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SILENT VOICES Complete Work On Third Album

SILENT VOICES, the Finnish melodic metal band featuring SONATA ARCTICA keyboardist keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg, REQUIEM/MENTAL CARE FOUNDATION bassist Pasi Kauppinen and SENTIMENT singer Michael Henneken, have completed work on their third album. Entitled "Building up the Apathy" the CD's musical...

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GENERAL SURGERY Prepare To Record 'Left Hand Pathology'

Legendary Swedish grindcore merchants GENERAL SURGERY have posted the following message on their official web site: "Just to let you know, the time is drawing near. That's right, we're entering the studio to record our first full-length album which we cleverly enough have entitled 'Left Hand Patholo...

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DARKTHRONE: 'Preparing For War' Special Edition Boxset Available For Pre-Order

Peaceville Records have just released a special edition boxset of DARKTHRONE's "Preparing for War" anthology (originally issued in 2001),which covers more rare tracks and includes a DVD of rare interview and live footage. It is only available for pre-order online from Peaceville's online store at t...

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DOPE Frontman Joins MAKESHIFT ROMEO As The Group's New Drummer

DOPE frontman Edsel Dope has joined the Florida-based band MAKESHIFT ROMEO as the group's new drummer. In a posting on MAKESHIFT ROMEO's official blog, Edsel writes, "First off, everything is going great in the world of DOPE!!! We just returned from an amazing tour in Japan and we are currently on t...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION: 'The Silent Force Tour' Enters Dutch Chart At No. 2

WITHIN TEMPTATION's "The Silent Force Tour" DVD has entered the Dutch DVD-Music chart at position No. 2. The disc features footage from the band's July 22, 2005 concert on the Java Island in Amsterdam, clips from many other live shows, interviews and backstage footage plus all the promo videos filme...

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HIMSA, THE ACACIA STRAIN To Support DARKEST HOUR

Prosthetic Records has announced that both HIMSA and THE ACACIA STRAIN will be teaming out to tear through the United States this February and March. The Prosthetic labelmates will help round out the melting pot of sounds along a string of North American dates that also features DEAD TO FALL, A LIFE...

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RUSH Drummer NEIL PEART: 'Anatomy Of A Drum Solo' DVD Release Date Moved Forward

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site Power Windows, the release date of "Anatomy of a Drum Solo", Neil Peart's new drumming DVD, has been moved up two weeks: according to Hudson Music, the DVD is now set for release December 7. "Anatomy of a Drum Solo" presents newly-recorded, in-studio foota...

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Keeper of the Seven Keys – The Legacy

You'd need balls the size of Düsseldorf to tack a sequel onto two of the most beloved power metal albums of all time, arguably the blueprints for an entire mini-industry that's sprung up in their wake. But hubris has never been in short supply where HELLOWEEN mastermind Michael Weikath is concerned...

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Reunited ONSLAUGHT Play First Gig In 15 Years: Photos, Review Available

The reformed lineup of the classic U.K. thrash outfit ONSLAUGHT played their first gig in almost fifteen years Friday night (November 25) in Bristol, England. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Let There Be Death 02. Angels Of Death 03. Metal Forces 04. Destroyer Of Worlds 05. Shellshock 06. De...

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BLACK MAJESTY Confirmed For PROGPOWER AUSTRALIA XXVI

Australian power metallers BLACK MAJESTY will take part in ProgPower Australia XXVI, set to take place February 11, 2006 at the Gaelic Club in Sydney. Other acts already confirmed for the event include VANISHING POINT, EYEFEAR, LORD, ALARUM, VOYAGER, TRANSCENDING MORTALITY, WITHOUT ENDING, TEMPLATE,...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION: 'The Silent Force' Certified Platinum In Holland

WITHIN TEMPTATION's latest album, "The Silent Force", has been certified platinum in the band's native Holland for sales in excess of 80,000 copies. "We're very proud of this achievement, and would like to thank all our fans!" the group write on their web site. "The Silent Force", originally release...

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CLOUDSCAPE To Enter Studio In December

Swedish metallers CLOUDSCAPE will enter RoastingHouse studio in Malmö, Sweden on December 26 with producers Anders "Theo" Theander and Pontus Lindmark to begin recording their sophomore album, tentatively due in Europe in June 2006 via Metal Heaven. A spring 2006 Asian release is expected. Artwork w...

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Put out a landmark recording like 1978's "Strangers in the Night" — considered by many to be one of the greatest live rock albums of all time — and you can pretty well kiss goodbye any chance of ever matching it with a future live album. Fortunately, a revamped UFO lineup that features long-timers P...

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Alive or Just Breathing (2-CD Special Edition)

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's 2002 magnum opus "Alive or Just Breathing" is one special album. Its release marked a defining moment in metal. The album spawned an army of imitators that proceeded to take a formula consisting of growl-n-croon vocals, kick-drum/riff syncopation, and Swedish-influenced melodies...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: More 'Operation: Mindcrime II' Details Revealed

QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield and guitarist Michael Wilton recorded their parts for the group's new album, tentatively titled "Operation: Mindcrime II", in August at Synergy Studios in Redmond, WA. Michael Stone cut guitars in a studio in a "secret location" in the Bay Area. Singer Geoff Tat...