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Vocalist JORN LANDE Quits MASTERPLAN

Melodic metallers MASTERPLAN have parted ways with vocalist Jorn Lande (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/ARK) due to "musical differences." During the songwriting process for the band's third album, it became increasingly apparent that the members of the group had different visions and plans for the band's music...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Confirm First-Ever Appearance In China

Austrian "epic metal" band VISIONS OF ATLANTIS have confirmed their first appearance in China. Rock Empire Music will release the band's album "Cast Away" in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and VISIONS OF ATLANTIS will promote it with a a concert in Beijing, China on December 16, 2006. VISIONS OF ATLAN...

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EMPEROR Frontman Rejects 'Sellout' Accusations

Sauli Vuoti of Imhotep webzine recently conducted an interview with EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On EMPEROR's decision to split up: "It is not like pressure, but we have felt people's wishes. I don't think that people really realize what they are wishing for. If they...

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LIV KRISTINE Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

LIV KRISTINE (LEAVES' EYES, ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY) is the final artist confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 17-19, 2006 in Dinkelsbuehl, Germany. Kristine will be performing with a classical string quartet and various other guests, including D...

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MARILYN MANSON Reunites With Longtime Manager

According to Hits Daily Double, Marilyn Manson has reunited with his longtime manager Tony Ciulla's Posthuman Entertainment firm. He continues being repped legally by Danny Hayes at Davis Shapiro Lewit Montone & Hayes. Manson is currently puting the finishing touches on his sixth LP, tentatively...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman: 'I've Always Hated Festivals'

Steve Saks of LivingForMetal.com recently conducted an interview with CELTIC FROST frontman Thomas Gabriel Fischer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: LivingForMetal.com: I have been listening to "Monotheist" a lot these past few weeks to get a real feel for it, and there's three words that...

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SATYRICON, KHOMA Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

SATYRICON, HENRY ROLLINS (spoken word) and KHOMA are among the latest acts confirmed for Download festival, set to take place at Castle Donington, Leicestershire, over the weekend of June 9-11 June. Download 2006 will go something like this: Friday, June 9: Main Stage: TOOL DEFTONES FUNERAL FOR A FR...

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Invaders

A few years after someone, somewhere, thought stoner rock was gonna be the next big thing, a younger and hipper-looking contingent came along and decided trucker caps, three-quarter-sleeve baseball jersey shirts, and velvet blacklight posters were pretty cool after all. Some old-schoolers got caught...

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IN FLAMES, SICK OF IT ALL, ATREYU, DEVILDRIVER Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

IN FLAMES, SICK OF IT ALL, ATREYU, JOHNNY TRUANT, DEVILDRIVER and MENDEED are among the latest acts confirmed for Download festival, set to take place at Castle Donington, Leicestershire, over the weekend of June 9-11 June. As well as announcing seven new acts, organizers have also revealed details...

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MORBID ANGEL, 1349, FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

MORBID ANGEL, 1349 and FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 17-19, 2006 in Dinkelsbuehl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): 1349 AMORPHIS ANGEL BLAKE APOSTASY ASP B...

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AMORPHIS, KATATONIA Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

AMORPHIS and KATATONIA have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 17-19, 2006 in Dinkelsbuehl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMORPHIS ANGEL BLAKE APOSTASY ASP BLOODFLOWERZ CARNAL FORGE CORV...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Confirmed For Italy's FLAME FEST

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have been confirmed for the second edition of the Flame Fest, set to take place June 5 at Estragon in Bologna, Italy. The final festival billing looks as follows: HATEBREED ATREYU BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE DEVILDRIVER STRAPPING YOUNG LAD 36 CRAZYFISTS FROM FIRST TO LAST EIGHTEE...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Guitarist Looks Ahead To Next Album

Launch Radio Networks reports: AVENGED SEVENFOLD is not coming off the road anytime soon, with its own North American tour underway, a European trip in June and a rumored Ozzfest stint this summer. But that doesn't mean the band isn't thinking about its next album. Guitarist Zacky Vengeance told Lau...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman On New Album: 'We're Getting Incredible Results'

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has spoken to Greg Prato of Billboard.com about the songwriting process for their new album, which will tell the story of the 16th century French prophet Nostradamus. "We're writing right now," Halford told Billboard.com. "I'm here in the Midlands near Birmingham, w...

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Orgasmatron

Having survived the "Robbo" phase that resulted in 1983's often unjustly derided "Another Perfect Day", 1984's double-LP compilation "No Remorse" introduced the world (by way of four new songs) to another revamped MOTÖRHEAD lineup. Ex-SAXON drummer Pete Gill replaced Philthy Animal Taylor and Brian...