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H.I.M. Sign With SIRE RECORDS

Following several months of negotiations, Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. have confirmed that they have signed an exclusive worldwide recording contract with Sire Records. The agreement covers four successive releases and an option for fifth, and includes not only Europe but also the U.S., Japan and A...
September 9, 2004
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Canadian Heavy Metal Legend THOR To Star In 'The Intercessor'

Canadian heavy metal legend THOR (a.k.a. Jon Mikl Thor) is currently starrring starring in the movie "The Intercessor", a sci fi, horror thriller which is filming on location through September in Vancouver, B.C. and London, Ontario. The story is based on a concept of Thor's and will feature some ver...
September 8, 2004
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ROCK CITY MORGUE Perform Surprise Gig With MELISSA AUF DER MAUR

ROCK CITY MORGUE, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based band featuring former WHITE ZOMBIE bassist Sean Yseult and ex-MAN SCOUTS OF AMERICA frontman Rik Slave, played a surprise gig July 24 with fellow friend and musician Melissa Auf Der Maur (ex-SMASHING PUMPKINS, HOLE),just two days before their offic...
August 10, 2004
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THE DARKNESS Cancel Miller Concert Appearance, ALICE COOPER Added

British rock sensation THE DARKNESS have cancelled their previously announced participation in the upcoming Miller Brewing Company concerts celebrating 50 years of rock and roll. THE DARKNESS will not be returning to the United States this fall and therefore will be unable to appear at the event, ac...
July 29, 2004
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BETHLEHEM Complete Work On New Album

German "dark" metallers BETHLEHEM have completed work on their fifth full-length album, "Mein Weg", for a September release through Red Stream Records. Featuring ten songs with a running time of over sixty minutes, "Mein Weg" is said to have it all: "distinctive melancholic melodies, sturdy heavy me...
July 26, 2004
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German Doomsters SHEPHERD To Release Sophomore Album

Defunct German doomsters SHEPHERD, whose sound was previously described by Doom-Metal.com as "old-fashioned riffing doom in the vein of genre legends like ST. VITUS, PENTAGRAM, THE OBSESSED and BLACK SABBATH," will posthumously release their second album, "The Coldest Day", on August 16 through Exil...
July 24, 2004
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SYKDOM: Audio Samples Posted Online

BlackMetal.com Records has posted a couple of MP3 samples from the debut SYKDOM CD, "Intet Liv" (Anti-life),at this location. The nine-song album, which is said to feature "50 minutes of high-caliber melodic black metal," includes a guest appearance in one track by former MASSEMORD singer Der Henke...
July 18, 2004
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Review: VAN HALEN Returns To Stage In Top Form

Melissa Ruggieri of The Richmond Times-Dispatch reviewed VAN HALEN's show at the MCI Center in Washington D.C. Friday night (June 25). "When you're Eddie Van Halen and you've weathered a hip replacement, overcome tongue cancer and watched your marriage dissolve after 20 years, you deserve the ovatio...
June 28, 2004
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Former MASSEMORD Singer Issues New CD

Der Henker, former singer of the Norwegian black metal band MASSEMORD, has released a limited-edition, self-titled CD that is currently available for order only via the MASSEMORD web site. In related news, the drummer of the American black metal band SIN ORIGIN is said to be in talks with MASSEMORD...
June 25, 2004
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MELISSA AUF DER MAUR To Perform On 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

Former HOLE/SMASHING PUMPKINS bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur will be the musical guest on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on July 6. As previously reported, she will also be appearing on NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" on June 18 at 12:35 a.m. ET. Melissa will be promoting her Capitol sol...
June 18, 2004
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KYUSS: Argentinean Tribute Album Due This Month

Argentinean label Dias De Garage (home of BUFFALO and DRAGONAUTA) will be releasing the first-ever tribute to the rock legend KYUSS at the end of the month. Titled "Listen Without Distraction", the collection was named after the instructions KYUSS used to give music fans on their albums. This CD con...
June 10, 2004
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SUN CAGED Cancel Gigs, Continue Search For New Members

Dutch progressive metallers SUN CAGED have been forced to cancel their previously scheduled gigs at the Dwergpop festival in Driebergen on July 3 and at the Weistock festival in Lottum on July 18 due to the group's recent lineup changes. Drummer Roel Van Helden, guitarist Marcel Coenen and bassist R...
June 8, 2004
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MELISSA AUF DER MAUR To Guest On 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien'

Former HOLE/SMASHING PUMPKINS bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur will be the musical guest on NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" on June 18 at 12:35 a.m. ET. Melissa will be promoting her Capitol solo debut, which will be released June 1 under the "Auf Der Maur" moniker. "Auf Der Maur" was produced by...
May 29, 2004
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Force Of Evil

He's been mocked to within an inch of his dignity down the years, but one thing that King Diamond has is presence — loads of it, from his window-shattering, off-the-scale vocals, to that fucking big crucifix of bones that seems to travel everywhere with him. What's more, for as many as there that sc...
May 1, 2004
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MELISSA AUF DER MAUR: New Video Posted Online

Former HOLE/SMASHING PUMPKINS bassist Melissa Auf der Maur has uploaded an excerpt from her new video, "Real, A Lie" at this location (scroll all the way down). To watch the video in its entirety, join Melissa's mailing list by clicking here. Auf Der Maur will embark on her first North American ...
April 1, 2004