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FINNTROLL Schedule Russian Dates

Finland's FINNTROLL will return to the Russian soil in December. Confirmed dates are as follows: Dec. 10 - Moscow, RUS @ CDK Mai Dec. 11 - St. Petersburg, US @ Port club As previously reported, FINNTROLL will be teaming up with long-running German thrashers SODOM for a U.S. tour beginning in early J...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Planning More Russian Duets

German heavy metal veteran Udo Dirkschneider (U.D.O., ACCEPT) will offer a special bonus to his Russian fans by recording two fantastic duets with hard rockers ANJ on the track "Pugachev" (from ANJ's new studio album, "100 Miles Straight Ahead") and pop stars FAKTOR-2 on the song "Cry Soldier Cry" (...

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Guitarist DOUG ALDRICH To Rejoin DIO For European Tour?

Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE) will reportedly be taking over the guitarist slot in DIO on the remainder of the band's current European tour beginning with the October 6 show in Eindhoven, Holland. A moderator for Aldrich's official message board has posted the following message on Doug's web site: "Well...

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Death Comes In 26 Carefully Selected Pieces

When they say "twenty-six pieces", they're not kidding — two dozen songs and a couple intros, totaling 67 minutes of IMPALED NAZARENE's most vicious, filthy, punked-out black metal mayhem. Fifteen years into a career of evil that's been frustratingly hard to follow Stateside, this release serves not...

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Former GORGOROTH Drummer Pens Book About Norwegian Black Metal Scene

Norway's Aftenposten is reporting that former GORGOROTH drummer Erlend Erichsen is coming out with his debut novel, which focues on the black metal music scene. Entitled "National Satanist" (Nasjonalsatanisten),Erichsen's debut book already is being translated into French. Publishing house Damm is...

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Bassist RANDY COVEN To Perform At ARLINGTON GUITAR SHOW

Bassist Randy Coven (ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will be playing solo for Pavel musical instruments at the Arlington Guitar Show on October 15-16 in Arlington, Texas. More information is available at this location. Coven recently spent time in the studio recording Russian virtuoso pianist Vitalij Kuprij'...

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AMORPHIS: Russian Tour Dates Announced

Finnish hard rockers AMORPHIS have lined up two dates in Russia in early November. The details are as follows: Nov. 03 – St. Petersburg, RUS @ Port Club Nov. 04 – Moscow, RUS @ CDK MAI AMORPHIS recently entered the Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki to start the recording process for their follow-up to...

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PARADISE LOST Perform In Kiev Without Guitarist MACKINTOSH: Photos Available

PARADISE LOST became the first British rock band to peform on the main square in Kiev (Ukraine),Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square). On Saturday, September 17, PARADISE LOST joined a bunch of famous Ukrainian and Russian bands, including TARTAK, MASHA & MEDVEDI and DETI PICASSO, during t...

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KATATONIA: Back From Russia; Photos Available

Guitarist Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström of the Swedish metallers KATATONIA has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "So, we finally made it to mother Russia and back in one piece, or maybe we should say pieces — hard liquor, hard live action, no sleep and two birthdays going do...

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CRUACHAN To Tour Russia In October/November

Irish folk metal band CRUACHAN will embark on a Russian tour in late October/early November. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 28 - St. Petersburg, RUS @ Club Arctica Oct. 29 – Yaroslavl, RUS @ Club Partizan Oct. 30 – Moscow, RUS @ Club B-2 Nov. 01 – Volgograd, RUS @ Center House Art Nov. ...

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DARKSEED Vocalist Launches New Project

Vocalist Stefan Hertrich (DARKSEED, BETRAY MY SECRETS, SHIVA IN EXILE) has launched a new project dubbed SPI-RITUAL. The group will record its debut mini-CD in late September. Entitled "Pulse", the disc will include five tracks (with a total running time of approximately28 minutes) and will feature...

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AFTER FOREVER Frontwoman Talks About New Album 'Remagine'

Floor Jansen, vocalist with Dutch Metal band AFTER FOREVER, spoke to the webmaster of U.K. fan site After Forever UK immediately after the band made their U.K. debut appearance at the Bloodstock Festival in Derby, on Saturday, September 3. Floor talked about their Bloodstock gig, the possibility of...

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REBELLION: German Dates Announced

REBELLION, the German band that features in its ranks former GRAVE DIGGER members Uwe Lulis (guitar) and Tomi Göttlich (bass),have announced the following dates: Sep. 09 - Neunkirchen/Saar, GER @ Geblaesehalle Oct. 18 - Muenchen, GER @ Garage* Oct. 19 -Uster/Zuerich, SWI @ Rock City* Oct. 20 - Heid...

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TANKARD: Promoter Is To Blame For Russian Concert Cancellation

Veteran German thrashers TANKARD have posted the following message on their official web site: "To our fans in Russia: We are very very sorry to announce that we can´t play the shows in Moscow and St. Petersburg this weekend. "Reason: Roxx, the promoter from Moscow, broke the contract! They were sup...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: 'A Lot Of Americans Are Trying To Sound Like Swedish Bands'

Kyle Jongerden of the Vermont Cynic recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Vermont Cynic: Why do you think heavy metal is becoming so popular in America? Michael: "I mean, everything seems to go around in circles. Now peopl...