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SEVEN WITCHES: Texas Mini-Tour Scheduled For Next Week

SEVEN WITCHES — featuring James Rivera (HELSTAR),Mike LePond (SYMPHONY X) and Jack Frost (SAVATAGE) — has scheduled the following dates: Jun. 25 - Fitzgerald's - Houston, Texas Jun. 26 - Rockstar Sports Bar - Fort Worth, Texas Jun. 27 - Maniacs Rock Bar - San Antonio, Texas Video footage of SEVEN W...

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MACHINE CALLED MAN Announces New Singer

MACHINE CALLED MAN, the San Francisco-based band which features in its ranks former members of IMAGIKA and JUNGLE ROT, has recruited Mark Schlageter (ex-REACTION 31) as the group's new lead singer. The band parted ways with previous vocalist Norman Skinner in February 2009 due to musical differences...

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MATT SORUM Teams With ALLIANCE HOLLYWOOD To Host Los Angeles Party

Alliance Hollywood — the non-profit corporation that utilizes the entertainment industry to lobby the government in order to promote and advance social issues and serves as the voice of entertainment on Capitol Hill — is set to launch a sister organization Freedom Children. The new non-profit is dev...

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SEVEN WITCHES At NIGHTMARE METAL FEST II; Video Footage Available

Video footage of SEVEN WITCHES — featuring James Rivera (HELSTAR),Mike LePond (SYMPHONY X) and Jack Frost (SAVATAGE) — performing the JUDAS PRIEST classic "Victim of Changes" on March 21, 2009 at the Nightmare Metal Fest II at The Warehouse in San Antonio, Texas can be viewed below. Guest vocalists...

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MACHINE CALLED MAN Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

MACHINE CALLED MAN, the San Francisco-based band which features in its ranks current and former members of IMAGIKA, JUNGLE ROT and TRAMONTANE, has parted ways with longtime bassist Alex Sheldon due to "personal reasons." According to the group, Alex "has decided to follow other non-metal musical pat...

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IMAGIKA Vocalist To Host Show On KWTF THE EDGE

Vocalist Norman Skinner of the U.S. metal band IMAGIKA will host a two-hour show on KWTF The Edge Internet radio where he will play songs by some of his current favorite bands. Norman also promises to air a couple songs from the brand new IMAGIKA album, "Feast for the Hated", so make sure to tune .....

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KATAGORY V Parts Ways With Singer, Guitarist

Utah-based progressive/power metallers KATAGORY V have officially parted ways with lead vocalist Lynn Allers and guitarist Marc Hanson. This comes only a few short months after the release of the band's fourth album, "Hymns of Dissension" (Nightmare Records in the USA, Burning Star Records in Europe...

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OZZY And SHARON OSBOURNE To Host Next Year's BRIT AWARDS

According to Digital Spy, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne will host the Brit Awards — the British equivalent of the Grammy Awards — next year. The BLACK SABBATH singer and his wife/manager will be in charge of the event's proceedings after last year's presenter Russell Brand was dumped after just one year...

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IMAGIKA Singer To Perform With KATAGORY V In Salt Lake City

Due to "unforeseen circumstances," vocalist Lynn Allers will not be able to perform with Utah-based progressive/power metallers KATAGORY V at the band's CD-release show in Salt Lake City, UT on October 27. Filling in for Allers at the event will be singer Norman Skinner, lead vocalist for the Bay Ar...

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MACHINE CALLED MAN Announces New Drummer

MACHINE CALLED MAN, the San Francisco-based band which features in its ranks current and former members of IMAGIKA, JUNGLE ROT and TRAMONTANE, has announced the addition of drummer Ramon Ochoa (ex-TOTAL ECLIPSE, DOWN FACTOR) to the group's ranks. MACHINE CALLED MAN is completing the writing process...

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WILL HAVEN: 'The Hierophant' E-Card Available

An e-card for WILL HAVEN's new album, "The Hierophant", can be accessed at this location. Due on June 19 in the United States through Bieler Bros. Records (one day earlier internationally),the CD will feature the following track listing: 01. Grey Sky At Night 02. Kings Cross 03. Helena 04. The Hier...

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WILL HAVEN: 'Hierophant' Track Listing Revealed

Sacramento metalcore heroes WILL HAVEN have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Hierophant", due on June 19 in the United States through Bieler Bros. Records (one day earlier internationally). It is as follows: 01. Helena 02. The Hierophant 03. Speaking In Solidarity 04. Fire Dealer 05...

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DARKANE Begins Work On New Album

DARKANE guitarist Christofer Malmström has posted the following message on his official web site: "It's been quite quiet (haha) from DARKANE this autumn. In September we played a sold-out show together with SOILWORK at the Tivoli in Helsingborg, and after that we have been working on the new (fifth)...

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My Bloodied Wings

After languishing in import and tribute-album hell for years, the time finally seems right for California's IMAGIKA to make a dent in their home country. Their fierce, aggressive take on traditional melodic metal is potent, full of dramatic flourishes and virtuoso star turns that should have the pro...

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NOCTURNAL BREED Invite Fans To Design Cover Of Next Album

Norwegian metallers NOCTURNAL BREED are inviting fans to design the cover art for their next album, "Fields of Rot", due later in the year via an as-yet-undetermined label. "If your art is chosen, you can win some great prizes!" reads a posting on the group's web site. More information is available...