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BE'LAKOR Signs With DESCENT PRODUCTIONS

Melbourne, Australia's "dark metal" band BE'LAKOR has inked a deal with Descent Productions. According to a press release, "BE'LAKOR has quickly come to be regarded as one of Australia's leading metal acts. In the year that has followed the independent release of their debut, 'The Frail Tide', the b...

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IRON MAIDEN Kicks Off Second Leg Of 'Somewhere Back In Time - World Tour 08'; Setlist Revealed

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN kicked off the second leg of their "Somewhere Back In Time - World Tour 08" Wednesday night (May 21) at the Verizon Wireless in San Antonio, Texas. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Aces High 02. 2 Minutes to Midnight 03. Revelations 04. The Trooper 05....

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Top Heavy Metal Musicians Select Favorite Guitarists Of All Time

Thiago Sarkis of Roadie Crew magazine (web site) organized a poll in which 330 guitarists were asked about their favorite guitarists of all time. Among the participants in the poll were current and former members of such bands as GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, MACHINE HEAD, NIGHTWISH, MEGADETH, SCORPIONS, TES...

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COMMUNIC: New Album Preview Site Available

Norwegian progressive power metallers COMMUNIC will release their new album, "Payment of Existence", on May 30 via Nuclear Blast Records. Visit the CD preview site at this location. Commented uitarist/vocalist Oddleif Stensland: "This time we believe that we have created our most diverse and heavy s...

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Korven Kuningas

At this point in their careers, Finnish folk-metal maestros are well beyond the point where they'll be gaining or losing fans with each new release. For five years and five albums now, founder/mastermind/guitarist/vocalist Joone Jäverlä has stayed steadfastly true to his vision of delivering convent...

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W.A.S.P., FINNTROLL, ANGRA, EPICA, SOILWORK Pull Out Of Portugal's LAGOA BURNING LIVE Festival

ANGRA, W.A.S.P., FINNTROLL, DARK MOOR, ANCIENT RITES, MAGIC KINGDOM, SOILWORK and EPICA have pulled out of the second edition of the Lagoa Burning Live Festival "for reasons out of our comprehension," according to the event organizers. "We feel deeply sorry for this news and he hope to have these ex...

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ANGER AS ART, EDEN'S FALL, ANCIENT CREATION Confirmed For MIDWEST METAL ANTHEM

ANGER AS ART, EDEN'S FALL and ANCIENT CREATION are among the confirmed bands for the Midwest Metal Anthem 2008. The third annual event is set take place August 22-23 at J.J. Kelleys in Lansing, Illinois. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANGER AS ART EDEN'S FALL ANCIENT CREATION MINDWAR...

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MASSACRE's KAM LEE Guests On New GRAVEHILL Recording

California-based death metallers GRAVEHILL have issued the following update: "GRAVEHILL has a new release being unleashed by Enucleation Records JUNE 24th. Spending the majority of March and April recording this material we decided to go ahead and post them on MySpace for those who want to hear our...

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UNLEASHED: 'We Have Heard Your Call And Are Extremely Eager To Come Back For More'

Swedish death metal veterans UNLEASHED will embark on the "Hammer Battalion Europe 2008" headlining tour in November. Support on the trek will come from KRISIUN and ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET. Commented UNLEASHED: "The campaign for Hammer Battalion Europe 2008 will start on November the 14t...

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'True Norwegian Black Metal' Book Signing, Reception At Photo Exhibition Kick-Off

American documentary photographer Peter Beste who visited Norway thirteen times in seven years while working to develop the definitive photodocumentation of Norwegian black metal scene for his book "True Norwegian Black Metal" held a signing session during the opening reception for his photo exhibit...

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CAGE Pulls Out Of KANSAS CITY POWER METAL FEST; VICIOUS RUMORS Steps In

San Diego's CAGE has cancelled its appearance at the Kansas City Power Metal Fest 2008, set to take place August 8-9 at the The Riot Room in Kansas City, Missouri. Meanwhile, veteran California metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have been added to the event as Friday night's co-headliners alongside LEATHORWOL...

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UNLEASHED, KRISIUN, ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET To Team Up For European Tour

Swedish death metal veterans UNLEASHED will embark on the "Hammer Battalion Europe 2008" headlining tour in November. Support on the trek will come from KRISIUN and ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET. Confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 14 - (GER) Jena @ F-Haus Nov. 15 - (GER) Essen @ Turock Nov....

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WARRIOR, BRITNY FOX Members To Guest On 'Maximum Threshold'

Joe Floyd (WARRIOR) and Billy Childs (BRITNY FOX) will guest on "Maximum Threshold" tomorrow night (Saturday, May 3) between 8:00 p.m. EST and 11:00 p.m. EST. For more information and to listen to the program live via the Internet, visit www.maximumthreshold.net. The Los Angeles, California-based '8...

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'True Norwegian Black Metal' Photographer On NPR's 'The Bryant Park Project'; Video Available

American documentary photographer Peter Beste who visited Norway thirteen times in seven years while working to develop the definitive photodocumentation of Norwegian black metal scene for his book "True Norwegian Black Metal" was a recent guest on NPR's "The Bryant Park Project" radio show. He took...

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UNLEASHED Frontman Offers 'Hammer Battalion' Track-By-Track Breakdown

Legendary Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED are about to release their ninth album, entitled "Hammer Battalion", in a few weeks. Vocalist Johnny Hedlund took the time to write down a track-by-track analysis for the German edition of Metal Hammer magazine. Read it in English, German. "Hammer Battalio...