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HAMMERFALL, SABATON, BULLET: European Tour Dates Announced

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL will embark on a European hedlining tour in February 2009. Support on the trek will come from SABATON and BULLET. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 26 - NL - Rijssen - Lucky Feb. 27 - NL - Tilburg - O13 Feb. 28 - BE - Antwerpen - Ter Lo Mar. ...

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HELLOWEEN: First Three Albums Reissued On Colored Vinyl

German power metallers HELLOWEEN have reissued their first three albums — "Walls Of Jericho" (1985),"Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I" (1987) and "Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II" (1988) — on colored vinyl with fold-out covers. Copies are available for purchase at the band's official shop. HELLOWEE...

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CANDLEMASS: SWEDEN ROCK CRUISE Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of Swedish doom legends CANDLEMASS performing at the Sweden Rock Cruise, which was held October 9-10, can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "blackopalrough"). This was the first metal cruise aboard the new ship M/S Silja Galaxy, which holds 2,800 passengers (800 more than t...

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EDGUY: 'Tinnitus Sanctus' Digipack Edition Detailed

The digipack version of "Tinnitus Sanctus", the new album from the German melodic metal band EDGUY, will include a bonus CD entitled "Live In Los Angeles". The complete track listing is as follows: CD 1: 01. Ministry Of Saints 02. Sex Fire Religion 03. The Pride Of Creation 04. Nine Lives 05. Wake U...

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SLAYER: Free Chapter From 'Reign in Blood' Book Available

Continuum Books is offering a free sample chapter from "33 1/3: Reign in Blood", the first English-language book about SLAYER. In the book, author D.X. Ferris takes a documentary approach to the record and its impact. It explores the album's creation based on interviews with it creators, including t...

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SHADOWS FALL Drummer Checks In

SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner has issued the following update: "Well, I guess this is more like a rambling paragraph of everything going on with me and the various bands I'm busy working with right now... "Let's talk about my main 'family' (as dysfunctional as we are). SHADOWS FALL are still pa...

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SISTER SIN Hits The Road In The U.S.; First Tour Video Blog Posted Online

Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band SISTER SIN has just kicked off a U.S. tour as the support act for OTEP and ILL NINO. The group's first tour video blog can be viewed below. "Switchblade Serenades", the debut album from SISTER SIN, sold around 700 copies in the Unites States in its first week o...

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CRYPTOPSY Covers STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's 'Oh My F**king God'; Audio Available

Canadian death metallers CRYPTOPSY recently recorded a cover version of the STRAPPING YOUNG LAD track "Oh My Fucking God" for the Century Media Records 2CD compilation "Covering 20 Years Of Extremes", which was released in North America on October 14. The track is now available for streaming at this...

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CANDLEMASS Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish doom legends CANDLEMASS have been confirmed for next year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: CANDLEMASS DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER KATATONIA SABATON THE HAUNTED TURISAS...

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TESTAMENT: Pro-Shot Footage From Japan Available

Professionally filmed video footage of TESTAMENT's September 21, 2008 performance at Club Citta in Kawasaki, Japan can be viewed below. The band was in Japan taking part in the two-night Thrash Domination 2008 event alongside FORBIDDEN and VOIVOD. TESTAMENT recruited guitarist Glen Drover (ex-MEGADE...

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VINNIE PAUL To Sign Copies Of DIMEBAG's 'He Came To Rock' Photo Book

Former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott will publish a paperback photo book/DVD on his late brother, PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, on November 18 via Vinnie's Big Vin label. Entitled "He Came To Rock", the book will contain over 400 pictures of Dimebag along with...

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TONY IOMMI To Join The Birmingham 'Walk Of Stars'

HEAVEN AND HELL guitarist, founding member of BLACK SABBATH, Grammy Award winner and king of heavy metal Tony Iommi will be honored on Birmingham, England's Broad Street Walk of Stars on Sunday, November 23. Following an afternoon of live music from local bands on the stage in Centenary Square, Kerr...

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Exclusive: Trailer For WHITE ZOMBIE's 'Let Sleeping Corpses Lie' Box Set

A trailer for WHITE ZOMBIE's forthcoming 4-CD/1-DVD box set "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie" (Geffen/UMe) can be viewed below (Quicktime required to view clip). Due on November 25, the CDs bring together for the first time all 64 original studio recordings released by the band led by Rob Zombie during its...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Wants To Release At Least Two More Albums Before Calling It Quits

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King told music web site The Quietus backstage at the London stop of the band's current "Unholy Alliance" European tour said that he would like to record two more albums with SLAYER before the group finally calls it quits. "We're talking of going in the studio next February an...

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EXTREME: Madrid Photos, Video Footage Available

MetalSymphony.com has uploaded photos of EXTREME's October 31, 2008 concert at La Riviera in Madrid, Spain. Check them out at this location. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Comfortably Dumb 02. Decadence Dance 03. Rest In Peace 04. It's A Monster 05. Star 06. Tell Me Something I Don't Know 0...