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PSYCHOTRON Part Ways With Bassist, Announce Temporary Replacement

German power/thrash band PSYCHOTRON have parted ways with bassist Frank "Mampf" Herold. Sebastian "BassT" Schult (ex-ATROCITY, TEABAG, FROM THY ASHES) has been enlisted to play the upcoming shows and possibly join the group as a permanent member. PSYCHOTRON's third album, "Pray for Salvation", will...

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ANUBIS GATE Launch Online Studio Diary

Danish melodic progressive power metal band ANUBIS GATE will enter the studio this summer to record their third album. The CD will be produced by Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, INVOCATOR),who is also the new lead singer in the band. This will be Jacob's first vocal preformance with ANUBIS GATE. An online d...

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NIGHTMARE: 'A Taste Of Armageddon' Video Posted Online

NIGHTMARE's video for the song "A Taste of Armageddon" — which was shot last August with director Johann Porcher (KAIZEN) — has been posted online at the band's MySpace page at this location. The song comes off the French power metallers' latest album, "The Dominion Gate", which came out last Novemb...

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AFTER FOREVER Members To Perform With MENNEN At Holland's ROCKWEEKEND FESTIVAL

AFTER FOREVER frontwoman Floor Jansen and guitarist Bas Maas will perform one song with Dutch band MENNEN on Friday, April 21 at the Rockweekend Festival in Horst-America, Holland. MENNEN are scheduled to take the stage around 7:50 p.m. AFTER FOREVER will also be making an appearance at the festival...

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TWELFTH GATE Part Ways With Singer, Announce Replacement

Chicago-based power metallers TWELFTH GATE have announced that vocalist Scott Huffman has decided to quit the band. Replacing him in the group is Brent "Red" Erickson. Commented bassist Rob Such: "This may come as a surprise to some, but it's actually something that Scott's been hinting at for well...

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URKRAFT: 'The Inhuman Aberration' Release Date Announced

Danish metal machine URKRAFT will release their new album, "The Inhuman Aberration", on May 29 via Earache Records. Recorded at Antfarm Studios with Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, SICK OF IT ALL, HIMSA, HATESPHERE),"The Inhuman Aberration" features "10 polished and precise anthemic tracks incorporating t...

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The Dominion Gate

Fans of power metal desperate enough for a new fix to avoid being too picky will want to seek out this French band, originally formed in 1979 (!) and reactivated since '99. "The Dominion Gate", their American debut, is chock-full of choir-backed choruses, muscular power metal riffing, tough but melo...

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Dead Under Décor

It's never a bad thing when an album starts and your first reaction is "did these guys steal MOTÖRHEAD's gear?" And when a look at the liner notes reveals that the producer is Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE, BOTCH),the picture becomes a little clearer. This is some noisy, abrasive, sardonic hardcore/metal (...

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NARNIA To Headline Sweden's UNG KRAFT Festival

Swedish metallers NARNIA will celebrate their 10th anniversary with a headlining appearance at the Ung Kraft festival in Huskvarna, Sweden on May 13. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Apr. 11 - Stockholm, SWE @ Arenan Apr. 12 - Gothenburg, SWE @ Kåren Apr. 13 - Lund, SWE @ Mejeriet...

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Threshold of Revelation

I had been patiently waiting for the follow-up to 2003's "Summoning" from Chicago's TWELFTH GATE, figuring that if it is in league with the NEVORMORE-esque, mildly proggy traditional/thrash metal of the debut that I'd be in for a treat. After parting ways with Crash Music, Inc., the band settled on...

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MEGADETH Mainman On Dubai Trip: 'What A Blast! What A Surprise!'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I just returned from [playing the Desert Rock festival in] Dubai and am in between stints of sleep amidst serious jet lag. But I can't wait to tell you how it was, so cut me some...

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VIRGIN STEELE Perform At Spain's ATARFE VEGA ROCK Festival Without Their Drummer

VIRGIN STEELE performed at the Atarfe Vega Rock festival on Friday, March 10 at Nave Medina Elvira in Atarfe, Granada, Spain without their drummer Frank Gilchriest. According to a posting on the group's web site, Frank "had some confusion with flight arrangements, and was unable to arrive on time fo...

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ION VEIN Part Ways With Label

Chicago-based prog/power metallers ION VEIN have parted ways with the U.K.'s Now and Then Records. The groups's mainman Chris Lotesto commented, "What could have been a very promising relationship ending up being nothing more than a complete joke! We still have no idea what happened with our last al...

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TWELFTH GATE: Guest Singer To Perform At CHICAGO POWERFEST

Due to uncontrollable circumstances, singer Scott Huffman will not be performing with TWELFTH GATE during their performance at the Chicago Powerfest. Guest singer and close friend of the band, Brent "Red" Erickson, will be handling vocal duties for the show. "The band would like to apologize to anyo...

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ANUBIS GATE To Enter Studio This Summer

Danish melodic progressive power metal band ANUBIS GATE will enter the studio this summer to record their third album. The CD will be produced by Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, INVOCATOR),who is also the new lead singer in the band. This will be Jacob's first vocal preformance with ANUBIS GATE. In other ne...