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Index Case

As the story goes, SOIL's Tim King liked what he heard from Des Moines' INDEX CASE and signed the boys to Mortal Music. That little tale, coupled with the fact that the band was viewed as a good fit opening for acts like DRY KILL LOGIC, PAPA ROACH, and STATIC-X should begin to provide you ...

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FINNTROLL Schedule Russian Dates

Finland's FINNTROLL will return to the Russian soil in December. Confirmed dates are as follows: Dec. 10 - Moscow, RUS @ CDK Mai Dec. 11 - St. Petersburg, US @ Port club As previously reported, FINNTROLL will be teaming up with long-running German thrashers SODOM for a U.S. tour beginning in early J...

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SOIL Sign With DRT ENTERTAINMENT

Chicago's SOIL have signed an exclusive recording deal with New York-based DRT Entertainment. The band will head to Los Angeles next month to begin recording their new album, which is currently slated for release in early 2006. Ulrich Wild (STATIC-X, TAPROOT) has been tapped as producer. "It is grea...

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HAMMERFALL To Record New Album In May

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "The U.S. tour is over, and it was very good for us in a lot of ways. North Americans definitely surprised me with their heavy metal knowledge and unbelievable devotion. Some people travelled to more...

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INDEX CASE To Tour With BOBAFLEX

Iowa-based metal/hard rock act INDEX CASE, the first signing to Tim King (SOIL) and Rob Such's (TWELFTH GATE) Mortal Music/Platform Records (via Fontana/Universal distribution),will be supporting BOBAFLEX on the following dates: Sep. 14 - Mankato, MN @ Buster's Sep. 15 - Davenport, IA @ Quad City L...

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INDEX CASE: 'Deserver' Video Posted Online

Iowa-based metal/hard rock act INDEX CASE, the first signing to Tim King (SOIL) and Rob Such's (TWELFTH GATE) Mortal Music/Platform Records (via Fontana/Universal distribution),have made their video for the track "Deserver" available for download at the Mortal Music web site. The clip was shot on A...

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Former DROWNING POOL Singer Joins SOIL Onstage In Florida: Photos Available

Former DROWNING POOL singer Jason "Gong" Jones joined SOIL onstage during the closing song, "Halo", of the Chicago band's performance at the Tommy Lawrence Arena on the Volusia County Fairgrounds in Deland, Florida on Saturday (August 27). Also appearing on the bill were A.M. CONSPIRACY, the new Orl...

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Hard Rock Café To Pay Tribute To DIMEBAG With Memorabilia Dedication

According to Ultimate-Guitar.com, Hard Rock Cafe San Antonio will pay tribute to late legendary guitarist and Texan "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) on Wednesday, August 31 with a memorabilia dedication, led by his friends and family, including his brother, Vinnie Paul, and girlfriend,...

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SOIL Guitarist: 'PIGGY Could Make A Guitar Sound Like NO ONE Ever Has'

SOIL guitarist/former BROKEN HOPE bassist Shaun Glass has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "The news I was told today made my stomach go in knots. The metal community has lost another amazing player. "Piggy to me was a man that could mak...

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New DROWNING POOL Singer Did 'Adequate' Job At Dallas OZZFEST

According to the Star-Telegram, new DROWING POOL singer Ryan McCombs (formerly of SOIL) did an "adequate job" covering the group's four-year-old songs such as "Sinner" during the band's debut live appearance with McCombs at yesterday's Ozzfest in Dallas, Texas. However, during their 20-minute set, "...

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CELTIC FROST Mainman: 'We Are Opening Ourselves On So Many Levels On This Album'

CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "Sleepless, still. For weeks and weeks. Days and nights blend into one giant blur of feelings and impressions and sounds and creations and images of a personal abyss. This album keeps biting back at me,...

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Former BROKEN HOPE Guitarist: VADER's DOC Was 'One Of The Best Death Metal Drummers Ever'

Former BROKEN HOPE and current LUPARA guitarist Jeremy Wagner has issued the following statement regarding the passing of former VADER drummer Krzysztof "Docent" Raczkowski (a.k.a. Doc): "Bummed out to hear about Doc passing away...especially at such an age as 35 (my age). "The last time I saw Doc w...

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MESHUGGAH, GOD FORBID, THE HAUNTED, MNEMIC To Team Up For North American Tour

Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH have announced that they will return to the U.S. alongside GOD FORBID, THE HAUNTED and MNEMIC as part of the Fury of the Fall tour this October. "We're finally coming back to tour the U.S.!" MESHUGGAH said in a statement. "We think it's a great packag...

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WITH PASSION Announce Lineup Changes

Sacramento's melodic, blackened tech-metallers WITH PASSION have issued the following update: "We know it has been a while, but to keep you up to date, we would want all interested to know that we are working on new material. "A lot has changed. We are very excited to announce that our original drum...

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SOIL Guitarist: New Singer Is A Much Better Fit Than RYAN MCCOMBS Ever Was

WhatDidIMiss.com recently conducted an interview with SOIL guitarist Shaun Glass. An excerpt from the chat follows: WhatDidIMiss.com: Now you guys had to look for and choose a new singer recently, and you didn't even need a reality show to do it. How did you find AJ [Cavalier] and what made him the...