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Metal CD Collection to Showcase Calgary's Talent To The International Stage
Cyclone Records has set a February 28 release date for "The Greatest Underground Show on Earth", a compilation CD featuring heavy metal bands from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. According to a press release, "The metal music scene in Calgary, Alberta is one of Canada's best kept secrets. Nowhere can you...February 6, 2006
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CENTURY MEDIA U.S. Office Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary, Plans Catalog Reissues
Century Media Records' U.S. office, relentlessly championing barrier-shattering music, celebrates its 15-year anniversary in 2006. Quickly establishing itself as an incendiary musical force, Century Media brought its vision to North America in 1991 delivering its unique European style metal largely...February 6, 2006
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BRAND NEW SIN Begin Writing New Album
BRAND NEW SIN recently completed a highly successful U.S. tour with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, and their 45-minute set captivated crowds while solidifying them a rabid new following. The group are now in full songwriting mode for the follow-up to the critically acclaimed "Recipe For Disaster" album. Their...February 6, 2006
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CATHEDRAL Frontman: 'We Want To Give The Fans Something A Bit Special Each Time'
Mark Carras of Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with CATHEDRAL frontman Lee Dorrian. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: Whose idea was the apple-scented disk on the digipak? Lee Dorrian: "(laughs) It wasn't my idea. I don't know whose idea that was. It's pretty...February 6, 2006
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Darkness Foretold
Sometimes critics (myself included) get so wrapped up in picking the perfect words in a desperate attempt to accurately convey the feeling of a metal album that the important stuff goes gets shoved aside. Sometimes you've just got to cast that tattered and coffee-stained Thesaurus aside and keep it...February 6, 2006
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MANOWAR Video Director NEIL JOHNSON Speaks
Acclaimed music video director Neil Johnson (MANOWAR, RHAPSODY) recently gave an exclusive interview to Metal Temple magazine's Chiara Pelegrini. Johnson spoke about his longtime involvement with MANOWAR as well as his upcoming projects, such as the first-ever live DVD of Italian power metallers RHA...February 5, 2006
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ANTHRAX: New JOEY BELLADONNA Audio Interview Posted Online
A brand-new audio interview with ANTHRAX frontman Joey Belladonna, conducted by Joe's Podhole, can be downloaded at this location. As previously reported, ANTHRAX members Frankie Bello (bass),Charlie Benante (drums) and Scott Ian (guitar) got together in Chicago (where Benante lives with his wife)...February 4, 2006
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DEMONS & WIZARDS Auctioning Stage Decoration On eBay: Photos Available
DEMONS & WIZARDS, the project featuring Jon Schaffer of ICED EARTH and Hansi Kürsch of BLIND GUARDIAN, are selling the stage decoration that was used on their first tour. According to a posting on the item's eBay auction page, "there is a small piece loose that has to be glued but after the glue...February 4, 2006
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GODSMACK's SULLY ERNA: A Tribute To An Angel
GODSMACK frotman Sully Erna has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Have you ever seen an angel? "Most of us would probably say no. I'll bet you by the end of this letter that you have. "Sometimes we walk through this earth aimlessly, too caught up in our everyday messes a...February 3, 2006
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NAPALM DEATH Frontman Reveals Working Album Title, New Songtitles
Zach Palmer of Doomsday Music recently conducted an interview with NAPALM DEATH frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway. An excerpt from the chat follows: Doomsday Music: You guys have been playing for nearly 20-25 years, somewhere in that area. Do you ever get to the point where you just want to go home an...February 2, 2006
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BEYOND FEAR To Open For ANTHRAX On European Tour
BEYOND FEAR, the new band featuring former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens, have been confirmed as the opening act for ANTHRAX on their upcoming European headlining tour. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 08 - Sheffield, UK - Corperation Apr. 09 - Wolverhampton, UK...February 1, 2006
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SCORCHED-EARTH: New Album Details Revealed
Seattle-based blackened death thrashers SCORCHED-EARTH have uploaded three tracks from their forthcoming album, entitled "Devils in Iron", at their official web site. Check out the songs "Gods, Kings & Conquerors", "Scorched Earth, Black Wind & Hell Fire" and "Tetsuakuma" at www.hailscorched...February 1, 2006
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BEYOND FEAR Featuring Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Singer: Audio Sample Posted Online
A short audio sample of the track "Scream Machine", taken from BEYOND FEAR's upcoming self-titled debut album, has been posted online at www.timripperowens.com (audio comes on once the page loads). BEYOND FEAR features in its ranks former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owe...January 30, 2006
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The Garden of Unearthly Delights
Some things in life, you can depend on. A CATHEDRAL album is usually one of them. Dave Patchett art, Lee Dorrian's mad warble, delightfully silly movie samples, and most importantly, lurching, fetid SAB grooves grinding in first gear across the English countryside in varying degrees of doominess. Th...January 30, 2006
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Sis Masis
Exercises in futility don't get much more futile than this one. I'm not talking about "Sis Masis", obviously, because it's a monster of an album with a high rating. But it almost seems silly to write a review for a disc so obscure I had to hunt it down and special order it for $35 ...January 30, 2006