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GOD FORBID: 'Earthsblood' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Earthsblood", the new album from New Jersey metal titans GOD FORBID, sold around 5,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan, to land at position No. 110 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD debuted at No. 2 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers)...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY, SHINING Confirmed For Germany's HELLFLAME Festivals

The Hellflame Festivals will be held in September and October in Germany. The billing is shaping up as follows: September 5 at Halle Gartlage in Osnabrück, Germany: DARK TRANQUILLITY SHINING October 24 at Stadthalle Lichtenfels in Lichtenfels, Germany: DARK TRANQUILLITY THE DEVILS BLOOD SHINING More...

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Reunited Original Lineup Of ELECTRIC BOYS Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

The reunited original lineup of the Swedish hard rock band ELECTRIC BOYS has been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The event's organizers write in a press release: "ELECTRIC BOYS' debut, 'Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride', was an unprecedented t...

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BLEEDING THROUGH: Video Interview Available

Ryan Wombacher and Brandan Schieppatti of Orange County, California's BLEEDING THROUGH were recently interviewed by ShockHound. They talk about the band's latest album, "Declaration", the genius of PANTERA and NEIL DIAMOND, and the number of bands out there that totally suck. Watch the four-minute c...

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SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Organizers To Make Special Announcement On Monday

The organizers of the Sweden Rock Festival — which is set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, Sweden — will announce a "very special" addition to this year's lineup on Monday, March 2 via the the Stockholm radio station 106.7 Rockklassiker. The band's identity will be revealed by host Tord K...

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SEVENDUST, UNLEASHED, CRUCIFIED BARBARA, PILGRIMZ Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

SEVENDUST, UNLEASHED, CRUCIFIED BARBARA and PILGRIMZ have been confirmed for this year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMBERIAN DAWN (FIN) AMON AMARTH (S) AXIDENT AVENUE (N) BLACK TOOTH (TUR) BLACKFOOT (US...

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SUHRIM Drummer Quits

Drummer Kevin De Leener has quit the Belgian death metal band SUHRIM. The group says, "Kevin call[ed] it a day as drummer in SUHRIM for the same reason as Reinier [Schenk, bass]. He also will help us out with the coming shows until we found a worthy replacement for the spot behind the drumkit in ...

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MISERY SIGNALS: Video Report From The Road Posted Online

Milwaukee, Wisconsin metalcore act MISERY SIGNALS has uploaded a two-part video report featuring footage from the band's ongoing world tour. Watch it below. "Controller", the third full-length album from MISERY SIGNALS, sold around 2,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release, acco...

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SYBREED Preparing To Enter Studio

Switzerland's futuristic metal band SYBREED is prearing to enter the studio to record the folow-up to 2007's "Antares", tentatively due later this year via Listenable Records. The vocals and the drums will be laid down at the SDF studios in Lausanne, while the guitar and bass will be tracked at the...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Checks In From The Road

Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN have issued the following update: "We want to thank all of the new and old fans for making last year another successful chapter for us, thank you all!! "We released the 'Plague of Butterflies' mini album and reached our first No. 1 position on Finnish single ch...

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NARNIA: New Album Title, Release Date Announced

Swedish epic/melodic metallers NARNIA — who last year parted ways with singer Christian Liljegren and replaced him with Germán Pascual (MIND'S EYE, MENDEZ; pictured below) — have issued the following update: "We are happy to announce that our new album, which has the working title 'Course Of A Gener...

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SOILWORK: Montreal Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of SOILWORK's February 16, 2009 concert at Foufounes Électriques in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be viewed below (courtesy of Yanick a.k.a. klimbo666). SOILWORK guitarist Peter Wichers recently told Christopher Porter of Express Night Out that the band will focus on writing...

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SOILWORK Pays Tribute To The City Of Pittsburgh

Swedish metallers SOILWORK played the song "The Pittsburgh Syndrome" exclusively at the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania stop on the band's current North American headlining tour on February 18, 2009 at the Rex Theater. Watch fan-filmed video footage of the performance below (courtesy of "trollsmetal"). In...

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WARBRINGER To Film New Video This Weekend

Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER will release their sophomore album on May 19 via Century Media Records. The CD is currently being mixed by Zack Ohren (SUFFOCATION, ALL SHALL PERISH). WARBRINGER, which presently is on the road with SOILWORK, DARKANE and SWALLOW THE SUN, will shoot a music video for...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE, NIGHTWISH Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival

MÖTLEY CRÜE and NIGHTWISH are among the confirmed bands for this year's edition of the Sauna Open Air festival, set to take place June 5-7 at Eteläpuisto in Tampere, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS APOCALYPTICA BULLET DEUTERONOMIUM FINNTROLL H...