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THE BLACK LEAGUE Hard At Work On New Material

THE BLACK LEAGUE vocalist Taneli Jarva (ex-SENTENCED) has issued the following update: "It's been another year of rotten luck in the LEAGUE camp, but we're still here rockin' the boat, shakin' the cage and kickin' against the pricks! The band is working on a new record and slowly emerging from its d...

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OBSIDIAN Parts Ways With Bassist

Dutch death/thrash metal act OBSIDIAN has parted ways with bassist Glen Loupias. His statement on the matter reads as follows: "Being in OBSIDIAN for almost seven years now means it has become part of my life. That's why the decision of leaving the band has been a very difficult one. Being part of t...

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CAGE: Tour Dates Announced

San Diego, California heavy metal band CAGE has announced the following worldwide concert dates in support of its fourth CD, "Hell Destroyer": Sep. 14 - Mexicali, Mexico - El Jardin del Silencio Extreme Rock Bar Sep. 21 - Ramona, California - The 420 Channel (Molly Malone's) Sep. 27 - Minneapolis, M...

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RAZOR Pulls Out Of Germany's KEEP IT TRUE Festival, HEATHEN Steps In

Canadian thrash metal veterans RAZOR have been forced to pull out of the Keep It True X festival, dubbed "Reign Of The Tyrant", which is scheduled to take place April 4-5, 2008 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. According to festival organizers, RAZOR called off its appearance beca...

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CAGE Joined By Former PSYCHOTIC WALTZ Drummer

San Diego, California heavy metal band CAGE has announced the addition of drummer Norm Leggio, formerly of the legendary prog-metal band PSYCHOTIC WALTZ, as the band's newest member. Norm Leggio previously performed on all PSYCHOTIC WALTZ releases between 1986 and 1996. He also is the owner of San D...

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STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER, HELSTAR, CAGE Confirmed For FESTIVAL DE METAL BORICUA

STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER, HELSTAR and CAGE are among the confirmed bands for the Festival de Metal Boricua, set to take palce November 17, 2007 at Coliseo de Cayey (Raul "Rolo" Colon),Cayey, Puerto Rico. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: STEVE GRIMMETT's GRIM REAPER HELSTAR CAGE SI...

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ROB ZOMBIE Inks Two-Picture Deal With DIMENSION

According to Variety, Dimension Films has inked a two-picture deal with writer-director Rob Zombie. Andy Gould, Zombie's longtime manager and producing partner, has boarded both projects as producer. Per the terms of the deal, Zombie will write and direct both titles, although Dimension didn't relea...

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CAGE Parts Ways With Drummer, Seeks Replacement

San Diego, California-based heavy metal band CAGE has parted ways with drummer Mikey Neil. Now the search is on for a new drummer to fill the big shows that Neil leaves behind. CAGE is currently seeking the ultimate heavy metal monster drummer that has the musical chops; looks; attitude, the ultimat...

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'Metal: A Headbanger's Companion II' Due In September

Earache Records' sequel to this year's "Metal: A Headbanger's Companion" is due to be released next month. With a fresh collection of over 100 blistering Earache tracks spread over six CDs, all for the price of one CD, "Metal: A Headbanger's Companion II", housed in a sturdy box, gives value for mon...

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NON-DIVINE Announces Dates With QUEENSRŸCHE, NEVERMORE

Dutch metal band NON-DIVINE will support QUEENSRŸCHE and NEVERMORE for four club dates in August. The details are as follows: Aug. 14 - Paradiso - Amsterdam, Netherlands (w/ QUEENSRŸCHE) Aug. 15 - Effenaar - Eindhoven, Netherlands (w/ QUEENSRŸCHE) Aug. 24 - Plato - Helmond, Netherlands (w/ NEVERMORE...

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CYPHER Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Dutch death/thrash metallers CYPHER have parted ways with bassist Jerry "Pioko" Orie. Jerry will be returning to his home country, Surinam, to pursue business opportunities and promote metal music. He served the CYPHER clan for three years. His last appearance with CYPHER will take place on Friday,...

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DISFEAR Prepares To Record New Album; East Coast Dates Scheduled

DISFEAR, the Swedish "crust rock" outfit featuring former AT THE GATES/THE CROWN vocalist Tomas Lindberg and ex-ENTOMBED guitarist Ulf "Uffe" Cederlund, will fly to Boston next Wednesday, July 25 to record the follow-up to 2003's "Misanthropic Generation" with producer/CONVERGE guitarist Kurt Ballou...

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CAGE Confirmed For WHO'S GOT RIFFS Festival

San Diego, California-based heavy metal band CAGE has been confirmed for the inagural Who's Got Riffs festival, set to be held on Sunday, July 15, 2007 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. Other groups scheduled to appear at the all-day music festival include BENEDICTUM, HARD ECHO, SENTINEL...

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MALIGNO And MALA SUERTE To Team Up For Tour Of Texas, Mexico

Mexican doom rockers MALIGNO and Austin, Texas' own sludge doomsters MALA SUERTE will team up for the first Tex-Mex doom night on Friday, July 20 at the Cafe Iguana in Monterrey, Mexico. This is the first date in a soon-to-be-scheduled series of shows that will run through Texas and Mexico. Also on...

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EXODUS, HELSTAR, VICIOUS RUMORS Confirmed For BURNING STAR METAL FEST

EXODUS, HELSTAR and VICIOUS RUMORS are among the confirmed bands for the Burning Star Metal Fest 2007, set to take place August 4-5 at The Jumping Turtle in San Marcos, California. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, August 4 (show starts at 2:00 p.m.) EXODUS HELSTAR PATHS OF PO...