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KING DIAMOND, NILE: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been announced for the forthcoming North American tour headlined by KING DIAMOND. Also appearing on the bill will be NILE, BEHEMOTH and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Apr. 14 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room Apr. 15 – Orlando, FL @ House Of Blues A...

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DREAM EVIL Announce Japanese Tour

DREAM EVIL, the Swedish band featuring acclaimed producer Fredrik Nordström (HAMMERFALL, IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, etc.) and drummer Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME),will be embarking on a Japanese tour beginning in early February. Support at the...

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Ex-OZZY OSBOURNE/BADLANDS Guitarist JAKE E. LEE: New Album Details Revealed

More details have been revealed about the upcoming "covers" album currently being recorded by former OZZY OSBOURNE/BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee. The CD, which is being engineered by Michael Lardie (formerly of GREAT WHITE),will feature the following lineup of musicians: Jake E. Lee (OZZY OSBOURNE...

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SPIRIT DISEASE: Recording Plans Outlined

Finnish death/thrash band SPIRIT DISEASE have commenced the songwriting process for their full-length debut. "If things go according to our plans, we will start making some preproduction demos of the new songs during the spring, and once that's done we will head to the good old D-Studio to record th...

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TED NUGENT Says USO Tour Convinced Him That 'America Is Indeed The Last Best Place'

Rocker Ted Nugent has told the Jackson Citizen Patriot that his USO tour with country singer Toby Keith last June was such an "awesome and awe-inspiring" experience that he intends to repeat it in April. He said they played in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and Falluja and Tikrit, Iraq, where they saw "the...

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AT VANCE: Studio Drummer Announced

German metal act AT VANCE have announced that the drum tracks on their new album are being laid down by Franco Zuccaroli (JACK BRUCE, ULI JOHN ROTH, DON AIREY). The drummer slot is still open for the group's upcoming tour with BRAINSTORM, which is scheduled to kick off in mid-April. Interested parti...

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BLOODBATH: U.S. Release Of 'Nightmares Made Flesh' Pushed Back To March

Century Media Records has pushed back the release date of the new BLOODBATH album, "Nightmares Made Flesh" to March 8 from the previously announced February 8. No reason was given for the delay. Due to the long gap between the European and North American release dates, the American version will be e...

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Lawyer: SATYRICON Guitarists Will 'Vigorously Defend Themselves' Against Rape Charges

Betsy Powell of the Toronto Star has issued the following report: Two touring musicians with the Norwegian black metal band SATYRICON are scheduled to make a Christmas Eve appearance at Old City Hall via video after being charged with giving a fan a date-rape drug and sexually assaulting her in a to...

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EDGUY, GRAVE DIGGER, AMON AMARTH Confirmed For Sweden's GATES OF METAL Festival

EDGUY, GRAVE DIGGER, AMON AMARTH, DREAM EVIL and GOD AMONG INSECTS are the first bands confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Gates of Metal festival, set to take place August 5-6, 2005 at Folkets Park in Hultsfred, Sweden. More confirmations will be announced soon. For more information, visit www.ga...

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THESYRE: New Album Due In January

Québec, Canada extremists THESYRE are set to release their second album via the Swedish label Vicious Recordings. Titled "Duality", the CD features "short, catchy yet truly old-school songs blending in thrash, black and punk influences," according to a press release. The album is scheduled for relea...

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Enemy of God

One of the longest running and most respected metal groups around, Germany's KREATOR are back doing what they do best — delivering no-holds-barred thrash that is heavy on sheer aggression and short on frills. To their credit, KREATOR have only released a couple of albums or so over the course of the...

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WOLF Guitarist/Vocalist OLSSON Gets 'Evil'

WOLF guitarist/vocalist Nick Olsson is playing the part of the "evil" priest Hanias in the musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" this fall, according to a posting on the group's web site. A photo of Olsson "all dressed up for mayhem" can be viewed at this location. "The show is going really well, with so...

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Drummer SNOWY SHAW Contributes Memorabilia To Gothenburg's Hard Rock Café

Drummer Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, DREAM EVIL) has reportedly made his contribution with memorabilia to the Wall of Fame at the newly opened Hard Rock Café in Gothenburg, Sweden. As previously reported, Shaw recently announced that NOTRE DAME's Halloween show in Gothenbur...

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RAVEN's JOHN GALLAGHER Talks About Upcoming Album

NWOBHM trio RAVEN are all set for a return with a brand new album in 2005, their first new product since 1999's "One For All". The band was forced out of action in 2001 when guitarist Mark Gallagher suffered serious injuries. Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com spoke to bassist/vocalist John Gall...

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MANNHAI Announce New Singer

Finnish "stoner rockers" MANNHAI have announced the addition of Norwegian singer Trond Skog (HONCHO) to the group's ranks. "We had a very fruitful session recently, as we rehearsed loads of old songs and composed some new stuff as well," the band said in a statement. Added Trond: "I personally think...