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AT THE GATES Guitarist Talks 'The Flames Of The End' DVD

On February 5, Metal Injection conducted an interview with AT THE GATES/THE HAUNTED guitarist Anders Björler about the making of the new AT THE GATES DVD, "The Flames Of The End". He also shared some of his thoughts on the band's 2008 reunion and discussed the possibility of more touring from the gr...
March 17, 2010
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TRISTANIA: European Tour Dates Announced

Norwegian metallers TRISTANIA have scheduled the following European tour dates: Oct. 08 - Underworld - London, UK Oct. 09 - Metropool - Hengel, Netherlands Oct. 10 - Melkweg - Amsterdam, Netherlands Oct. 11 - Glazart - Paris, France Oct. 12 - Die Röhre - Stuttgart, Germany Oct. 13 - Batschkapp - Fra...
March 17, 2010
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LOCK UP Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Grindcore supergroup LOCK UP — featuring AT THE GATES frontman Tomas Lindberg, Anton Reisenegger of PENTAGRAM and CRIMINAL on guitar, NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury and ex-DIMMU BORGIR and TESTAMENT drummer Nick Barker — has been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival,...
March 17, 2010
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GRAND MAGUS: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

GRAND MAGUS, the three-piece Swedish heavy rock band featuring "JB" Christofferson (guitar, lead vocals),Fox Skinner (bass, backing vocals) and Sebastian "Seb" Sippola (drums),will release its fifth album, "Hammer Of The North", this summer via Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at 301 studio...
March 16, 2010
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LIZZY BORDEN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

California metallers LIZZY BORDEN have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 ALICE COOPER ARCH ENEMY AMORPHIS ASTRAL DOORS ATROCITY BROILERS CALIBAN CANDLEMASS...
March 16, 2010
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KILLING MACHINE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

U.S. metallers KILLING MACHINE have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 ALICE COOPER ARCH ENEMY AMORPHIS ASTRAL DOORS ATROCITY BROILERS CALIBAN CANDLEMASS CA...
March 15, 2010
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VOIVOD Drummer: 'PIGGY And I Saw Some UFOs In Buffalo'

Jessica M. Alexander of Spinner recently conducted an interview with drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Spinner: Describe your sound in your own words. Michel: It's a mixture of prog/punk/metal with a sci-fi edge...Pro...
March 13, 2010
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JOB FOR A COWBOY Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Arizona extreme metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 ALICE COOPER ARCH ENEMY AMORPHIS ASTRAL DOORS ATROCITY BROILERS CALIBAN C...
March 12, 2010
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EXODUS Schedules Mesa Signing Session

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS will make an in-store appearance at Atomic Comics Superstore in Mesa, Arizona on Tuesday, March 30 from noon to 3 p.m. The band will be available to autograph copies of its Terminal Press comic book titles, Exodus: Death Begets Death and Rob Dukes'...
March 11, 2010
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DEAD MEANS NOTHING Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

MOTÖRHEAD-inspired rockers DEAD MEANS NOTHING have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 ALICE COOPER ARCH ENEMY AMORPHIS ASTRAL DOORS ATROCITY BROILERS CALIBA...
March 11, 2010
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SAXON Bassist Forced To Sit Out Tour

British heavy metal legends SAXON have issued the following update: "Sadly we are forced to announce that Nibbs [Carter, bass] won't be able to join us on the upcoming tour! "Due to health problems of his wife, we all decided that it will be the best for all if he stays with his wife and ...
March 10, 2010
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GRAVE DIGGER To Celebrate 30th Anniversary At Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER will celebrate their 30th anniversary at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. The band will perform its seventh and most successful album, "Tunes Of War" (1996),in its entirety at the event an...
March 10, 2010
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MENNEN To Play Final Show In April

Dutch hard-rock band MENNEN will play its final show on April 17 at MC De Bosuil in Weert, Holland. This will be a special evening and will include special guest appearances by several musicians. The group will also be joined by a big choir, giving some of the songs a special dimension. MENNEN will...
March 10, 2010
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DESTRUCTION Parts Ways With Drummer

Drummer Marc Reign has left German thrashers DESTRUCTION due to "personal and musical differences" caused by "tour stress," according to a statement released by the band. The group adds, "Marc will concentrate on his rock project VOLCANO and wants to keep himself open for other musical styles. He wa...
March 9, 2010
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RAGE: Munich Footage Available

Video footage of RAGE's March 3, 2010 performance in Munich, Germany can be viewed below (courtesy of "eblrocknroll"). RAGE's new album, "Strings To A Web", entered the Media Control chart in the band's home country at position No. 27. Released on February 5 via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was rec...
March 8, 2010