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DUSKMACHINE: Still Looking For New Singer

DUSKMACHINE, the German thrash metallers featuring PRIMAL FEAR/ex-ANNIHILATOR drummer Randy Black and former ANNIHILATOR bassist Russell Bergquist, has issued the following update: "Just a quick update to show that we still exist! Currently we are still looking for a new singer but hope to present s...

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MIDNATTSOL To Enter Studio In November

MIDNATTSOL, the band featuring vocalist Carmen Elise Espenaes (the younger sister of LEAVES' EYES singer Liv Kristine),will enter the studio in November to begin recording its second album for an early 2008 release. "We are just about to write our sixth, seventh and eighth song," guitarist Christia...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Comments On Remastered Reissues

EMI has just re-released BLIND GUARDIAN's early albums in remastered form. The remasters include bonus tracks, new booklets, liner notes, rare band photos and videos. In addition, the first two LPs, "Battalions of Fear" (1988) and "Follow the Blind" (1989),have been remixed. Commented BLIND GUARDIA...

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The Golden Plague

Coming to you from Los Angeles, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH clearly have no qualms about keeping their old school influenced black metal punishment raw and cutting. The disc has nothing pretentious about it, nor does it come off as some veiled attempt to jump the black metal bandwagon. A spotty produc...

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ADAGIO To Team Up With KORPIKLAANI For Japanese Tour

French progressive metallers ADAGIO will team up with Finland's KORPIKLAANI for a short tour of Japan in September. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 12 - Tokyo, JPN - Club Quattro Sep. 13 - Nagoya, JPN - Club Quattro Sep. 14 - Osaka, JPN - Club Quattro ADAGIO has also confirmed several headlinin...

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BLIND GUARDIAN's Early Albums Remastered; Details Revealed

EMI will re-release BLIND GUARDIAN's early albums in remastered form on June 15. The remasters will include bonus tracks, new booklets, liner notes, rare band photos and videos. In addition, the first two LPs, "Battalions Of Fear" (1988) and "Follow The Blind" (1989),have been remixed. The details...

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NEW YORK DOLLS To Perform At Coney Island's SIREN MUSIC FESTIVAL

Legendary rockers NEW YORK DOLLS have been confirmed for the seventh annual Siren Music Festival, set to take place Saturday, July 21, 12-9pm, at Coney Island, New York. Also scheduled to appear are WE ARE SCIENTISTS, MATT AND KIM, THE BLACK LIPS, DR. DOG, NOISETTES, LAVENDER DIAMOND, THE DETROIT CO...

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DIES ATER To Release New Album In October

Berlin, Germany-based black metallers DIES ATER have inked a deal with Twilight Distribution. The group's new album, "Odium's Spring", was produced by Andy Classen at his Stage One Studio (KRISIUN, ROTTING CHRIST, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, HOLY MOSES) and will be a "killer black metal" release, "f...

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ENDSTILLE Parts Ways With Record Label

German black metallers ENDSTILLE have parted ways with their record label Twilight-Vertrieb and are currently seeking a label to release their new CD, "Endstilles Reich", worldwide. "The recordings are finished and the album will contain 10 tracks with a running time about 50 minutes," the band writ...

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R:I:P Signs With TWILIGHT VERTRIEB

R:I:P (RAW:INTENSE:POWER),the new German band featuring guitarist Björn Daigger (MAJESTY) and MIDNATTSOL members Chris Merzinsky (drums) and Birgit Öllbrunner (bass),has signed a deal with Twilight Vertrieb. The group's first album, "...Out to R:I:P All Nations!!!", is scheduled for release on Sep...

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SWORN To Release Debut Album In July

SWORN, the Norwegian black metal project led by Lars Jensen (MYRKGRAV),will release its debut album, "The Alleviation", on July 20 via Twilight Vertrieb. The CD was recorded and mixed at the Conclave Media Studio in the fall of 2006. The vocals were laid down at Koia Studios between September 2006...

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STEEL DAWN To Release '(R)EXcuse Me!' Next Month

Frankfurt, Germany-based hard rock band STEEL DAWN, featuring guitarist Ralf Bethke, will release its new album, entitled "(R)EXcuse Me!", on June 22 via RMB/Twilight. The group's previous record, "Shadow Games", was issued in the fall of 1995 via Long Island Records and was followed by a tour with...

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EMERALD SUN Confirmed For Romania's MAXIMUM ROCK FESTIVAL

Greek power metal band EMERALD SUN has been confirmed for the Maximum Rock Festival, set to take place August 10-12 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: OVERKILL GRAVE DIGGER TO/DIE/FOR ORPHANED LAND URKRAFT BURNING POINT IRON MAIDNEM (IRON MAIDEN tribute) INNER WI...

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MASTERPLAN Guitarist Talks About Proposed Project With MICHAEL KISKE, KAI HANSEN

Baz Anderson of MetalStorm.ee recently conducted an interview with MASTERPLAN/ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MetalStorm.ee: So how well do you think the album "MK II" has come across? Roland: I think pretty good, honestly, because I think people, you...

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BLIND GUARDIAN: Romanian Concert Video Fotage, Interview Available

The second episode of Metalhead TV, which was recently launched by Romania's Metalhead.ro, has been posted online at this location. The program, which was shot May 16 and May 18, features interviews and live footage of BLIND GUARDIAN and TRIPOD. BLIND GUARDIAN released a new single, "Another Strange...