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NAPALM DEATH, ANATHEMA, ORANGE GOBLIN Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

NAPALM DEATH, ANATHEMA, PARAMORE, CANCER BATS, SATELLITE PARTY, HEAD AUTOMATICA, SAOSIN, ZICO CHAIN, MY VITRIOL, YOURCODENAMEIS:MILO, THE ANSWER, ORANGE GOBLIN and PORCUPINE TREE have been confirmed for the Download festival, set to take place June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England. NA...

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STILL REMAINS Frontman: New Songs Are 'Faster, Darker, Heavier And More Melodic'

Michigan's STILL REMAINS has been hard at work for the last 10 months writing and preparing for its second studio album, titled "The Serpent". On January 21 the band entered a Los Angeles studio with acclaimed producer Steve Evetts (STORY OF THE YEAR, HE IS LEGEND, SAVES THE DAY),to begin the recor...

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STILL REMAINS: 'The Serpent' Artwork Revealed

Michigan's STILL REMAINS has revealed the cover artwork for its second studio album, "The Serpent", due on Juy 10 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Steve Evetts (SEPULTURA, STORY OF THE YEAR, HE IS LEGEND, SAVES THE DAY). Check it out at this location. "The Ser...

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W.A.S.P. Mainman Says BUSH 'Shouldn't Have Been Elected The First Time'

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A couple of excerpts follow: Metalshrine: The new album, how long has it been in the making? Were there stuff done before "Neon God"? Blackie: No. It took about a month to write it and we recorded it on and o...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Frontman Joins Cast Of 'Bled' Horror Movie

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH vocalist Ivan Moody (ex-MOTOGRATER) has joined the cast of a new horror movie "Bled", which is set to begin shooting in May. Ivan will play the creepy "Incubus" that's invoked by a substance known as 'strigios, a rare and ancient sap that bleeds from a long forgotten tree. Sa...

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DAATH Guitarist: 'We're Exploring The Negative Sides Of The Human Mind'

While in London to give a blistering performance supporting UNEARTH at the Mean Fiddler, Roadrunner Records U.K. (web site) caught up with DAATH guitarist/co-writer Eyal Levi to interogate him on whatever came to mind. Read on: Roadrunner: You're here touring the U.K. for the first time, finally; h...

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Age Eternal

Mike Scheidt may have been the guitarist and vocalist of revered northwest U.S. space-doom freaks YOB, but the opening track of his new band's debut seems determined to highlight the differences between his earlier outfit and MIDDIAN. "Dreamless Eye" crashes out of the gate with a fast, aggressive,...

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PORCUPINE TREE's WILSON Talks About Side-Project Featuring OPETH Mainman

PORCUPINE TREE mainman Steve Wilson recently spoke to MTV.com about his side-project with OPETH leader Mikael Åkerfeldt, which should surface sometime in 2008. "We've been talking about this literally since the day we met," Wilson explained. "The original idea was to collaborate together on somethin...

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OBTEST To Enter Studio In April

Lithuanian pagan metal band OBTEST will enter Hertz studio in Bialystok, Poland in April to record its new album, "Gyvybes Medis" ("The Tree of Life"),due in the fall via Ledo Takas Records. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Šviesa" ("Light"),"Apeigos" ("Ceremonial"),"Tai Ne Pabaiga" ("...

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DGM: 'Different Shapes' Artwork Revealed

Italian prog-metallers DGM will release their fifth album, entitled "Different Shapes", in late May/beginning of June on Scarlet Records. The Japanese version of the album will include a bonus video track. "Different Shapes" track listing: 01. New Life 02. The Alliance 03. Some Day, One Day 04. Unke...

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SONATA ARCTICA: New Album Track Listing Revealed

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have announced the details of their new album, "Unia" (Finnish for "Dreams"),due on May 25 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was mixed at Finnvox studio in Helsinki and was mastered at the Cutting Room in Stockholm, Sweden. "Unia" (view cover artwork at this...

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SEBASTIAN BACH To Headline Norway's KVINESDAL ROCK FESTIVAL

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has issued the following update: "We are so excited to play our first-ever headline show in a country of my ancestry, Norway. We will play Kvinesdal Rock Festival, in Kvinesdal Norway on July 13th 2007! Also on the bill is an incredible singer named JORN, who...

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HEAVEN AND HELL Drummer On Upcoming Tour: 'Everybody's In The Mood To Play'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: How did you originally become involved with BLACK SABBATH? Vinny Appice: "That was in '79. BLACK SABBATH had just done the...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Replaces PORCUPINE TREE At Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have replaced PORCUPINE TREE on the billing of this year's Gods of Metal festival, which will take place in two separate installments at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. The first part of the festival will be held on June 2-3 while the second installment w...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Schedules Live Appearances

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess has lined up the following live appearances: Opening for BLACKFIELD (the collaboration between PORCUPINE TREE leader Steven Wilson and Aviv Geffen): Mar. 13 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live Mar. 15 - Annapolis, MD - Ramshead Mar. 16 - New York, NY - Bowery...