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WITCHCRAFT To Release New Album In July

Candlelight Records with Rise Above Records are gearing up for a hot summer with the release of the new album from WITCHCRAFT. Titled "Firewood", the album will hit stores nationwide on July 26. The band is expected to premiere material from the album at this weekend's Emissions of the Monolith fest...

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HEATHEN: 'We Are Stunned By Passing Of Our Metal Brother'

San Francisco Bay Area metallers HEATHEN have issued a short statement regarding the passing of their former bassist Mike "Yaz" Jastremski. The statement reads as follows: "We are truly stunned by the news of the passing of our metal brother Mike 'Yaz' Jastremski. He passed on this morning [May 23]....

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Former HEATHEN Bassist MIKE 'YAZ' JASTREMSKI Passes Away

Former HEATHEN bassist Mike "Yaz" Jastremski passed away this morning (May 23). No further information is currently available. Jastremski performed on HEATHEN's classic 1987 debut "Breaking the Silence" before leaving the group a short time later to form PIGS. He eventually rejoined HEATHEN in time...

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DESTINY: 'Beyond All Sense 2005' Samples Posted Online

Swedish metallers DESTINY have uploaded samples of the tracks "Sacrilege" and "Kill the Witch", taken from the forthcoming "Beyond All Sense 2005" CD, in the "Multimedia" section of their official web site. A re-recorded version of DESTINY's debut album (originally issued in 1985),"Beyond All Sense...

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JACK FROST: Solo Album Studio Report

Over a few bottles of wine and some Italian pastries, www.thatssometal.com was invited to join Jack Frost (guitarist for SEVEN WITCHES/BRONX CASKET COMPANY) in the studio to get an exclusive first listen to the tracks from his forthcoming second solo disc. A report from the web site reads as follows...

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Touched By the Crimson King

You pretty much can't go wrong with Jon Schaffer or Hansi Kürsch. The ICED EARTH guitarist and BLIND GUARDIAN vocalist are masters of their chosen callings, and two of traditional metal's leading lights, so when they get together, the results are bound to be pretty stellar. Schaffer's precision trip...

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Drummer ERIK SAYENGA Quits DYING FETUS

Drummer Erik Sayenga has left DYING FETUS "due to circumstances beyond his control," according to an official statement. Commented Erik: "DYING FETUS are a great band and I want to thank the other members of FETUS, the cool people we have met on the road and all the fans for the good times.I am unab...

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BYZANTINE Frontman Sustains Knee Injury

Guitarist/vocalist Chris Ojeda Adams of the West Virginia-based "tech-metal" band BYZANTINE "sustained a pretty good injury to his left knee while performing at the Sound Factory in Charleston, WV" over the weekend, according to a post on the group's web site. Commented Chris, "I jumped up on a spea...

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WARGASM Members To Perform At Benefit Concert

On Saturday June 25, the three members of WARGASM, plus assorted members of STEEL ASSASSIN, TRIPHAMMER, MADD HUNTER, EVERY SECOND, and TONGUE & GROOVE will perform at a benefit concert at the Mallard in Brockton, Massachusetts. Three bands consisting of the above-mentioned musicians will be form...

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RUNNING WILD: Tribute Album Title And Artwork Revealed

Belgian artist Kris Verwimp (ANCIENT RITES, ARCH ENEMY, CENTINEX, OLD MAN'S CHILD, THYRFING) has completed the front-cover artwork for the upcoming tribute to RUNNING WILD, "The Revivalry", tentatively due in June via Remedy Records. The final cover art can be seen at this location. The album will b...

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HEADSPEED Sign With COPRO/CASKET RECORDS

U.K. metallers HEADSPEED have inked a deal with Copro/Casket Records. The group's debut album, "Blueprint for Disaster", is scheduled for release on June 20. "Blueprint for Disaster" (view cover here) track listing: 01. A Different Side of Me 02. Evidence 03. I Confess 04. The Suffering 05. Down 06....

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Tribute To RUNNING WILD: Track Listing Modified

The artwork by Kris Verwimp for the upcoming "Tribute To Running Wild" album, tentatively scheduled to be released in June via Remedy Records, is almost finished. The album will be released as a limited-edition two-CD set for the price of a normal CD and again the track listing has been slightly mod...

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Vocalist JAMES RIVERA Quits SEVEN WITCHES

Vocalist James Rivera (HELSTAR, DISTANT THUNDER, SEVEN WITCHES) has issued the following statement: "Many of you have heard that I, James Rivera, have recently joined a band called KILLING MACHINE. This is truly a blessing for me to be playing with such an all-star team! KILLING MACHINE will commenc...

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SEVEN WITCHES: 'Big Change' Coming Next Week

SEVEN WITCHES guitarist Jack Frost (ex-SAVATAGE) has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Hey brothers of metal. Well its time to give you a full update on the WITCHES, BRONX CASKET COMPANY, and my next solo CD, 'Out in The Cold'. Well, WITCHES will have a big change in the...

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PANIC CELL To Open For TESTAMENT In London

Hotly tipped British metallers PANIC CELL have been added as opening band to the forthcoming TESTAMENT reunion show at London's Koko on May 8. Also on the bill are SUSPERIA, DEMOLITION and DIVINE EMPIRE. Tickets are available from www.ticketmaster.co.uk, www.seetickets.com or direct from the promote...