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CANDLEMASS Catalog To Be Released Via CANDLELIGHT

Candlelight Records has confirmed the U.S. license for six back-catalog titles from Swedish doom legends CANDLEMASS. Set for release in February, the titles include four currently unavailable albums, a live record and the band's CD/DVD collection. Due February 7, "Epicus Doomicus Metallicus" stands...

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MENHIR, RIGER, ORLOG Confirmed For Germany's RAGNARÖK Festival

MENHIR, RIGER and ORLOG have been confirmed for the next installment of the Ragnarök festival, set to take place April 7-8, 2006 in Lichtenfels, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BLACK MESSIAH (Pagan/Black Metal) CREATURE (Black Metal) EQUILIBRIUM (Viking/Folk Metal) FALLEN YGG...

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Police: DIMEBAG's Murder Was Not Motivated By PANTERA's Breakup

John Futty of The Columbus Dispatch has issued the following report: Bleeding from three bullet wounds and pinned beneath a gunman on the Alrosa Villa stage, John Brooks never saw or heard the shotgun blast that saved his life. Brooks was among seven people shot by Nathan Gale after Gale stormed the...

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE Discusses Drugs, Argentina, Politics And METALLICA

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine spoke to the Argentina's national newspaper Clarin last week in Buenos Aires. Several excerpts from the chat follow: On drugs: "I don't use drugs anymore, but I'm not like those Hollywood nuts who become fundamentalist of a healthy lifestyle. I still like to have a dri...

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EASY ACTION To Reunite For Swedish Club Gig

Acclaimed '80s Swedish glam-rock band EASY ACTION will reunite for a club gig on December 16 in Kalmar, Sweden. Also appearing on the bill will be HANOI ROCKS and NOCTURNAL RITES. EASY ACTION's lineup for the concert will include original members Kee Marcello (real name: Kjell Lövbom; guitar; EUROPE...

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SHATTER MESSIAH: New Audio Samples Posted Online

SHATTER MESSIAH, the new band featuring former NEVERMORE/ANNIHILATOR guitarist Curran Murphy and ANNIHILATOR drummer Robert Falzano, have posted five new song clips in the multimedia section of www.shattermessiah.com. One song ("Deny God") is a previously unreleased clip from the upcoming debut EP,...

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NOCTURNAL RITES: Swedish Tour Dates Announced

Swedish power metallers NOCTURNAL RITES will embark on a tour of Sweden in November/December. Confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 17 - Gävle, SWE – Club Monster Nov. 18 - Eskilstuna, SWE – ICE Nov. 19 - Motala, SWE – Motala Metal Festival Nov. 25 - Huskvarna, SWE – Folkets Park Nov. 26 - Falun, ...

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NOCTURNAL RITES: Live Video Posted Online

Swedish power metallers NOCTURNAL RITES have uploaded a live performance video of the track "Deliverance" from the group's show at Sky Com Arena in Umeå, Sweden at this location (.MPG, 59 MB). NOCTURNAL RITES' latest album, "Grand Illusion", was released this past week via Century Media Records. The...

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COUNT RAVEN: Re-Releases On The Way!

Swedish doom masters COUNT RAVEN will have all four of their albums remastered and re-released through the German label Cyclone Empire before the end of the year. The first two releases — "Storm Warning" and "Destruction of the Void" — will arrive on October 14, to be followed by "High on Infinity"...

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NOCTURNAL RITES/FALCONER Limited-Edition 7" Single Now Available

Swedmetal has released a very limited (500 copies) spilt 7" vinyl single with NOCTURNAL RITES and FALCONER. The NOCTURNAL RITES contribution comes in the form of the Japanese bonus track "Okahoo" off the 2000 album "Afterlife", while FALCONER provide the tune "Rock 'n' Roll Devil". More information...

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DESTRUCTION: 'The Alliance Of Hellhoundz' Video Available Online

Veteran German thrashers DESTRUCTION have uploaded their video for the track "The Alliance of Hellhoundz" at their official web site. Check it out at Destruction.de. "The Alliance of Hellhoundz" comes off the group's latest CD, "Inventor of Evil", available now in Europe on AFM Records. The CD will...

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MOONSORROW To Headline Germany's RAGNARÖK Festival

Finnish epic/pagan metallers MOONSORROW have been confirmed as the headliners of the next installment of the Ragnarök festival, set to take place April 7-8, 2006 in Lichtenfels, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BLACK MESSIAH (Pagan/Black Metal) CREATURE (Black Metal) EQUILIBRI...

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NOCTURNAL RITES: 'Fools Never Die' Video Posted Online

NOCTURNAL RITES' video for the track "Fools Never Die" has been posted online at NocturnalRites.com. "Fools Never Die" comes off the Swedish power metallers' new album, "Grand Illusion", due in Europe on September 19 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2004's "New World Messiah" was recorded...

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Police Officer Who Took Out DIMEBAG's Killer Receives National Honor

NBC 4 is reporting that Columbus Police Officer James D. Niggemeyer, who is widely credited for saving lives on Dec. 8, 2004 when he entered Alrosa Villa without backup and killed a crazed gunman responsible for blowing away four people, including PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbot...

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NOCTURNAL RITES Bassist Says Shows With NIGHTWISH Were 'Fantastic'

NOCTURNAL RITES bassist Nils Eriksson has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "The shows [in Sweden with NIGHTWISH] were fantastic and it was cool playing for a lot people who probably didn't know us at all. That was the whole point in doing these shows anyway, so I guess i...