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GOREFEST: European Festival Report

Guitarist Frank Harthoorn of the reunited Dutch metallers GOREFEST has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We'd been asked to fill in for DEICIDE on the Nummirock festival in Finland two weeks ago, an invite we gladly accepted since we'd never been there before. Nummirock...

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LED ZEPPELIN's JIMMY PAGE Pulls Out Of MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL Tribute Concert

LED ZEPPELIN legend Jimmy Page has been forced to cancel his participation in the June 30 concert in honor of Atlantic Records at this year's Montreux Jazz Festival due to medical reasons (a "surgery", according to a press release). On June 30 — the opening night of the festival — the Montreux Jazz...

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HYPOCRISY Preaches The Art Of War

Sweden's HYPOCRISY have commented on their upcoming "Machines at War" North American tour with FEAR FACTORY, SUFFOCATION, and DECAPITATED. The trek is set to launch in San Francisco this October 26 and run through early December. Said HYPOCRISY singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer Peter Tägtgren: "F...

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BORN FROM PAIN Confirmed For Holland's WALDROCK Festival

BORN FROM PAIN have been confirmed for the 2006 edition of the Waldrock festival, set to take place Saturday, July 1 in Burgum, the Netherlands. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AFTER FOREVER ALICE IN CHAINS BLOODSIMPLE BORN FROM PAIN DEVILDRIVER HELLOWEEN K...

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GUNS N' ROSES, ALICE IN CHAINS To Play Longer Sets At GRASPOP; Live Video Feed Available

The organizers of Belgium's Graspop Metal Meeting — which is taking place June 23-25 in Dessel — have posted the following message on the festival's official web site: "Last week, when Graspop was informed that KORN would be cancelling their European tour, the search for a worthy replacement was und...

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GRASPOP METAL MEETING: Live Video Stream Now Available

Belgium's Graspop Metal Meeting — which is taking place June 23-25 in Dessel — is currently offering a live Internet video stream of the bands performing at the festival. Watch it online at this location (ANVIL just finished their set. Up next: Y&T beginning at 9:30 a.m. EST). Graspop Metal Meet...

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KING DIAMOND: New Album Update

KING DIAMOND have finished recording the drums, bass and rhythm guitars for their upcoming album, tentatively due in early 2007. The follow-up to 2003's "The Puppet Master" will contain 13 tracks (including an intro),five of which were written by the band's guitarist Andy La Rocque. Frontman King D...

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1349 Part Ways With Founding Guitarist TJALVE

1349 guitarist and founding member Tjalve (real name: André Kvebek) has left the Norwegian black metal act after nine years and three studio albums to focus on his other bands PANTHEON I and SARKOM. Commented Tjalve in a statement: "I will remember 1349 as the most diabolical, vicious and plague-rid...

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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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NILE Replace ANNIHILATOR At Italy's EVOLUTION FESTIVAL

NILE have replaced ANNIHILATOR on the billing of this year's Evolution Festival, set to take place July 14-16, 2006 at Toscolano Maderno Campo Sportivo in Brescia, Italy. The festival billing is now as follows: Friday, July 14: W:O:A Metal Battle 2006 METHEDRAS THE FAMILI MACBETH DARK LUNACY LABYRIN...

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NILE Confirmed For Holland's WALDROCK Festival

NILE have been confirmed for the 2006 edition of the Waldrock festival, set to take place Saturday, July 1 in Burgum, the Netherlands. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AFTER FOREVER ALICE IN CHAINS BLOODSIMPLE DEVILDRIVER DRAGONFORCE HELLOWEEN KAMELOT MOTÖRH...

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Afterburner

The amazing consistency of SINISTER is even more remarkable when one considers the near-constant state of flux of their lineup. After a hiatus of several years, drummer and founder Aad Kloosterwaard has returned as the vocalist, and former bassist Alex Paul is now the guitarist! Yet despite inactivi...

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1349 Cancel DEATH IN THE FOREST Appearance

Norwegian black metallers 1349 have issued the following statement: "Due to delays in the processing of the visa application to enter the USA, 1349 will unfortunately have to cancel their appearance at the Death In The Forest festival, scheduled to find place tomorrow (May 20) in New York. We've don...

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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...

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CALLENISH CIRCLE Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

Dutch melodic death metallers CALLENISH CIRCLE 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 EDGU...