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Sideshow Symphonies

ARCTURUS will forever be haunted by their past. Having put out a record like "La Masquerade Infernale", an inarguable classic and one of the cornerstones of this whole "post-black metal" genre, all subsequent releases will be held up to it for comparison and critique. As always, an ARCTURUS album re...

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H.I.M. Frontman Doesn't Know If He Was Raped

ContactMusic.com is reporting that H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo is unsure if he was raped after being given a date rape drug and robbed in a bar in Minneapolis last October [see previous story]. But the H.I.M. singer insists it would serve his attacker right if he was sexually assaulted — because he w...

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SAVAGE CIRCUS: 'Dreamland Manor' Gets North American Release Date

SAVAGE CIRCUS, the new band featuring former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch and PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar),will release their debut album, "Dreamland Manor", in North America on March 21 via Century Media Records. An MP3 for the track "Evil...

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OBITUARY Frontman Apologizes For London Gig Cancellation

OBITUARY frontman John Tardy has commented on the cancellation of the group's scheduled Jan. 8, 2006 performance at the Mean Fiddler in London, England over "immigration issues." Writing to the band's official web site, Tardy said, "All we can do is apologize for not making it to the show. The botto...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer Says Throat Problems Helped Improve Music

Launch Radio Networks reports: AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows says that a recurring throat problem forced him to change his vocal style for the better on the band's current album, "City of Evil". Shadows pretty much screamed his way through the group's first two releases, but told Launch that h...

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WOLF Sign With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Sweden's "working class" metal band WOLF have inked a deal with Century Media Records. Commented the band in a statement: "WOLF is a hard-working heavy metal band. Century Media Records is a hardworking heavy metal label. See the connection? We're very proud to announce that we're releasing the next...

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OBITUARY: London Gig Cancelled

OBITUARY's scheduled headlining performance at the Mean Fiddler in London, England on Sunday, January 8 was cancelled "due to immigration issues," according to several signs that were posted at the venue. The other bands on the tour — including Switzerland's SAMAEL — went ahead and played the gig as...

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NASHVILLE PUSSY Schedule U.S Tour

NASHVILLE PUSSY have lined up the following U.S. tour dates: Feb. 03 - Birmingham, AL - The Nick Feb. 04 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon Feb. 05 - Beaumont, TX - Vortex Feb. 06 - Denton, TX - Hailey's Feb. 08 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad Feb. 09 - Tucson, AZ - Plush ...

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Woman Claims GORGOROTH Guitarist And His Friend Repeatedly Raped Her

The woman who was allegedly raped by GORGOROTH guitarist Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) and his friend took the stand earlier today (Jan. 4) in a Norwegian court to give her version of what happened that fateful night two years ago. Tiegs, 33, and his 32-year-old friend (whose identity has not be...

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SPARZANZA To Enter Studio This Weekend

Swedish hard rockers in SPARZANZA will enter the Tigra Music studio on January 7 with producer Rikard Löfgren to begin recording their third album, "Banisher of the Light", due later in the year. Löfgren, a former member of the death metal band DAWN OF DECAY and the goth act BAY LAUREL, also produce...

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Former FATES WARNING Guitarist To Guest On New EIDOLON Album

MEGADETH/EIDOLON guitarist Glen Drover has posted the following message on EIDOLON's official web site: "Just a little update to let you know that Frank Aresti (FATES WARNING) has now added a solo for a song on the new album called 'Parable'. The solo is placed in a solo section where me and Frank w...

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Malaysian 'Black Metal' Fans Arrested At New Year's Eve Concert

The Malaysian national news agency Bernama.com has issued the following report: Three of the four youths remanded at the Brickfields Police Headquarters [in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia] for alleged involvement in a "black metal" gig were freed Monday afternoon (Jan. 2) on a verbal bail following a releas...

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OBITUARY To Release New Album This Year

Vocalist John Tardy of the Floridian death metal legends OBITUARY has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "As you may or may not know, we are no longer with our old record company [Roadrunner Records] and we have a lot of options for what we might want to do. One thing ...

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THE CULT Sign Management Deal With RIDERS ON THE STORM's VITORINO

THE CULT principals Billy Duffy (guitar) and Ian Astbury (vocals) have inked a management deal with Tom Vitorino, who also represents RIDERS ON THE STORM (formerly THE DOORS 21ST CENTURY),the band featuring Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of THE DOORS with Astbury as Jim Morrison. As previously repo...

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OBITUARY Schedule Dublin In-Store

Floridian death metal legends OBITUARY will conduct an in-store signing session at Sentinel Records (5 Cope Street, Temple Bar) in Dublin, Ireland on January 9 beginning at 5:00 p.m. OBITUARY are scheduled tp play the Temple Bar Music Centre along with SAMAEL the same night. For more information, vi...