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DESTINY Confirmed For Sweden's METAL MEET FESTIVAL
Long-running Swedish metal band DESTINY have been confirmed for the Metal Meet Festival, a two-day event set to take place July 30-31 in Gothenburg, Sweden. This will be DESTINY's first "real" gig in their hometown since their gig with IN FLAMES way back in early 1999 (not counting their short set a...June 24, 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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Abyss
Solid. Sturdy. Workmanlike. These are three adjectives you could apply to many British NWOBHM/melodic rock acts and albums through the ages, and if LIONSHEART frontman Steve Grimmett hasn't hit the heights amidst such a misfiring scene, he's at least spread himself right across it by appearing in de...May 29, 2004
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LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR Sign With SOUTHERN LORD RECORDS
Chicago-based doomsters LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR have inked a deal with Southern Lord Records. The group's first release for the label will consist of the six songs from the band's self-titled EP and two brand-new songs. A September 21 release is expected. Copies of the second pressing of the limited-ed...May 28, 2004
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NECROPHAGIA Complete Songwriting Sessions For New Album
NECROPHAGIA have completed the songwriting sessions for their next full-length release, to be titled "Harvest Ritual Vol 1: Penance". Songs set to appear on the CD include "Return to Texas", "Cadavera X", "Unearthed", "London (13 Demon Street)", and "Bleeding Eyes of the Eternally Damned". Recording...May 27, 2004
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DEMON To Release New Album In October
Long-running British hard rockers DEMON have set "Better The Devil You Know" as the title of their new album, tentatively due on October 4. The band are planning on entering the studio in July with engineer Pete Coleman, who had previously worked with the group on 2001's "Spaced Out Monkey". Accordi...May 24, 2004
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THE AGONY SCENE Sign With ROADRUNNER RECORDS
Tulsa, OK-based band THE AGONY SCENE have inked a deal with Roadrunner Records. The band, who are said to combine American metal influences (think PANTERA's "Far Beyond Driven") with European extreme metal overtones (i.e. IN FLAMES, THE HAUNTED, CRADLE OF FILTH),are best known for the dark imagery...May 20, 2004
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TRIVIUM Secure Slot On ICED EARTH Tour
Orlando, Florida's TRIVIUM have confirmed in a posting on their web site that they have secured a slot on the second leg of ICED EARTH's North American tour beginning on June 1 in Las Vegas Nevada. Also appearing on the bill will be BEYOND THE EMBRACE. Filling in on bass for TRIVIUM during the tour...May 16, 2004
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SoundScan Report: FLAW, SEVENDUST, DEMON HUNTER, DEATH ANGEL
According to Nielsen SoundScan, FLAW sold 27,527 copies of their sophomore effort, "Endangered Species" (Republic/Universal),to debut at position No. 42 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. SEVENDUST's new acoustic live live CD/DVD, "Southside Double-Wide Acoustic Live" (TVT),shifted 13,908 cop...May 12, 2004
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Brutal
Some albums you imagine being a real blast to make for those sweating inside the studio, but once they've emerged into the world beyond the faders and tape machines, they just don't seem as vital to us ordinary mortals. "Brutal", the first full-length release from this Finnish "supergroup" (featurin...May 1, 2004
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Former EUROPE Guitarist KEE MARCELLO Resurfaces With K2
K2, the new band led by former EUROPE guitarist Kee Marcello, will release their debut album, "Melon Demon Divine", on June 17 through Frontiers Records. As a member of EUROPE, Kee recorded two highly successful albums ("Out of This World" and "Prisoners In Paradise") and did three world tours inclu...April 30, 2004
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Ex-DEMON DRIVE Bassist Decides Against Joining Reunited CASANOVA
Due to "personal and musical differences," ex-DEMON DRIVE and BOYSVOICE bass player Jochen Mayer has decided not to be a part of the newly reformed CASANOVA and has joined the German melodic metal band DOMAIN instead. Mayer is currently in the studio working on DOMAIN's new CD, "The Last Days Of Uto...April 5, 2004
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ANNIHILATOR Set Release Date For 'All For You'
Long-running Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR have set a May 24 European release date through Germany's AFM Records for their new album, "All For You". A five-song EP, entitled "The One", will surface on April 26, and will include two bonus video clips. As previously reported, "All For You" (view cove...March 5, 2004
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HATEBREED, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, CHIMAIRA Confirmed For Germany's PRESSURE FESTIVAL
AGNOSTIC FRONT, CHIMAIRA, GOD FORBID, HATEBREED and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE are among the bands set to appear at the third installment of the Pressure Festival, scheduled to be held June 25-27 at Gysenberg Hall in Herne, Germany. A total of 36 bands will perform at the event. Confirmed so far are as follo...March 2, 2004
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Australia's DAMAGED Split Up!
Australian brutal death/grind metal outfit DAMAGED have officially split up. "Matt [Sanders] Skitz told the band he has an enlarged heart which makes it physically impossible for him to play drums any more," guitarist Chris "Hilly" Hill explained in an online posting. "The other members of the band...February 27, 2004
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