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ACTIVISION's TIM RILEY Talks 'Guitar Hero: Metallica'; Video Available
Tim Riley, vice president of music affairs at Activision, recently spoke to the Scandinavian gaming mag Gamereactor about the new importance of games as a platform for distribution and the new position it holds as catalyst for increased digital music sales in reference to the company's upcoming META...February 23, 2009
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KING DIAMOND To Appear As Playable Character In 'Guitar Hero: Metallica'
METALLICA has confirmed that King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND) will appear as a playable character in the "Guitar Hero: Metallica" game, due in stores this spring. Fans, stagehands and groupies alike will have the opportunity to shred and drum with or wail as the digital King Diamond during...February 23, 2009
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WOLFCHANT: 'Determined Damnation' Track Listing, Artwork Unveiled
German metallers WOLFCHANT will release their third studio album, "Determined Damnation", on April 24 via Massacre Records. The CD, which was engineered by Uwe Lulies (REBELLION),features a guest appearance by Michael Seifert (REBELLION). A special limited digipak edition of the album will be avail...February 18, 2009
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BURY TOMORROW Signs With BASICK RECORDS
Basick Records has announced the signing of the U.K. underground metal band BURY TOMORROW. The group's debut album, "Portraits", will be released on September 1. Commented bassist Davyd: "We felt that as a band the thing that was most important to us was working with a label that was as excited abou...February 17, 2009
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WOLF: Another New Song Posted Online
A new WOLF song, "Speed On", is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the Swedish heavy metallers' new album, "Ravenous", which will be released via Century Media Records on the following dates: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy: Friday, February 20 Spai...February 17, 2009
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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Artwork Unveiled
The cover artwork for the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game, which is due out in North America on March 29, can be viewed below. The complete track listing for Guitar Hero: Metallica is as follows: METALLICA tracks: * All Nightmare Long * Battery * Creeping Death * Disposable Heroes * Dyers Ev...February 17, 2009
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AUGURY Announces New Drummer
Canadian progressive death metal band AUGURY has announced the addition of drummer Antoine Baril to the group's ranks. The group says, "Originating from Quebec City area, Antoine got known with the excellent tribute to DEATH, SYMBOLIC, as well as MAG project, SIGNS OF FATE and many others. An accomp...February 16, 2009
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ICED EARTH: Stockholm Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of ICED EARTH's February 11, 2009 performance at Tyrol in Stockhol, Sweden can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "uuqela"). Greg Prato of UGO.com last fall conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. UGO.com:...February 15, 2009
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EYES OF NOCTUM Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement
EYES OF NOCTUM, the California-based black metal band fronted by Weston "Arcane" Coppola Cage (son of actor Nicolas Cage),has issued the following update: "Just wanted to let you know that we had a lineup change last week. We have parted ways with Asmodeus. His departure was strictly professional a...February 15, 2009
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SNOWY SHAW Launches Record Company
Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (THERION, DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME) has launched his own record company, simply called Snowy Shaw Productions. The first release from the label will be the debut album from the glam/glitter rock act XXX, entitled "Heav...February 14, 2009
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HANK SHERMANN's DEMONICA Completes Lineup
DEMONICA, the solo project of MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Hank Shermann, has finalized its lineup. It is as follows: Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL FATE) - Guitar Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN) - Guitar Klaus "Hyr" Hansen (BATTALION, TRAUMA CENTER) - Vocals Mark Hernandez (FORBIDDEN, HEATHEN, DEFIANCE, VIO-LENCE)...February 11, 2009
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SOLITUDE AETURNUS Confirmed For 'Joe's Garage Tribute Weekend'
Texas doom legends SOLITUDE AETURNUS have been confirmed for Joe's Garage Tribute Weekend (in memory of Abboud "Abb" Greig),which will be held on Friday, May 22 and Saturday, May 23 at the Rockstar Sports Bar (7120 South Freeway) in Fort Worth, Texas. The billing is shaping up as follows: SOLITUDE...February 10, 2009
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AMORPHIS: New Album Title, Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
Finnish dark metallers AMORPHIS have set "Skyforger" as the title of their new album, due on May 29 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to the "Eclipse" and "Silent Waters" LPs, both of which were certified gold in the band's native Finland, was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki. The t...February 10, 2009
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THY MAJESTIE: DVD Track Listing Revealed
Italian "symphonic power epic" metal band THY MAJESTIE has finalized the track listing for its forthcoming concert DVD, due later in the year via Dark Balance Records. According to the band, the disc will contain "more than an hour of strictly LIVE music with a fantastic real female choirs as specia...February 9, 2009
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SUIDAKRA: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Shattering Swords' Video Shoot Available
Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of SUIDAKRA's video for the new song "Shattering Swords" (directed by Sebastian Radtke) can be viewed below. The track comes off "Crógacht", which will be released through Wacken Records/SPV on the following dates: Germany: February 20, 2009 Rest of Europe:...February 9, 2009
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