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ANSUR: 'Axiom' Cover Artwork Revealed, Release Date Announced

Norwegian metallers ANSUR have posted the cover artwork for their debut album, "Axiom", on their www.ansursite.com web site. The artwork was created by the Oslo-based design duo Trine og Kim. "Axiom" was recorded in the band's own studio from July to December 2005. The material on "Axiom" varies fro...

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NOCTURNAL RITES, EASY ACTION Confirmed For SWEDISH METAL EXPO

NOCTURNAL RITES and EASY ACTION are the top names currently confirmed for the Swedish Metal Expo, set to take place September 1-2 at Fryshuset in Stockholm. Also scheduled to appear are BULLET, HELL N' DIESEL, LOCH VOSTOCK, PAPERBACK FREUD, SONIC SYNDICATE, STEEL ATTACK, STREET LEGAL and SUPERGROUPI...

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NOCTURNAL BREED Part Ways With PAINKILLER RECORDS

Norwegian metallers NOCTURNAL BREED have posted the following message on their official web site: "We have decided to leave Painkiller Records because of major communication problems and the fact that they have broken the contract we had with them. Therefore we are now in the process of finding a ne...

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DARKANE Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

Swedish high-energy thrashers DARKANE have been confirmed for the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 23-25 in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 23: WHITESNAKE LACUNA COIL SATYRICON DIE KRUPPS MOONSPELL MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP EVERGREY EDGUY TRIVIU...

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'Canadian Metal In Japan" Compilation CD To Be Distributed This Month

Paul Smith, the man behind HeavyMetalMeltdown.com, has teamed up with Cyclone Records to put together a CD collection of 15 metal bands from across Canada spanning genres, from nu-metal to black and death metal. What makes this disc so unique, besides the exceptional talent, is that it is to be dist...

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BAL-SAGOTH Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

U.K.-based black/death quintet BAL-SAGOTH have have been confirmed for the 2006 edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place July 14-15 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Friday, July 14: Main Stage: EDGUY METAL CHURCH ATHEIST...

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ROCK CITY MORGUE Record 11 New Songs With Ex-WHITE ZOMBIE Guitarist

ROCK CITY MORGUE, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based band featuring former WHITE ZOMBIE bassist Sean Yseult and ex-MAN SCOUTS OF AMERICA frontman Rik Slave, have finished recording 11 new songs with former WHITE ZOMBIE guitarist J. Yuenger at the controls in his studio in New Orleans. "This is just a...

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DAN SWANÖ: 'I Have Done So Much Lately, It Is Hard To Keep Track'

Finnish Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH, PAN THY MONIUM) fan site Swano.tk recently conducted an interview with Swanö about the projects he is currently involved in, both as a producer and as a performing musician. A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Q: You are pro...

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ANCIENT RITES Frontman Rejects 'Rock-Star' Accusations

ANCIENT RITES mainman Gunther Theys recently spoke to the Terrorverlag.de webzine about the controversy surrounding the band's recent appearance at the Ultima Ratio Festival in Krefeld, Germany. Commented Theys: "Things really need to be cleared up around this. Our management had been at the festiva...

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AC/DC: The Search For 'Rosie' Continues

The Tasmanian newspaper The Advocate recently published the following article on the search for Rosie — the woman immortalized in the AC/DC song "Whole Lotta Rosie": The search for rock 'n' roll's most ample and arguably most famous groupie has moved to Wynyard. Australian rock band AC/DC immortaliz...

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CRUCIFIST Confirmed For DETROIT DEATH FEST

Rochester, NY-based old-school black metal outfit CRUCIFIST — which features in its ranks bassist Dan Lilker (NUCLEAR ASSAULT, BRUTAL TRUTH, THE RAVENOUS) as well as Mike Waske (drums, ORODRUIN) and John Gallo (guitar, ORODRUIN, BLIZARO) — have been confirmed for the first annual Detroit Death Fest,...

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ANCIENT RITES Take Over DEICIDE's Slot At Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

Belgian metallers ANCIENT RITES have posted the following message on their official web site: "This is a big one! The organisers of the Graspop Metal Meeting [set to take place June 23-25 in Dessel, Belgium] contacted the band just a few hours ago to tell them ANCIENT RITES will NOT play on Friday t...

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HELLFUELED Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

HELLFUELED have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CALIBAN CARNIVORE CELTIC FR...

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FESTUNG OPEN AIR 2006: Complete Lineup Announced

The complete lineup has been announced for the Festung Open Air 2006, set to take place June 3-4 at Friedersdorf in Bitterfeld, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AUDIOPAIN (NOR) BESTIAL MOCKERY (SWE) DECAYED (POR) DESASTER (GER) DESTRÖYER 666 (AUS) HELRUNAR (GER) INFERNAL WAR (...

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ANCIENT RITES Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

Belgian metallers ANCIENT RITES have been confirmed for the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 23-25 in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 23: WHITESNAKE LACUNA COIL SATYRICON SEVENDUST MOONSPELL MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP EVERGREY EDGUY TRIVIUM Y&amp...