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ARCH ENEMY To Team Up With TRIVIUM For Japanese Tour

ARCH ENEMY will be embarking on a Japanese headlining tour in late October. Support at all dates will come from TRIVIUM. The details are as follows: Oct. 22 – Tokyo, JPN - Shinkiba Studio Coast Oct. 23 - Osaka, JPN - Zepp Osaka Oct. 25 - Nagoya, JPN - Zepp Nagoya Oct. 26 - Hiroshima, ...

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RHAPSODY To Release Live Album In November

Italian epic metal band RHAPSODY will be releasing their first live album ever in November. The recordings will be based on performances made during leg one of MANOWAR's "Demons, Dragons and Warriors World Tour" where RHAPSODY appeared as the special guests in spring 2005. This recently completed fi...

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RHAPSODY To Tour Germany Next Spring

Italian epic metal band RHAPSODY have announced the following German dates in April 2006: Apr. 04, 2006 - Frankfurt, GER - Festhalle Apr. 06, 2006 - Munich, GER - Olympiahalle Apr. 07, 2006 - Stuttgart, GER - Schleyerhalle Apr. 08, 2006 - Nuremberg, GER - Frankenhalle Apr. 10, 2006 - Berlin, GER - M...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE: U.S. Release Date Set For 'The Middle Of Nowhere'

Locomotive Records has set an August 30 U.S. release date for the new album from CIRCLE II CIRCLE, the band founded by former SAVATAGE lead singer Zachary Stevens. Stevens sang for SAVATAGE from 1992 to 2000, replacing Jon Oliva. CIRCLE II CIRCLE's debut solo album, "Watching in Silence", set the sc...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: 'Metal Has To Come From A Different Place Than The Cerebellum'

Keith Carman of ChartATtack.com recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the group's new album, "Doomsday Machine": "We try to involve the brain as little as possible when writing. It's gotta feel right. Metal music has to...

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ARCH ENEMY's MICHAEL AMOTT Discusses Departure Of Brother CHRISTOPHER

Patrick Rennick of MetalReview.com recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott. A few excerpts from the chat follow: MetalReview.com: I have heard that not only has your brother Christopher Amott stepped down from the Ozzfest tour but that he is now no longer part of the...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Checks In From OZZFEST

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Well, here we are…half way through the Ozzfest! Everything is going extremely well, we are more than satisfied with the crowd response and the overall vibe of the Ozzfest — we are having a blast! "...

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ARCH ENEMY: European Tour Dates Announced

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Just taking a quick break from sweating our asses off out here on the Ozzfest in the States to give you the good news that European tour dates are now falling into place for this autumn. Below is w...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: 'Combining Aggressive, Extreme Modern Brutality With A Classic-Metal Edge

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow and guitarist Michael Amott recently spoke to MTV.com about the group's new disc, "Doomsday Machine", and their participation in this year's Ozzfest, which kicked off July 15 in Mansfield, Massachusetts. According to Amott, ARCH ENEMY wanted to take what they'd do...

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Doomsday Machine

More of what you want from an ARCH ENEMY album, and a lot of stuff you may have found lacking in 2003's "Anthems of Rebellion", is present on the heavily-anticipated, apparently-titled-by-a-cartoon-supervillain "Doomsday Machine". The Amott brothers pile on the Swede-thrash riffs and lush '80s throw...

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NEUROSIS' SCOTT KELLY Launches CombatMusicRadio.com; PHILIP ANSELMO To Contribute

Scott Kelly, a founding member of psychedelic hardcore band NEUROSIS, and Christopher Moeschl together have founded and launched Combatmusicradio.com, a new web site born of a passion for heavy music and blood sports. The first offering from CombatMusicRadio.com (KMBT) is a weekly pre-recorded radio...

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KREATOR: Asian Tour Dates Announced

Long-running German thrashers KREATOR have announced the details of their upcoming Asian tour. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 17-18 - Tokyo, JPN @ Club Citta Sep. 23 – Surabaya, IDN @ TBA Sep. 24 – Jakarta, IDN @ Ancol Beach Festival Sep. 25 - Kuala Lumpur, MYS @ The Backroom As previously rep...

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FIREWIND: 'Forged By Fire' To Receive U.S. Release Next Week

FIREWIND's third album, "Forged by Fire", will receive a long-overdue U.S. release on July 12 via Magick Records (a division of Cleopatra Records). In other news, FIREWIND have been forced to cancel their July 23 appearance at the Fabric Festival in Trier, Germany — presumably as a resut of the rece...

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Vocalist CHITY SOMAPALA Quits FIREWIND

Vocalist Chity Somapala (ex-AVALON, FARO) has officially left FIREWIND due to "personal reasons." Somapala originally joined FIREWIND in early 2004 as the replacement for Stephen Fredrick. Chity appeared on the band's third disc, "Forged by Fire", which was produced by band leader/guitarist Gus G. a...

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ARCH ENEMY: 'Doomsday Machine' Completed, Guitarist CHRISTOPHER AMOTT Takes Time Out

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Dear ARCH ENEMY fans! "ARCH ENEMY guitar player (and my brother) Christopher Amott wants to take time out and fully concentrate on his studies at home in Sweden. "Christopher completed his work on...