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TAAKE Removed From TOMAHAWK FESTIVAL Billing Following Swastika Incident

Norwegian black metallers TAAKE — who found themselves at the center of another controversy last week when the group' singer appeared on stage in Essen, Germany with a swastika symbol drawn on his chest — have been kicked off the billing of the the Tomahawk Festival, set to take place March 31 at .....

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Temptation Come My Way

Be wary of what you read in band biographies. I hate to pick on any single band too much, as every act wants to present its music in the best light possible, but in the case of Tennessee's THE SHOWDOWN, there is a little too much hyperbole and not nearly enough fact. And for Christ's ...

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As Our Army Grows

Those wishing for a return to the Matt Barlow days of ICED EARTH will find a measure of it in "As our Army Grows" from England's INTENSE. The band's sophomore full-length, and first for Napalm Records, is a competent batch of catchy power metal songs. Though the sound mix could stand to bring the gu...

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Ex-BIOHAZARD Guitarist Working On New SUICIDE CITY Album

Former BIOHAZARD and current SUICIDE CITY guitarist Billy Graziadei has issued the following update: "I've been in the studio producing the new SUICIDE CITY album (label to be determined). Some of the songs are: 'Start the Show', 'Painted Horse', 'Best Way to Die', 'Chemical Fight', 'She Waits', 'Bu...

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SOULRELIC Calls It Quits

Finland's SOULRELIC has issued the following update: "As some of you might have wondered the lack of information considering the band known as SOULRELIC, aka KURAKELLO (inside joke, don't ask) here's some: Currently the status of this band is unsigned and unexisting, as we see no continuum for SOULR...

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CENTURIONS GHOST To Release 'The Great Work' In April

London, U.K.-based metal band CENTURIONS GHOST will release its second album, "The Great Work", in April via I Hate Records. The CD was recorded at various studios in London with Kevin Van Bergen and Richard Whittaker and features cover art by the legendary S. Albert Hynninen (a.k.a. Albert Witchfin...

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WINDS OF PLAGUE Signs With CENTURY MEDIA

WINDS OF PLAGUE has inked a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. Hailing from Los Angeles, WINDS OF PLAGUE has its share of Southern California hardcore roots running in their backyard, though the atmospheric sounds of Scandinavian black metal and classic American metal reign supreme in the ba...

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THUNDERSTORM: New Song Available For Download

A brand new THUNDERSTORM song, entitled "We Dream as We Die (Alone)", has been made available for download at this location. The track comes off the Italian doom metallers' new album, "As We Die Alone", due on March 30 via Dragonheart Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Faithless Soul" was recorded at...

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SINNER: Guitarist HENNY WOLTER Rejoins The Fold

SINNER — the German band featuring PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner, Frank Rössler (keyboards),former PRIMAL FEAR drummer Klaus Sperling, and guitarist Christof Leim (THE TRACEELORDS) — have issued the following update: "The SINNER lineup for the forthcoming [European] tour dates and festivals is sig...

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BENEDICTION Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

BENEDICTION and ENTER SHIKARI have been confirmed for this year's With Full Force festival, set to take place June 29 - July 1 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. Meanwhile, 1349 cancelled their appearance at the event. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical or...

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HORSE THE BAND To Release 'A Natural Death' In June

HORSE THE BAND will release its new album, "A Natural Death", on June 26 via KOCH Records. According to keyboardist Erik Engstrom, "'A Natural Death' is about the futility and arrogance of creation and destruction, the overwhelming scale of space and time, and the brutal majesty of nature, the horro...

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NEVERMORE Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

NEVERMORE has been confirmed for the tenth-anniversary edition of Germany's Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 16-18, 2007 in Dinkelsbühl. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABSOLUTE AFTER FOREVER AMON AMARTH BLACK MESSIAH BOLT THROWER CALIBAN COMMUN...

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LACUNA COIL: 'Unplugged' Dates Announced

Italian female-fronted gothic metal band LACUNA COIL has scheduled a number of mini unplugged concerts that they will be doing during the Jägermeister Music Tour. The gigs will take place in music stores across the U.S. and will be powered by Ovation Guitars. The details are as follows: March 24, 20...

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Former KORN Guitarist To Release Book

Former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch will release his first book this year. Due on July 1, "Save Me from Myself: How I Found God, Quit KoRn, Kicked Speed, and Lived to Tell the Tale" is now available to pre-order in hardback online through Amazon.com for $17.13. To pre-order, click here. Since l...

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LACUNA COIL To Appear On ABC's 'The Mix' in April

LACUNA COIL vocalists Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro will appear on the ABC News Now program "The Mix" in early April. For more information and to watch the interview when it airs next month, go to www.abcnews.com. LACUNA COIL is currently gearing up for its first U.S. run of 2007 as part of ...