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Hardcore/Metal DVD Compilation To Surface In February

Century Media Records will release the DVD compilation "Eye For An Eye – The New Breed Of Hardcore & Metal" on February 21 in Europe. A compilation of modern bands that share their true love to hardcore or metal music, the DVD is described in an official press release as "a collection of some of...

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HEATHEN Schedule German Festival Appearances

Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN have been confirmed for the Headbangers Open Air 2005 festival, set to take place July 9-10, 2005 in Germany. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are TYRANT'S REIGN, WEAPON, RAVENSTHORN, ALL SOULS' DAY, Z-IRON, INNER WISH, ATTACKER, WARRANT (no...

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Dallas Magazine Apologizes For Running DIMEBAG 'Casket' Photo

A weekly Dallas magazine has apologized to the friends and family members of late DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott for running a photo on the cover of last week's issue of what appeared to be Dimebag lying in his casket prior to being buried. The following is Dallas Observer...

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SEVEN WITCHES Guitarist Inks Endorsement Deal With BC RICH

New York metal guitar workhorse Jack Frost (SEVEN WITCHES, ex-SAVATAGE),who has appeared on more than twenty albums since he burst on to the metal scene in 1994 with his band FROSTBITE, has inked an endorsement deal with BC Rich. The list of musicians that Jack has had the pleasure to call fellow b...

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HEATHEN To Enter Studio In January

Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN are scheduled to enter the studio in January to begin recording their new full-length album. An early spring release through an as-yet-undetermined label is expected. HEATHEN are currently in the process of booking a tour for 2005. Those interested i...

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ENDSTILLE, WYKKED WITCH To Support MARDUK In Europe

ENDSTILLE and WYKKED WITCH have been confirmed as the support acts for MARDUK on their upcoming European tour, which is scheduled to kick off February 17, 2005 in Gothenburg, Sweden. A complete list of the currently confirmed tour dates can be found at this location. For MARDUK's show in Stockholm,...

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SHADOWS FALL Drummer Reports From DIMEBAG's Funeral

SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner has issued the following report from the funeral services and public memorial for slain DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, which were held on Tuesday (Dec. 14) in Arlington, Texas: "I have just gotten to my computer today after returning home...

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Film Producers: EVANESCENCE-Penned Score Is Figment Of AMY LEE's Imagination

The producers of a New Zealand-made film have refuted EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee's claim that she has been composing music for inclusion in the movie, entitled "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". Lee told MTV.com in a recent interview that she been writing music for the film and she claimed that...

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KING DIAMOND To Release New Studio Album Before End Of Next Year

MetalEater.com has posted the second part of their interview with KING DIAMOND. This time around, King spoke about the upcoming second leg of "The Puppet Master" tour, the band's current lineup, the follow-up to "The Puppet Master", the future of MERCYFUL FATE, past band members, crazy rumors, and m...

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DESTINY: Studio Update

Long-running Swedish metallers DESTINY are currently working on a re-recording of the band's debut album, "Beyond All Sense", originally released almost twenty years ago. "Beyond All Sense 2005" is scheduled for release on March 14, 2005, twenty years after the original album release (March 13, 1985...

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HEATHEN To Record New Demo

Guitarist Lee Altus of the reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN has issued the following update via the band's official message board: "In a few weeks we'll be entering the studio to record some of the songs that we've been working on. It's going to be more of a pre-production demo kind...

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EVANESCENCE Singer Talks About Songwriting Process For New Album

EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee has spoken to MTV.com about the songwriting process for the group's multi-platinum "Fallen" CD. "I write by myself initially," Lee explained. "That's the way I've always written, just working on pure thought by myself. Then I bring it to the table with whoever I'm collabor...

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NWOBHM-Era Compilation Receives U.S. Release

U.S. label Old School Records has released "Total Metal Attack, A New Wave of British Heavy Metal Compilation", featuring 14 bands from the NWOBHM era. The CD contains brand new recordings as well as never-before-released songs and demos. "Total Metal Attack, A New Wave of British Heavy Metal Compil...

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ALICE COOPER And Wife To Be Honored As 2005's First PHOENIX POWER COUPLE

ALICE COOPER and wife Sheryl (photo) will be honored as the first Phoenix Power Couple in a ceremony to be held on February 22, 2005. A posting at the PowerCouples.org web site describes the couple as follows: "Sheryl Cooper has been dancing all her life, including professional appearances with Gold...

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UNCHAINED: Debut Album Delayed

Sound Riot Records has pushed back the release date of UNCHAINED's self-titled debut album to January 28, 2005 from the previously announced October 27. A January 21 Japanese/South Asian release via Marquee Avalon is expected. The CD was recorded at Pama Studios (KARMAKANIC, THE FLOWER KINGS) in Swe...