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DIR EN GREY Sells Out Debut U.K. Show In Two Days

Tickets for DIR EN GREY's first-ever U.K. show at London's Islington Academy have sold out within just two days of going on sale, despite no official advertising. Details of how to order the first 80 tickets were disclosed last week via a "J-Rock" community, and sold out within six minutes. The rema...

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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist ELLEFSON's F5 'Test-Drives' New Material At Phoenix Gig

Former MEGADETH and current F5 basist David Ellefson has issued the following update: "We had a blast at the F5 show [in Phoenix] last night [Saturday, April 14]. It was great to see our friends and fans driving in all the way from Utah and California to catch the show and hear the new songs. ...

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DEATHEAD To Issue 'Controlled By Chaos' Single/EP

Utah-based speed metal band DEATHEAD will issue a single soon for the track "Controlled by Chaos" taken from the group's forthcoming album "Architect of Armageddon". Along with the title cut, the single will feature the tracks "Walking Back to Hell" (also culled from the "Architect of Armageddon" al...

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CHTHONIC Members Comment On Upcoming OZZFEST Tour

Ozzfest will get a taste of the Far East as the Taiwanese black metal band CHTHONIC joins the traveling heavy metal festival's lineup this summer. "It's our pleasure to play Ozzfest as the first Asian extreme metal band," said CHTHONIC frontman Freddy. "We believe that we are going to lead a wave of...

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NOMINON: 'Terra Necrosis' Artwork Revealed

Swedish death metallers NOMINON have unveiled the cover artwork for their their third album, "Terra Necrosis", due late spring/early summer. The CD was recorded, mixed and mastered over a two-week period at Necromorbus Studio in Stockholm, Sweden by owner and mastermind Tore Stjerna. The 43-minute a...

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ROB ROCK: New Album Title Revealed

Powerhouse heavy metal vocalist ROB ROCK (ex-IMPELLITTERI, DRIVER, JOSHUA) has set "Garden of Chaos" as the title of his new album, due later this year via AFM Records (Europe) and JVC/Victor Entertainment (Asia). The CD, which is currently being mixed in Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY,...

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ALLEN / LANDE's 'Revenge' Due In May

Frontiers Records has set a May release date for "The Revenge", the greatly anticipated second chapter of the ALLEN / LANDE musical alliance. The first result of Jorn Lande and Russell Allen's collaboration, "The Battle" was unleashed in September 2005 with unanimous acclaim from fans and critics al...

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ANDREW W.K.'s SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST Diary

The Austin Chronicle asked Andrew W.K. to provide a brief summation of his experiences at 2007's South by Southwest music festival in Texas. Andrew reports on his lecture, his TV interviews, his knee injury, and his overall feelings about what happened in Austin. Click here to read the article. Andr...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist To Guest On Tonight's 'All Knowing Force'

Former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson will be the featured guest on the "All Knowing Force" web-based interview show tonight (Tuesday, March 20) at 10:00 p.m. EST. Also on the program with be SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo, with whom Dave shares a Peavey endorsement. "All Knowing Force...

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ANDREW W.K.: New Video Interview Available

VBS and Ian Svenonius recently sat down with Andrew W.K. at the Guggenheim Museum's famous theater to dig deep into Andrew's ideas and talk in detail about his experiences. The interview is being released in several parts. The first two parts are now available for online viewing: Part One, Part Two....

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FATE: 'Cruisin' For A Bruisin'' Reissue Due In April

MTM Classix has set an April 20 release date for the reissue of the classic "Cruisin' for a Bruisin'" album from the Copenhagen, Denmark-based melodic hard rock band FATE. FATE was formed in 1985 byformer MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Hank Shermann (René Krolmark),MAXIM singer Jeff Lox Limbo (Jens Meiner...

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BLINDSIDE: 'Our Next Record Has To Be Better Than Anything We've Done Before'

Sweden's BLINDSIDE has issued the following update: 1. Where have we been? "Last year was an unexpected and exciting year for us. For the first time since 1998 we did not tour in the U.S . We have been asking for years to stay in Sweden and Europe for the summer and this year the ...

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ANDREW W.K. Profiled In NEW YORK TIMES

The New York Times newspaper has published an article about Andrew W.K. in its "Arts and Music" section. The feature ran this past Saturday (March 10) and previews Andrew's upcoming speaking engagements. The profile also discusses Andrew as a performer of ideas, and the NYtimes.com online version in...

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Australia's EYEFEAR Signs With DOCKYARD 1

Melbourne, Australia-based progressive power metallers EYEFEAR have inked a deal with Dockyard 1. The group's new CD, "A World Full of Grey", was recorded at keyboardist Sammy Giaccotto's studio Peak Time Productions in Melbourne, Australia and mixed by Andy La Rocque (KING DIAMOND) at Los Angered S...

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NOMINON: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

Swedish death metallers NOMINON have set "Terra Necrosis" as the title of their third album, due "within the next couple of months," according to a posting on the band's web site. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered over a two-week period at Necromorbus Studio in Stockholm, Sweden by owner an...