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OMEN Guitarist Apologizes For Mexican Festival Cancellation

OMEN founder/guitarist Kenny Powell has issued the following statement regarding the band's non-appearance at Mexico's Full Metal Festival last weekend: "OMEN would like to apologize for any inconvenience that may have been caused to the fans trying to attend the Full Metal Fest in Mexico City, Mexi...

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MASTODON To Team Up With AGAINST ME! For U.S. Tour

The hottest double bill of the spring kicks off May 1 with a coast-to-coast U.S. tour featuring MASTODON and AGAINST ME! Both bands will be fresh off their own headlining tours and ready to rock their fans. Progressive rock quartet MASTODON, who hail from Atlanta, GA, will be playing songs from thei...

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NIGHTMARE To Begin Recording In May

French heavy metallers NIGHTMARE have posted several live video clips on their MySpace page from the band's comeback gig in 1999, their Metal Meltdown appearance in New Jersey in 2002 and the Metallian European tour in 2004. Check them out at this location. NIGHTMARE recently started pre-production...

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SKITZO's Vomiting Antics Result In Concert Cancellation

Legendary Bay Area thrash/crossover band SKITZO was scheduled to perform at Roosters Roadhouse in Alameda, CA on March 31. However, after the owner of the club reportedly viewed a rerun of the "Judge Judy" show in which SKITZO frontman Lance Ozanix was sued for vomiting on an audience member, the pr...

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QUIET RIOT Drummer Mourns Passing Of BILLY THORPE

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has issued the following update: "Sad News: Singer/Guitarist Billy Thorpe passed away in his homeland of Australia on February 28. Billy was a great person, very talented and I was fortunate enough to have recorded with him in 1982 for his 'East Of Eden's Gate' reco...

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RISE TO ADDICTION: Debut Album Artwork Available

The cover artwork of RISE TO ADDICTION's debut album, "A New Shade of Black for the Soul", is available for viewing at this location. RISE TO ADDICTION features in its ranks former BLAZE members John Slater (guitar) and Steve Wray (guitar). "A New Shade of Black for the Soul" was produced by Andy .....

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EPICA Recruits Session Drummer For Upcoming Dates

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA have recruited Koen Herfst as a session drummer for their upcoming shows. "Koen is the drummer of Dutch urban metal band BAGGA BOWNZ, but is also known for his helping hand by filling in for Andre with AFTER FOREVER when they were in need of a session d...

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MANTICORA: New Album Guest Appearances Revealed

Danish power metallers MANTICORA have released a list of the guest musicians who appear on the group's sixth full-length album, "The Black Circus, Part 2". The companion CD to last year's "The Black Circus, Part 1 – Letters" was mixed at the Jailhouse studios in Horsens, Denmark between January 25,...

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COLOSSEUM Signs With FIREBOX RECORDS

Finnish funeral doom band COLOSSEUM, featuring Juhani of YEARNING (harsh vocals, guitars, synths),Olli Haaranen (guitars, production),Janne Rämö (bass) and Sameli Köykkä (drums),has signed a deal with Firebox Records. The band will enter the studio in April to begin recording its debut album for...

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RISE TO ADDICTION To Support TROUBLE On European Tour

Rising U.K. rockers RISE TO ADDICTION, who feature in their ranks former BLAZE members John Slater (guitar) and Steve Wray (guitar),have been confirmed as the support act for legendary Chicago doomsters TROUBLE on their upcoming European tour. The dates are as follows: May 24 - GRE Athens Gagarin 2...

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RISE TO ADDICTION Signs With MAUSOLEUM RECORDS

Rising U.K. rockers RISE TO ADDICTION, who feature in their ranks former BLAZE members John Slater (guitar) and Steve Wray (guitar),have signed a worldwide deal with legendary Belgian metal label Mausoleum Records. The band's debut album, "A New Shade of Black for the Soul", was produced by Andy Sn...

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EPICA Guitarist Issues Studio Report

EPICA guitarist Ad Sluijter has posted a lengthy update on the recording sessions for the band's new album. An excerpt from his report follows: "As I mentioned in the previous report already, with the guitar recordings we've changed quite some things in comparison to the guitar recordings with the p...

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STRANGER TIDES Adds New Members

STRANGER TIDES, the Danish band featuring former ANUBIS GATE vocalist Torben Askholm, has been joined by guitarist Lars Frederiksen from Danish melodic thrashers ANOXIA and drummer Jan Sørensen, previously with the now-defunct Danish cult thrashers RIGID DOMAIN. The group is currently writing new m...

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EPICA Confirmed For Greece's METAL DAY FESTIVAL

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA has been confirmed for the Metal Day Festival, set to take place April 4 at the Fencing Olympic Complex in Athens, Greece. Also scheduled to appear are MANOWAR, RHAPSODY OF FIRE and TIAMAT. EPICA will embark on a North American headlining tour in Septem...

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KAMELOT: In Mixing Mode

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT have posted the following message on their official web site: "Full steam ahead on the new KAMELOT album due this spring/summer 2007. Producer Sascha Paeth is working on the mix at the moment in Germany's Gate Studios. Cover artwork for the new album is b...