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BORKNAGAR Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Norway's BORKNAGAR has been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMON AMARTH AXEL RUDI PELL BORKNAGAR BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE CALLEJON CATHEDRAL DRAGONFORCE EINHERJER EPICA GW...January 12, 2009
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TIWANAKU: New Demo Tracks Mastered
TIWANAKU, the central Florida-based metal band featuring Wade Black (CRIMSON GLORY) on vocals, Emo Mowery (ex-NOCTURNUS) on guitar/vocals and Mike Estes (BURNING INSIDE, ACHERON) on guitar, has issued the following update: "While we are completing the pre-production work for the debut album, we want...January 11, 2009
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Guitarist GLEN ALVELAIS Quits FORBIDDEN; STEVE SMYTH Steps In
Guitarist Glen Alvelais has left reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN and has been replaced by Steve Smyth (TESTAMENT, NEVERMORE). Commented Glen: "Back in October of 2008, I felt it better to remove myself from the business part of the band with the hopes I could go forward playin...January 9, 2009
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EXODUS, ENTOMBED, SABBAT: One-Off Show In Greece Announced
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS will team up with Sweden's ENTOMBED and U.K.'s SABBAT for a one-off show on March 8 at Gagarin 205 in Athens, Greece. For more information, check out the poster below. "Let There Be Blood", the controversial re-recording of EXODUS' classic 1985 debut a...January 8, 2009
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ONSLAUGHT: Video Interview/Masterclass Available
René Ackermann of Contraband Candy conducted an interview with reactivated British thrashers ONSLAUGHT at last year's Damnation Festival, which was held November 22, 2008 in Leeds, U.K. Watch the clip below as Nige Rockett and Andy Rosser-Davies show you how to play thrash guitar riffs the ONSLAUGHT...January 5, 2009
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DREAMING DEAD Schedules CD-Release Show
Los Angeles, California-based death/thrash metal band DREAMING DEAD has scheduled a CD-release show for its debut album, "Within One", on Sunday, January 25 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California. Joining DREAMING DEAD will be GIGAN, BOOK OF THE BLACK EARTH, PSYOPUS and deathgrind overlord...January 5, 2009
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Former MEGADETH Guitarist Begins Work On Instrumental Fusion Album
Guitarist Glen Drover (ex-MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND, EIDOLON) has issued the following update: "Well, now that the holidays are over and I have finished my final show with TESTAMENT, it's time to dive into computer land for some live online guitar lessons and new album recordings! As far as lessons are...January 4, 2009
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CHAOSWAVE: 'Dead Eye Dreaming' To Receive European, Japanese Release In March
Italian/Danish power-thrash metal act CHAOSWAVE will release its new album, "Dead Eye Dreaming", in Europe and Japan on March 6 via Silverwolf/SPV. Silverwolf is also said to be working on an Australian release for the CD. According to the band, "the European and Japanese version will be slightly di...January 4, 2009
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Former MEGADETH Guitarist Comments On New Year's Eve Appearance With TESTAMENT
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT were joined by former MEGADETH/KING DIAMOND guitarist Glen Drover for their New Year's Eve appearance at Fat City in San Francisco, California. Also appearing on the bill were LAAZ ROCKIT, DUBLIN DEATH PATROL and DRAGONLORD. Commented Glen: "I just...January 4, 2009
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DENDURA Parts Ways With Bassist
DENDURA, the female-fronted, progressive metal band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, has parted ways with bassist Jason Stevens. He explained in a statement, "DENDURA is on an exciting and difficult journey; a journey where soul-searching is required and utmost dedication is expected. For those of you t...January 3, 2009
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SWITCHBLADE Preparing To Release 'Invictus Infinitum'
Sydney, Australia-based metallers SWITCHBLADE are preparing to release their second album, entitled "Invictus Infinitum". The follow-up to 2005's "The End Of All Once Known" was mixed by Neil Kernon (NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, NILE) and will feature "nine tracks of blistering guitar solos, relentle...January 3, 2009
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THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER Guitarist Begins Work On New Material
Guitarist Kinky Pork Cream of the Canadian cult metal band THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER (a.k.a. PILEDRIVER) has issued the following update: "We finally have a new album and we are working on a tour of Europe for this summer. Also there are plans for many more Canadian dates. Hopefully these plans go thro...January 2, 2009
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TIWANAKU: New Demo Tracks Posted Online
TIWANAKU, the central Florida-based metal band featuring Wade Black (CRIMSON GLORY) on vocals, Emo Mowery (ex-NOCTURNUS) on guitar/vocals and Mike Estes (BURNING INSIDE, ACHERON) on guitar, has posted two new demo tracks on its official web site. Check out "Playing God" and "Ghost War" at this locat...January 2, 2009
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RESISTANCE Announces New Guitarist
Los Angeles metallers RESISTANCE have recruited guitarist Burke Morris as the replacement for Dave Watson (DEATHRIDERS, HIRAX),who left the band last year. According to the group, "Burke has a writing style different from our own, which is what we were wanting. We have been looking to add more vari...January 1, 2009
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WACKEN OPEN AIR 2009 Sold Out!
ICS Festival Service GmbH, which organizes the Wacken Open Air festival, has announced that all 70,000 tickets have already been sold for next year's event, which will be held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. "Never before [has] a festival of this size [been] sold out two times within on...December 31, 2008
