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STONE GODS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

STONE GODS, the band featuring former THE DARKNESS members Dan Hawkins, Richie Edwards and Ed Graham, has replaced AXEL RUDI PELL on the billing of this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows:...

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KREATOR Confirmed For Romania's ROCKIN' TRANSILVANIA FESTIVAL

Veteran German thrashers KREATOR will headline the Rockin' Transilvania Festival, set to take place July 12-13 in Sibiu, Romania. Also scheduled to appear are HELLOWEEN, TESTAMENT and AXXIS. KREATOR will enter the Titonus studios in Berlin on July 20 to begin recording the highly anticipated follow-...

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PURE INC. Signs With DOCKYARD 1

Swiss rockers PURE INC. have inked a deal with Dockyard 1 Records. The group's third album, "Parasites & Worms", will be released in August. The CD was mixed at the Little Creek Studios in Gelterkinden (Baselland) with V.O. Pulver (studio owner, engineer and producer, as well as singer and guita...

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KREATOR To Enter Studio In July

German thrash metal veterans KREATOR will enter the Titonus studios in Berlin on July 20 to begin recording the highly anticipated follow-up to their 2005 release "Enemy of God". Helming the as-yet-untitled album is top German producer Moses Schneider. Commented KREATOR leader Mille Petrozza: "The p...

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ENTHRONED: German Dates Announced

Belgian black metal band ENTHRONED has scheduled the following German dates: May 23 - Ohrakel - Ingolstadt, Germany Jul. 18 - Hells Pleasure - Pneck, Germany Oct. 24 - Bastard Club - Osnabrck, Germany Oct. 25 - Turok - Essen, Germany Oct. 26 - Asgard - Nrnberg, Germany Nornagest (vocals, guitars) co...

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Final Excerpt From SLAYER Biography Now Online

Author Joel McIver has placed a third and final excerpt from his forthcoming book, "The Bloody Reign of Slayer", online at www.joelmciver.co.uk. The excerpt, which features the band and associated personnel discussing the ferocious opening tracks of the classic 1986 album "Reign in Blood", has been...

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KREATOR: More Festival Appearances Announced

Long-running German thrashers KREATOR have scheduled the following festival appearances: June 27 - Tuska Festival - Helsinki, Finland Aug. 01 - Haltestelle Woodstock - Kostryzyn, Poland Aug. 02 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany Aug. 022 - Leyendas Del Rock Festival - Puerto De Mazarro, Spain Follo...

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Finland's TUSKA Festival Is Officially Sold Out

The eleventh annual edition of the Tuska open-air festival which has a capacity of 33,000 has officially sold out, according to the event's organizers. The festival, which is set to take place June 27-29 at the Kaisaniemi park in Helsinki, Finland, will feature a total of 32 bands performing on thre...

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Top Heavy Metal Musicians Select Favorite Guitarists Of All Time

Thiago Sarkis of Roadie Crew magazine (web site) organized a poll in which 330 guitarists were asked about their favorite guitarists of all time. Among the participants in the poll were current and former members of such bands as GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, MACHINE HEAD, NIGHTWISH, MEGADETH, SCORPIONS, TES...

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BYZANTINE Frontman To Record Thrash Metal Covers Album

BYZANTINE vocalist/rhythm guitarist Chris "OJ" Ojeda has entered the studio to begin recording his solo project, which is a cover album of late '80s and early '90s thrash metal songs that inspired him and his bandmates to form BYZANTINE. "As of right now I have eight songs started and should have th...

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UK's DAMNATION FESTIVAL Moves To University Of Leeds

Damnation Festival will return to darken Leeds, UK's doorstep on Saturday, November 22, 2008, promising to be the metal event of the year. The festival will move into the stunning three-room venue University Of Leeds, as it continues to expand as the UK's finest independent metal showcase. Following...

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OSKOREI, Featuring Son Of Former EXODUS Frontman, Completing Work On New Demo

OSKOREI, the San Francisco Bay Area metal band featuring Cody Souza the 17-year-old son of former EXODUS frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza on bass, is putting the finishing touches on a new three-song demo with producer Vincent Wojno (TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD, KREATOR). The tracks being recorded are "The...

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IGOR CAVALERA Says He Is Not Interested In SEPULTURA Reunion

Robert Williams of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with former SEPULTURA and current CAVALERA CONSPIRACY drummer Igor Cavalera. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: After leaving SEPULTURA it wasn't long before you and your brother Max started jamming again. Ho...

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MORBID ANGEL, DIABLO, THE SCOURGER Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA Festival

MORBID ANGEL, FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM, DIABLO, THE SCOURGER, KYPCK, SOTAJUMALA, TRACEDAWN and SHADE EMPIRE have been confirmed for the eleventh annual edition of the Tuska open-air festival, set to take place June 27-29 at the Kaisaniemi park in Helsinki, Finland. A total of 32 bands will perform on...

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MORTAL SIN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Long-running Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AIRBOURNE ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES AUTUMN AVANTASIA A...