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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer To Play With OPETH In Vancouver
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD/DARK ANGEL drummer Gene Hoglan will reportedly be sitting behind the kit for OPETH at the Vancouver stop of their current North American tour Friday night (Jan. 23). Hoglan will be standing in for regular OPETH skinsman Martin Lopez, who is said to be at home in Sweden recovering...January 23, 2004
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IN BATTLE Announce New Bassist
John Frölén, guitarist for the Sundsvall, Sweden-based death metallers IN BATTLE, has taken over the bass duties in the band. Session guitarist for the group going forward will be Daniel Dlimi (AEON, SOULDRAINER, STUM). As previously reported, IN BATTLE will issue their new album, "Welcome To The Ba...January 21, 2004
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TESTAMENT Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD Festival
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have been confirmed for the 2004 edition of the Bang Your Head festival, set to take place June 25-26 in Balingen, Germany. The list of bands currently scheduled to perform at the event looks as follows: ALICE COOPER WHITE LION QUEENSRŸCHE TESTAMENT...January 19, 2004
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SUFFOCATION Enter Studio To Record New Album
Reunited New York death metallers SUFFOCATION entered the studio today (January 16) to begin recording "Souls To Deny", their first full-length release since 1995's "Pierced From Within", tentatively due in April through Relapse Records. In other news, SUFFOCATION have announced a few shows for thei...January 16, 2004
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METALLICA's HETFIELD Talks About DAVE MUSTAINE, EXODUS And Follow-up To 'St. Anger'
METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has spoken to The New Zealand Herald about his current relationship with former METALLICA guitarist Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH),the recent reformations of some of the thrash metal genre's pioneering bands, and METALLICA's next studio album. The following are some of t...January 16, 2004
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DREAMS OF DAMNATION Enter Studio To Record New EP
DREAMS OF DAMNATION, the Los Angeles thrash band featuring former DARK ANGEL guitarist Jim Durkin, have entered Shiva Industries in Santa Ana, California to record an EP, titled "Vengeance: Chapter One", for Black Cherry Music. "We've been on the road so much this past year, it's exciting to focus o...January 14, 2004
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DEATH ANGEL Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Reunited San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL have been officially confirmed for the 2004 edition of Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-8, 2004 in Wacken, Germany. According to an official newsletter from the festival's organizers, next year's event will be a celebration of...January 14, 2004
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SATYRICON Set American Release Date For 'Volcano'
Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON have set an April 6 U.S. release date through the Sony Music imprint EatUrMusic (run by SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Daron Malakian) for their latest CD, "Volcano". "Volcano" was SATYRICON's first release for the Scandinavian branch of Capitol Records, which originally issu...January 13, 2004
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KRISIUN Confirmed For MORBID ANGEL's European Tour
Brazilian death metallers KRISIUN will be supporting MORBID ANGEL on their upcoming European tour beginning on February 20 in Hardenberg, Holland. KRISIUN will be touring in support of their latest CD, "Works of Carnage", available since September through Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2001...January 12, 2004
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IN BATTLE Confirmed For Austria's KALTENBACH OPEN AIR Festival
Sundsvall, Sweden-based death metallers IN BATTLE are booked to play the Kaltenbach Open Air festival in Austria in July. Fellow Sundsvall band SETHERIAL are also scheduled to perform at the event. More information will be made available soon. As previously reported, IN BATTLE will issue their new a...January 7, 2004
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'Monsters Of Metal Vol. 1' DVD To Arrive Later This Month
Nuclear Blast Records USA will be releasing the "Monsters Of Metal Vol. 1" DVD on January 27. Described as the "ultimate metal DVD compilation," the two-disc set will contain the following track listing: DVD 1: 01. MANOWAR - "Warriors Of The World United" 02. HAMMERFALL - "Hearts On Fire" 03. HELLOW...January 7, 2004
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OCCULT Sign With KARMAGEDDON MEDIA
Dutch thrashers OCCULT have inked a deal with Karmageddon Media for the release of their fifth studio album, "Elegy For The Weak", due in early March. A U.S. release through Candlelight Records is expected a short time after the European release. The follow-up to 2001's "Rage To Revenge" was produce...January 6, 2004
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IN BATTLE Name New Album, Set Release Date
Sundsvall, Sweden-based death metallers IN BATTLE have set "Welcome To The Battlefield" as the title of their upcoming album, tentatively due on August 4 through Cold/Metal Blade Records. The CD, which will contain 10 songs (plus one bonus track on the Japanese release),will be mixed at Mana studio...January 5, 2004
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DIET OF WORMS Begin Work On New Album
DIET OF WORMS, the Florida-based band featuring SAVATAGE singer Damond Jiniya and MORBID ANGEL producer Juan "Punchy" Gonzalez, have set "Hactivision" as the working title of their fourth studio album, tentatively due in the summer. The follow-up to last year's "Tantrum Land" CD is currently being r...January 1, 2004
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GODHATE Acquire New Bassist
Swedish death metallers GODHATE (formerly THRONEAEON) have replaced bassist Magnus Wall with long-time friend Clabbe Ramberg. "It feels like a great step forward for us as he has the right attitude and spirit along with his talents that we were looking for," the band write on their web site. As prev...January 1, 2004