following message: "We're taking a short break from recording for the Christmas and New Year holidays then we'll be back in the studio finishing off the new album! All is going really well and we are also in the process of setting up the wor...

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The Last Gasp

From Death Vomit to the ill fated Necropolis to indie heavy weight Century Media to the respected Willowtip, the labels may have changed, but IMPALED continues to do CARCASS-inspired splatter thrashing death metal better than nearly anyone. As a matter of fact, "The Last Gasp" is sounding more and m...

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The_Ascension

Treading tricky ground here, bands like OTEP being at least partially critic-proof. For example: I'd like to point out that virtually everything about this band – including the coo-to-a-bloody-scream vocals, the stuttering basslines, the overwrought breathing into the mic and then shrieking some emp...

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ULVER Frontman To Join ÆTHENOR At ROADBURN 2008

ULVER vocalist Kristoffer Rygg will join ÆTHENOR as a special guest for the band's appearance at Holland's Roadburn Festival 2008. It will be Rygg's first live appearance in over a decade. ÆTHENOR is a trio of musicians residing in Geneva (Vincent De Roguin, SHORA),New York (Stephen O’Malley, SUNN...

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DARK FORTRESS To Release 'Eidolon' In February

German black metal outfit DARK FORTRESS will release its fifth full-length album, "Eidolon", via Century Media Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy: February 22 UK, France, Greece, Denmark, Norway, Rest Of Europe: February 25 Spain, Portugal: February 26 Finl...

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DOMAIN: New Album Details Revealed

German melodic metallers DOMAIN are currently in the studio recording their ninth album, entitled "The Chronicles of Love, Hate and Sorrow". According to the band, the CD will be a concept album along the lines of the "Last Days of Utopia" LP, but this time it will be arranged and conceived as a "me...