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KATATONIA Confirmed For Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT FESTIVAL

Sweden's KATATONIA has been confirmed for the Brutal Assault Festival, set to take place August 10-12 in Svojsice U Prelouce (100 km east of Prague),Czech Republic. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED ADOR DORATH BELPHEGOR BY NIGHT CATARACT CEPHALIC CARNAG...

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'We're All Really Excited About How Great This Record Is Shaping Up'

JUDAS PRIEST is currently recording a concept album about the 16th Century French prophet Nostradamus. The band has issued the following update: "Scott [Travis, drums] has just finished his first stint in the studio [in England] which went incredibly well!! He's flown back to the U.S. now. Rob [Half...

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SCOTT WEILAND Issues Update On SOFTDRIVE RECORDS

VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland's (ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS) has issued the following update on his record label, Softdrive Records: "Since I last spoke to you all, we have signed a new artist, SOMETHING TO BURN. This will be a great musical partnership. The band is very independent; they have...

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HEAVEN AND HELL To Tour U.K. With LAMB OF GOD, ICED EARTH

BLABBERMOUTH.NET has learned that HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) — will tour the U.K. in November 2007 with support from none other than LAMB OF GOD and ICED EAR...

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ENTOMBED Added To ONSLAUGHT, SUSPERIA Gig In London

Long-running Swedish metallers ENTOMBED have been added to the May 7 concert at the Underworld in London, England featuring ONSLAUGHT and SUSPERIA. ENTOMBED will release its new album, "Serpent Saints – The Ten Amendments", in Germany on July 13 through Threeman Recordings via a special arrangement...

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NINE INCH NAILS Frontman Blasts BUSH Administration

Launch Radio Networks reports: NINE INCH NAILS frontman Trent Reznor told Gigwise.com that the concept behind his upcoming "Year Zero" album was partially inspired by his feelings toward the Bush administration. Reznor explained, "I really wanted to focus on something that was at the forefront of my...

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MANOWAR: 'Die For Metal' Video Posted Online

MANOWAR's video for the song "Die for Metal" has been posted online at YouTube. Portions of the clip were filmed on February 24, 2007 in Bochum, Germany, during the release party for the band's new album, "Gods of War". Besides the fans, the video stars well-known German actor Tim Sander. "Die for M...

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TRIVIUM's COREY And MATT Discuss Their Passion For DEAN; Video Available

Dean Guitars has uploaded a streaming video interview with TRIVIUM's Corey Beaulieu and Matt Heafy where the guys discuss their passion for Dean Guitars. Check it out at this location. A four-minute video interview with TRIVIUM, conducted late last month by Possum of Altitude TV at the Los Angeles s...

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TRENT REZNOR Says Drugs Kept NINE INCH NAILS Down

Launch Radio Networks reports: NINE INCH NAILS leader Trent Reznor told Gigwise.com last week that using drugs had impaired his ability to write music, which is one of the reasons there were gaps of five or six years between some of the band's previous records. Reznor explained, "I had made writing...

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PAMELA MOORE: New Song Available For Download

Singer Pamela Moore — best known for her performance as Sister Mary on QUEENSRŸCHE's 1988 epic concept album "Operation: Mindcrime" and last year's epic sequel "Operation: Mindcrime II" — has posted a fifth song titled "Shotdown" on her MySpace page. The song is taken from her recent CD, titled "Sto...

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EDGUY Frontman Announces Title Of New AVANTASIA Album

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has set "The Scarecrow" as the title of the third installment of his AVANTASIA solo project. The album is being produced by Sascha Paeth, who also played the rhythm guitar on the CD. The drums were laid down by KISS/ALICE COOPER drummer Eric Singer and the bass is being...

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TAAKE Frontman In Swastika Scandal

TAAKE frontman Hoest — whose "revealing" performance (photo#1, photo#2, photo#3) at the 2003 Inferno Festival in Norway remains the source of much comedy — has once again found himself at the center of controversy. During the Norwegian black metal band's March 20, 2007 concert in Essen, Germany, Hoe...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND's Ziltoid Album Due This Summer

Devin Townsend's (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND) wife Tracy has issued the following newsletter from Devin's record label, HevyDevy Records: "Well, one thing that any Devin fan knows is that ideas change and grow. Last issue we reported: 'Also occupying his time in the past month has been...

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CAGE Signs With MTM MUSIC

MTM Music has announced the signing of San Diego-based "modern-day power metal" band CAGE. The group's new album, "Hell Destroyer", wiill be released on May 18. According to a press release, "Hell Destroyer" is a concept album which "travels through time from the Crucifixion up to a modern day New W...

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VISION DIVINE: '25th Hour' Track Listing Revealed

Italian melodic power metallers VISION DIVINE, the brainchild of ex-LABYRINTH mastermind Olaf Thörsen, have finalized the track listing for their new album, "The 25th Hour", due on June 4 via Scarlet Records. The production was once again handled by Timo Tolkki (STRATOVARIUS) and Luigi Stefanini at...